When converting a large linear device to mirror with --stripes parameter in lvconvert command, it will report the following error: ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1895 device-mapper: reload ioctl on (254:0) failed: Invalid argument and the related kernel messages: kernel: [ 2290.698171] device-mapper: dirty region log: log device 254:1 too small: need 7078912 bytes kernel: [ 2290.698248] device-mapper: table: 254:0: mirror: Error creating mirror dirty log kernel: [ 2290.698251] device-mapper: ioctl: error adding target to table Steps to reproduce this problem ~$:pvs PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree /dev/loop0 vg lvm2 a-- 10.00t 10.00t /dev/loop1 vg lvm2 a-- 10.00t 10.00t /dev/loop2 vg lvm2 a-- 10.00t 10.00t /dev/loop3 lvm2 --- 10.00t 10.00t /dev/loop4 lvm2 --- 10.00t 10.00t /dev/loop5 lvm2 --- 10.00t 10.00t ~$:lvcreate -nlv -L27T vg Logical volume "lv" created. ~$:vgextend vg /dev/loop[3-5] Volume group "vg" successfully extended ~$:lvconvert --type mirror --mirrors 1 --stripes 3 -I256 /dev/vg/lv /dev/loop3 /dev/loop4 /dev/loop5 device-mapper: reload ioctl on (254:0) failed: Invalid argument Failed to lock logical volume vg/lv. ~$: lvs WARNING: Reading VG vg from disk because lvmetad metadata is invalid. LV VG Attr LSize Pool Origin Data% Meta% Move Log Cpy%Sync Convert lv vg -wi-a----- 27.00t lv_mlog vg -wi-a----- 4.00m ~$: pvs PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree /dev/loop0 vg lvm2 a-- 10.00t 0 /dev/loop1 vg lvm2 a-- 10.00t 0 /dev/loop2 vg lvm2 a-- 10.00t 3.00t /dev/loop3 vg lvm2 a-- 10.00t 10.00t /dev/loop4 vg lvm2 a-- 10.00t 10.00t /dev/loop5 vg lvm2 a-- 10.00t 10.00t Analysis: In kernel space the required log size depends on the whole target device size.But in user space, the log size is calculated from the whole target devices size divided by allocation area number, which leads to the mismatch here. Signed-off-by: Lidong Zhong <lidong.zhong@xxxxxxxx> --- lib/metadata/lv_manip.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c index 7e66afd9c..e8d67c79b 100644 --- a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c +++ b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c @@ -3730,8 +3730,7 @@ static struct alloc_handle *_alloc_init(struct cmd_context *cmd, } else { ah->log_area_count = metadata_area_count; ah->log_len = !metadata_area_count ? 0 : - _mirror_log_extents(ah->region_size, extent_size, - (existing_extents + new_extents) / ah->area_multiple); + _mirror_log_extents(ah->region_size, extent_size, existing_extents + new_extents); } if (total_extents || existing_extents) -- 2.26.2 _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/