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Bug 444525

Summary:	RFE: add ext4/ext4dev support to system-config-lvm in RHEL5
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	Reporter:	Eric Sandeen <esandeen>
Component:	system-config-lvm	Assignee:	Marek Grac <mgrac>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Corey Marthaler <cmarthal>
Severity:	low	Docs Contact:
Priority:	low
Version:	5.3	CC:	agk, bbrock, cluster-maint, dwysocha, mbroz, prockai, rlerch, tao
Target Milestone:	rc	Keywords:	FutureFeature
Target Release:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	system-config-lvm-1.1.5-2.el5	Doc Type:	Enhancement
Doc Text:	Administrators wishing to utilize this feature must install the e4fsprogs package. Note that resizing an ext4 file system using system-config-lvm does not work at this time.	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2010-03-30 08:42:52 UTC	Type:	---
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Bug Blocks:	447797, 541103

Description Eric Sandeen 2008-04-28 20:57:29 UTC

We're starting to get some testing of ext4 on RHEL5, and we may get it to a tech
preview status by RHEL5.3 - to support this, a few system utilities could use
updates for ext4.

Adding ext4 support to system-config-lvm would be great.

I've attached a patch for this in F9 to bug #432065.

Thanks,

-Eric

Comment 1 Marek Grac 2009-08-28 12:52:44 UTC

Patch already included in upstream:

http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=system-config-lvm.git;a=commit;h=bd4770f5672a0a78839a14986f08a3d8d4a62cf0

Comment 5 Brian Brock 2010-03-08 20:42:45 UTC

when I try to create a new lv, I see filesystem choices for ext2, ext3, gfs (local), and gfs (clustered).  I don't see anything for ext4 after looking around.

Comment 6 Eric Sandeen 2010-03-08 21:17:00 UTC

Do you have e4fsprogs installed?  I think you must have tools installed before it will show up.

-Eric

Comment 7 Eric Sandeen 2010-03-08 21:18:27 UTC

Hm, the patch I sent for upstream isn't going to be too happy though, with our renamed tools:

+    def extend_online(self, dev_path):
+        cmd = '/sbin/resize2fs'


in rhel5 that's going to be "resize4fs"

similar for e2fsck / e4fsck etc.

-Eric

Comment 10 Lon Hohberger 2010-03-09 22:13:18 UTC

Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.

New Contents:
This feature is being introduced as a Technical Preview.  Administrators wishing to utilize this feature must install the e4fsprogs package.  Resizing an ext4 file system using system-config-lvm does not work and is not supported at this time.

Comment 11 Lon Hohberger 2010-03-09 22:21:23 UTC

Technical note updated. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.

Diffed Contents:
@@ -1 +1 @@
-This feature is being introduced as a Technical Preview.  Administrators wishing to utilize this feature must install the e4fsprogs package.  Resizing an ext4 file system using system-config-lvm does not work and is not supported at this time.+Support of creation of ext4 file systems by system-config-lvm is being introduced as a Technical Preview.  Administrators wishing to utilize this feature must install the e4fsprogs package.  Note that resizing an ext4 file system using system-config-lvm does not work at this time.

Comment 13 Lon Hohberger 2010-03-09 22:34:02 UTC

Technical note updated. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.

Diffed Contents:
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Support of creation of ext4 file systems by system-config-lvm is being introduced as a Technical Preview.  Administrators wishing to utilize this feature must install the e4fsprogs package.  Note that resizing an ext4 file system using system-config-lvm does not work at this time.+Administrators wishing to utilize this feature must install the e4fsprogs package.  Note that resizing an ext4 file system using system-config-lvm does not work at this time.

Comment 15 Lon Hohberger 2010-03-09 23:14:13 UTC

I have filed the following bug to track the ext4 resize issue:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=571995

Comment 17 errata-xmlrpc 2010-03-30 08:42:52 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 therefore 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-2010-0267.html