vgscan --mknodes creates block device multipath nodes in /dev/mapper
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Ubuntu on IBM z Systems |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
subiquity |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
lvm2 (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Groovy |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Description: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Release: 20.04
# apt-cache policy multipath-tools
multipath-tools:
Installed: 0.8.3-1ubuntu2
Candidate: 0.8.3-1ubuntu2
Version table:
*** 0.8.3-1ubuntu2 500
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
/dev/mapper/mpatha is symlink which points to ../../dm-X device
/dev/mapper/mpath is block device
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: multipath-tools 0.8.3-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic s390x
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
Architecture: s390x
CasperMD5CheckR
CasperVersion: 1.445
Date: Thu Apr 23 17:32:12 2020
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-Server 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release s390x (20200423.1)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=screen.
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=C.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: multipath-tools
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.
defaults {
user_
skip_kpartx no
verbosity 4
}
mtime.conffile.
tags: | added: rls-gg-incoming |
tags: | added: installer |
tags: | added: patch |
tags: | removed: rls-gg-incoming |
Actually it seems this was caused by subiquity running vgscan --mknodes during block probing:
root@ubuntu- server: /# rm -rf /dev/mapper/mpath* server: /# ls -l /dev/mapper/ server: /# vgscan --mknodes server: /# ls -l /dev/mapper/
root@ubuntu-
total 0
crw------- 1 root root 10, 236 Apr 24 05:57 control
root@ubuntu-
root@ubuntu-
total 0
crw------- 1 root root 10, 236 Apr 24 05:57 control
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 253, 0 Apr 27 21:16 mpatha
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 253, 1 Apr 27 21:16 mpatha-part1
retargeting bug...