[linux-lvm] Re: 2.5.73-mm2

[linux-lvm] Re: 2.5.73-mm2

[Andrew Morton]

Wiktor Wodecki <wodecki@gmx.de> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 08:21:30PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
>  > ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.5/2.5.73/2.5.73-mm2/
>  > 
>  > Just bits and pieces.
> 
>  I have problems with lvm2 and the 2.5.73-mm2 patchset.

Could be because -mm uses a 64-bit dev_t.

Could you please revert 
ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.5/2.5.73/2.5.73-mm2/broken-out/64-bit-dev_t-kdev_t.patch
and retest?

I think there's a version of devicemapper userspace which works correctly
with 64-bit dev_t.  Perhaps the Sistina team can shed some light.

[linux-lvm] Re: 2.5.73-mm2

[Wiktor Wodecki]

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Hello,

On Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 08:21:30PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.5/2.5.73/2.5.73-mm2/
> 
> Just bits and pieces.

I have problems with lvm2 and the 2.5.73-mm2 patchset. I have two volume
groups, one with 4 lv's (lvm2 metadata) the other one with only one lv
(lvm2, too). When I boot the 2.5.73 stock kernel everything seems to be
fine, however when I boot into -mm2 only the first lv of the first vg is
found. A subsequent lvscan doesn't find anything.  I've seen this bug a
couple of kernel releases ago in your tree (I think it was
2.5.69-mmsomething) but I didn't had time to look into it then, I had
other 2.5 problems back then.  There are more things in my lvm
configuration (some pv's beeing md devices) but I don't think that is
important, since the raid stuff comes up properly. 
Booting into stock 2.5.73 brings up the lv's as expected.

I'm running debian testing on x86 with the lvm2 package installed.
LVM version:     1.95.15 (2003-01-10)
Library version: 0.96.07-ioctl-cvs (2002-11-21)
Driver version:  1.0.6

If you need more infos or patches to be tested I'd be happy to help.

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Wiktor Wodecki

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[linux-lvm] Re: 2.5.73-mm2

[Wiktor Wodecki]

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On Sat, Jun 28, 2003 at 10:29:38PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> >  I have problems with lvm2 and the 2.5.73-mm2 patchset.
> Could be because -mm uses a 64-bit dev_t.
> Could you please revert 
> ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.5/2.5.73/2.5.73-mm2/broken-out/64-bit-dev_t-kdev_t.patch
> and retest?

yes, reverting this patch fixes the problem. Is it sane to run the -mm2
without this patch?

> I think there's a version of devicemapper userspace which works correctly
> with 64-bit dev_t.  Perhaps the Sistina team can shed some light.
 
would be nice if somebody else could comment on this..

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Regards,

Wiktor Wodecki

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Re: [linux-lvm] Re: 2.5.73-mm2

[Joe Thornber]

On Sun, Jun 29, 2003 at 12:32:26PM +0200, Wiktor Wodecki wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 28, 2003 at 10:29:38PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > >  I have problems with lvm2 and the 2.5.73-mm2 patchset.
> > Could be because -mm uses a 64-bit dev_t.
> > Could you please revert 
> > ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.5/2.5.73/2.5.73-mm2/broken-out/64-bit-dev_t-kdev_t.patch
> > and retest?
> 
> yes, reverting this patch fixes the problem. Is it sane to run the -mm2
> without this patch?
> 
> > I think there's a version of devicemapper userspace which works correctly
> > with 64-bit dev_t.  Perhaps the Sistina team can shed some light.
>  
> would be nice if somebody else could comment on this..

Yes, I think it's the 64bit dev_t.  You'll have to wait for the new
ioctl interface + userland tools before dm can make this transition.
We've been having some problems with the tools, which caused this
delay in fixing things.  I *hope* the tools will be released this
week.

- Joe

Re: [linux-lvm] Re: 2.5.73-mm2

[Wiktor Wodecki]

On Mon, Jun 30, 2003 at 04:22:52PM +0100, Joe Thornber wrote:
> Yes, I think it's the 64bit dev_t.  You'll have to wait for the new
> ioctl interface + userland tools before dm can make this transition.
> We've been having some problems with the tools, which caused this
> delay in fixing things.  I *hope* the tools will be released this
> week.

ah okay, tell me if you want me to test them, I'd be glad to do help.

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Regards,

Wiktor Wodecki

Re: [linux-lvm] Re: 2.5.73-mm2

[Heinz J . Mauelshagen]

On Mon, Jun 30, 2003 at 05:43:54PM +0200, Wiktor Wodecki wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 30, 2003 at 04:22:52PM +0100, Joe Thornber wrote:
> > Yes, I think it's the 64bit dev_t.  You'll have to wait for the new
> > ioctl interface + userland tools before dm can make this transition.
> > We've been having some problems with the tools, which caused this
> > delay in fixing things.  I *hope* the tools will be released this
> > week.
> 
> ah okay, tell me if you want me to test them, I'd be glad to do help.

Thx :)

> 
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> 
> Wiktor Wodecki
> 
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Re: [linux-lvm] Re: 2.5.73-mm2

[Christophe Saout]

Am So, 2003-06-29 um 12.32 schrieb Wiktor Wodecki:

> > I think there's a version of devicemapper userspace which works correctly
> > with 64-bit dev_t.  Perhaps the Sistina team can shed some light.
>  
> would be nice if somebody else could comment on this..

Simply recompiling libdevmapper against the 2.5.7#-mm# kernel headers
helps for now.

But the plan for the future is that the dm ioctl interface will use 64
bit by default, so that it will work with any kernel version.

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Christophe Saout <christophe@saout.de>