Description of problem: [root@grant-01 ~]# vgcreate foo /dev/nvme0n1p1 /dev/sde1 /dev/nvme1n1p1 /dev/sdc1 /dev/sdd1 Physical volume "/dev/nvme0n1p1" successfully created. Physical volume "/dev/sde1" successfully created. Physical volume "/dev/nvme1n1p1" successfully created. Physical volume "/dev/sdc1" successfully created. Physical volume "/dev/sdd1" successfully created. Volume group "foo" successfully created [root@grant-01 ~]# vgremove foo Volume group "foo" successfully removed # one time, but not the partitioned device: [root@grant-01 ~]# vgcreate foo /dev/nvme0n1p1 /dev/sde /dev/nvme1n1p1 /dev/sdc1 /dev/sdd1 Cannot use /dev/sde: device is partitioned Command requires all devices to be found. # twice, but the partitioned device: [root@grant-01 ~]# vgcreate foo /dev/nvme0n1p1 /dev/sde1 /dev/nvme1n1p1 /dev/sdc1 /dev/sde1 Physical volume '/dev/sde1' is already in volume group 'foo' PV /dev/sde1 cannot be added to VG foo. # Now, add sde back a second time: [root@grant-01 ~]# vgcreate foo /dev/nvme0n1p1 /dev/sde /dev/nvme1n1p1 /dev/sdc1 /dev/sde [DEADLOCK] Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-5.14.0-306.el9 BUILT: Sat Apr 29 05:45:15 PM CEST 2023 lvm2-2.03.21-2.el9 BUILT: Thu May 25 12:03:04 AM CEST 2023 lvm2-libs-2.03.21-2.el9 BUILT: Thu May 25 12:03:04 AM CEST 2023
When using the -vvvv flags, you can send a SIGINT and it will return. Without the -vvvv, it appears to just stay stuck. [...] 21:32:15.577988 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:714 Processing data from device /dev/nvme0n1p1 259:1 di 0 21:32:15.577993 vgcreate[40792] device/dev-io.c:96 /dev/nvme0n1p1: using cached size 6251233888 sectors 21:32:15.578027 vgcreate[40792] device/dev-io.c:96 /dev/nvme0n1p1: using cached size 6251233888 sectors 21:32:15.578032 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-persistent.c:131 filter caching good /dev/nvme0n1p1 21:32:15.578037 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:312 Found label at sector 1 on /dev/nvme0n1p1 21:32:15.578041 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:2484 Found PVID CyceduCkGQDUqdk1SxkyxA5vwBmxR2CY on /dev/nvme0n1p1 21:32:15.578047 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:2007 lvmcache /dev/nvme0n1p1: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 #orphans_lvm2 21:32:15.578051 vgcreate[40792] format_text/text_label.c:538 Scanning /dev/nvme0n1p1 mda1 summary. 21:32:15.578055 vgcreate[40792] format_text/format-text.c:196 Reading mda header sector from /dev/nvme0n1p1 at 4096 21:32:15.578061 vgcreate[40792] format_text/format-text.c:1479 Metadata location on /dev/nvme0n1p1 at 4096 has offset 0. 21:32:15.578151 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:714 Processing data from device /dev/sda1 8:1 di 1 21:32:15.578155 vgcreate[40792] device/dev-io.c:96 /dev/sda1: using cached size 2097152 sectors 21:32:15.578176 vgcreate[40792] device/dev-io.c:96 /dev/sda1: using cached size 2097152 sectors 21:32:15.578181 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-persistent.c:131 filter caching good /dev/sda1 21:32:15.578187 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:399 /dev/sda1: No lvm label detected 21:32:15.578385 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:714 Processing data from device /dev/sda2 8:2 di 2 21:32:15.578388 vgcreate[40792] device/dev-io.c:96 /dev/sda2: using cached size 935602176 sectors 21:32:15.578401 vgcreate[40792] device/dev-io.c:96 /dev/sda2: using cached size 935602176 sectors 21:32:15.578404 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-persistent.c:131 filter caching good /dev/sda2 21:32:15.578409 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:312 Found label at sector 1 on /dev/sda2 21:32:15.578412 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:2484 Found PVID 77j56TbWCYkrguW88mKEA0pmFocQBgGM on /dev/sda2 21:32:15.578416 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:2007 lvmcache /dev/sda2: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 #orphans_lvm2 21:32:15.578419 vgcreate[40792] format_text/text_label.c:538 Scanning /dev/sda2 mda1 summary. 