* [linux-lvm] lvcreate --thin gives "unknown segment type" error
@ 2013-07-22 5:15 Kumar amit mehta
2013-07-22 12:15 ` Zdenek Kabelac
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Kumar amit mehta @ 2013-07-22 5:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-lvm
Hi,
While trying to create thin provisioned volume, I'm getting "unknown
segment type" error. Please see the logs below:
# cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.4 (Santiago)
# uname -r
2.6.32-358.el6.x86_64
# dmsetup targets
thin-pool v1.5.1
thin v1.5.1
multipath v1.5.0
mirror v1.12.0
striped v1.5.6
linear v1.1.0
error v1.0.1
# lvm version
LVM version: 2.02.99(2)-git (2012-10-22)
Library version: 1.02.78-git (2012-10-22)
Driver version: 4.23.6
# vgs|grep -i testvg
testvg 2 0 0 wz--n- 3.99g 3.99g
# pvs -o +devices|grep -i testvg
/dev/vdc testvg lvm2 a-- 2.00g 2.00g
/dev/vde testvg lvm2 a-- 2.00g 2.00g
# lvcreate -L 1G -T testvg/thinlv1 -vvvv
#libdm-config.c:908 Setting activation/monitoring to 1
#lvmcmdline.c:1102 Processing: lvcreate -L 1G -T testvg/thinlv1 -vvvv
#lvmcmdline.c:1105 O_DIRECT will be used
#libdm-config.c:844 Setting global/locking_type to 1
#libdm-config.c:908 Setting global/wait_for_locks to 1
#locking/locking.c:241 File-based locking selected.
#libdm-config.c:813 Setting global/locking_dir to /var/lock/lvm
#libdm-config.c:908 Setting global/prioritise_write_locks to 1
#unknown/unknown.c:102 Initialised segtype: thin
WARNING: Unrecognised segment type thin
#lvcreate.c:746 Unable to create LV with unknown segment type thin. <-
Run `lvcreate --help' for more informationat am I missing?
What am I missing?
!!amit
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* Re: [linux-lvm] lvcreate --thin gives "unknown segment type" error
2013-07-22 5:15 [linux-lvm] lvcreate --thin gives "unknown segment type" error Kumar amit mehta
@ 2013-07-22 12:15 ` Zdenek Kabelac
2013-07-22 10:57 ` Kumar amit mehta
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Zdenek Kabelac @ 2013-07-22 12:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: LVM general discussion and development; +Cc: Kumar amit mehta
Dne 22.7.2013 07:15, Kumar amit mehta napsal(a):
> Hi,
>
> While trying to create thin provisioned volume, I'm getting "unknown
> segment type" error. Please see the logs below:
>
> # cat /etc/redhat-release
> Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.4 (Santiago)
>
> # uname -r
> 2.6.32-358.el6.x86_64
>
> # dmsetup targets
> thin-pool v1.5.1
> thin v1.5.1
> multipath v1.5.0
> mirror v1.12.0
> striped v1.5.6
> linear v1.1.0
> error v1.0.1
>
> # lvm version
> LVM version: 2.02.99(2)-git (2012-10-22)
> Library version: 1.02.78-git (2012-10-22)
> Driver version: 4.23.6
>
> # vgs|grep -i testvg
> testvg 2 0 0 wz--n- 3.99g 3.99g
>
> # pvs -o +devices|grep -i testvg
> /dev/vdc testvg lvm2 a-- 2.00g 2.00g
> /dev/vde testvg lvm2 a-- 2.00g 2.00g
>
> # lvcreate -L 1G -T testvg/thinlv1 -vvvv
> #libdm-config.c:908 Setting activation/monitoring to 1
> #lvmcmdline.c:1102 Processing: lvcreate -L 1G -T testvg/thinlv1 -vvvv
> #lvmcmdline.c:1105 O_DIRECT will be used
> #libdm-config.c:844 Setting global/locking_type to 1
> #libdm-config.c:908 Setting global/wait_for_locks to 1
> #locking/locking.c:241 File-based locking selected.
> #libdm-config.c:813 Setting global/locking_dir to /var/lock/lvm
> #libdm-config.c:908 Setting global/prioritise_write_locks to 1
> #unknown/unknown.c:102 Initialised segtype: thin
> WARNING: Unrecognised segment type thin
> #lvcreate.c:746 Unable to create LV with unknown segment type thin. <-
> Run `lvcreate --help' for more informationat am I missing?
>
> What am I missing?
>
configure --with-thin=internal
(and you will likely miss '--enable-udev_sync'
Zdenek
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* Re: [linux-lvm] lvcreate --thin gives "unknown segment type" error
2013-07-22 12:15 ` Zdenek Kabelac
@ 2013-07-22 10:57 ` Kumar amit mehta
2013-07-22 11:23 ` Kumar amit mehta
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Kumar amit mehta @ 2013-07-22 10:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Zdenek Kabelac; +Cc: linux-lvm
On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 02:15:36PM +0200, Zdenek Kabelac wrote:
> configure --with-thin=internal
>
> (and you will likely miss '--enable-udev_sync'
Thank you, it worked!
However, It seems that "discards" behavior for thin pool is not
supported on RHEL 6.4. Please confirm.
# ./configure --with-thin=internal --enable-debug
# make; make install
# lvcreate --discards passdown -L 1G -T thinvg1/thinlv1
Logical volume "thinlv1" created
# lvs -o +devices|grep -i thinlv1
thinlv1 thinvg1 twi-a-tz- 1.00g 0.00
thinlv1_tdata(0)
# dmesg
device-mapper: thin: Data device (dm-3) discard unsupported: Disabling
discard passdown.
