Bug 884238

Summary: IOException: Input/output error during write on /dev/vda
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Roland Wolters <roland.wolters>
Component: kernelAssignee: Kernel Maintainer List <kernel-maint>
Status: CLOSED INSUFFICIENT_DATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 17CC: gansalmon, g.kaviyarasu, itamar, jforbes, jonathan, kernel-maint, madhu.chinakonda, sbueno, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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File: anaconda-tb-zqyFmg none

Description Roland Wolters 2012-12-05 17:24:20 UTC
libreport version: 2.0.10
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /usr/sbin/anaconda
executable:     /usr/sbin/anaconda
exnFileName:    /tmp/anaconda-tb-zqyFmg
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.3.4-5.fc17.x86_64
other involved packages: 
product:        Fedora
release:        Cannot get release name.
time:           Wed 05 Dec 2012 06:23:11 PM CET
version:        17

anaconda-tb-zqyFmg: Text file, 282887 bytes

description:
:The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
:anaconda 17.29 exception report
:Traceback (most recent call first):
:  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/parted/disk.py", line 221, in commitToDevice
:    return self.__disk.commit_to_dev()
:  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/parted/decorators.py", line 32, in new
:    ret = fn(*args, **kwds)
:  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/formats/disklabel.py", line 286, in commitToDisk
:    self.partedDisk.commitToDevice()
:  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/deviceaction.py", line 429, in execute
:    self.device.disk.format.commitToDisk()
:  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/devicetree.py", line 320, in processActions
:    action.execute(intf=self.intf)
:  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/storage/__init__.py", line 375, in doIt
:    self.devicetree.processActions()
:  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/packages.py", line 122, in turnOnFilesystems
:    anaconda.storage.doIt()
:  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/dispatch.py", line 383, in dispatch
:    self.dir = self.steps[self.step].target(self.anaconda)
:  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/dispatch.py", line 247, in go_forward
:    self.dispatch()
:  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/gui.py", line 1201, in nextClicked
:    self.anaconda.dispatch.go_forward()
:IOException: Input/output error during write on /dev/vda

environ:
:LANG=en_US.UTF-8
:LC_NUMERIC=C
:TERM=linux
:TZ=Europe/Berlin
:XAUTHORITY=/root/.Xauthority
:GLADEPATH=/tmp/updates/:/tmp/updates/data/ui/:ui/:/usr/share/anaconda/ui/:/usr/share/python-meh/
:SHLVL=0
:PYTHONPATH=/tmp/updates
:GNOME_DISABLE_CRASH_DIALOG=1
:DISPLAY=:1
:LVM_SUPPRESS_FD_WARNINGS=1
:LIBUSER_CONF=/tmp/libuser.vxzCA9
:PWD=/
:MALLOC_PERTURB_=204
:GCONF_GLOBAL_LOCKS=1
:HOME=/tmp
:PIXMAPPATH=/tmp/updates/pixmaps/:/tmp/updates/:/tmp/product/pixmaps/:/tmp/product/:pixmaps/:/usr/share/anaconda/pixmaps/:/usr/share/pixmaps/:/usr/share/anaconda/:/usr/share/python-meh/:/usr/share/icons/Fedora/48x48/apps/
:PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/mnt/sysimage/bin:/mnt/sysimage/usr/bin:/mnt/sysimage/usr/sbin:/mnt/sysimage/sbin:/sbin:/usr/sbin
:MALLOC_CHECK_=2
:method=http://mirror2.hs-esslingen.de/fedora/linux/releases/17/Fedora/x86_64/os/

Comment 1 Roland Wolters 2012-12-05 17:24:39 UTC
Created attachment 658306 [details]
File: anaconda-tb-zqyFmg

Comment 2 Roland Wolters 2012-12-05 17:32:07 UTC
The bugtrace occured, when I tried to install Fedora 17 in a VM with virt-manager runnning under Fedora 18. The installation failed when it tried to write the changes to the disk.

The disk is a lv volume on the running Fedora 18.

A similar behaviour appeared when I tried to install a CentOS 6 - so it might be that the Bug is actually related to Fedora 18 and not Fedora 17 !

Comment 3 Chris Lumens 2012-12-05 18:31:29 UTC
Something's definitely wrong with writing to your hard drive, which anaconda can't do anything about.  From your syslog:

17:23:01,912 ERR kernel:[  387.361450] end_request: I/O error, dev vda, sector 0
17:23:01,912 ERR kernel:[  387.361765] end_request: I/O error, dev vda, sector 0
17:23:02,023 ERR kernel:[  387.472132] end_request: I/O error, dev vda, sector 0

Comment 4 Roland Wolters 2012-12-06 09:43:10 UTC
Hej Chris, thanks for looking into this. And yes, its right that the disk seems to be a problem. But, keep in mind that this is the error of the virtual machine guest. The disk is nothing else than what virt-manager provides.

So I wonder if there are problems with the VM environment, with the VM host itself - and thus with virt-manager (or libvirt, or what not) in Fedora 18, which was the VM host.

Any idea how to track what is going on on the host machine or on the host libvirt environment?

Comment 5 Justin M. Forbes 2013-02-01 15:50:26 UTC
This bug is being closed because it has been set needinfo for more than 2 weeks without a response. If this is still an issue, please reopen and reply with the requested information.