[linux-lvm] pvmove unable to move extents to multiple smaller pvs

[Scott Serr]

Some more information that may be of use:
kernel 2.4.26 (vanilla) on gentoo on a P4 HT and SMP is enabled
lvm 2.00.08

It seems that everytime I do a "pvmove" it would be hard to always go to 
a contiguous pv the same size or bigger.  This is why I wonder if I'm 
doing something wrong.

Thanks again [to anyone out there],
Scott Serr

Scott Serr wrote:

> I'm trying to use pvmove to shuffle things around.  I have a pv with 
> 22375 extents which I would like to remove from the system.  I've 
> added two (2) pvs with 11194 extents each.  I get an error message:
>
> Insufficient contiguous allocatable extents (11194) for logical volume 
> pvmove0: 22375 required
> Allocation for temporary pvmove LV
>
> Now before you say, don't make it contiguous... It seems that it isn't 
> already.
>
> # lvchange --contiguous n /dev/data_vg/data_lv
> Allocation policy of logical volume "data_lv" is already not contiguous
>
> Is this normal?  Do I really need all that contiguous space on 1 pv?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Scott Serr
>
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