[linux-lvm] unable to exclude LVs using global_filter

[Gordon Messmer]

On 01/02/2018 03:03 AM, Marian Csontos wrote:
> Filters accept any device if any of it's "names" (all symbolic links) 
> is matched by an a pattern ("a|.*/|" in your case) and matches no 
> previous r pattern

I don't follow you.  The name being processed in that log *does* match a 
previous r pattern.

> for example anything in /dev/mapper/ is accepted. 


Yes, I'd considered that might be an issue, but that's not the block 
device name that the logs indicate is being used.  A path that I've 
specifically rejected is being processed.  If a second path to the block 
device might be processed, then I can see the need to make additional 
changes, but I can't solve that problem without understanding the basic 
logic of the filter system.

The documentation in lvm.conf says "The first regex in the list to match 
the path is used, producing the 'a' or 'r' result for the device." but 
that doesn't seem to be correct.

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