[linux-lvm] Which size for snapshot volume for a *safe* backup?

[Alasdair G Kergon]

On Mon, Dec 05, 2005 at 11:39:11PM +0100, Marc-Jano Knopp wrote:
>   But for files smaller than that (like 512 bytes), it erronously
>   prints:
> 
>     Device /dev/loop/0 not found

Maybe should be changed to:
  Device /dev/loop/0 not found (or ignored by filters).

Tiny devices are filtered out at a low level in the code as
it is never valid for lvm2 to scan them to see if they
are PVs.

This was added for devices with extended partitions.
# blockdev --getsize /dev/hda4
2
 
Alasdair
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