> > dmsetup reload backup --table "0 11720531968 error" This one returns without error. > > dmsetup suspend --noflush backup > > or even better use --noflush --nolockfs > (if there was a mounted filesystem) This one does not return to the command prompt. Running it through strace shows this: $ strace dmsetup suspend --noflush --nolockfs backup ... munmap(0x7f9cdea45000, 4096) = 0 ioctl(3, DM_VERSION, 0x5644ae2ca0d0) = 0 ioctl(3, DM_DEV_SUSPEND It always seems to freeze at DM_DEV_SUSPEND. This ioctl never seems to return. > > dmsetup resume backup Running this anyway also freezes: $ strace dmsetup resume backup ... close(4) = 0 semop(720903, {{0, 1, 0}}, 1) = 0 semctl(720903, 0, GETVAL, 0x7fa5b3c28957) = 2 ioctl(3, DM_DEV_SUSPEND > > Is this working for you ? Looks like it's a kernel problem with DM_DEV_SUSPEND getting stuck waiting for something? There are no messages in dmesg after running the above commands, not even any 'hung task' warnings. Thanks, Adam. -- dm-devel mailing list dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel