[linux-lvm] dd on a lv?

Michael Munger michael at highpoweredhelp.com
Sun Nov 8 19:48:44 UTC 2015


On 11/08/2015 02:37 PM, Zdenek Kabelac wrote:
> Please check you compare sizes in same 'units'
>
> dd  reports sizes in  1000 units
> while lvm2  normally in 1024
>
>
> And basically if you want to hear any 'analysis' - you need to show us
>
> 'dmsetup table' 

This makes sense, and may be what the other poster was saying, but I
mis-understood them to have it backwards. If dd is reporting TB (base
1000) and lvm2 is reporting TiB (base 1024), then that's the answer.

Thanks!




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