21:32:15.578422 vgcreate[40792] format_text/format-text.c:196 Reading mda header sector from /dev/sda2 at 4096 21:32:15.578427 vgcreate[40792] format_text/import.c:57 Reading metadata summary from /dev/sda2 at 105472 size 1848 (+0) 21:32:15.578452 vgcreate[40792] format_text/format-text.c:1575 Found metadata summary on /dev/sda2 at 105472 size 1848 for VG rhel_grant-01 21:32:15.578456 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:1926 lvmcache adding vginfo for rhel_grant-01 6UYN2s-wL1D-49Yv-j2Kz-T9Ot-RlRx-7cutWH 21:32:15.578462 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:2007 lvmcache /dev/sda2: now in VG rhel_grant-01 6UYN2swL1D49Yvj2KzT9OtRlRx7cutWH 21:32:15.578466 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:1847 lvmcache /dev/sda2: VG rhel_grant-01: set VGID to 6UYN2swL1D49Yvj2KzT9OtRlRx7cutWH. 21:32:15.578470 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:2203 lvmcache /dev/sda2 mda1 VG rhel_grant-01 set seqno 51 checksum e2b97bd5 mda_size 1848 21:32:15.578474 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:2041 lvmcache /dev/sda2: VG rhel_grant-01: set creation host to grant-01.6a2m.lab.eng.bos.redhat.com. 21:32:15.578480 vgcreate[40792] format_text/text_label.c:566 Found metadata seqno 51 in mda1 on /dev/sda2 21:32:15.578484 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:714 Processing data from device /dev/nvme1n1p1 259:3 di 3 21:32:15.578488 vgcreate[40792] device/dev-io.c:96 /dev/nvme1n1p1: using cached size 6251233888 sectors 21:32:15.578519 vgcreate[40792] device/dev-io.c:96 /dev/nvme1n1p1: using cached size 6251233888 sectors 21:32:15.578523 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-persistent.c:131 filter caching good /dev/nvme1n1p1 21:32:15.578528 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:312 Found label at sector 1 on /dev/nvme1n1p1 21:32:15.578531 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:2484 Found PVID 3NDQHJIeezfxolOcaVdUlH4nZ5PAt41N on /dev/nvme1n1p1 21:32:15.578535 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:2007 lvmcache /dev/nvme1n1p1: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 #orphans_lvm2 21:32:15.578539 vgcreate[40792] format_text/text_label.c:538 Scanning /dev/nvme1n1p1 mda1 summary. 21:32:15.578542 vgcreate[40792] format_text/format-text.c:196 Reading mda header sector from /dev/nvme1n1p1 at 4096 21:32:15.578546 vgcreate[40792] format_text/format-text.c:1479 Metadata location on /dev/nvme1n1p1 at 4096 has offset 0. 21:32:15.578549 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:714 Processing data from device /dev/sdc1 8:33 di 4 21:32:15.578553 vgcreate[40792] device/dev-io.c:96 /dev/sdc1: using cached size 937703008 sectors 21:32:15.578566 vgcreate[40792] device/dev-io.c:96 /dev/sdc1: using cached size 937703008 sectors 21:32:15.578570 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-persistent.c:131 filter caching good /dev/sdc1 21:32:15.578576 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:312 Found label at sector 1 on /dev/sdc1 21:32:15.578579 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:2484 Found PVID NowiNDLjVVqwmpriozSX55cxBtS9CjAZ on /dev/sdc1 21:32:15.578584 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:2007 lvmcache /dev/sdc1: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 #orphans_lvm2 21:32:15.578588 vgcreate[40792] format_text/text_label.c:538 Scanning /dev/sdc1 mda1 summary. 21:32:15.578592 vgcreate[40792] format_text/format-text.c:196 Reading mda header sector from /dev/sdc1 at 4096 21:32:15.578597 vgcreate[40792] format_text/format-text.c:1479 Metadata location on /dev/sdc1 at 4096 has offset 0. 21:32:15.578601 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:714 Processing data from device /dev/sdd1 8:49 di 5 21:32:15.578604 vgcreate[40792] device/dev-io.c:96 /dev/sdd1: using cached size 937699328 sectors 21:32:15.578618 vgcreate[40792] device/dev-io.c:96 /dev/sdd1: using cached size 937699328 sectors 21:32:15.578622 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-persistent.c:131 filter caching good /dev/sdd1 21:32:15.578626 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:312 Found label at sector 1 on /dev/sdd1 21:32:15.578629 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:2484 Found PVID 3gin4w2Q5crQSOAxoaVBSYhokMLh1qj3 on /dev/sdd1 21:32:15.578633 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:2007 lvmcache /dev/sdd1: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 #orphans_lvm2 21:32:15.578638 vgcreate[40792] format_text/text_label.c:538 Scanning /dev/sdd1 mda1 summary. 21:32:15.578642 vgcreate[40792] format_text/format-text.c:196 Reading mda header sector from /dev/sdd1 at 4096 21:32:15.578646 vgcreate[40792] format_text/format-text.c:1479 Metadata location on /dev/sdd1 at 4096 has offset 0. 