* Cannot add device "is mounted" for unmounted drive that used to be in raidset that is mounted
@ 2014-03-23 18:09 Marc MERLIN
2014-03-23 18:58 ` Marc MERLIN
2014-03-31 4:07 ` Anand Jain
0 siblings, 2 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Marc MERLIN @ 2014-03-23 18:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-btrfs
I found out that a drive that used to be part of a raid system that is mounted
and running without it, btrfs apparently decides that the drive is part of the mounted
raidset and in use.
As a result, I had to eventually dd 0's over it, btrfs device scan, and finally
I was able to use it again.
btrfs should probably improve its check to see that the drive is not really used
and let me format it.
Longer details:
On a running system, I re-added a drive, it showed up as /dev/sdm1
I decrypted it
cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sdm1 crypt_sdm1
But I can't add it:
polgara:/mnt/btrfs_backupcopy# btrfs device add -f /dev/mapper/crypt_sdm1 .
/dev/mapper/crypt_sdm1 is mounted
however, I can format it as ext4, mount it, write to it, unmount it, and
I still get the same error:
polgara:/mnt/btrfs_backupcopy# mke2fs -t ext4 /dev/mapper/crypt_sdm1
polgara:/mnt/btrfs_backupcopy# mount /dev/mapper/crypt_sdm1 /mnt/mnt
polgara:/mnt/btrfs_backupcopy# Mar 23 10:48:31 polgara kernel: [38645.955263] EXT4-fs (dm-10): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
polgara:/mnt/btrfs_backupcopy# umount /mnt/mnt
polgara:/mnt/btrfs_backupcopy# btrfs device add -f /dev/mapper/crypt_sdm1 .
/dev/mapper/crypt_sdm1 is mounted
polgara:/mnt/btrfs_backupcopy# fuser -v /dev/mapper/crypt_sdm1
polgara:/mnt/btrfs_backupcopy# lsof -n | grep -E '(dm-10|sdm)'
polgara:/mnt/btrfs_backupcopy# mkfs.btrfs -f /dev/mapper/crypt_sdm1
Error: /dev/mapper/crypt_sdm1 is mounted
polgara:/mnt/btrfs_backupcopy#
In the end, I had to run
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/mapper/crypt_sdm1 bs=1M
for btrfs to stop telling me the filesystem was mounted.
Marc
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* Re: Cannot add device "is mounted" for unmounted drive that used to be in raidset that is mounted
2014-03-23 18:09 Cannot add device "is mounted" for unmounted drive that used to be in raidset that is mounted Marc MERLIN
@ 2014-03-23 18:58 ` Marc MERLIN
2014-03-24 19:19 ` Duncan
2014-03-31 4:07 ` Anand Jain
1 sibling, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Marc MERLIN @ 2014-03-23 18:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-btrfs
On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 11:09:07AM -0700, Marc MERLIN wrote:
> I found out that a drive that used to be part of a raid system that is mounted
> and running without it, btrfs apparently decides that the drive is part of the mounted
> raidset and in use.
> As a result, I had to eventually dd 0's over it, btrfs device scan, and finally
> I was able to use it again.
I filed a bug for this, it's a bit more minor, but worth fixing eventually
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=72771
Marc
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* Re: Cannot add device "is mounted" for unmounted drive that used to be in raidset that is mounted
2014-03-23 18:58 ` Marc MERLIN
@ 2014-03-24 19:19 ` Duncan
2014-03-25 0:28 ` Marc MERLIN
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Duncan @ 2014-03-24 19:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-btrfs
Marc MERLIN posted on Sun, 23 Mar 2014 11:58:16 -0700 as excerpted:
> On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 11:09:07AM -0700, Marc MERLIN wrote:
>> I found out that a drive that used to be part of a raid system that is
>> mounted and running without it, btrfs apparently decides that the drive
>> is part of the mounted raidset and in use.
>> As a result, I had to eventually dd 0's over it, btrfs device scan, and
>> finally I was able to use it again.
>
> I filed a bug for this, it's a bit more minor, but worth fixing
> eventually https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=72771
The reason for this is the device-scanning that btrfs does, detecting
btrfs superblocks in ordered to assemble filesystems from multiple
devices, etc.
The canonical method for wiping such superblocks and thus avoiding btrfs
detecting it as a btrfs filesystem component is to use wipefs, part of
the util-linux package. I think it's covered somewhere on the wiki; let
me see if I can find it...
Yes. See the problem-FAQ:
https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Problem_FAQ#How_to_clean_up_old_superblock_.3F
As you'll note, however, it mentions the dd method as a workaround if
wipefs isn't available, but all you need to wipe is the 8-byte magic
string. =:^) (Tho there's three superblocks and while wiping the first
is generally enough and is all wipefs does, you can wipe the others too
if you like as well. There are also instructions for restoring the magic
string using dd, if it should be come necessary.)
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* Re: Cannot add device "is mounted" for unmounted drive that used to be in raidset that is mounted
2014-03-24 19:19 ` Duncan
@ 2014-03-25 0:28 ` Marc MERLIN
0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Marc MERLIN @ 2014-03-25 0:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Duncan; +Cc: linux-btrfs
On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 07:19:14PM +0000, Duncan wrote:
> Marc MERLIN posted on Sun, 23 Mar 2014 11:58:16 -0700 as excerpted:
>
> > On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 11:09:07AM -0700, Marc MERLIN wrote:
> >> I found out that a drive that used to be part of a raid system that is
> >> mounted and running without it, btrfs apparently decides that the drive
> >> is part of the mounted raidset and in use.
> >> As a result, I had to eventually dd 0's over it, btrfs device scan, and
> >> finally I was able to use it again.
> >
> > I filed a bug for this, it's a bit more minor, but worth fixing
> > eventually https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=72771
>
> The reason for this is the device-scanning that btrfs does, detecting
> btrfs superblocks in ordered to assemble filesystems from multiple
> devices, etc.
Yep, and thanks for reminding me of wipefs.
However this was still a bug to say that a device was mounted when it sure
wasn't :)
I'm ok using -f because I didn't use wipefs, but being told "no you can't
reformat this because it's mounted", spending too long looking what in the
kernel would make it think so, and then realizing the check is wrong, isn't
as user friendly :)
Marc
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* Re: Cannot add device "is mounted" for unmounted drive that used to be in raidset that is mounted
2014-03-23 18:09 Cannot add device "is mounted" for unmounted drive that used to be in raidset that is mounted Marc MERLIN
2014-03-23 18:58 ` Marc MERLIN
@ 2014-03-31 4:07 ` Anand Jain
1 sibling, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Anand Jain @ 2014-03-31 4:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Marc MERLIN; +Cc: linux-btrfs
On 24/03/2014 02:09, Marc MERLIN wrote:
> I found out that a drive that used to be part of a raid system that is mounted
> and running without it, btrfs apparently decides that the drive is part of the mounted
> raidset and in use.
yes. A known issue its in the list to fix.
-Anand
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