I have tried both the sorting order of our devices,
in /proc/paritions.
It still does not work.
When I did pvscan with debug option , it gave the
following: This is with our devices on top of /proc/partitions.
<1> pv_read_all_pv -- calling stat with "/dev/pseudo_device1"
<22> pv_read -- CALLED with /dev/pseudo_device1
<333> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/pseudo_device1"
<4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/pseudo_device1"
<4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<333> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<22> pv_read -- going to read /dev/pseudo_device1
<333> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
<4444> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED
<55555> lvm_get_device_type called
<55555> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 1
<4444> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE
<333> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
<333> pv_copy_from_disk -- CALLED
<333> pv_copy_from_disk -- LEAVING ret = 0x8054508
<333> pv_create_name_from_kdev_t -- CALLED with 253:129
<4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
<55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED
<666666> lvm_get_device_type called
<666666> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 1
<55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE
<4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
<4444> lvm_dir_cache -- CALLED
<4444> lvm_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: 147
<333> pv_create_name_from_kdev_t -- LEAVING with dev_name: /dev/pseudo_device1
<333> system_id_check_exported -- CALLED
<333> system_id_check_exported -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<22> pv_read -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<22> pv_get_size -- CALLED with /dev/pseudo_device1 and 0xbffff570
<333> lvm_dir_cache -- CALLED
<333> lvm_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: 147
<333> lvm_dir_cache_find -- CALLED with /dev/pseudo_device1
<4444> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/pseudo_device1"
<55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/pseudo_device1"
<55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<4444> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<4444> lvm_dir_cache -- CALLED
<4444> lvm_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: 147
<333> lvm_dir_cache_find -- LEAVING with entry: 21
<333> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED
<4444> lvm_get_device_type called
<4444> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 1
<333> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE
<333> lvm_partition_count -- CALLED for 0xfd81
<4444> lvm_get_device_type called
<4444> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 1
<333> lvm_partition_count -- LEAVING with ret: 16
<22> pv_get_size -- BEFORE llseek 0:0
<22> pv_get_size -- part[0].sys_ind: 8E part[0].nr_sects: 79950
<22> pv_get_size -- first == 1
<22> pv_get_size -- part_i == part_i_tmp
<22> pv_get_size -- LEAVING with ret: 79950
<22> pv_check_and_add_paths -- CALLED with pv_list=(nil) and pv_new=0x8054508
<22> pv_check_and_add_paths -- LEAVING with rc=0
<22> pv_check_volume -- CALLED dev_name: "/dev/pseudo_device1" pv: 8054508
<333> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/pseudo_device1"
<4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/pseudo_device1"
<4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<333> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<333> pv_check_new -- CALLED
<333> pv_check_new -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<333> vg_check_name -- CALLED with VG: vg
<4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "vg"
<4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<333> vg_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<22> pv_check_volume -- LEAVING with ret: 1
<1> pv_read_all_pv: allocating for /dev/pseudo_device1 vg
now when the 1st scsi device corresponding the above pseudo device
(ie its path) was scanned the foll was the output:
<1> pv_read_all_pv -- calling stat with "/dev/sds1"
<22> pv_read -- CALLED with /dev/sds1
<333> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/sds1"
<4444> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/sds1"
<4444> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<333> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<22> pv_read -- going to read /dev/sds1
<333> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
<4444> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED
<55555> lvm_get_device_type called
<55555> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 1
<4444> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE
<333> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
