Hello We have experienced problem with creating very big LV. During creating we get: device-mapper: reload ioctl failed: Invalid argument Failed to activate new LV. and in dmesg: device-mapper: table: device 8:16 too small for target device-mapper: table: 253:25: linear: dm-linear: Device lookup failed device-mapper: ioctl: error adding target to table Our structure looks: LV VG Attr LSize Origin Snap% Move Log Copy% Convert config vg+vg00 -wi-ao 32.00M lv0000 vg+vg00 -wi-ao 3.91T lv0001 vg+vg00 -wi-ao 3.91T lv0002 vg+vg00 -wi-ao 3.91T lv0003 vg+vg00 -wi-ao 3.91T lvr1 vg+vg00 -wi-ao 128.00M lvr2 vg+vg00 -wi-ao 128.00M lvr3 vg+vg00 -wi-ao 128.00M lvr4 vg+vg00 -wi-ao 128.00M system+1256483170812375821 vg+vg00 -wi-ao 1.00G vgdisplay : --- Volume group --- VG Name vg+vg00 System ID Format lvm2 Metadata Areas 1 Metadata Sequence No 322 VG Access read/write VG Status resizable MAX LV 0 Cur LV 10 Open LV 10 Max PV 0 Cur PV 1 Act PV 1 VG Size 19.09 TB PE Size 32.00 MB Total PE 625630 Alloc PE / Size 512049 / 15.63 TB Free PE / Size 113581 / 3.47 TB VG UUID rwewoQ-ibp8-PTDi-2B3v-nlj8-i8jE-sSmR27 So it looks like we should have 113581 PE free but during creating LV: lvcreate -l 112000 vg+vg00 -n lv0004 we get Invalid argument. Verbose shows that lvcreate tries to reserve a few free segment but without success: #label/label.c:270 Using cached label for /dev/sdb #label/label.c:270 Using cached label for /dev/sdb #format_text/format-text.c:525 Read vg+vg00 metadata (386) from /dev/sdb at 111104 size 3380 #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 0: 0 1: config(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 1: 1 32: system+1256483170812375821(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 2: 33 128: NULL(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 3: 161 128000: lv0000(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 4: 128161 4: NULL(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 5: 128165 128000: lv0001(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 6: 256165 3200: NULL(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 7: 259365 4: lvr4(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 8: 259369 4: lvr2(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 9: 259373 128000: lv0002(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 10: 387373 4: lvr3(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 11: 387377 128000: lv0003(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 12: 515377 4: lvr1(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 13: 515381 110249: NULL(0:0) #metadata/lv_manip.c:2052 Creating logical volume lv0004 #metadata/pv_map.c:55 Allowing allocation on /dev/sdb start PE 33 length 128 #metadata/pv_map.c:55 Allowing allocation on /dev/sdb start PE 128161 length 4 #metadata/pv_map.c:55 Allowing allocation on /dev/sdb start PE 256165 length 3200 #metadata/pv_map.c:55 Allowing allocation on /dev/sdb start PE 515381 length 110249 #metadata/lv_manip.c:1375 Trying allocation using contiguous policy. Need 112000 extents for 1 parallel areas and 0 log areas of 0 extents. (Total 112000 extents.) #metadata/lv_manip.c:1239 Trying allocation area 0 on /dev/sdb start PE 515381 length 110249 leaving 0. #metadata/lv_manip.c:804 Allocating parallel area 0 on /dev/sdb start PE 515381 length 110249. #metadata/lv_manip.c:1375 Trying allocation using cling policy. Need 1751 extents for 1 parallel areas and 0 log areas of 0 extents. (Total 1751 extents.) #metadata/lv_manip.c:1239 Trying allocation area 0 on /dev/sdb start PE 256165 length 1751 leaving 1449. #metadata/lv_manip.c:804 Allocating parallel area 