Re: Odd LVM error...

[John Haxby <jch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There was some discussion on this list as well and also there are some 
bugs in bugzilla at least one of which has a patch in it.   I'd point 
you to the messages but someone has deleted all my mail :-(   Don't 
worry -- it's on its way back, but it'll be a while.

jch


Gordon Messmer wrote:

> Jesse Keating wrote:
>
> > [root@xxxxxxxxx root]# lvcreate -c 4k --size 2048m --snapshot --name 
> > snap1 /dev/mysql/data
> > lvcreate -- WARNING: the snapshot will be automatically disabled once 
> > it gets full
> > lvcreate -- ERROR "Cannot allocate memory" creating VGDA for 
> > "/dev/mysql/snap1" in kernel
>
> ...
>
> > So how is 4 gigs not enough ram?
>
>
> Ask on the LVM list, since you didn't get an answer here:
>
> http://www.sistina.com/products_lvm_mailing%20list.htm