<snip>
if (reason) {
DMWARN("Data device (%s) %s: Disabling discard
passdown.", bdevname(data_bdev, buf), reason);
pt->adjusted_pf.discard_passdown = false;
}
<snip>
Seems that we'll reach here if QUEUE_FLAG_DISCARD flag in the request
queue is not set.
!!amit
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2013-07-22 10:57 ` Kumar amit mehta
@ 2013-07-22 11:23 ` Kumar amit mehta
2013-07-22 20:18 ` Zdenek Kabelac
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Kumar amit mehta @ 2013-07-22 11:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Zdenek Kabelac; +Cc: linux-lvm
On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 06:57:42AM -0400, Kumar amit mehta wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 02:15:36PM +0200, Zdenek Kabelac wrote:
> > configure --with-thin=internal
> >
> > (and you will likely miss '--enable-udev_sync'
> Thank you, it worked!
>
> However, It seems that "discards" behavior for thin pool is not
> supported on RHEL 6.4. Please confirm.
> # ./configure --with-thin=internal --enable-debug
>
> # make; make install
>
> # lvcreate --discards passdown -L 1G -T thinvg1/thinlv1
> Logical volume "thinlv1" created
>
> # lvs -o +devices|grep -i thinlv1
> thinlv1 thinvg1 twi-a-tz- 1.00g 0.00
> thinlv1_tdata(0)
>
> # dmesg
> device-mapper: thin: Data device (dm-3) discard unsupported: Disabling
> discard passdown.
>
> <snip>
> if (reason) {
> DMWARN("Data device (%s) %s: Disabling discard
> passdown.", bdevname(data_bdev, buf), reason);
> pt->adjusted_pf.discard_passdown = false;
> }
> <snip>
>
> Seems that we'll reach here if QUEUE_FLAG_DISCARD flag in the request
> queue is not set.
More information of my setup:
<snip from /etc/lvm/lvm.conf>
issue_discards = 1
<snip from /etc/lvm/lvm.conf>
I'm invoking these commands on a VM. I do not know, from where these
storage were mapped to my VM(were done my some storage admin). However
when i invoke sg_inq (from sg3_utils) to get some information, that fails
too :(
<snip>
# sg_inq /dev/vde
Both SCSI INQUIRY and fetching ATA information failed on /dev/vde
<snip>
!!amit
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2013-07-22 11:23 ` Kumar amit mehta
@ 2013-07-22 20:18 ` Zdenek Kabelac
2013-07-23 0:52 ` Kumar amit mehta
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Zdenek Kabelac @ 2013-07-22 20:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Kumar amit mehta; +Cc: linux-lvm
Dne 22.7.2013 13:23, Kumar amit mehta napsal(a):
> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 06:57:42AM -0400, Kumar amit mehta wrote:
>> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 02:15:36PM +0200, Zdenek Kabelac wrote:
>>> configure --with-thin=internal
>>>
>>> (and you will likely miss '--enable-udev_sync'
>> Thank you, it worked!
>>
>> However, It seems that "discards" behavior for thin pool is not
>> supported on RHEL 6.4. Please confirm.
>> # ./configure --with-thin=internal --enable-debug
>>
>> # make; make install
>>
>> # lvcreate --discards passdown -L 1G -T thinvg1/thinlv1
>> Logical volume "thinlv1" created
>>
>> # lvs -o +devices|grep -i thinlv1
>> thinlv1 thinvg1 twi-a-tz- 1.00g 0.00
>> thinlv1_tdata(0)
>>
>> # dmesg
>> device-mapper: thin: Data device (dm-3) discard unsupported: Disabling
>> discard passdown.
>>
It's your backend device used for thinpool data which doesn't support
discard. So it fallbacks to nopassdown behaviour (discard is processed only
at pool level).
> I'm invoking these commands on a VM. I do not know, from where these
> storage were mapped to my VM(were done my some storage admin). However
Important piece of puzzle - if you want to see TRIM command hits your storage,
your storage needs to support it ;)
BTW it's perfectly ok to use thin pool only with nopassdown.
Zdenek
NOTE: issue_discard in lvm.conf is not related in any way with --discards
option for thin pool creation.
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* Re: [linux-lvm] lvcreate --thin gives "unknown segment type" error
2013-07-22 20:18 ` Zdenek Kabelac
@ 2013-07-23 0:52 ` Kumar amit mehta
0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Kumar amit mehta @ 2013-07-23 0:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Zdenek Kabelac; +Cc: linux-lvm
On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 10:18:48PM +0200, Zdenek Kabelac wrote:
> It's your backend device used for thinpool data which doesn't
> support discard. So it fallbacks to nopassdown behaviour (discard
> is processed only at pool level).
So, it seems that my backend device(of which I've no idea!!) does not
support discard.
>
> >I'm invoking these commands on a VM. I do not know, from where these
> >storage were mapped to my VM(were done my some storage admin). However
>
> Important piece of puzzle - if you want to see TRIM command hits your storage,
> your storage needs to support it ;)
>
> BTW it's perfectly ok to use thin pool only with nopassdown.
>
> Zdenek
>
>
> NOTE: issue_discard in lvm.conf is not related in any way with
> --discards option for thin pool creation.
Hmm.
Thank you for your time and answering my queries.
!!amit
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