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Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] LVM2: vgscan is long...
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On Wed, Feb 18, 2004 at 11:37:38AM -0500, Daniel Ch?nard wrote:
> So, 3m41.19 for a vgscan is too long for me.  Anybody could help me to
> reduce this time??

If you are using 2.6 you could try the latest LVM2 tools from CVS.
There is a filter that uses sysfs to speed up vgscan (took a 35 second
scan to 2 seconds on my system).

- Joe