Description of problem: [root@link-10 ~]# lvscan ACTIVE '/dev/corey2/lvol0' [50.00 GB] inherit ACTIVE Original '/dev/corey1/lvol0' [50.00 GB] inherit ACTIVE Snapshot '/dev/corey1/lvol1' [100.00 MB] inherit ACTIVE Snapshot '/dev/corey1/lvol2' [100.00 MB] inherit ACTIVE Snapshot '/dev/corey1/lvol3' [100.00 MB] inherit [root@link-10 ~]# lvcreate -s -L 100M /dev/corey1/lvol0 Attempt to close device '/dev/hda' which is not open. Attempt to close device '/dev/sda' which is not open. Attempt to close device '/dev/sdb' which is not open. Logical volume "lvol4" created more verbose output: [root@link-10 ~]# lvcreate -s -L 100M /dev/corey1/lvol0 -vv Setting global/locking_type to 1 Setting global/locking_dir to /var/lock/lvm File-based locking enabled. Setting chunksize to 16 sectors. Getting target version for snapshot Getting target version for snapshot-origin Setting activation/mirror_region_size to 512 Locking /var/lock/lvm/V_corey1 WB Finding volume group "corey1" /dev/ramdisk: No label detected /dev/hda: size is 78165360 sectors Attempt to close device '/dev/hda' which is not open. /dev/sda: size is 569303040 sectors Attempt to close device '/dev/sda' which is not open. /dev/md0: size is 0 sectors /dev/dm-0: No label detected /dev/ram: No label detected /dev/hda1: No label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/dm-1: No label detected /dev/ram2: No label detected /dev/hda2: No label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/dm-2: No label detected /dev/ram3: No label detected /dev/hda3: No label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/dm-3: No label detected /dev/ram4: No label detected /dev/sda4: size is 2 sectors /dev/dm-4: No label detected /dev/ram5: No label detected /dev/sda5: lvm2 label detected /dev/dm-5: No label detected /dev/ram6: No label detected /dev/sda6: lvm2 label detected /dev/dm-6: No label detected /dev/ram7: No label detected /dev/dm-7: No label detected /dev/ram8: No label detected /dev/ram9: No label detected /dev/dm-9: No label detected /dev/ram10: No label detected /dev/dm-10: No label detected /dev/ram11: No label detected /dev/dm-11: No label detected /dev/ram12: No label detected /dev/ram13: No label detected /dev/ram14: No label detected /dev/ram15: No label detected /dev/sdb: size is 426977280 sectors Attempt to close device '/dev/sdb' which is not open. /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb4: size is 2 sectors /dev/sdb5: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb6: lvm2 label detected /dev/dm-52: No label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected Archiving volume group "corey1" metadata (seqno 69). Creating logical volume lvol5 Creating volume group backup "/etc/lvm/backup/corey1" (seqno 70). Finding volume group for uuid fSL7k3V6bjIyLCMiBIQQKBJhsN0vdjjOOEuHrWA49ReBBiDMsW76s2K14ISyAg66 /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected Found volume group "corey1" Locking memory Setting activation/missing_stripe_filler to /dev/ioerror Getting target version for linear Getting target version for striped Creating corey1-lvol5 Loading corey1-lvol5 table Resuming corey1-lvol5 (253:8) Unlocking memory Linking /dev/corey1/lvol5 -> /dev/mapper/corey1-lvol5 Zeroing start of logical volume "lvol5" Finding volume group for uuid fSL7k3V6bjIyLCMiBIQQKBJhsN0vdjjOOEuHrWA49ReBBiDMsW76s2K14ISyAg66 /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected Found volume group "corey1" Locking memory Removing corey1-lvol5 (253:8) Unlocking memory Removing link /dev/corey1/lvol5 Finding volume group for uuid fSL7k3V6bjIyLCMiBIQQKBJhsN0vdjjOOEuHrWA49ReBBiDMsW76s2K14ISyAg66 /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected Found volume group "corey1" Finding volume group for uuid fSL7k3V6bjIyLCMiBIQQKBJhsN0vdjjOZuKq9cj5IGHj8MAPCtam3CmIUJI7KEiH /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected Found volume group "corey1" Loading corey1-lvol0-real table Resuming corey1-lvol0-real (253:0) Loading corey1-lvol0 table Loading corey1-lvol1-cow table Resuming corey1-lvol1-cow (253:9) Resuming