[linux-lvm] Is MD array (containing a PV) reducible?

[Phillip Susi]

"Brian J. Murrell" <brian at interlinx.bc.ca> writes:

> I can shrink this array down to 3,906,886,464 without impacting the PV
> (and it's contents) correct?

Looks that way.  That would be how much space is left in the array that
is not quite enough for another 4 MiB PE.

> From my calculations there is 4,022,272 bytes of unused space after the
> PV to the end of the array so shrinking it by 1,073,152 shouldn't have
> any impact, correct?

It shouldn't, but why bother?