0 on /dev/sdb start PE 256165 length 1751. #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 0: 0 1: config(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 1: 1 32: system+1256483170812375821(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 2: 33 128: NULL(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 3: 161 128000: lv0000(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 4: 128161 4: NULL(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 5: 128165 128000: lv0001(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 6: 256165 1751: lv0004(110249:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 7: 257916 1449: NULL(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 8: 259365 4: lvr4(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 9: 259369 4: lvr2(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 10: 259373 128000: lv0002(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 11: 387373 4: lvr3(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 12: 387377 128000: lv0003(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 13: 515377 4: lvr1(0:0) #metadata/pv_manip.c:296 /dev/sdb 14: 515381 110249: lv0004(0:0) #format_text/format-text.c:632 Writing vg+vg00 metadata to /dev/sdb at 114688 len 3790 #format_text/format-text.c:737 Pre-Committing vg+vg00 metadata (387) to /dev/sdb header at 4096 #format_text/format-text.c:737 Committing vg+vg00 metadata (387) to /dev/sdb header at 4096 #format_text/archiver.c:395 Creating volume group backup "/etc/lvm/backup/vg+vg00" (seqno 387). #format_text/format-text.c:932 Writing vg+vg00 metadata to /etc/lvm/backup/.lvm_90145678_20338_1209151577 #format_text/format-text.c:976 Committing vg+vg00 metadata (387) #format_text/format-text.c:977 Renaming /etc/lvm/backup/vg+vg00.tmp to /etc/lvm/backup/vg+vg00 #locking/file_locking.c:292 Locking LV rwewoQibp8PTDi2B3vnlj8i8jEsSmR27RzcM9OgP24qjK6nvxG2WLcAtjhhYRRyh (R) #metadata/metadata.c:3156 Finding volume group for uuid rwewoQibp8PTDi2B3vnlj8i8jEsSmR27RzcM9OgP24qjK6nvxG2WLcAtjhhYRRyh #label/label.c:160 /dev/sdb: lvm2 label detected #cache/lvmcache.c:1135 lvmcache: /dev/sdb: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 (#orphans_lvm2) with 1 mdas #format_text/format-text.c:1182 /dev/sdb: Found metadata at 114688 size 3790 (in area at 4096 size 192512) for vg+vg00 (rwewoQ-ibp8-PTDi-2B3v-nlj8-i8jE-sSmR27) #cache/lvmcache.c:1135 lvmcache: /dev/sdb: now in VG vg+vg00 with 1 mdas #cache/lvmcache.c:923 lvmcache: /dev/sdb: setting vg+vg00 VGID to rwewoQibp8PTDi2B3vnlj8i8jEsSmR27 #cache/lvmcache.c:1172 lvmcache: /dev/sdb: VG vg+vg00: Set creation host to 90145678. #label/label.c:270 Using cached label for /dev/sdb #format_text/format-text.c:525 Read vg+vg00 metadata (387) from /dev/sdb at 114688 size 3790 #metadata/metadata.c:3162 Found volume group "vg+vg00" #activate/activate.c:271 activation/volume_list configuration setting not defined, checking only host tags for vg+vg00/lv0004 #activate/dev_manager.c:274 Getting device info for vg+vg00-lv0004 [LVM-rwewoQibp8PTDi2B3vnlj8i8jEsSmR27RzcM9OgP24qjK6nvxG2WLcAtjhhYRRyh] #ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1960 dm info LVM-rwewoQibp8PTDi2B3vnlj8i8jEsSmR27RzcM9OgP24qjK6nvxG2WLcAtjhhYRRyh NF [16384] #ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1960 dm info rwewoQibp8PTDi2B3vnlj8i8jEsSmR27RzcM9OgP24qjK6nvxG2WLcAtjhhYRRyh NF [16384] #device/dev-io.c:299 /dev/sdb: read_ahead is 256 sectors #mm/memlock.c:296 Locking memory #mm/memlock.c:178 mlock 724KiB 8048000 - 80fd000 r-xp 00000000 00:0e 51601854 /tmp/LVM/sbin/lvm #mm/memlock.c:178 mlock 28KiB 80fd000 - 8104000 rw-p 000b4000 