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From: Wichert Akkerman <wichert@cistron.nl>
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Problem with vgscan/ vgcfgrestore
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Previously Andreas Dilger wrote:
> Wichert writes:
> > I figured that out by now. I think I'll add the LVM10 ioctls to 
> > strace 4.4 actually :)
> 
> That would be nice.

Turns out this is impossible: LVM made the same mistake some of the OSS
sound drivers did and used ioctl numbers that the kernel already uses
for other purposes. This is not a problem for the kernel itself, but
means a tool like strace can't decode syscalls.

Wichert.

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