On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 09:49:58AM -0500, Romanowski, John (OFT) wrote: > my sles10sp2 at 2.6.16.60-0.29-default doesn't have the /sys/block/.../holders but > I've used major:minor device numbers from commands > dmsetup ls > and > dmsetup deps > to resolve such device relationships. > > A 'dmsetup ls' device number that isn't listed in 'dmsetup deps' device numbers is a top-level device. Example below: mproot-part1 (dev 253:3, a partition of mp device 253:2) isn't listed as a dependency of any device. Likewise each listed LVM volume isn't listed as a dependency of any device; example- rootvg-tmp 253:10 Sure, but a /dev/sda2 won't show up in dmsetup output anywhere. That's kind of my point. Joel -- Life's Little Instruction Book #198 "Feed a stranger's expired parking meter." Joel Becker Principal Software Developer Oracle E-mail: joel.becker@xxxxxxxxxx Phone: (650) 506-8127 -- dm-devel mailing list dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel
