[linux-lvm] Re: What really works?

[Stephen C. Tweedie]

Hi,

On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 10:43:59AM +0100, Joe Thornber wrote:
 
> You're not missing anything.  The correct thing to do (as pointed out
> by Andrea Arc.) is to hook b_end_io such that we can keep track of all
> 'in flight' io's, and only start moving once these have completed.

Precisely.

> This is implemented in the new device-mapper driver that we are
> switching to shortly.  I consider 'live' pvmove broken in the current
> LVM.

Just while we're on the subject, does anyone have a timescale for
fixing this?

Cheers,
 Stephen