[linux-lvm] [bug report] SIGSEGV when /dev/lvm doesn't exist

[Dmitriy Samovskiy]

Hi,

LVM userland tools (such as pvcreate, vgscan and so on) would crash with
SIGSEGV if /dev/lvm file does not exist. Plese find details below.

After I created /dev/lvm, everything is fine.
It's not actually a bug - just a minor inconvenience.

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[15:37:18 1.0.7]# pvscan -h
Logical Volume Manager 1.0.7
Heinz Mauelshagen, Sistina Software  28/03/2003 (IOP 10)

pvscan --  scan for physical volumes

pvscan [-d|--debug] {-e|--exported | -n/--novolumegroup} [-h|--help]
	[-s|--short] [-u|--uuid] [-v[v]|--verbose [--verbose]] [--version]
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[15:39:03 1.0.7]# cat /proc/lvm/global 
LVM driver LVM version 1.0.5+(22/07/2002)

Total:  0 VGs  0 PVs  0 LVs (0 LVs open)
Global: 153 bytes malloced   IOP version: 10   44 days 21:07:45 active
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[15:39:07 1.0.7]# uname -a
Linux home.somic.org 2.4.21 #1 Mon Jun 16 22:40:39 CDT 2003 i686 unknown
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