Bug 173164

Summary: kernel dm snapshot: Load metadata on table creation not resumption.
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Reporter: Alasdair Kergon <agk>
Component: kernelAssignee: Alasdair Kergon <agk>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Version: 4.0CC: jbaron
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Fixed In Version: RHSA-2006-0132 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2006-03-07 20:46:06 UTC Type: ---
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Bug Depends On: 173163    
Bug Blocks: 164959, 168429, 173166    

Description Alasdair Kergon 2005-11-14 18:56:19 UTC
Move snapshot metadata loading to happen when table is created instead
of when device is resumed.  Origin writes don't trigger exceptions until
snapshot table becomes active (when resume() is called on snapshot).

dm-snapshot-load-metadata-on-creation.patch

Comment 5 Red Hat Bugzilla 2006-03-07 20:46:06 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0132.html