00:0e 51601854 /tmp/LVM/sbin/lvm #mm/memlock.c:178 mlock 32KiB 8104000 - 810c000 rw-p 08104000 00:00 0 #mm/memlock.c:178 mlock 10528KiB 8f41000 - 9989000 rw-p 08f41000 00:00 0 [heap] #mm/memlock.c:178 mlock 4KiB f75c3000 - f75c4000 rw-p f75c3000 00:00 0 #mm/memlock.c:178 mlock 1184KiB f75c4000 - f76ec000 r-xp 00000000 00:0d 40 /lib/tls/libc-2.3.6.so #mm/memlock.c:178 mlock 20KiB f76ec000 - f76f1000 r--p 00128000 00:0d 40 /lib/tls/libc-2.3.6.so #mm/memlock.c:178 mlock 8KiB f76f1000 - f76f3000 rw-p 0012d000 00:0d 40 /lib/tls/libc-2.3.6.so #mm/memlock.c:178 mlock 12KiB f76f3000 - f76f6000 rw-p f76f3000 00:00 0 #mm/memlock.c:178 mlock 140KiB f76f6000 - f7719000 r-xp 00000000 00:0d 153 /lib/tls/libm-2.3.6.so #mm/memlock.c:178 mlock 8KiB f7719000 - f771b000 rw-p 00022000 00:0d 153 /lib/tls/libm-2.3.6.so #mm/memlock.c:178 mlock 128KiB f771b000 - f773b000 r-xp 00000000 00:0e 51601742 /tmp/LVM/lib/libdevmapper.so.1.02 #mm/memlock.c:178 mlock 8KiB f773b000 - f773d000 rw-p 00020000 00:0e 51601742 /tmp/LVM/lib/libdevmapper.so.1.02 #mm/memlock.c:178 mlock 4KiB f773d000 - f773e000 rw-p f773d000 00:00 0 #mm/memlock.c:160 mlock default filter '/libdl-' matches 'f773e000-f7740000 r-xp 00000000 00:0d 42 /lib/tls/libdl-2.3.6.so': Skipping. #mm/memlock.c:160 mlock default filter '/libdl-' matches 'f7740000-f7742000 rw-p 00001000 00:0d 42 /lib/tls/libdl-2.3.6.so': Skipping. #mm/memlock.c:178 mlock 8KiB f774a000 - f774c000 rw-p f774a000 00:00 0 #mm/memlock.c:178 mlock 84KiB f774c000 - f7761000 r-xp 00000000 00:0d 34 /lib/ld-2.3.6.so #mm/memlock.c:178 mlock 8KiB f7761000 - f7763000 rw-p 00014000 00:0d 34 /lib/ld-2.3.6.so #mm/memlock.c:178 mlock 280KiB ffb97000 - ffbdd000 rw-p 7ffffffb9000 00:00 0 [stack] #mm/memlock.c:150 mlock ignore filter '[vdso]' matches 'ffffe000-fffff000 r-xp ffffe000 00:00 0 [vdso]': Skipping. #mm/memlock.c:263 Locked 13524992 bytes #mm/memlock.c:350 memlock_count inc to 1 #activate/dev_manager.c:929 Getting device info for vg+vg00-lv0004 [LVM-rwewoQibp8PTDi2B3vnlj8i8jEsSmR27RzcM9OgP24qjK6nvxG2WLcAtjhhYRRyh] #ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1960 dm info LVM-rwewoQibp8PTDi2B3vnlj8i8jEsSmR27RzcM9OgP24qjK6nvxG2WLcAtjhhYRRyh OF [16384] #ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1960 dm info rwewoQibp8PTDi2B3vnlj8i8jEsSmR27RzcM9OgP24qjK6nvxG2WLcAtjhhYRRyh OF [16384] #activate/dev_manager.c:929 Getting device info for vg+vg00-lv0004-real [LVM-rwewoQibp8PTDi2B3vnlj8i8jEsSmR27RzcM9OgP24qjK6nvxG2WLcAtjhhYRRyh-real] #ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1960 dm info LVM-rwewoQibp8PTDi2B3vnlj8i8jEsSmR27RzcM9OgP24qjK6nvxG2WLcAtjhhYRRyh-real OF [16384] #ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1960 dm info rwewoQibp8PTDi2B3vnlj8i8jEsSmR27RzcM9OgP24qjK6nvxG2WLcAtjhhYRRyh-real OF [16384] #activate/dev_manager.c:929 Getting device info for vg+vg00-lv0004-cow [LVM-rwewoQibp8PTDi2B3vnlj8i8jEsSmR27RzcM9OgP24qjK6nvxG2WLcAtjhhYRRyh-cow] #ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1960 dm info LVM-rwewoQibp8PTDi2B3vnlj8i8jEsSmR27RzcM9OgP24qjK6nvxG2WLcAtjhhYRRyh-cow OF [16384] #ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1960 dm info rwewoQibp8PTDi2B3vnlj8i8jEsSmR27RzcM9OgP24qjK6nvxG2WLcAtjhhYRRyh-cow OF [16384] #activate/dev_manager.c:1380 Checking kernel supports striped segment type for lv0004 #activate/dev_manager.c:1380 Checking kernel supports striped segment type for lv0004 #metadata/metadata.c:2151 Calculated readahead of LV lv0004 is 256 #libdm-deptree.c:1367 Creating vg+vg00-lv0004 #ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1960 dm create vg+vg00-lv0004 