From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030609AbWF0Cy1 (ORCPT ); Mon, 26 Jun 2006 22:54:27 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S933368AbWF0Cy0 (ORCPT ); Mon, 26 Jun 2006 22:54:26 -0400 Received: from nessie.weebeastie.net ([220.233.7.36]:33297 "EHLO bunyip.lochness.weebeastie.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933343AbWF0Cy0 (ORCPT ); Mon, 26 Jun 2006 22:54:26 -0400 Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:55:15 +1000 From: CaT To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, dm-devel@redhat.com Subject: Re: 2.6.16.20/dm: can't create more then one snapshot of an lv Message-ID: <20060627025515.GC2059@zip.com.au> References: <20060619020040.GX2059@zip.com.au> <20060620142005.GA19254@agk.surrey.redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060620142005.GA19254@agk.surrey.redhat.com> Organisation: Furball Inc. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Jun 20, 2006 at 03:20:05PM +0100, Alasdair G Kergon wrote: > On Mon, Jun 19, 2006 at 12:00:40PM +1000, CaT wrote: > > I am attempting to create multiple snapshots of an lv ontop of a raid-5 > > software raid device and ext3+dir_index and resize_inode for the fs. > > The kernel is a pure 64bit compile with Debian Sarge amd64 running on > > top of it. The kernel is monolithic and I'm using lvm2 2.01.03-5 with > > devmapper 1.01. > > This works under 2.6.15.7. Under 2.6.16.20 I get this: > > Update to lvm2 version 2.02.01 or later and device-mapper version 1.02.02 > or later. Done. It's all good under 2.6.16.20. Thanks for that. I'm wondering though. I checked the minimal requirements in the /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Changes file but nothing is mentioned for LVM there. Is this no longer the right place to check for what userspace utils are required for certain kernel functionality? (or was it never the right place?) -- "To the extent that we overreact, we proffer the terrorists the greatest tribute." - High Court Judge Michael Kirby