[linux-lvm] system boot time regression when using lvm2-2.03.05
Heming Zhao
heming.zhao at suse.com
Thu Aug 29 13:52:48 UTC 2019
Hello List,
I found lvm2-2.03 has some performance regression when system booting.
My env as below:
```
x86-64 qemu vm, 2vcpu, 8G memory, 7 disks (per disk 1GB)
each disk have 128 primary partition, each partition size is 6MB.
total pvs: 896 (each partition create a pv), vgs 56 (every 16 pvs
create a vg), lvs 56 (each vg create a lv).
```
When using lvm2-2.02, it only took about a few seconds to enter login
prompt, but lvm2-2.03 took about 2mins.
## how to create lvm2-2.03.05
In fedora system,
go to website: https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/lvm2/tree/master
git clone https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/lvm2.git
To use rpmbuild to create rpm package and install.
And to run mkinitrd after changing the lvm.conf.
## teset result
below time got from the command: systemd-analyze --no-pager blame
the time line of "lvm2-pvscan at major:minor.service"
centos 7.6 (lvm2-2.02.180):
disable lvmetad: 2.341s
enable lvmetad: I wait about more than two hours, the system can't
enter login phase.
fedora-server (kernel: 5.2.9-200 with default installed lvm2:
lvm2-2.02.183-3)
use_lvmetad=0: 187ms
use_lvmetad=1: (no test)
fedora-server (kernel: 5.2.9-200 with rpmbuild: lvm2-2.03.05)
event_activation=1: 2min 3.661s
event_activation=0: 1min 57.478s
Could you give me some advice to locate this issue?
Thank you.
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