[linux-lvm] snapshots filling and hanging up processes

["Brian J. Murrell" <brian@interlinx.bc.ca>]

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I am using LVM2 on FC4 (2.6.15-1.1831_FC4smp) and snapshots.  The
problem seems to be that when a snapshot fills up it craps out.  Trying
to extend it ends up hanging the lvextend process and a reboot is
needed.  After which though the snapshot is corrupted beyond repair.

While hung, lvextend's stack trace looks like:

lvextend      D ffff8100d1b00050     0 14786   7501               18185 (NOTLB)
ffff810105b7fc68 0000000000000086 ffff8101115afc00 ffffffff8016594c
       0000000000000000 0000000000000000 ffff81011748cbe8 0000000000000000
       0000000000000000 000000000001facf
Call Trace:<ffffffff8016594c>{wait_on_page_writeback_range+203}
       <ffffffff8806b694>{:dm_mod:dev_suspend+0} <ffffffff801650c7>{__filemap_fdatawrite_range+87}
       <ffffffff8806b694>{:dm_mod:dev_suspend+0} <ffffffff80357567>{__down_write+137}
       <ffffffff88067c0f>{:dm_mod:dm_suspend+368} <ffffffff80137e56>{default_wake_function+0}
       <ffffffff8035746c>{__down_read+50} <ffffffff8806b694>{:dm_mod:dev_suspend+0}
       <ffffffff8806b7b0>{:dm_mod:dev_suspend+284} <ffffffff8806a68c>{:dm_mod:ctl_ioctl+536}
       <ffffffff8019c84e>{do_ioctl+94} <ffffffff8019caf2>{vfs_ioctl+649}
       <ffffffff8019cb66>{sys_ioctl+91} <ffffffff8010fc60>{tracesys+209}

Trying to look at the volume in this state yields:

    # /usr/sbin/lvdisplay /dev/vg0/centos4.2-i386-boulder
[ I have to hit INTR here]
      CTRL-c detected: giving up waiting for lock
      /var/lock/lvm/V_vg0: flock failed: Interrupted system call
      Can't lock vg0: skipping

Is this a known issue (in this kernel or otherwise)?  Is it fixed in a
later FC kernel like kernel-2.6.15-1.1833_FC4.x86_64.rpm  or
kernel-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.x86_64.rpm?

Thots?

b.

-- 
My other computer is your Microsoft Windows server.

Brian J. Murrell

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