[linux-lvm] Snapshot causing segault

[Stuart D Gathman]

On 01/03/2013 05:18 AM, Zdenek Kabelac expounded in part:
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>> So my question is: is creating the snapshot volume with a size larger 
>> than the
>> target volume inducing segfaults randomly or could there be another 
>> problem
>> lurking? If these weren't production machines I would normally just 
>> go with a
>> size smaller than the target but I really need to be sure what 
>> exactly is
>> causing the segfaults.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated.
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> Any special reason to use lvm2 from the year 2006 in the year 2013 ?
> There is no big point in fixing some particular bugs any many years 
> obsoleted source code.
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> Can you try to use/rebuild more recent version?
Upgrading production systems can be expensive - hence the value of paid 
long term support contracts.  I don't think he is asking to fix it - 
just to confirm that it is an LVM bug, which could make upgrading more 
attractive, or make the workaround (of ensuring snapshot size <= source 
size) acceptable.