[linux-lvm] lvcreate contiguous flag question

[linux-lvm] lvcreate contiguous flag question

[Jorg de Jong]

Hi,

I created a lv with the option --contiguous y.
But since my disks are rather full the created lv was NOT contiguous.

Strange.

If I try to change the allocation policy from contiguous to next free and to
contiugues again for this lv, it will fail. It will only let me set it to
next free. This makes sence since the lv is already fragmented.

But why is a newly created lv that has a allocation policy contiguous
but is fragmented non the less not reset to next free ? Or not created at all ?

regards,

Jorg de Jong.

Re: [linux-lvm] lvcreate contiguous flag question

[Heinz J . Mauelshagen]

On Sun, Sep 09, 2001 at 10:49:01PM +0200, Jorg de Jong wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I created a lv with the option --contiguous y.
> But since my disks are rather full the created lv was NOT contiguous.
> 
> Strange.
> 
> If I try to change the allocation policy from contiguous to next free and to
> contiugues again for this lv, it will fail. It will only let me set it to
> next free. This makes sence since the lv is already fragmented.
> 
> But why is a newly created lv that has a allocation policy contiguous
> but is fragmented non the less not reset to next free ? Or not created at all ?

It shouldn't be silently created next free.

Will check the code...

> 
> regards,
> 
> Jorg de Jong.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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