corey1-lvol0-real (253:0) Loading corey1-lvol1 table Loading corey1-lvol2-cow table Resuming corey1-lvol2-cow (253:2) Resuming corey1-lvol0-real (253:0) Loading corey1-lvol2 table Loading corey1-lvol3-cow table Resuming corey1-lvol3-cow (253:4) Resuming corey1-lvol0-real (253:0) Loading corey1-lvol3 table Loading corey1-lvol4-cow table Resuming corey1-lvol4-cow (253:6) Resuming corey1-lvol0-real (253:0) Loading corey1-lvol4 table Resuming corey1-lvol0-real (253:0) Creating corey1-lvol5-cow Loading corey1-lvol5-cow table Resuming (253:8) Creating corey1-lvol5 Loading corey1-lvol5 table Removing /dev/corey1/lvol0 Linking /dev/corey1/lvol0 -> /dev/mapper/corey1-lvol0 Removing /dev/corey1/lvol1 Linking /dev/corey1/lvol1 -> /dev/mapper/corey1-lvol1 Removing /dev/corey1/lvol2 Linking /dev/corey1/lvol2 -> /dev/mapper/corey1-lvol2 Removing /dev/corey1/lvol3 Linking /dev/corey1/lvol3 -> /dev/mapper/corey1-lvol3 Removing /dev/corey1/lvol4 Linking /dev/corey1/lvol4 -> /dev/mapper/corey1-lvol4 Linking /dev/corey1/lvol5 -> /dev/mapper/corey1-lvol5 Locking memory Suspending corey1-lvol0 (253:10) Suspending corey1-lvol1 (253:11) Suspending corey1-lvol2 (253:3) Suspending corey1-lvol3 (253:5) Suspending corey1-lvol4 (253:7) Suspending corey1-lvol5 (253:12) Suspending corey1-lvol5-cow (253:8) Suspending corey1-lvol0-real (253:0) Suspending corey1-lvol1-cow (253:9) Suspending corey1-lvol0-real (253:0) Suspending corey1-lvol2-cow (253:2) Suspending corey1-lvol0-real (253:0) Suspending corey1-lvol3-cow (253:4) Suspending corey1-lvol0-real (253:0) Suspending corey1-lvol4-cow (253:6) Suspending corey1-lvol0-real (253:0) Finding volume group for uuid fSL7k3V6bjIyLCMiBIQQKBJhsN0vdjjOZuKq9cj5IGHj8MAPCtam3CmIUJI7KEiH /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb1: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sdb2: lvm2 label detected /dev/sda3: lvm2 label detected Found volume group "corey1" Loading corey1-lvol0-real table Resuming corey1-lvol0-real (253:0) Loading corey1-lvol1-cow table Resuming corey1-lvol1-cow (253:9) Resuming corey1-lvol0-real (253:0) Loading corey1-lvol2-cow table Resuming corey1-lvol2-cow (253:2) Resuming corey1-lvol0-real (253:0) Loading corey1-lvol3-cow table Resuming corey1-lvol3-cow (253:4) Resuming corey1-lvol0-real (253:0) Loading corey1-lvol4-cow table Resuming corey1-lvol4-cow (253:6) Resuming corey1-lvol0-real (253:0) Resuming corey1-lvol0-real (253:0) Loading corey1-lvol5-cow table Resuming corey1-lvol5-cow (253:8) Resuming corey1-lvol0 (253:10) Resuming corey1-lvol1 (253:11) Resuming corey1-lvol2 (253:3) Resuming corey1-lvol3 (253:5) Resuming corey1-lvol4 (253:7) Resuming corey1-lvol5 (253:12) Unlocking memory Removing /dev/corey1/lvol0 Linking /dev/corey1/lvol0 -> /dev/mapper/corey1-lvol0 Removing /dev/corey1/lvol1 Linking /dev/corey1/lvol1 -> /dev/mapper/corey1-lvol1 Removing /dev/corey1/lvol2 Linking /dev/corey1/lvol2 -> /dev/mapper/corey1-lvol2 Removing /dev/corey1/lvol3 Linking /dev/corey1/lvol3 -> /dev/mapper/corey1-lvol3 Removing /dev/corey1/lvol4 Linking /dev/corey1/lvol4 -> /dev/mapper/corey1-lvol4 Removing /dev/corey1/lvol5 Linking /dev/corey1/lvol5 -> /dev/mapper/corey1-lvol5 Creating volume group backup "/etc/lvm/backup/corey1" (seqno 71). Logical volume "lvol5" created Unlocking /var/lock/lvm/V_corey1 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): [root@link-10 ~]# lvcreate --version LVM version: 2.02.00 (2005-11-10) Library version: 1.02.00 (2005-11-10) Driver version: 4.4.0
This one looks strange. It means that in some path through the program there is a 'close' that wasn't preceded by an 'open'. I haven't reproduced it. Please can you repeat with -vvvv to produce more detailed diagnostics. Also try to reproduce it with 'vgscan -vvvv'. What sort of partition tables were on those devices, and which kernel?
Ah - I've just managed to reproduce it - no need for more information.
-vvvv output shows the real problem: device/dev-io.c:514 /dev/sda: Immediate close attempt while still referenced
Fix added to 2.02.01
fix verified in lvm2-2.02.01-1.3.RHEL4.