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Bug 619221 - log device splitting regression
Summary: log device splitting regression
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: lvm2
Version: 6.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
high
high
Target Milestone: rc
: ---
Assignee: Jonathan Earl Brassow
QA Contact: Corey Marthaler
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-07-28 22:57 UTC by Corey Marthaler
Modified: 2010-11-10 21:08 UTC (History)
12 users (show)

Fixed In Version: lvm2-2.02.72-6.el6
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2010-11-10 21:08:31 UTC
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Description Corey Marthaler 2010-07-28 22:57:30 UTC 
Description of problem:
In the previous lvm build (69-2), an attempt to split off a log device fails (like I assume it should). In the current build (72-3),  an attempt to split off a log device "works" however, the log device isn't even used. Lvm assumes you must mean the secondary device and chooses it instead.

[root@taft-01 ~]# lvcreate -m 1 -n split_log -L 300M split_image
  Logical volume "split_log" created

[root@taft-01 ~]# lvs -a -o +devices
  LV                   VG          Attr   LSize   Log            Copy%  Devices
  split_log            split_image mwi-a- 300.00m split_log_mlog  66.67 split_log_mimage_0(0),split_log_mimage_1(0)
  [split_log_mimage_0] split_image Iwi-ao 300.00m                       /dev/sdb1(0)
  [split_log_mimage_1] split_image Iwi-ao 300.00m                       /dev/sdc1(0)
  [split_log_mlog]     split_image lwi-ao   4.00m                       /dev/sdh1(0)

[root@taft-01 ~]# lvconvert --splitmirrors 1 --name new split_image/split_log /dev/sdh1
  Logical volume split_log converted.

[root@taft-01 ~]# lvs -a -o +devices
  LV        VG          Attr   LSize   Log Copy%  Devices
  new       split_image -wi-a- 300.00m            /dev/sdc1(0)
  split_log split_image -wi-a- 300.00m            /dev/sdb1(0)


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
2.6.32-52.el6.x86_64

lvm2-2.02.72-3.el6    BUILT: Wed Jul 28 15:39:43 CDT 2010
lvm2-libs-2.02.72-3.el6    BUILT: Wed Jul 28 15:39:43 CDT 2010
lvm2-cluster-2.02.72-3.el6    BUILT: Wed Jul 28 15:39:43 CDT 2010
udev-147-2.21.el6    BUILT: Mon Jul 12 04:55:00 CDT 2010
device-mapper-1.02.53-3.el6    BUILT: Wed Jul 28 15:39:43 CDT 2010
device-mapper-libs-1.02.53-3.el6    BUILT: Wed Jul 28 15:39:43 CDT 2010
device-mapper-event-1.02.53-3.el6    BUILT: Wed Jul 28 15:39:43 CDT 2010
device-mapper-event-libs-1.02.53-3.el6    BUILT: Wed Jul 28 15:39:43 CDT 2010
cmirror-2.02.72-3.el6    BUILT: Wed Jul 28 15:39:43 CDT 2010
Comment 3 RHEL Program Management 2010-07-28 23:27:32 UTC 
This issue has been proposed when we are only considering blocker
issues in the current Red Hat Enterprise Linux release.

** If you would still like this issue considered for the current
release, ask your support representative to file as a blocker on
your behalf. Otherwise ask that it be considered for the next
Red Hat Enterprise Linux release. **
Comment 5 Takahiro Yasui 2010-08-04 22:24:32 UTC 
FYI: this issue was introduced by the following patch.

Fix reversal of LV list before performing a split mirror.
https://www.redhat.com/archives/lvm-devel/2010-July/msg00122.html

With this patch, PVs lists (lp->pvh) are not used when a mirror is split (lp->keep_images != 0) and work as if no PVs are specified in the command line. Therefore, lvconvert doesn't split off specified devices even if devices assigned to a mirror leg are requested.

This is an example.

vg00-lv00 (253:3)
 |-vg00-lv00_mimage_1 (253:2)
 |  `- (8:32)　　　　　　　　　　　　<== /dev/sdb
 |-vg00-lv00_mimage_0 (253:1)
 |  `- (8:16)                     <== /dev/sdc
 `-vg00-lv00_mlog (253:0)
    `- (8:48)                     <== /dev/sdd

# lvconvert --mirrorlog disk --splitmirrors 1 --name new vg00/lv00 /dev/sdb
  Logical volume lv00 converted.

# dmsetup ls --tree -o ascii
vg00-new (253:2)
 `- (8:32)                        <== /dev/sdc is removed instead of /dev/sdb
vg00-lv00 (253:3)
 `- (8:16)

I read the description of the patch, but I couldn't get how this patch works.
I appreciate Jon's explanation.
Comment 6 Jonathan Earl Brassow 2010-08-04 22:55:20 UTC 
The problem is worse than the subject implies.  All PVs specified on the command line are ignored when performing a split mirror operation.

So, in the case where you specify the log device, it is ignored and the last sub-lv is taken ([split_log_mimage_1]).  If you would have specified a valid device, it too would have been ignored and just chosen whatever devices are associated with the highest number mimage's.

Patch awaiting upstream review.
Comment 7 Jonathan Earl Brassow 2010-08-06 15:56:12 UTC 
Fix checked-in upstream.
Comment 9 Corey Marthaler 2010-08-12 16:20:13 UTC 
[root@taft-02 ~]# lvs -a -o +devices
  LV                   VG        Attr   LSize   Log            Copy%  Devices
  split_log            taft      mwi-a- 300.00m split_log_mlog 100.00 split_log_mimage_0(0),split_log_mimage_1(0)
  [split_log_mimage_0] taft      iwi-ao 300.00m                       /dev/sdb1(0)
  [split_log_mimage_1] taft      iwi-ao 300.00m                       /dev/sdc1(0)
  [split_log_mlog]     taft      lwi-ao   4.00m                       /dev/sdh1(0)

[root@taft-02 ~]# lvconvert --splitmirrors 1 --name new taft/split_log /dev/sdh1
  Insufficient removable PVs given to satisfy request

Fix verified in latest rpms.

2.6.32-59.1.el6.x86_64

lvm2-2.02.72-7.el6    BUILT: Wed Aug 11 17:12:24 CDT 2010
lvm2-libs-2.02.72-7.el6    BUILT: Wed Aug 11 17:12:24 CDT 2010
lvm2-cluster-2.02.72-7.el6    BUILT: Wed Aug 11 17:12:24 CDT 2010
udev-147-2.22.el6    BUILT: Fri Jul 23 07:21:33 CDT 2010
device-mapper-1.02.53-7.el6    BUILT: Wed Aug 11 17:12:24 CDT 2010
device-mapper-libs-1.02.53-7.el6    BUILT: Wed Aug 11 17:12:24 CDT 2010
device-mapper-event-1.02.53-7.el6    BUILT: Wed Aug 11 17:12:24 CDT 2010
device-mapper-event-libs-1.02.53-7.el6    BUILT: Wed Aug 11 17:12:24 CDT 2010
cmirror-2.02.72-7.el6    BUILT: Wed Aug 11 17:12:24 CDT 2010
Comment 10 releng-rhel@redhat.com 2010-11-10 21:08:31 UTC 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 is now available and should resolve
the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed
with a resolution of CURRENTRELEASE. You may reopen this bug report if the
solution does not work for you.
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