[linux-lvm] may bug: lvconvert reports "Insufficient free space" when doing "--replace"

heming.zhao at suse.com heming.zhao at suse.com
Thu Nov 4 12:44:34 UTC 2021


Hello list,


I may found a bug, when lv is raid1, and each leg includes more than one PV.



When doing "lvconvert --replace" to replace one of the oldpv with a newpv,
lvconvert looks it requires full raid array size for newpv.



lvm version: 2.03.12



Reproducible steps:


```

# vgcreate vg1 /dev/sdg /dev/sdh

   Volume group "vg1" successfully created



# lvcreate -n lv1 -l 90%FREE vg1

   Logical volume "lv1" created.



# vgextend vg1 /dev/sdj /dev/sdk

   Physical volume "/dev/sdj" successfully created.

   Physical volume "/dev/sdk" successfully created.

   Volume group "vg1" successfully extended



# lvconvert --type raid1 vg1/lv1 /dev/sdg /dev/sdh /dev/sdj /dev/sdk

Are you sure you want to convert linear LV vg1/lv1 to raid1 type? [y/n]: y

   Logical volume vg1/lv1 successfully converted.



# lsblk

NAME               MAJ:MIN RM  SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT

sdg                  8:96   0  200M  0 disk

└─vg1-lv1_rimage_0 254:4    0  352M  0 lvm

   └─vg1-lv1        254:2    0  352M  0 lvm

sdh                  8:112  0  200M  0 disk

├─vg1-lv1_rmeta_0  254:3    0    4M  0 lvm

│ └─vg1-lv1        254:2    0  352M  0 lvm

└─vg1-lv1_rimage_0 254:4    0  352M  0 lvm

   └─vg1-lv1        254:2    0  352M  0 lvm

sdi                  8:128  0  200M  0 disk

sdj                  8:144  0  200M  0 disk

├─vg1-lv1_rmeta_1  254:5    0    4M  0 lvm

│ └─vg1-lv1        254:2    0  352M  0 lvm

└─vg1-lv1_rimage_1 254:6    0  352M  0 lvm

   └─vg1-lv1        254:2    0  352M  0 lvm

sdk                  8:160  0  200M  0 disk

└─vg1-lv1_rimage_1 254:6    0  352M  0 lvm

   └─vg1-lv1        254:2    0  352M  0 lvm

sdl                  8:176  0  200M  0 disk



# vgextend vg1 /dev/sdi

   Volume group "vg1" successfully extended



# lvconvert --replace /dev/sdh vg1/lv1 /dev/sdi  (<=== failed, should succeed)

   Insufficient free space: 89 extents needed, but only 49 available

   LV vg1/lv1 in not partial.



# lvconvert --replace /dev/sdg vg1/lv1 /dev/sdi   (<=== failed, should succeed)

   Insufficient free space: 89 extents needed, but only 49 available

   LV vg1/lv1 in not partial.



# pvmove /dev/sdh /dev/sdi

   /dev/sdh: Moved: 2.50%

   /dev/sdh: Moved: 100.00%



# lsblk

NAME               MAJ:MIN RM  SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT

sdg                  8:96   0  200M  0 disk

└─vg1-lv1_rimage_0 254:4    0  352M  0 lvm

   └─vg1-lv1        254:2    0  352M  0 lvm

sdh                  8:112  0  200M  0 disk

sdi                  8:128  0  200M  0 disk

├─vg1-lv1_rmeta_0  254:3    0    4M  0 lvm

│ └─vg1-lv1        254:2    0  352M  0 lvm

└─vg1-lv1_rimage_0 254:4    0  352M  0 lvm

   └─vg1-lv1        254:2    0  352M  0 lvm

sdj                  8:144  0  200M  0 disk

├─vg1-lv1_rmeta_1  254:5    0    4M  0 lvm

│ └─vg1-lv1        254:2    0  352M  0 lvm

└─vg1-lv1_rimage_1 254:6    0  352M  0 lvm

   └─vg1-lv1        254:2    0  352M  0 lvm

sdk                  8:160  0  200M  0 disk

└─vg1-lv1_rimage_1 254:6    0  352M  0 lvm

   └─vg1-lv1        254:2    0  352M  0 lvm

sdl                  8:176  0  200M  0 disk

```


Thanks,
Heming





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