21:32:15.578650 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:714 Processing data from device /dev/sde1 8:65 di 6 21:32:15.578653 vgcreate[40792] device/dev-io.c:96 /dev/sde1: using cached size 937703008 sectors 21:32:15.578667 vgcreate[40792] device/dev-io.c:96 /dev/sde1: using cached size 937703008 sectors 21:32:15.578671 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-persistent.c:131 filter caching good /dev/sde1 21:32:15.578675 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:312 Found label at sector 1 on /dev/sde1 21:32:15.578678 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:2484 Found PVID wWJ7KAKLBfZQ8LVJ2XzyBs0zqkqdeayC on /dev/sde1 21:32:15.578682 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:2007 lvmcache /dev/sde1: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 #orphans_lvm2 21:32:15.578686 vgcreate[40792] format_text/text_label.c:538 Scanning /dev/sde1 mda1 summary. 21:32:15.578689 vgcreate[40792] format_text/format-text.c:196 Reading mda header sector from /dev/sde1 at 4096 21:32:15.578693 vgcreate[40792] format_text/format-text.c:1479 Metadata location on /dev/sde1 at 4096 has offset 0. 21:32:15.578696 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:749 Scanned devices: read errors 0 process errors 0 failed 0 21:32:15.578701 vgcreate[40792] device/device_id.c:2195 validating devices file entries 21:32:15.578705 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-persistent.c:106 /dev/sda1: filter cache using (cached good) 21:32:15.578708 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-persistent.c:106 /dev/sda2: filter cache using (cached good) 21:32:15.578711 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-persistent.c:106 /dev/sdd1: filter cache using (cached good) 21:32:15.578714 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-persistent.c:106 /dev/nvme0n1p1: filter cache using (cached good) 21:32:15.578718 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-persistent.c:106 /dev/nvme1n1p1: filter cache using (cached good) 21:32:15.578721 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-persistent.c:106 /dev/sdc1: filter cache using (cached good) 21:32:15.578725 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-persistent.c:106 /dev/sde1: filter cache using (cached good) 21:32:15.578728 vgcreate[40792] device/device_id.c:2465 device ids validate checked 7 found no update is needed. 21:32:15.578734 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:1696 lvmcache label scan done 21:32:15.578739 vgcreate[40792] device_mapper/libdm-config.c:986 report/output_format not found in config: defaulting to "basic" 21:32:15.578744 vgcreate[40792] device_mapper/libdm-config.c:1085 log/report_command_log not found in config: defaulting to 0 21:32:15.578757 vgcreate[40792] toollib.c:5506 Scanning and filtering device args (5). 21:32:15.578762 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:641 Scanning 5 devices for VG info 21:32:15.578820 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:569 open /dev/sde ro di 1 fd 8 21:32:15.578971 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:680 Scanning submitted 5 reads 21:32:15.579233 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:714 Processing data from device /dev/nvme0n1p1 259:1 di 0 21:32:15.579237 vgcreate[40792] device/dev-io.c:96 /dev/nvme0n1p1: using cached size 6251233888 sectors 21:32:15.579270 vgcreate[40792] device/dev-io.c:96 /dev/nvme0n1p1: using cached size 6251233888 sectors 21:32:15.579571 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-persistent.c:131 filter caching good /dev/nvme0n1p1 21:32:15.579576 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:312 Found label at sector 1 on /dev/nvme0n1p1 21:32:15.579579 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:2484 Found PVID CyceduCkGQDUqdk1SxkyxA5vwBmxR2CY on /dev/nvme0n1p1 21:32:15.579583 vgcreate[40792] format_text/text_label.c:538 Scanning /dev/nvme0n1p1 mda1 summary. 21:32:15.579586 vgcreate[40792] format_text/format-text.c:196 Reading mda header sector from /dev/nvme0n1p1 at 4096 21:32:15.579590 vgcreate[40792] format_text/format-text.c:1479 Metadata location on /dev/nvme0n1p1 at 4096 has offset 0. 