Andy, you probaly hit a status flag flaw in the LVM driver, which occasionally bites this way. Could you try to update the LVM driver to the one contained in LVM 1.1-rc1 (or even better use 1.1-rc2) and retry, please. Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 03:36:41PM +0100, Andy Baillie wrote: > I'm creating a new box and decided to fully LVM it. I have the basic > build done. with an initial LV set of root tmp opt usr and var. This > all works fine. I can create a 6th LV no problem but when I try to > create a 7th I get the > > lvcreate -- ERROR "Operation not permitted" opening logical volume "/dev/rootvg/testing" > > error message. > > The attached strace shows that the node is created in /dev/rootvg/ > but then when it is opened again to be populated with data, the open > fails. The debug trace also attached shows the same thing, it creates > the node but then dies. > > At this point the LV 'exists' but I cannot format it, as there is no > data about its size. I cannot delete it using lvremove which says it > does not exist, and I cannot lvcreate again as it says it *does* exist! > > If I reboot then I can lvremove it fine though that is all I can do. > I can delete and re-create LVs from 1 - 6 with no problems, but once > I try to do the 7th one (or higher) they all fail. > > I'm running debian woody pre 3.0 with a 2.4.18 kernel, the only > difference from a stock one being ext2 is compiled in, not a module. > Kernel module is 1.0.1-rc4(ish_)03/10/2001) and > the lvcreate tool is 1.1-rc1 > > Any suggestions? > > the trace/debug attachments follow. > > Regards > Andy > -- > --- === ~~~ Lands of Stone ~~~ === --- > UK Mudders, too lagged to the States? then have you considered > http://www.landsofstone.org/ telnet://mud.landsofstone.org:4801 > --- === ~~~ Lands of Stone ~~~ === --- > LVM version 1.0.1-rc4(ish)(03/10/2001) module loaded > > lvcreate: Logical Volume Manager 1.1-rc1 > Heinz Mauelshagen, Sistina Software 15/03/2002 (IOP 10) > <1> lv_setup_for_create -- pv_reserve_pe returned: 0 pe_last: 125 pe: 0 > <1> lv_setup_for_create -- pe: 0 > <22> _free_lv_dev_stack -- CALLED > <22> _free_lv_dev_stack -- LEAVING > <1> lv_setup_for_create -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> lvm_dont_interrupt -- CALLED > <1> lvm_dont_interrupt -- LEAVING > <1> lv_create_remove -- CALLED > <22> vg_check_consistency -- CALLED > <333> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: rootvg > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "rootvg" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> vg_check_consistency -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> lv_check_consistency -- CALLED > <333> lv_check_name -- CALLED with lv_name: "/dev/rootvg/testing" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/rootvg/testing" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: rootvg > <55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "rootvg" > <55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> lv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: rootvg > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "rootvg" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> lv_check_consistency -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> lv_check_name -- CALLED with lv_name: "/dev/rootvg/testing" > <333> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/rootvg/testing" > <333> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: rootvg > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "rootvg" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> lv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> lv_create_remove -- BEFORE ioctl > <1> lv_create_remove -- BEFORE pv_change_all_pv_for_lv_of_vg > <22> pv_change_all_pv_for_lv_of_vg -- CALLED > <333> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: rootvg > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "rootvg" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> lv_check_name -- CALLED with lv_name: "/dev/rootvg/testing" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/rootvg/testing" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: rootvg > <55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "rootvg" > <55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> lv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> lv_number_from_name_in_vg -- CALLED > <333> lv_number_from_name -- LEAVING with lv number 6 > <22> pv_change_all_pv_for_lv_of_vg -- pv_show > <333> pv_show -- CALLED > <333> pv_show -- LEAVING > <333> pv_change -- CALLED for rootvg: /dev/hda3 > <4444> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hda3" > <55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hda3" > <55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: rootvg > <55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "rootvg" > <55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> pv_change -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> pv_change_all_pv_for_lv_of_vg -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> lv_create_remove -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> vg_write_with_pv_and_lv -- CALLED > <1> vg_write_with_pv_and_lv -- BEFORE vg_write of /dev/hda3 > <22> vg_write -- CALLED storing rootvg on /dev/hda3 > <333> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hda3" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hda3" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> vg_check_consistency -- CALLED > <4444> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: rootvg > <55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "rootvg" > <55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> vg_check_consistency -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> lvm_check_uuid -- CALLED with uuidstr: "IwJCRfeu8aZzYLRmrvXeMGVqyQVtum6P" > <333> lvm_check_uuid -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> vg_copy_to_disk -- CALLED > <4444> vg_check_consistency -- CALLED > <55555> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: rootvg > <666666> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "rootvg" > <666666> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <55555> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> vg_check_consistency -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> vg_copy_to_disk -- LEAVING > <22> vg_write -- errno after write: 0 > <22> vg_write -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> pv_write_uuidlist -- CALLED with PV: /dev/hda3 > <333> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hda3" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hda3" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: rootvg > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "rootvg" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> lvm_check_uuid -- CALLED with uuidstr: "Z9J2DcnnXgxXxz1kr7SNJLf1Mq8QUR6o" > <333> lvm_check_uuid -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> pv_write_uuidlist -- writing 1 UUIDs > <22> pv_write_uuidlist -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> pv_write_with_pe -- CALLED with pv->pe_total: 18827 > <333> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hda3" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hda3" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> pv_write -- CALLED with /dev/hda3 80505A8 > <4444> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hda3" > <55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hda3" > <55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> pv_check_consistency -- CALLED > <55555> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hda3" > <666666> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hda3" > <666666> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <55555> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <55555> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: rootvg > <666666> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "rootvg" > <666666> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <55555> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <55555> pv_check_new -- CALLED > <55555> pv_check_new -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> pv_check_consistency -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> lvm_check_uuid -- CALLED with uuidstr: "Z9J2DcnnXgxXxz1kr7SNJLf1Mq8QUR6o" > <4444> lvm_check_uuid -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> pv_copy_to_disk -- CALLED > <4444> pv_copy_to_disk -- LEAVING > <333> pv_write -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> pv_write_pe -- CALLED pv->pe_total: 18827 > <4444> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hda3" > <55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hda3" > <55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> pe_copy_to_disk -- CALLED > <4444> pe_copy_to_disk -- LEAVING > <333> pv_write_pe -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> pv_write_with_pe -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> lv_write_all_lv -- CALLED pv_name: /dev/hda3 > <333> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/hda3" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/hda3" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: rootvg > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "rootvg" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> lv_write_all_lv -- copying vg->lv[0] "/dev/rootvg/root" > <333> lv_copy_to_disk -- CALLED > <333> lv_copy_to_disk -- LEAVING > <22> lv_write_all_lv -- copying vg->lv[1] "/dev/rootvg/tmp" > <333> lv_copy_to_disk -- CALLED > <333> lv_copy_to_disk -- LEAVING > <22> lv_write_all_lv -- copying vg->lv[2] "/dev/rootvg/opt" > <333> lv_copy_to_disk -- CALLED > <333> lv_copy_to_disk -- LEAVING > <22> lv_write_all_lv -- copying vg->lv[3] "/dev/rootvg/usr" > <333> lv_copy_to_disk -- CALLED > <333> lv_copy_to_disk -- LEAVING > <22> lv_write_all_lv -- copying vg->lv[4] "/dev/rootvg/var" > <333> lv_copy_to_disk -- CALLED > <333> lv_copy_to_disk -- LEAVING > <22> lv_write_all_lv -- copying vg->lv[5] "/dev/rootvg/Uandyb" > <333> lv_copy_to_disk -- CALLED > <333> lv_copy_to_disk -- LEAVING > <22> lv_write_all_lv -- copying vg->lv[6] "/dev/rootvg/testing" > <333> lv_copy_to_disk -- CALLED > <333> lv_copy_to_disk -- LEAVING > <22> lv_write_all_lv -- copying EMPTY LV #7 > -- snip some repeating lines -- > <22> lv_write_all_lv -- copying EMPTY LV #255 > <22> lv_write_all_lv -- storing 83968 byte of 256 LVs on /dev/hda3 > <22> lv_write_all_lv -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> vg_write_with_pv_and_lv -- AFTER lv_write_all_lv of /dev/hda3 > <1> vg_write_with_pv_and_lv -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> lv_create_node -- CALLED with /dev/rootvg/testing > <22> lv_check_consistency -- CALLED > <333> lv_check_name -- CALLED with lv_name: "/dev/rootvg/testing" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/rootvg/testing" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: rootvg > <55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "rootvg" > <55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <4444> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> lv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: rootvg > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "rootvg" > <4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <333> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> lv_check_consistency -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <22> lvm_check_devfs -- CALLED > <22> lvm_check_devfs -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > <1> lv_create_node -- LEAVING with 0 > <1> lvm_error -- CALLED with: 1 > <1> lvm_error -- LEAVING with: "Operation not permitted" > lvcreate -- ERROR "Operation not permitted" opening logical volume "/dev/rootvg/testing" > <1> lvm_unlock -- CALLED > <1> lvm_unlock -- LEAVING with ret: 0 > write(2, "<22> lv_write_all_lv -- copying "..., 46) = 46 > write(2, "<22> lv_write_all_lv -- storing "..., 67) = 67 > open("/dev/hda3", O_WRONLY) = 4 > lseek(4, 45056, SEEK_SET) = 45056 > write(4, "/dev/rootvg/root\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0"..., 83968) = 83968 > fsync(4) = 0 > close(4) = 0 > write(2, "<22> lv_write_all_lv -- LEAVING "..., 44) = 44 > write(2, "<1> vg_write_with_pv_and_lv -- A"..., 66) = 66 > write(2, "<1> vg_write_with_pv_and_lv -- L"..., 51) = 51 > write(2, "<1> lv_create_node -- CALLED wit"..., 54) = 54 > write(2, "<22> lv_check_consistency -- CAL"..., 36) = 36 > write(2, "<333> lv_check_name -- CALLED wi"..., 66) = 66 > write(2, "<4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED"..., 66) = 66 > write(2, "<4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVIN"..., 46) = 46 > write(2, "<4444> vg_check_name -- CALLED w"..., 47) = 47 > write(2, "<55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLE"..., 54) = 54 > write(2, "<55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVI"..., 47) = 47 > write(2, "<4444> vg_check_name -- LEAVING "..., 44) = 44 > write(2, "<333> lv_check_name -- LEAVING w"..., 43) = 43 > write(2, "<333> vg_check_name -- CALLED wi"..., 46) = 46 > write(2, "<4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED"..., 53) = 53 > write(2, "<4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVIN"..., 46) = 46 > write(2, "<333> vg_check_name -- LEAVING w"..., 43) = 43 > write(2, "<22> lv_check_consistency -- LEA"..., 49) = 49 > write(2, "<22> lvm_check_devfs -- CALLED\n", 31) = 31 > open("/proc/mounts", O_RDONLY) = 4 > fstat64(4, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0444, st_size=0, ...}) = 0 > old_mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x40015000 > read(4, "/dev/rootvg/root / ext2 rw 0 0\np"..., 1024) = 307 > read(4, "", 1024) = 0 > close(4) = 0 > munmap(0x40015000, 4096) = 0 > write(2, "<22> lvm_check_devfs -- LEAVING "..., 44) = 44 > unlink("/dev/rootvg/testing") = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) > socket(PF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0) = 4 > connect(4, {sin_family=AF_UNIX, path="/var/run/.nscd_socket"}, 110) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) > close(4) = 0 > open("/etc/nsswitch.conf", O_RDONLY) = 4 > fstat64(4, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=465, ...}) = 0 > old_mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x40015000 > read(4, "# /etc/nsswitch.conf\n#\n# Example"..., 4096) = 465 > read(4, "", 4096) = 0 > close(4) = 0 > munmap(0x40015000, 4096) = 0 > open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 4 > fstat64(4, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=7525, ...}) = 0 > old_mmap(NULL, 7525, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, 4, 0) = 0x40173000 > close(4) = 0 > open("/lib/libnss_compat.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 4 > read(4, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\340\25"..., 1024) = 1024 > fstat64(4, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=40152, ...}) = 0 > old_mmap(NULL, 43256, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 4, 0) = 0x40175000 > mprotect(0x4017f000, 2296, PROT_NONE) = 0 > old_mmap(0x4017f000, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 4, 0x9000) = 0x4017f000 > close(4) = 0 > open("/lib/libnsl.so.1", O_RDONLY) = 4 > read(4, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0 ;\0\000"..., 1024) = 1024 > fstat64(4, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=69472, ...}) = 0 > old_mmap(NULL, 80988, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 4, 0) = 0x40180000 > mprotect(0x40191000, 11356, PROT_NONE) = 0 > old_mmap(0x40191000, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 4, 0x10000) = 0x40191000 > old_mmap(0x40192000, 7260, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x40192000 > close(4) = 0 > munmap(0x40173000, 7525) = 0 > uname({sys="Linux", node="(none)", ...}) = 0 > open("/etc/group", O_RDONLY) = 4 > fcntl64(4, F_GETFD) = 0 > fcntl64(4, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) = 0 > fstat64(4, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=442, ...}) = 0 > old_mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x40015000 > _llseek(4, 0, [0], SEEK_CUR) = 0 > read(4, "root:x:0:\ndaemon:x:1:\nbin:x:2:\ns"..., 4096) = 442 > close(4) = 0 > munmap(0x40015000, 4096) = 0 > mknod("/dev/rootvg/testing", S_IFBLK|0640, makedev(58, 6)) = 0 > chmod("/dev/rootvg/testing", 0660) = 0 > chown32(0x8073940, 0, 0x6) = 0 > write(2, "<1> lv_create_node -- LEAVING wi"..., 37) = 37 > open("/dev/rootvg/testing", O_WRONLY) = -1 EPERM (Operation not permitted) > write(2, "<1> lvm_error -- CALLED with: 1\n", 32) = 32 > write(2, "<1> lvm_error -- LEAVING with: \""..., 57) = 57 > write(2, "lvcreate -- ERROR \"Operation not"..., 89) = 89 > write(2, "<1> lvm_unlock -- CALLED\n", 25) = 25 > close(3) = 0 > write(2, "<1> lvm_unlock -- LEAVING with r"..., 38) = 38 > write(1, "--- Physical volume ---\nPV Name "..., 445) = 445 > munmap(0x40014000, 4096) = 0 > _exit(24) = ? *** Software bugs are stupid. Nevertheless it needs not so stupid people to solve them *** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Heinz Mauelshagen Sistina Software Inc. Senior Consultant/Developer Am Sonnenhang 11 56242 Marienrachdorf Germany Mauelshagen@Sistina.com +49 2626 141200 FAX 924446 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- _______________________________________________ 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
