Hello, [ adding Martin in CC since it seems related to DDF... ] On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 3:57 PM, Francis Moreau <francis.moro@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > > On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 1:06 AM, NeilBrown <neilb@xxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Tue, 20 Aug 2013 16:08:47 +0200 Francis Moreau <francis.moro@xxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> >>> hi, >>> >>> It looks like a process wait uninterruptibly when it tries to access >>> an array which is not running yet. >>> >>> Furthermore once the process is waiting, I can't start/stop the array anymore. >>> >>> So I need to reboot my system and be sure next time that any processes >>> don't try to access a not yet running array. >>> >>> Is that expected ? >>> >> >> No. >> >> To be able to say more I would need lots more details. >> What is the exact state of the array (cat /proc/mdstat ;mdadm -D ...) >> Where is the process waiting (cat /proc/PID/stack) >> What sort of "access" >> How did the array get to the "not running yet" state? >> Any kernel messages? >> Anything else that might be relevant. >> > > please find some details below: > > # uname -r > 3.9.5-301.fc19.x86_64 > > # mdadm --version > mdadm - v3.2.6 - 25th October 2012 > > # mdadm -I /dev/sda > mdadm: container /dev/md/ddf0 now has 1 device > mdadm: /dev/md/126 assembled with 1 device but not started > > # cat /proc/mdstat > Personalities : [raid1] > md126 : inactive sda[0] > 8355840 blocks super external:/md127/0 > > md127 : inactive sda[0](S) > 32768 blocks super external:ddf > > unused devices: <none> > > # mdadm -R /dev/md126 > mdadm: started /dev/md126 > > # cat /proc/mdstat > Personalities : [raid1] > md126 : active raid1 sda[0] > 8355840 blocks super external:/md127/0 [2/1] [U_] > > md127 : inactive sda[0](S) > 32768 blocks super external:ddf > > unused devices: <none> > > # mount /dev/md126p3 /mnt > <stucks> > > # ps aux | grep mount > root 1543 0.1 0.1 123404 1324 tty1 D+ 09:43 0:00 mount > /dev/md126p3 /mnt > > # cat /proc/1543/stack > [<ffffffff814ce285>] md_write_start+0xb5/0x1a0 > [<ffffffffa0222b76>] make_request+0x46/0xc30 [raid1] > [<ffffffff814c4403>] md_make_request+0xd3/0x230 > [<ffffffff812cdee2>] generic_make_request+0xc2/0x110 > [<ffffffff812cdfa3>] submit_bio+0x73/0x160 > [<ffffffff811ca544>] submit_bh+0x114/0x1e0 > [<ffffffff811cb263>] __sync_dirty_buffer+0x53/0xe0 > [<ffffffff811cb303>] sync_dirty_buffer+0x13/0x20 > [<ffffffff8123dd38>] ext4_commit_super+0x198/0x230 > [<ffffffff81240015>] ext4_setup_super+0x125/0x1a0 > [<ffffffff8124353e>] ext4_fill_super+0x265e/0x2dc0 > [<ffffffff8119cce5>] mount_bdev+0x1b5/0x1f0 > [<ffffffff81232d35>] ext4_mount+0x15/0x20 > [<ffffffff8119d5e9>] mount_fs+0x39/0x1b0 > [<ffffffff811b679f>] vfs_kern_mount+0x5f/0xf0 > [<ffffffff811b8a6e>] do_mount+0x23e/0xa20 > [<ffffffff811b92d3>] sys_mount+0x83/0xc0 > [<ffffffff8164e799>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b > [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff > > # mdadm -D /dev/md126 > /dev/md126: > Container : /dev/md/ddf0, member 0 > Raid Level : raid1 > Array Size : 8355840 (7.97 GiB 8.56 GB) > Used Dev Size : 8355840 (7.97 GiB 8.56 GB) > Raid Devices : 2 > Total Devices : 1 > > State : active, degraded > Active Devices : 1 > Working Devices : 1 > Failed Devices : 0 > Spare Devices : 0 > > Number Major Minor RaidDevice State > 0 8 0 0 active sync /dev/sda > 1 0 0 1 removed > > # mdadm -D /dev/md127 > /dev/md127: > Version : ddf > Raid Level : container > Total Devices : 1 > > Working Devices : 1 > > Member Arrays : /dev/md/126 > > Number Major Minor RaidDevice > > 0 8 0 - /dev/sda > > # mdadm -R /dev/md126 > mdadm: failed to run array /dev/md126: Device or resource busy > This issue doesn't exist if I'm using the linux native format 1.2. Martin, any idea about this issue which seems related to DDF ? Thanks -- Francis -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html