[linux-lvm] Devfs and lvm problems

[Heinz Mauelshagen]

> matthaes at pharos.hsp.de wrote/schrieb/scribsit:
> > 1.) devfsd doesn´t create /dev/vg00/group etc files, so vgchange -ay
> >     fails
> > 
> > 2.) vgscan fails with 
> > 
> > vgscan -- found inactive volume group "vg00"
> > vgscan -- ERROR "lvm_remouverecursive(): opendir" removing volume group directory and special files
> > vgscan -- ERROR "lvm_remouverecursive(): opendir" creating "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d"
> 
> The problem is that vgscan wants to recursively remove /dev/vg00 and
> its contents but mishandles the case that /dev/vg00 does not even
> exist anymore (since after a reboot a devfs is 'clean').
> 
> This is easy to fix, I'm attaching a patch.
> Would the lvmtools maintainer consider this patch for inclusion into
> the tree?

Sure, it will be included!

Heinz

> 
> Stefan

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