Apply the following patch:

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--- a/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-volgen.c
+++ b/xlators/mgmt/glusterd/src/glusterd-volgen.c
@@ -1248,7 +1248,8 @@ glusterd_create_volfiles (glusterd_volinfo_t *volinfo)
         ret = glusterd_fetchspec_notify (THIS);

 out:
-        return ret;
+        gf_log ("", GF_LOG_ERROR, "I'm a loser baby");
+        return -1;
 }

 void

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With this, you still get:

# gluster volume create pop 192.168.2.10:/tmp/ex0
Creation of volume pop has been successful

Glusterd just goes on happily.

2010-10-10 00:55:55.176990] E [glusterd-volgen.c:1251:glusterd_create_volfiles] : I'm a loser baby
[2010-10-10 00:55:55.198101] D [glusterd-utils.c:1194:glusterd_volume_compute_cksum] : Returning with 0
[2010-10-10 00:55:55.198254] D [glusterd-op-sm.c:4931:glusterd_op_commit_perform] : Returning 0
[2010-10-10 00:55:55.198281] I [glusterd3_1-mops.c:1330:glusterd3_1_commit_op] glusterd: Sent op req to 0 peers
[2010-10-10 00:55:55.198311] D [glusterd3_1-mops.c:1342:glusterd3_1_commit_op] glusterd: Returning 0
[2010-10-10 00:55:55.198327] I [glusterd-op-sm.c:5116:glusterd_op_sm_inject_event] glusterd: Enqueuing event: 'GD_OP_EVENT_ALL_ACC'

etc.