+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #237538 +++ make a local gfs2 fs and try to mount it via loopback: [root@neon tmp]# dd if=/dev/zero of=fsfile bs=1M count=100 100+0 records in 100+0 records out 104857600 bytes (105 MB) copied, 0.239597 seconds, 438 MB/s [root@neon tmp]# mkfs.gfs2 -p lock_nolock -j 1 fsfile This will destroy any data on fsfile. Are you sure you want to proceed? [y/n] y Device: fsfile Blocksize: 4096 Device Size 0.10 GB (25600 blocks) Filesystem Size: 0.10 GB (25599 blocks) Journals: 1 Resource Groups: 1 Locking Protocol: "lock_nolock" Lock Table: "" [root@neon tmp]# dmesg -c > /dev/null [root@neon tmp]# mount -o loop fsfile mnt/ /sbin/mount.gfs2: can't find /proc/mounts entry for directory mnt [root@neon tmp]# dmesg GFS2: fsid=: Trying to join cluster "lock_nolock", "loop0" GFS2: fsid=loop0.0: Joined cluster. Now mounting FS... GFS2: fsid=loop0.0: jid=0, already locked for use GFS2: fsid=loop0.0: jid=0: Looking at journal... GFS2: fsid=loop0.0: jid=0: Done loop0 is still set up though: [root@neon tmp]# losetup /dev/loop0 /dev/loop0: [0802]:33847258 (fsfile) [root@neon tmp]# losetup /dev/loop1 loop: can't get info on device /dev/loop1: No such device or address now bypass mount.gfs2: [root@neon tmp]# mount -i -o loop fsfile mnt/ mounts and sets up another loopback device: [root@neon tmp]# losetup /dev/loop1 /dev/loop1: [0802]:33847258 (fsfile) umount fails too: [root@neon tmp]# umount mnt/ /sbin/umount.gfs2: file system mounted on /tmp/mnt not found in mtab works if you bypass umount.gfs2: [root@neon tmp]# umount -i mnt/ original failed mount never cleaned up loop0: [root@neon tmp]# losetup /dev/loop0 /dev/loop0: [0802]:33847258 (fsfile) [root@neon tmp]# losetup /dev/loop1 loop: can't get info on device /dev/loop1: No such device or address this was all on a reasonably uptodate FC6 box -- Additional comment from esandeen on 2007-04-23 14:10 EST -- mount -v output at dct's request: [root@neon tmp]# mount -v -o loop fsfile mnt/ mount: going to use the loop device /dev/loop0 mount: you didn't specify a filesystem type for /dev/loop0 I will try type gfs2 /sbin/mount.gfs2: mount /dev/loop0 mnt /sbin/mount.gfs2: parse_opts: opts = "rw" /sbin/mount.gfs2: clear flag 1 for "rw", flags = 0 /sbin/mount.gfs2: parse_opts: flags = 0 /sbin/mount.gfs2: parse_opts: extra = "" /sbin/mount.gfs2: parse_opts: hostdata = "" /sbin/mount.gfs2: parse_opts: lockproto = "" /sbin/mount.gfs2: parse_opts: locktable = "" /sbin/mount.gfs2: mount(2) ok /sbin/mount.gfs2: can't find /proc/mounts entry for directory mnt -- Additional comment from teigland on 2007-04-23 14:23 EST -- This is caused by the lack of a preceding "/" before "mnt". /proc/mounts always shows the preceding "/" in the mountpoint and mount.gfs2 fails to match "mnt" and "/mnt".
Use realpath(3) to canonicalize path names for device and mount point. Checking in mount.gfs2.c; /cvs/cluster/cluster/gfs2/mount/mount.gfs2.c,v <-- mount.gfs2.c new revision: 1.20.2.1; previous revision: 1.20
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release. Product Management has requested further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed products. This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update release.
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/RHBA-2007-0579.html