<333> pv_copy_from_disk -- CALLED
<333> pv_copy_from_disk -- LEAVING ret = 0x805bda0
<333> pv_create_name_from_kdev_t -- CALLED with 65:33
<4444> lvm_check_dev -- CALLED
<55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED
<666666> lvm_get_device_type called
<666666> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 1
<55555> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE
<4444> lvm_check_dev -- LEAVING with ret: 1
<4444> lvm_dir_cache -- CALLED
<4444> lvm_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: 147
<333> pv_create_name_from_kdev_t -- LEAVING with dev_name: /dev/sds1
<333> system_id_check_exported -- CALLED
<333> system_id_check_exported -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<22> pv_read -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<22> pv_get_size -- CALLED with /dev/sds1 and 0xbffff570
<333> lvm_dir_cache -- CALLED
<333> lvm_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: 147
<333> lvm_dir_cache_find -- CALLED with /dev/sds1
<4444> pv_check_name -- CALLED with "/dev/sds1"
<55555> lvm_check_chars -- CALLED with name: "/dev/sds1"
<55555> lvm_check_chars -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<4444> pv_check_name -- LEAVING with ret: 0
<4444> lvm_dir_cache -- CALLED
<4444> lvm_dir_cache -- LEAVING with ret: 147
<333> lvm_dir_cache_find -- LEAVING with entry: 59
<333> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- CALLED
<4444> lvm_get_device_type called
<4444> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 1
<333> lvm_check_partitioned_dev -- LEAVING with ret: TRUE
<333> lvm_partition_count -- CALLED for 0x4121
<4444> lvm_get_device_type called
<4444> lvm_get_device_type leaving with 1
<333> lvm_partition_count -- LEAVING with ret: 16
<22> pv_get_size -- BEFORE llseek 0:0
<22> pv_get_size -- part[0].sys_ind: 8E part[0].nr_sects: 79950
<22> pv_get_size -- first == 1
<22> pv_get_size -- part_i == part_i_tmp
<22> pv_get_size -- LEAVING with ret: 79950
<22> pv_check_and_add_paths -- CALLED with pv_list=0x8054a60 and pv_new=0x805bda
0
<22> pv_check_and_add_paths -- identical UUIDs for device 253:129 and 65:33
<22> pv_check_and_add_paths -- initializing default path
<22> pv_check_and_add_paths -- adding path at position 0
<22> pv_check_and_add_paths -- path count is 2
<22> pv_check_and_add_paths -- LEAVING with rc=1
Regards
Aditya
----- Original Message -----
From: "Heinz J . Mauelshagen" <mauelshagen@sistina.com>
To: <adimaths@softhome.net>
Cc: <mailto:Mauelshagen@sistina.com;; <linux-lvm@sistina.com>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: Problem of LVM on Suse
devicesOn Thu, Oct 23, 2003 at 06:50:29PM -0600, adimaths@softhome.net wrote: > Hi, > > I am facing a problem in using LVM bundled with Suse Enterprise server 8 > ,connected to storage area newtork > System configuration: > A storage area network is connected to a server with OS Suse Enterprise > server 8. > So there are multiple scsi devices whose physical disk is identical. > > We are creating a Pseudo device file asscociated with identical scsi
device> using a driver that we have created. > eg : /dev/pseudo-device -> /dev/sda , /dev/sdb > > Now using the bundled LVM on such pseudo device is a problem. > problem details: > pvcreate /dev/pseudo-device > [result] ok. > > pvscan > [result] it shows the scsi device associated with this pseudo device ie > /dev/sda and not our pseudo device. > > If LVM bypasses our pseudo device then the purpose of creating this
RH> and associating it with scsi is futile. > > The irony is, LVM works fine on RH 2.1 kernel = 2.4.9-e.3 and also with
8> 7.2 > However the above mention problem is observed on Suse Enterprise server
> ,RH 2.1 kernel =2.4.9-e.25, RH 7.3 and RH 8.0.
>
> Would request you to clarify the following :
> 1>Could you please tell me how this problem can be rectified ?
Change the sort-order (as you suggested below)
>
> 2>Is it that Lvm that is bundled with the OS can't be used for
> the above mentioned purpose ?
>
> 3>If it can't be , then what design feature
> of the current LVM prevents it from supporting the above task?
>
> 4> Can any change in our product help us to solve this problem?
>
> 5>Moreover I think LVM on RedHat is working just by chance.
> I think pvscan depends on the order of the devices in the
> /proc/partitions , and hence when our pseudo devices are
> at the end of the /proc/paritions , pvscan shows our devices
> as active else it shows scsi as active.
>
> Is my inference correct?
Yes.
LVM2 is much more suitable to cover such vendor-specific configurations,
because it has configurable device name filters. LVM1 needs code changes
to support additional device name spaces.
>
> Regards
> Aditya Vasudevan
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