I think you are running into a problem i had. look in the archives for mails from/to jomarqua@indiana.edu - but i think the problem is your inline functions that lvcreate uses. There is a patch that was recommended to me - should fix your problem i think - it is at: http://incandescent.mp3revolution.net/lvm/inline_fix.diff -j On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Jim Cromie wrote: > > I recently pulled 2.4.10, built, installed, and tested ok on a Redhat 7.1 > machine. > > then I activated LVM module config, applied 1.0.1-rc2 LVM patches, > rebuilt, > manually corrected 3-ary max(), min() s to 2 arg version, as per > > http://lists.sistina.com/pipermail/lvm-devel/2001-September/000657.html > > > reboot works, insmod lvm-mod installs module as expected, > pvcreate, vgcreate both worked.. > > lvcreate segfaults however, apparently after nearly completing the LV > setup. > > # gdb /sbin/lvcreate > (gdb) r -d -L1000 -nVL_test VG_test > .... > <55555> pv_check_new -- CALLED > <55555> pv_check_new -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> pv_check_consistency -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> lv_check_on_pv -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <22> pv_reserve_pe -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> lv_setup_for_create -- pv_reserve_pe returned: 0 pe_last: 250 pe: > 0 > <1> lv_setup_for_create -- pe: 0 > <1> lv_setup_for_create -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> lvm_dont_interrupt -- CALLED > <1> lvm_dont_interrupt -- LEAVING > > Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. > lv_create (vg=0x5, lv=0xbffff9f4, > lv_name=0xbffffa0c > ":ûÿ¿Rûÿ¿nûÿ¿\203ûÿ¿\233ûÿ¿½ûÿ¿Üûÿ¿èûÿ¿òûÿ¿µýÿ¿Ôýÿ¿îýÿ¿\003þÿ¿\032þÿ¿%þÿ¿0þÿ¿=þÿ¿Eþÿ¿Uþÿ¿cþÿ¿qþÿ¿\202þÿ¿\220þÿ¿²þÿ¿Ëþÿ¿Öþÿ¿áþÿ¿\024ÿÿ¿") > at lv_create_remove.c:42 > 42 int lv_create ( vg_t *vg, lv_t *lv, char *lv_name) { > (gdb) bt > #0 lv_create (vg=0x5, lv=0xbffff9f4, > lv_name=0xbffffa0c > ":ûÿ¿Rûÿ¿nûÿ¿\203ûÿ¿\233ûÿ¿½ûÿ¿Üûÿ¿èûÿ¿òûÿ¿µýÿ¿Ôýÿ¿îýÿ¿\003þÿ¿\032þÿ¿%þÿ¿0þÿ¿=þÿ¿Eþÿ¿Uþÿ¿cþÿ¿qþÿ¿\202þÿ¿\220þÿ¿²þÿ¿Ëþÿ¿Öþÿ¿áþÿ¿\024ÿÿ¿") > at lv_create_remove.c:42 > #1 0x0804b03d in strcpy () at ../sysdeps/generic/strcpy.c:31 > #2 0x40079177 in __libc_start_main (main=0x8049390 <strcpy+384>, argc=5, > ubp_av=0xbffff9f4, init=0x8048e88 <_init>, > fini=0x804b4d0 <_fini>, rtld_fini=0x4000e184 <_dl_fini>, > stack_end=0xbffff9ec) at ../sysdeps/generic/libc-start.c:129 > (gdb) > (gdb) list > 37 > 38 /* internal function */ > 39 int lv_create_remove ( vg_t *, lv_t *, char *, int); > 40 > 41 > 42 int lv_create ( vg_t *vg, lv_t *lv, char *lv_name) { > 43 return lv_create_remove ( vg, lv, lv_name, LV_CREATE); > 44 } > 45 > 46 > (gdb) > > (gdb) up > #1 0x0804b03d in strcpy () at ../sysdeps/generic/strcpy.c:31 > 31 ../sysdeps/generic/strcpy.c: No such file or directory. > in ../sysdeps/generic/strcpy.c > > > Apriori, it looks like lv_name is uninitialized. But it runs pretty far > before choking. > > looking deeper; > > (gdb) b lv_create > (gdb) b strcpy > (gdb) r > .... > <4444> lv_check_consistency_all_lv -- vg->lv[245]: 0 name: (null) > <4444> lv_check_consistency_all_lv -- vg->lv[246]: 0 name: (null) > <4444> lv_check_consistency_all_lv -- vg->lv[247]: 0 name: (null) > <4444> lv_check_consistency_all_lv -- vg->lv[248]: 0 name: (null) > <4444> lv_check_consistency_all_lv -- vg->lv[249]: 0 name: (null) > <4444> lv_check_consistency_all_lv -- vg->lv[250]: 0 name: (null) > <4444> lv_check_consistency_all_lv -- vg->lv[251]: 0 name: (null) > <4444> lv_check_consistency_all_lv -- vg->lv[252]: 0 name: (null) > <4444> lv_check_consistency_all_lv -- vg->lv[253]: 0 name: (null) > <4444> lv_check_consistency_all_lv -- vg->lv[254]: 0 name: (null) > <4444> lv_check_consistency_all_lv -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> vg_check_consistency_with_pv_and_lv -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> vg_cfgrestore -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> lvm_tab_vg_check_exist -- before vg.pv_cur check with vg.pv_cur: 1 > pv_count: 1 > <22> vg_free -- CALLED > <22> vg_free -- entering PV loop > <22> vg_free -- entering LV loop > <22> vg_free -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> lvm_tab_vg_check_exist -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <1> vg_check_active -- CALLED with VG: VG_test > <22> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: VG_test > <333> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "VG_test" > <333> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> vg_status -- CALLED with VG: VG_test > <333> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: VG_test > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "VG_test" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> vg_status -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> vg_check_active -- LEAVING with ret: 1 > <1> lv_check_name -- CALLED with lv_name: "/dev/VG_test/VL_test" > <22> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/VG_test/VL_test" > <22> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > > Breakpoint 1, strcpy (dest=0xbfffecc0 > "dm\001@õÚÑ\013\2137\001@0íÿ¿\020l\001@Ñ\210\004\bìq\001@ÿÿÿÿ", > src=0xbffff650 "/dev/VG_test/VL_test") at > ../sysdeps/generic/strcpy.c:34 > 34 ../sysdeps/generic/strcpy.c: No such file or directory. > in ../sysdeps/generic/strcpy.c > (gdb) > (gdb) frame > #0 strcpy (dest=0xbfffecc0 > "dm\001@õÚÑ\013\2137\001@0íÿ¿\020l\001@Ñ\210\004\bìq\001@ÿÿÿÿ", > src=0xbffff650 "/dev/VG_test/VL_test") > at ../sysdeps/generic/strcpy.c:34 > 34 in ../sysdeps/generic/strcpy.c > (gdb) > > so - string is initialized, at least to start > > > I cant get any more insight at this time, HTH > > > > > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@sistina.com > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html >