LVM-rwewoQibp8PTDi2B3vnlj8i8jEsSmR27RzcM9OgP24qjK6nvxG2WLcAtjhhYRRyh NF [16384] #libdm-common.c:783 vg+vg00-lv0004: Stacking NODE_ADD (253,25) 0:0 0600 #libdm-deptree.c:1793 Loading vg+vg00-lv0004 table (253:25) #libdm-deptree.c:1739 Adding target to (253:25): 0 7225278464 linear 8:16 33776009600 #libdm-deptree.c:1739 Adding target to (253:25): 7225278464 114753536 linear 8:16 16788029824 #ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1960 dm table (253:25) OF [16384] #ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1960 dm reload (253:25) NF [16384] #ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1977 device-mapper: reload ioctl failed: Invalid argument #libdm-deptree.c:1879 <backtrace> #activate/dev_manager.c:1724 <backtrace> #activate/dev_manager.c:1760 <backtrace> #activate/activate.c:616 <backtrace> #activate/activate.c:1311 <backtrace> #mm/memlock.c:313 Unlocking memory #mm/memlock.c:178 munlock 724KiB 8048000 - 80fd000 r-xp 00000000 00:0e 51601854 /tmp/LVM/sbin/lvm #mm/memlock.c:178 munlock 28KiB 80fd000 - 8104000 rw-p 000b4000 00:0e 51601854 /tmp/LVM/sbin/lvm #mm/memlock.c:178 munlock 32KiB 8104000 - 810c000 rw-p 08104000 00:00 0 #mm/memlock.c:178 munlock 10528KiB 8f41000 - 9989000 rw-p 08f41000 00:00 0 [heap] #mm/memlock.c:178 munlock 4KiB f75c3000 - f75c4000 rw-p f75c3000 00:00 0 #mm/memlock.c:178 munlock 1184KiB f75c4000 - f76ec000 r-xp 00000000 00:0d 40 /lib/tls/libc-2.3.6.so #mm/memlock.c:178 munlock 20KiB f76ec000 - f76f1000 r--p 00128000 00:0d 40 /lib/tls/libc-2.3.6.so #mm/memlock.c:178 munlock 8KiB f76f1000 - f76f3000 rw-p 0012d000 00:0d 40 /lib/tls/libc-2.3.6.so #mm/memlock.c:178 munlock 12KiB f76f3000 - f76f6000 rw-p f76f3000 00:00 0 #mm/memlock.c:178 munlock 140KiB f76f6000 - f7719000 r-xp 00000000 00:0d 153 /lib/tls/libm-2.3.6.so #mm/memlock.c:178 munlock 8KiB f7719000 - f771b000 rw-p 00022000 00:0d 153 /lib/tls/libm-2.3.6.so #mm/memlock.c:178 munlock 128KiB f771b000 - f773b000 r-xp 00000000 00:0e 51601742 /tmp/LVM/lib/libdevmapper.so.1.02 #mm/memlock.c:178 munlock 8KiB f773b000 - f773d000 rw-p 00020000 00:0e 51601742 /tmp/LVM/lib/libdevmapper.so.1.02 #mm/memlock.c:178 munlock 4KiB f773d000 - f773e000 rw-p f773d000 00:00 0 #mm/memlock.c:160 mlock default filter '/libdl-' matches 'f773e000-f7740000 r-xp 00000000 00:0d 42 /lib/tls/libdl-2.3.6.so': Skipping. #mm/memlock.c:160 mlock default filter '/libdl-' matches 'f7740000-f7742000 rw-p 00001000 00:0d 42 /lib/tls/libdl-2.3.6.so': Skipping. #mm/memlock.c:178 munlock 8KiB f774a000 - f774c000 rw-p f774a000 00:00 0 #mm/memlock.c:178 munlock 84KiB f774c000 - f7761000 r-xp 00000000 00:0d 34 /lib/ld-2.3.6.so #mm/memlock.c:178 munlock 8KiB f7761000 - f7763000 rw-p 00014000 00:0d 34 /lib/ld-2.3.6.so #mm/memlock.c:178 munlock 280KiB ffb97000 - ffbdd000 rw-p 7ffffffb9000 00:00 0 [stack] #mm/memlock.c:150 mlock ignore filter '[vdso]' matches 'ffffe000-fffff000 r-xp ffffe000 00:00 0 [vdso]': Skipping. #mm/memlock.c:263 Unlocked 13524992 bytes #mm/memlock.c:359 memlock_count dec to 0 #libdm-common.c:460 Created /dev/mapper/vg+vg00-lv0004 #activate/activate.c:1340 <backtrace> #locking/locking.c:397 <backtrace> #metadata/lv_manip.c:3243 Failed to activate new LV. Kernel 2.6.27.39 and LVM: LVM version: 2.02.33 (2008-01-31) Library version: 1.02.24 (2007-12-20) Driver version: 4.14.0 We have tried to use the newest version of LVM LVM version: 2.02.76(2) (2010-11-08) Library version: 1.02.57 (2010-11-08) Driver version: 4.15.0 but effect was the same. Maybe you know where the problem is? We are not able to change the kernel version. Thanks in advance. -- dm-devel mailing list dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel
