Dear Maintainer,
When using a preseed file to install a system, it is not possible to
keep a part of the VG free for future use.
To get that result I tried to create an extra LV which I wanted to
remove during the installation at the late_command, but it seems to me
that the lvremove command just won't finish.
Some parts of my preseed.cfg:
# Name of the volume group for the new system:
partman-auto-lvm partman-auto-lvm/new_vg_name string sulin
# if we don't set this it will say "no file system is specified for partition"
d-i partman-basicmethods/method_only boolean false
d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe string \
mysetup :: \
250 1024 250 ext4 \
$primary{ } $bootable{ } \
method{ format } format{ } \
use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext4 } \
mountpoint{ /boot } \
label{ boot } \
. \
10240 10240 10240 ext4 \
$lvmok{ } \
method{ format } format{ } \
use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext4 } \
mountpoint{ / } \
label{ root } \
. \
1024 1024 50% linux-swap \
$lvmok{ } \
method{ swap } format{ } \
label{ swap } \
. \
7500 7500 7500 ext4 \
$lvmok{ } \
method{ format } format{ } \
use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext4 } \
mountpoint{ /home } \
label{ home } \
. \
5120 5120 -1 ext4 \
$defaultignore{ } \
$lvmok{ } \
method{ keep } \
.
d-i preseed/late_command string \
in-target lvremove -f sulin/keep_2
On the log TTY it shows "in-target: Logical volume "keep_2"
successfully removed", but then there is no progress.
This is also why the "Finishing the installation" hangs on 18% with the
text "Running preseed..." .
When I try to see if the LV has really been removed the lvs command
hangs as well until I Interrupt it. Then it shows the following:
~ # chroot /target
# lvs
^C Interrupted...
Giving up waiting for lock.
Can't get lock for sulin
Cannot process volume group sulin
#
To further analyze this, I forced an other failed late_command and ran
the following commands:
~ # chroot /target
# cd /var/tmp/
# lvs
LV VG Attr LSize Pool Origin Data% Meta% Move Log Cpy%Sync Convert
home sulin -wi-ao---- 6.98g
keep_2 sulin -wi-a----- <7.29g
root sulin -wi-ao---- <9.54g
swap_1 sulin -wi-ao---- 976.00m
# lvremove -vvvv -f sulin/keep_2
#lvmcmdline.c:2814 Parsing: lvremove -vvvv -f sulin/keep_2
#lvmcmdline.c:1885 Recognised command lvremove_general (id 92 / enum 71).
#filters/filter-sysfs.c:327 Sysfs filter initialised.
#filters/filter-internal.c:78 Internal filter initialised.
#filters/filter-type.c:57 LVM type filter initialised.
#filters/filter-usable.c:201 Usable device filter initialised (scan_lvs 1).
#filters/filter-mpath.c:292 mpath filter initialised.
#filters/filter-partitioned.c:70 Partitioned filter initialised.
#filters/filter-signature.c:85 signature filter initialised.
#filters/filter-md.c:149 MD filter initialised.
#filters/filter-composite.c:97 Composite filter initialised.
#filters/filter-persistent.c:186 Persistent filter initialised.
#device_mapper/libdm-config.c:1074 metadata/record_lvs_history not found in config: defaulting to 0
#lvmcmdline.c:2873 DEGRADED MODE. Incomplete RAID LVs will be processed.
#lvmcmdline.c:2879 Processing command: lvremove -vvvv -f sulin/keep_2
#lvmcmdline.c:2880 Command pid: 26292
#lvmcmdline.c:2881 System ID:
#lvmcmdline.c:2884 O_DIRECT will be used
#device_mapper/libdm-config.c:1002 global/locking_type not found in config: defaulting to 1
#locking/locking.c:142 File locking settings: readonly:0 sysinit:0 ignorelockingfailure:0 global/metadata_read_only:0 global/wait_for_locks:1.
#device_mapper/libdm-config.c:975 report/output_format not found in config: defaulting to basic
#device_mapper/libdm-config.c:1074 log/report_command_log not found in config: defaulting to 0
#cache/lvmcache.c:851 Finding VG info
#filters/filter-sysfs.c:327 Sysfs filter initialised.
#filters/filter-internal.c:78 Internal filter initialised.
#filters/filter-type.c:57 LVM type filter initialised.
#filters/filter-usable.c:201 Usable device filter initialised (scan_lvs 1).
#filters/filter-mpath.c:292 mpath filter initialised.
#filters/filter-partitioned.c:70 Partitioned filter initialised.
#filters/filter-signature.c:85 signature filter initialised.
#filters/filter-md.c:149 MD filter initialised.
#filters/filter-composite.c:97 Composite filter initialised.
#filters/filter-persistent.c:186 Persistent filter initialised.
#label/label.c:842 Finding devices to scan
#device/dev-cache.c:1172 Creating list of system devices.
#device/dev-cache.c:711 Found dev 11:0 /dev/sr0 - new.
#device/dev-cache.c:748 Found dev 11:0 /dev/cdrom - new alias.
#device/dev-cache.c:748 Found dev 11:0 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-QEMU_DVD-ROM_QM00001 - new alias.
#device/dev-cache.c:748 Found dev 11:0 /dev/disk/by-path/pci-0000:00:01.1-ata-1 - new alias.
#device/dev-cache.c:711 Found dev 254:0 /dev/vda - new.
#device/dev-cache.c:748 Found dev 254:0 /dev/disk/by-id/virtio-50de0adf73a646f5ad5e - new alias.
#device/dev-cache.c:748 Found dev 254:0 /dev/disk/by-path/pci-0000:00:06.0 - new alias.
#device/dev-cache.c:748 Found dev 254:0 /dev/disk/by-path/virtio-pci-0000:00:06.0 - new alias.
#device/dev-cache.c:711 Found dev 254:1 /dev/vda1 - new.
#device/dev-cache.c:748 Found dev 254:1 /dev/disk/by-id/virtio-50de0adf73a646f5ad5e-part1 - new alias.
#device/dev-cache.c:748 Found dev 254:1 /dev/disk/by-label/boot - new alias.
#device/dev-cache.c:748 Found dev 254:1 /dev/disk/by-partuuid/1ed37547-01 - new alias.
#device/dev-cache.c:748 Found dev 254:1 /dev/disk/by-path/pci-0000:00:06.0-part1 - new alias.
#device/dev-cache.c:748 Found dev 254:1 /dev/disk/by-path/virtio-pci-0000:00:06.0-part1 - new alias.
#device/dev-cache.c:748 Found dev 254:1 /dev/disk/by-uuid/dfe21481-feeb-4444-bb83-db731f766a56 - new alias.
#device/dev-cache.c:711 Found dev 254:2 /dev/vda2 - new.
#device/dev-cache.c:748 Found dev 254:2 /dev/disk/by-id/virtio-50de0adf73a646f5ad5e-part2 - new alias.
#device/dev-cache.c:748 Found dev 254:2 /dev/disk/by-partuuid/1ed37547-02 - new alias.
#device/dev-cache.c:748 Found dev 254:2 /dev/disk/by-path/pci-0000:00:06.0-part2 - new alias.
#device/dev-cache.c:748 Found dev 254:2 /dev/disk/by-path/virtio-pci-0000:00:06.0-part2 - new alias.
#device/dev-cache.c:711 Found dev 254:5 /dev/vda5 - new.
#device/dev-cache.c:748 Found dev 254:5 /dev/disk/by-id/virtio-50de0adf73a646f5ad5e-part5 - new alias.
#device/dev-cache.c:748 Found dev 254:5 /dev/disk/by-partuuid/1ed37547-05 - new alias.
#device/dev-cache.c:748 Found dev 254:5 /dev/disk/by-path/pci-0000:00:06.0-part5 - new alias.
#device/dev-cache.c:748 Found dev 254:5 /dev/disk/by-path/virtio-pci-0000:00:06.0-part5 - new alias.
#device/dev-cache.c:711 Found dev 252:0 /dev/dm-0 - new.
#device/dev-cache.c:711 Found dev 252:1 /dev/dm-1 - new.
#device/dev-cache.c:711 Found dev 252:2 /dev/dm-2 - new.
#device/dev-cache.c:711 Found dev 252:3 /dev/dm-3 - new.
#filters/filter-type.c:28 /dev/cdrom: Skipping: Unrecognised LVM device type 11
#filters/filter-persistent.c:131 filter caching bad /dev/cdrom
#device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1872 dm version [ opencount flush ] [16384] (*1)
#device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1872 dm status (252:0) [ noopencount noflush ] [16384] (*1)
#device/dev-io.c:615 Opened /dev/dm-0 RO O_DIRECT
#device/dev-io.c:369 /dev/dm-0: size is 19996672 sectors
#device/dev-io.c:664 Closed /dev/dm-0
#filters/filter-partitioned.c:31 filter partitioned deferred /dev/dm-0
#filters/filter-signature.c:32 filter signature deferred /dev/dm-0
#filters/filter-md.c:101 filter md deferred /dev/dm-0
#filters/filter-persistent.c:122 filter cache deferred /dev/dm-0
#device/dev-io.c:615 Opened /dev/vda RO O_DIRECT
#device/dev-io.c:369 /dev/vda: size is 52428800 sectors
#device/dev-io.c:664 Closed /dev/vda
#filters/filter-partitioned.c:31 filter partitioned deferred /dev/vda
#filters/filter-signature.c:32 filter signature deferred /dev/vda
#filters/filter-md.c:101 filter md deferred /dev/vda
#filters/filter-persistent.c:122 filter cache deferred /dev/vda
#device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1872 dm status (252:1) [ noopencount noflush ] [16384] (*1)
#device/dev-io.c:615 Opened /dev/dm-1 RO O_DIRECT
#device/dev-io.c:369 /dev/dm-1: size is 1998848 sectors
#device/dev-io.c:664 Closed /dev/dm-1
#filters/filter-partitioned.c:31 filter partitioned deferred /dev/dm-1
#filters/filter-signature.c:32 filter signature deferred /dev/dm-1
#filters/filter-md.c:101 filter md deferred /dev/dm-1
#filters/filter-persistent.c:122 filter cache deferred /dev/dm-1
#device/dev-io.c:615 Opened /dev/vda1 RO O_DIRECT
#device/dev-io.c:369 /dev/vda1: size is 485376 sectors
#device/dev-io.c:664 Closed /dev/vda1
#filters/filter-partitioned.c:31 filter partitioned deferred /dev/vda1
#filters/filter-signature.c:32 filter signature deferred /dev/vda1
#filters/filter-md.c:101 filter md deferred /dev/vda1
#filters/filter-persistent.c:122 filter cache deferred /dev/vda1
#device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1872 dm status (252:2) [ noopencount noflush ] [16384] (*1)
#device/dev-io.c:615 Opened /dev/dm-2 RO O_DIRECT
#device/dev-io.c:369 /dev/dm-2: size is 14647296 sectors
#device/dev-io.c:664 Closed /dev/dm-2
#filters/filter-partitioned.c:31 filter partitioned deferred /dev/dm-2
#filters/filter-signature.c:32 filter signature deferred /dev/dm-2
#filters/filter-md.c:101 filter md deferred /dev/dm-2
#filters/filter-persistent.c:122 filter cache deferred /dev/dm-2
#device/dev-io.c:615 Opened /dev/vda2 RO O_DIRECT
#device/dev-io.c:369 /dev/vda2: size is 2 sectors
#device/dev-io.c:664 Closed /dev/vda2
#filters/filter-usable.c:44 /dev/vda2: Skipping: Too small to hold a PV
#filters/filter-persistent.c:131 filter caching bad /dev/vda2
#device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1872 dm status (252:3) [ noopencount noflush ] [16384] (*1)
#device/dev-io.c:615 Opened /dev/dm-3 RO O_DIRECT
#device/dev-io.c:369 /dev/dm-3: size is 15286272 sectors
#device/dev-io.c:664 Closed /dev/dm-3
#filters/filter-partitioned.c:31 filter partitioned deferred /dev/dm-3
#filters/filter-signature.c:32 filter signature deferred /dev/dm-3
#filters/filter-md.c:101 filter md deferred /dev/dm-3
#filters/filter-persistent.c:122 filter cache deferred /dev/dm-3
#device/dev-io.c:615 Opened /dev/vda5 RO O_DIRECT
#device/dev-io.c:369 /dev/vda5: size is 51937280 sectors
#device/dev-io.c:664 Closed /dev/vda5
#filters/filter-partitioned.c:31 filter partitioned deferred /dev/vda5
#filters/filter-signature.c:32 filter signature deferred /dev/vda5
#filters/filter-md.c:101 filter md deferred /dev/vda5
#filters/filter-persistent.c:122 filter cache deferred /dev/vda5
#label/label.c:892 Found 7 devices to scan
#label/label.c:628 Scanning 7 devices for VG info
#label/label.c:664 Scanning submitted 7 reads
#label/label.c:683 Processing data from device /dev/dm-0 252:0 fd 4 block 0x5619cca19100
#label/label.c:371 Scan filtering /dev/dm-0
#device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1872 dm status (252:0) [ noopencount noflush ] [16384] (*1)
#device/dev-io.c:346 /dev/dm-0: using cached size 19996672 sectors
#device/dev-io.c:346 /dev/dm-0: using cached size 19996672 sectors
#filters/filter-persistent.c:131 filter caching good /dev/dm-0
#label/label.c:407 /dev/dm-0: No lvm label detected
#label/label.c:412 <backtrace>
#label/label.c:683 Processing data from device /dev/vda 254:0 fd 5 block 0x5619cca19140
#label/label.c:371 Scan filtering /dev/vda
#device/dev-io.c:346 /dev/vda: using cached size 52428800 sectors
#filters/filter-partitioned.c:38 /dev/vda: Skipping: Partition table signature found
#filters/filter-persistent.c:131 filter caching bad /dev/vda
#label/label.c:383 /dev/vda: Not processing filtered
#label/label.c:386 <backtrace>
#label/label.c:683 Processing data from device /dev/dm-1 252:1 fd 6 block 0x5619cca19180
#label/label.c:371 Scan filtering /dev/dm-1
#device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1872 dm status (252:1) [ noopencount noflush ] [16384] (*1)
#device/dev-io.c:346 /dev/dm-1: using cached size 1998848 sectors
#device/dev-io.c:346 /dev/dm-1: using cached size 1998848 sectors
#filters/filter-persistent.c:131 filter caching good /dev/dm-1
#label/label.c:407 /dev/dm-1: No lvm label detected
#label/label.c:412 <backtrace>
#label/label.c:683 Processing data from device /dev/vda1 254:1 fd 7 block 0x5619cca191c0
#label/label.c:371 Scan filtering /dev/vda1
#device/dev-io.c:346 /dev/vda1: using cached size 485376 sectors
#device/dev-io.c:346 /dev/vda1: using cached size 485376 sectors
#filters/filter-persistent.c:131 filter caching good /dev/vda1
#label/label.c:407 /dev/vda1: No lvm label detected
#label/label.c:412 <backtrace>
#label/label.c:683 Processing data from device /dev/dm-2 252:2 fd 8 block 0x5619cca19200
#label/label.c:371 Scan filtering /dev/dm-2
#device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1872 dm status (252:2) [ noopencount noflush ] [16384] (*1)
#device/dev-io.c:346 /dev/dm-2: using cached size 14647296 sectors
#device/dev-io.c:346 /dev/dm-2: using cached size 14647296 sectors
#filters/filter-persistent.c:131 filter caching good /dev/dm-2
#label/label.c:407 /dev/dm-2: No lvm label detected
#label/label.c:412 <backtrace>
#label/label.c:683 Processing data from device /dev/dm-3 252:3 fd 9 block 0x5619cca19240
#label/label.c:371 Scan filtering /dev/dm-3
#device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1872 dm status (252:3) [ noopencount noflush ] [16384] (*1)
#device/dev-io.c:346 /dev/dm-3: using cached size 15286272 sectors
#device/dev-io.c:346 /dev/dm-3: using cached size 15286272 sectors
#filters/filter-persistent.c:131 filter caching good /dev/dm-3
#label/label.c:407 /dev/dm-3: No lvm label detected
#label/label.c:412 <backtrace>
#label/label.c:683 Processing data from device /dev/vda5 254:5 fd 10 block 0x5619cca19280
#label/label.c:371 Scan filtering /dev/vda5
#device/dev-io.c:346 /dev/vda5: using cached size 51937280 sectors
#device/dev-io.c:346 /dev/vda5: using cached size 51937280 sectors
#filters/filter-persistent.c:131 filter caching good /dev/vda5
#label/label.c:317 /dev/vda5: lvm2 label detected at sector 1
#cache/lvmcache.c:1377 lvmcache /dev/vda5: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 (#orphans_lvm2) with 0 mda(s).
#format_text/text_label.c:424 /dev/vda5: PV header extension version 2 found
#format_text/format-text.c:318 Reading mda header sector from /dev/vda5 at 4096
#format_text/import.c:58 Reading metadata summary from /dev/vda5 at 10240 size 1880 (+0)
#format_text/format-text.c:1577 Found metadata summary on /dev/vda5 at 10240 size 1880 for VG sulin
#cache/lvmcache.c:207 lvmcache has no info for vgname "sulin" with VGID 0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0.
#cache/lvmcache.c:207 lvmcache has no info for vgname "sulin".
#cache/lvmcache.c:1377 lvmcache /dev/vda5: now in VG sulin with 1 mda(s).
#cache/lvmcache.c:1205 lvmcache /dev/vda5: VG sulin: set VGID to 0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0.
#cache/lvmcache.c:1523 lvmcache /dev/vda5: VG sulin: set seqno to 5
#cache/lvmcache.c:1540 lvmcache /dev/vda5: VG sulin: set mda_checksum to 42763bd8 mda_size to 1880
#cache/lvmcache.c:1414 lvmcache /dev/vda5: VG sulin: set creation host to sulin-test.
#label/label.c:763 Scanned devices: read errors 0 process errors 0 failed 0
#cache/lvmcache.c:947 Found VG info for 1 VGs
#toollib.c:3782 Obtaining the complete list of VGs before processing their LVs
#toollib.c:3647 Processing VG sulin 0cX1nq-rWuc-Kyle-RnRL-Wvxj-Dtaw-zwcsa0
#misc/lvm-flock.c:202 Locking /run/lock/lvm/V_sulin WB
#misc/lvm-flock.c:100 _do_flock /run/lock/lvm/V_sulin:aux WB
#misc/lvm-flock.c:100 _do_flock /run/lock/lvm/V_sulin WB
#misc/lvm-flock.c:47 _undo_flock /run/lock/lvm/V_sulin:aux
#metadata/metadata.c:3638 Reading VG sulin 0cX1nq-rWuc-Kyle-RnRL-Wvxj-Dtaw-zwcsa0
#metadata/metadata.c:3684 Rescanning devices for sulin
#cache/lvmcache.c:207 lvmcache has no info for vgname "sulin" with VGID 0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0.
#label/label.c:628 Scanning 1 devices for VG info
#label/label.c:664 Scanning submitted 1 reads
#label/label.c:683 Processing data from device /dev/vda5 254:5 fd 4 block 0x5619cca192c0
#label/label.c:317 /dev/vda5: lvm2 label detected at sector 1
#cache/lvmcache.c:1377 lvmcache /dev/vda5: now in VG #orphans_lvm2 (#orphans_lvm2) with 0 mda(s).
#format_text/text_label.c:424 /dev/vda5: PV header extension version 2 found
#format_text/format-text.c:318 Reading mda header sector from /dev/vda5 at 4096
#format_text/import.c:58 Reading metadata summary from /dev/vda5 at 10240 size 1880 (+0)
#format_text/format-text.c:1577 Found metadata summary on /dev/vda5 at 10240 size 1880 for VG sulin
#cache/lvmcache.c:207 lvmcache has no info for vgname "sulin" with VGID 0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0.
#cache/lvmcache.c:207 lvmcache has no info for vgname "sulin".
#cache/lvmcache.c:1377 lvmcache /dev/vda5: now in VG sulin with 1 mda(s).
#cache/lvmcache.c:1205 lvmcache /dev/vda5: VG sulin: set VGID to 0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0.
#cache/lvmcache.c:1523 lvmcache /dev/vda5: VG sulin: set seqno to 5
#cache/lvmcache.c:1540 lvmcache /dev/vda5: VG sulin: set mda_checksum to 42763bd8 mda_size to 1880
#cache/lvmcache.c:1414 lvmcache /dev/vda5: VG sulin: set creation host to sulin-test.
#label/label.c:763 Scanned devices: read errors 0 process errors 0 failed 0
#metadata/metadata.c:3770 Reading VG sulin from /dev/vda5
#format_text/format-text.c:318 Reading mda header sector from /dev/vda5 at 4096
#format_text/format-text.c:445 VG sulin metadata check /dev/vda5 mda 4096 slot0 offset 6144 size 1880
#format_text/import.c:154 Reading metadata from /dev/vda5 at 10240 size 1880 (+0)
#metadata/vg.c:64 Allocated VG sulin at 0x5619cce1e200.
#format_text/import_vsn1.c:580 Importing logical volume sulin/root.
#format_text/import_vsn1.c:580 Importing logical volume sulin/swap_1.
#format_text/import_vsn1.c:580 Importing logical volume sulin/home.
#format_text/import_vsn1.c:580 Importing logical volume sulin/keep_2.
#format_text/format-text.c:599 Found metadata on /dev/vda5 at 10240 size 1880 for VG sulin
#device_mapper/libdm-config.c:1002 metadata/lvs_history_retention_time not found in config: defaulting to 0
#device/dev-io.c:346 /dev/vda5: using cached size 51937280 sectors
#metadata/pv_manip.c:417 /dev/vda5 0: 0 2441: root(0:0)
#metadata/pv_manip.c:417 /dev/vda5 1: 2441 244: swap_1(0:0)
#metadata/pv_manip.c:417 /dev/vda5 2: 2685 1788: home(0:0)
#metadata/pv_manip.c:417 /dev/vda5 3: 4473 1866: keep_2(0:0)
#metadata/vg.c:64 Allocated VG sulin at 0x5619cce22210.
#format_text/import_vsn1.c:580 Importing logical volume sulin/root.
#format_text/import_vsn1.c:580 Importing logical volume sulin/swap_1.
#format_text/import_vsn1.c:580 Importing logical volume sulin/home.
#format_text/import_vsn1.c:580 Importing logical volume sulin/keep_2.
#toollib.c:3130 Adding sulin/keep_2 to the list of LVs to be processed.
#activate/dev_manager.c:792 Getting device info for sulin-keep_2 [LVM-0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0FO5i5Qzblncp2FklPWKKXEr2S2DSIS4q].
#device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1872 dm info LVM-0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0FO5i5Qzblncp2FklPWKKXEr2S2DSIS4q [ noopencount flush ] [16384] (*1)
#toollib.c:3202 Processing LV keep_2 in VG sulin.
#activate/dev_manager.c:792 Getting device info for sulin-keep_2 [LVM-0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0FO5i5Qzblncp2FklPWKKXEr2S2DSIS4q].
#device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1872 dm info LVM-0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0FO5i5Qzblncp2FklPWKKXEr2S2DSIS4q [ noopencount flush ] [16384] (*1)
#activate/dev_manager.c:792 Getting device info for sulin-keep_2 [LVM-0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0FO5i5Qzblncp2FklPWKKXEr2S2DSIS4q].
#device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1872 dm info LVM-0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0FO5i5Qzblncp2FklPWKKXEr2S2DSIS4q [ opencount flush ] [16384] (*1)
#activate/activate.c:2398 Deactivating sulin/keep_2.
#activate/dev_manager.c:792 Getting device info for sulin-keep_2 [LVM-0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0FO5i5Qzblncp2FklPWKKXEr2S2DSIS4q].
#device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1872 dm info LVM-0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0FO5i5Qzblncp2FklPWKKXEr2S2DSIS4q [ noopencount flush ] [16384] (*1)
#activate/dev_manager.c:792 Getting device info for sulin-keep_2 [LVM-0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0FO5i5Qzblncp2FklPWKKXEr2S2DSIS4q].
#device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1872 dm info LVM-0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0FO5i5Qzblncp2FklPWKKXEr2S2DSIS4q [ opencount flush ] [16384] (*1)
#mm/memlock.c:625 Entering prioritized section (deactivating).
#mm/memlock.c:489 Raised task priority 0 -> -18.
#activate/dev_manager.c:3298 Creating DEACTIVATE tree for sulin/keep_2.
#activate/dev_manager.c:792 Getting device info for sulin-keep_2 [LVM-0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0FO5i5Qzblncp2FklPWKKXEr2S2DSIS4q].
#device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1872 dm info LVM-0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0FO5i5Qzblncp2FklPWKKXEr2S2DSIS4q [ opencount flush ] [16384] (*1)
#activate/activate.c:484 Getting driver version
#device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1872 dm version [ opencount flush ] [16384] (*1)
#device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1872 dm deps (252:3) [ opencount flush ] [16384] (*1)
#activate/dev_manager.c:792 Getting device info for sulin-keep_2-real [LVM-0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0FO5i5Qzblncp2FklPWKKXEr2S2DSIS4q-real].
#device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1872 dm info LVM-0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0FO5i5Qzblncp2FklPWKKXEr2S2DSIS4q-real [ opencount flush ] [16384] (*1)
#activate/dev_manager.c:774 Skipping checks for old devices without LVM- dm uuid prefix (kernel vsn 5 >= 3).
#activate/dev_manager.c:792 Getting device info for sulin-keep_2-cow [LVM-0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0FO5i5Qzblncp2FklPWKKXEr2S2DSIS4q-cow].
#device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1872 dm info LVM-0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0FO5i5Qzblncp2FklPWKKXEr2S2DSIS4q-cow [ opencount flush ] [16384] (*1)
#device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1872 dm info (252:3) [ opencount flush ] [16384] (*1)
#device_mapper/libdm-deptree.c:1001 Removing sulin-keep_2 (252:3)
#device_mapper/libdm-common.c:2435 Udev cookie 0xd4db7eb (semid 0) created
#device_mapper/libdm-common.c:2455 Udev cookie 0xd4db7eb (semid 0) incremented to 1
#device_mapper/libdm-common.c:2327 Udev cookie 0xd4db7eb (semid 0) incremented to 2
#device_mapper/libdm-common.c:2577 Udev cookie 0xd4db7eb (semid 0) assigned to REMOVE task(2) with flags DISABLE_LIBRARY_FALLBACK (0x20)
#device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1872 dm remove (252:3) [ noopencount flush retryremove ] [16384] (*1)
#device_mapper/libdm-common.c:1489 sulin-keep_2: Stacking NODE_DEL [trust_udev]
#mm/memlock.c:637 Leaving section (deactivated).
#activate/dev_manager.c:792 Getting device info for sulin-keep_2 [LVM-0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0FO5i5Qzblncp2FklPWKKXEr2S2DSIS4q].
#device_mapper/ioctl/libdm-iface.c:1872 dm info LVM-0cX1nqrWucKyleRnRLWvxjDtawzwcsa0FO5i5Qzblncp2FklPWKKXEr2S2DSIS4q [ noopencount flush ] [16384] (*1)
#device_mapper/libdm-file.c:46 Creating directory "/etc/lvm/archive"
#format_text/archiver.c:141 Archiving volume group "sulin" metadata (seqno 5).
#metadata/lv_manip.c:6255 Releasing logical volume "keep_2"
#metadata/pv_manip.c:417 /dev/vda5 0: 0 2441: root(0:0)
#metadata/pv_manip.c:417 /dev/vda5 1: 2441 244: swap_1(0:0)
#metadata/pv_manip.c:417 /dev/vda5 2: 2685 1788: home(0:0)
#metadata/pv_manip.c:417 /dev/vda5 3: 4473 1866: NULL(0:0)
#mm/memlock.c:594 Unlock: Memlock counters: prioritized:1 locked:0 critical:0 daemon:0 suspended:0
#mm/memlock.c:502 Restoring original task priority 0.
