[linux-lvm] lvreduce ignores --test for implicit BLKDISCARD?

Carl-Daniel Hailfinger c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006 at gmx.net
Wed Dec 6 16:09:42 UTC 2017


Hi,

I just lost some of the contents of a file system by running

lvreduce --test --verbose --size 40G --resizefs /dev/mapper/kubuntu-root

AFAICS this was caused by BLKDISCARD being issued despite --test. No LV
in the affected VG was mounted at the time of data loss.

Don't worry, this was a test system directly after installation, it
didn't have any important data on it.

This is a Kubuntu 16.04.3 installation on a 500 GB SSD, during setup
"whole disk with encrypted LVM" was chosen. The only non-default setting
was enabling discard support manually in dm-crypt. The exact setup is as
follows:


500 GB Samsung SSD (/dev/sda)
sda1: 512.00 MiB FAT32 (EFI System partition)
sda2: 488.00 MiB ext2 (/boot partition)
sda3: 464.78 GiB LUKS (encrypted container for LVM PV, BLKDISCARD support enabled)

# pvdisplay 
  --- Physical volume ---
  PV Name               /dev/mapper/sda3_crypt
  VG Name               kubuntu-vg
  PV Size               464.78 GiB / not usable 4.00 MiB
  Allocatable           yes (but full)
  PE Size               4.00 MiB
  Total PE              118983
  Free PE               0
  Allocated PE          118983
  PV UUID               [...]
   
# vgdisplay 
  --- Volume group ---
  VG Name               kubuntu-vg
  System ID             
  Format                lvm2
  Metadata Areas        1
  Metadata Sequence No  3
  VG Access             read/write
  VG Status             resizable
  MAX LV                0
  Cur LV                2
  Open LV               0
  Max PV                0
  Cur PV                1
  Act PV                1
  VG Size               464.78 GiB
  PE Size               4.00 MiB
  Total PE              118983
  Alloc PE / Size       118983 / 464.78 GiB
  Free  PE / Size       0 / 0   
  VG UUID               [...]
   
# lvdisplay 
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Path                /dev/kubuntu-vg/root
  LV Name                root
  VG Name                kubuntu-vg
  LV UUID                [...]
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time kubuntu, 2017-12-06 15:58:07 +0100
  LV Status              available
  # open                 0
  LV Size                460.95 GiB
  Current LE             118004
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:1
   
  --- Logical volume ---
  LV Path                /dev/kubuntu-vg/swap_1
  LV Name                swap_1
  VG Name                kubuntu-vg
  LV UUID                [...]
  LV Write Access        read/write
  LV Creation host, time kubuntu, 2017-12-06 15:58:08 +0100
  LV Status              available
  # open                 0
  LV Size                3.82 GiB
  Current LE             979
  Segments               1
  Allocation             inherit
  Read ahead sectors     auto
  - currently set to     256
  Block device           253:2


# lvreduce --version
LVM version:     2.02.133(2) (2015-10-30)
Library version: 1.02.110 (2015-10-30)
Driver version:  4.35.0
# resize2fs --version
resize2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015)
# cryptsetup --version
cryptsetup 1.6.6
# uname -r
4.10.0-28-generic

Steps to reproduce:
# cryptsetup --allow-discards luksOpen /dev/sda3 sda3_crypt
Enter passphrase for /dev/sda3: 
# vgchange -a y
  2 logical volume(s) in volume group "kubuntu-vg" now active
# lvreduce --test --verbose --size 40G --resizefs /dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root 
  TEST MODE: Metadata will NOT be updated and volumes will not be (de)activated.
    Finding volume group kubuntu-vg
    Executing: fsadm --dry-run --verbose check /dev/kubuntu-vg/root
fsadm: "ext4" filesystem found on "/dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root"
fsadm: Dry execution fsck -p /dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root
    Executing: fsadm --dry-run --verbose resize /dev/kubuntu-vg/root 41943040K
fsadm: "ext4" filesystem found on "/dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root"
fsadm: Device "/dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root" size is 494944649216 bytes
fsadm: Parsing tune2fs -l "/dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root"
fsadm: Resizing filesystem on device "/dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root" to 42949672960 bytes (120836096 -> 10485760 blocks of 4096 bytes)
fsadm: Dry execution resize2fs /dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root 10485760
    Test mode: Skipping archiving of volume group.
    Reducing logical volume kubuntu-vg/root to 40.00 GiB
  Size of logical volume kubuntu-vg/root changed from 460.95 GiB (118004 extents) to 40.00 GiB (10240 extents).
    Test mode: Skipping backup of volume group.
  Logical volume root successfully resized.
    Test mode: Wiping internal cache
    Wiping internal VG cache
# lvreduce --verbose --size 40G --resizefs /dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root 
    Finding volume group kubuntu-vg
    Executing: fsadm --verbose check /dev/kubuntu-vg/root
fsadm: "ext4" filesystem found on "/dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root"
fsadm: Executing fsck -p /dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root
fsck from util-linux 2.27.1
/dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root: Superblock has an invalid journal (inode 8).
CLEARED.
*** ext3 journal has been deleted - filesystem is now ext2 only ***

/dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root: Superblock has_journal flag is clear, but a journal is present.
CLEARED.
/dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root: Journal inode is not in use, but contains data.  CLEARED.
/dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root: Inode 3801089 is in use, but has dtime set.  FIXED.
/dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root: Inode 3801089 has a extra size (8780) which is invalid
FIXED.
/dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root: Inode 3801089 has compression flag set on filesystem without compression support.  

/dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY.
        (i.e., without -a or -p options)
    fsadm failed: 4
  Filesystem check failed.
#


Compare this to a test run where BLKDISCARD support in the LUKS volume is disabled:
# lvreduce --test --verbose --size 40G --resizefs /dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root 
  TEST MODE: Metadata will NOT be updated and volumes will not be (de)activated.
    Finding volume group kubuntu-vg
    Executing: fsadm --dry-run --verbose check /dev/kubuntu-vg/root
fsadm: "ext4" filesystem found on "/dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root"
fsadm: Dry execution fsck -p /dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root
    Executing: fsadm --dry-run --verbose resize /dev/kubuntu-vg/root 41943040K
fsadm: "ext4" filesystem found on "/dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root"
fsadm: Device "/dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root" size is 494944649216 bytes
fsadm: Parsing tune2fs -l "/dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root"
fsadm: Resizing filesystem on device "/dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root" to 42949672960 bytes (120836096 -> 10485760 blocks of 4096 bytes)
fsadm: Dry execution resize2fs /dev/mapper/kubuntu--vg-root 10485760
    Test mode: Skipping archiving of volume group.
    Reducing logical volume kubuntu-vg/root to 40.00 GiB
  /dev/mapper/sda3_crypt: BLKDISCARD ioctl at offset 42950721536 size 451994976256 failed: Operation not supported.
  Size of logical volume kubuntu-vg/root changed from 460.95 GiB (118004 extents) to 40.00 GiB (10240 extents).
    Test mode: Skipping backup of volume group.
  Logical volume root successfully resized.
    Test mode: Wiping internal cache
    Wiping internal VG cache


The message "BLKDISCARD [...] failed" in the non-fatal test run seems
to imply that BLKDISCARD is issued even if --test is specified.
I do not know whether this is the fault of lvreduce, fsadm or resize2fs.

Any information about the possible reasons for this problem as well as
potential bugfixes would be appreciated.

Regards,
Carl-Daniel




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