21:32:15.579593 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:714 Processing data from device /dev/sde 8:64 di 1 21:32:15.579599 vgcreate[40792] device/dev-io.c:120 /dev/sde: size is 937703088 sectors 21:32:15.579612 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-partitioned.c:35 /dev/sde: Skipping: Partition table signature found 21:32:15.579617 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:382 <backtrace> 21:32:15.579622 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:714 Processing data from device /dev/nvme1n1p1 259:3 di 3 21:32:15.579625 vgcreate[40792] device/dev-io.c:96 /dev/nvme1n1p1: using cached size 6251233888 sectors 21:32:15.579654 vgcreate[40792] device/dev-io.c:96 /dev/nvme1n1p1: using cached size 6251233888 sectors 21:32:15.579887 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-persistent.c:131 filter caching good /dev/nvme1n1p1 21:32:15.579892 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:312 Found label at sector 1 on /dev/nvme1n1p1 21:32:15.579896 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:2484 Found PVID 3NDQHJIeezfxolOcaVdUlH4nZ5PAt41N on /dev/nvme1n1p1 21:32:15.579900 vgcreate[40792] format_text/text_label.c:538 Scanning /dev/nvme1n1p1 mda1 summary. 21:32:15.579904 vgcreate[40792] format_text/format-text.c:196 Reading mda header sector from /dev/nvme1n1p1 at 4096 21:32:15.579909 vgcreate[40792] format_text/format-text.c:1479 Metadata location on /dev/nvme1n1p1 at 4096 has offset 0. 21:32:15.579912 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:714 Processing data from device /dev/sdc1 8:33 di 4 21:32:15.579916 vgcreate[40792] device/dev-io.c:96 /dev/sdc1: using cached size 937703008 sectors 21:32:15.579931 vgcreate[40792] device/dev-io.c:96 /dev/sdc1: using cached size 937703008 sectors 21:32:15.580805 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-persistent.c:131 filter caching good /dev/sdc1 21:32:15.580811 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:312 Found label at sector 1 on /dev/sdc1 21:32:15.580814 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:2484 Found PVID NowiNDLjVVqwmpriozSX55cxBtS9CjAZ on /dev/sdc1 21:32:15.580818 vgcreate[40792] format_text/text_label.c:538 Scanning /dev/sdc1 mda1 summary. 21:32:15.580822 vgcreate[40792] format_text/format-text.c:196 Reading mda header sector from /dev/sdc1 at 4096 21:32:15.580827 vgcreate[40792] format_text/format-text.c:1479 Metadata location on /dev/sdc1 at 4096 has offset 0. [DEADLOCK} ^C 21:32:26.856000 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:687 Scan failed to read /dev/sde. 21:32:26.856008 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:579 scan_dev_close /dev/sde no DEV_IN_BCACHE set 21:32:26.856011 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:586 scan_dev_close /dev/sde already closed 21:32:26.856015 vgcreate[40792] label/label.c:749 Scanned devices: read errors 1 process errors 0 failed 1 21:32:26.856019 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-persistent.c:106 /dev/nvme0n1p1: filter cache using (cached good) 21:32:26.856023 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-persistent.c:100 /dev/sde: filter cache skipping (cached bad) 21:32:26.856028 vgcreate[40792] toollib.c:5514 Cannot use /dev/sde: device is partitioned 21:32:26.856031 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-persistent.c:106 /dev/nvme1n1p1: filter cache using (cached good) 21:32:26.856034 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-persistent.c:106 /dev/sdc1: filter cache using (cached good) 21:32:26.856038 vgcreate[40792] filters/filter-persistent.c:100 /dev/sde: filter cache skipping (cached bad) 21:32:26.856042 vgcreate[40792] toollib.c:5514 Cannot use /dev/sde: device is partitioned 21:32:26.856046 vgcreate[40792] toollib.c:5525 Command requires all devices to be found. 21:32:26.856050 vgcreate[40792] vgcreate.c:105 <backtrace> 21:32:26.856053 vgcreate[40792] misc/lvm-flock.c:84 Unlocking /run/lock/lvm/P_global 21:32:26.856057 vgcreate[40792] misc/lvm-flock.c:47 _undo_flock /run/lock/lvm/P_global 21:32:26.856069 vgcreate[40792] misc/lvm-flock.c:84 Unlocking /run/lock/lvm/V_foo 21:32:26.856074 vgcreate[40792] misc/lvm-flock.c:47 _undo_flock /run/lock/lvm/V_foo 21:32:26.856081 vgcreate[40792] device_mapper/libdm-config.c:1085 global/notify_dbus not found in config: defaulting to 1 21:32:26.856189 vgcreate[40792] notify/lvmnotify.c:122 Nofify dbus at com.redhat.lvmdbus1. 21:32:26.856496 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:2610 Destroy lvmcache content 21:32:26.884191 vgcreate[40792] lvmcmdline.c:3352 Completed: vgcreate -vvvv foo /dev/nvme0n1p1 /dev/sde /dev/nvme1n1p1 /dev/sdc1 /dev/sde 21:32:26.884573 vgcreate[40792] cache/lvmcache.c:2610 Destroy lvmcache content 21:32:26.884592 vgcreate[40792] metadata/vg.c:80 Freeing VG #orphans_lvm2 at 0x5601a50145e0. 21:32:26.884672 vgcreate[40792] activate/fs.c:493 Syncing device names