#format_text/format-text.c:318 Reading mda header sector from /dev/vda5 at 4096
#format_text/format-text.c:538 new metadata offset adjusted from 8024 to 8192 (+168) for alignment 512
#format_text/format-text.c:831 VG sulin metadata offsets: old start 6144 last 8023 size 1880 wrap 0
#format_text/format-text.c:838 VG sulin metadata offsets: new start 8192 last 9777 size 1586 wrap 0
#format_text/format-text.c:904 VG sulin metadata write to /dev/vda5 at 12288 len 1586 (wrap 0)
#device/dev-io.c:176 /dev/vda5: Block size is 4096 bytes
#device/dev-io.c:187 /dev/vda5: Physical block size is 512 bytes
#label/label.c:1209 Close and reopen to write /dev/vda5
#format_text/format-text.c:318 Reading mda header sector from /dev/vda5 at 4096
#format_text/format-text.c:1067 VG sulin metadata precommit seq 6 on /dev/vda5 mda header at 4096 (used)
#format_text/format-text.c:1074 VG sulin metadata precommit slot0 offset 6144 size 1880 slot1 offset 8192 size 1586
#device/bcache.c:210 Limit write at 0 len 131072 to len 4608
#metadata/vg.c:64 Allocated VG sulin at 0x5619cce36230.
#format_text/import_vsn1.c:580 Importing logical volume sulin/root.
#format_text/import_vsn1.c:580 Importing logical volume sulin/swap_1.
#format_text/import_vsn1.c:580 Importing logical volume sulin/home.
#format_text/format-text.c:318 Reading mda header sector from /dev/vda5 at 4096
#format_text/format-text.c:1080 VG sulin metadata commit seq 6 on /dev/vda5 mda header at 4096 (used)
#format_text/format-text.c:1087 VG sulin metadata commit slot0 offset 8192 size 1586 slot1 offset 0 size 0
#device/bcache.c:210 Limit write at 0 len 131072 to len 4608
#metadata/vg.c:79 Freeing VG sulin at 0x5619cce22210.
#mm/memlock.c:594 Unlock: Memlock counters: prioritized:0 locked:0 critical:0 daemon:0 suspended:0
#format_text/archiver.c:571 Creating volume group backup "/etc/lvm/backup/sulin" (seqno 6).
#format_text/format-text.c:1323 Writing sulin metadata to /etc/lvm/backup/.lvm_sulin-test_26292_13185384
#format_text/format-text.c:1342 Renaming /etc/lvm/backup/.lvm_sulin-test_26292_13185384 to /etc/lvm/backup/sulin.tmp
#format_text/format-text.c:1367 Committing file sulin metadata (6)
#format_text/format-text.c:1368 Renaming /etc/lvm/backup/sulin.tmp to /etc/lvm/backup/sulin
#metadata/lv_manip.c:6305 Logical volume "keep_2" successfully removed
#mm/memlock.c:594 Unlock: Memlock counters: prioritized:0 locked:0 critical:0 daemon:0 suspended:0
#activate/fs.c:491 Syncing device names
#device_mapper/libdm-common.c:2362 Udev cookie 0xd4db7eb (semid 0) decremented to 1
#device_mapper/libdm-common.c:2648 Udev cookie 0xd4db7eb (semid 0) waiting for zero
^C
# lvs
LV VG Attr LSize Pool Origin Data% Meta% Move Log Cpy%Sync Convert
home sulin -wi-ao---- 6.98g
root sulin -wi-ao---- <9.54g
swap_1 sulin -wi-ao---- 976.00m
#
If you have any questions, please ask.
Tiger!P
Hi, Tiger!P <debian-tigerp@tigerp.net> (2019-08-24): I'm not sure this is true: https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/installation-guide/commit/07d72d9a8afc201949ee116506564645e91d618f Cheers,
Hello Cyril, I was not aware of this option, because it is not yet available in the preseed file which is mentioned in appendix B.4 of the stable release notes. Thank you for pointing it out. I tested the option and it works as expected :-) Even though the lvm commands still hang, you can close this bug if you want to. Tiger!P
Hi, Tiger!P <tigerp@tigerp.net> wrote: As I wrote at https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=930846#57 that's still an issue with the Debian website: the relevant text has been included in the installation-guide package, however it is not shown under https://www.debian.org/releases/buster/example-preseed.txt Holger
Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> (2019-08-25): I know; that's why I linked to the git commit instead of where one would expect documentation to show up (the website). Unfortunately, it seems I can't beat that pesky “only 24 hours in a day” thing. Cheers,
I do this exact thing, I create a LV named DELETEME, and in the late command I add the lvremove -f /dev... The logs show a message from lvremove, that it removed the LV, in ps the lvremove command stil runs, never exits. I even backgrounded it to init `(lvremove&)&`, to no avail. Kind regards, Arjen