Public bug reported: After switching a few times between paths I noticed that device-mapper started logging the following messages:
[ 2478.345027] device-mapper: table: 251:0: multipath: error getting device [ 2478.346588] device-mapper: ioctl: error adding target to table And in the output of echo w >/proc/sysrq-trigger I noticed that several I/O threads were hanging: [ 4474.630041] Call Trace: [ 4474.631257] [<ffffffff811712e0>] ? sync_buffer+0x0/0x50 [ 4474.631257] [<ffffffff8155ed83>] io_schedule+0x73/0xc0 [ 4474.631257] [<ffffffff81171325>] sync_buffer+0x45/0x50 [ 4474.631257] [<ffffffff8155f3cf>] __wait_on_bit+0x5f/0x90 [ 4474.631257] [<ffffffff811712e0>] ? sync_buffer+0x0/0x50 [ 4474.631257] [<ffffffff8155f478>] out_of_line_wait_on_bit+0x78/0x90 [ 4474.631257] [<ffffffff810864b0>] ? wake_bit_function+0x0/0x40 [ 4474.631257] [<ffffffff811712d6>] __wait_on_buffer+0x26/0x30 [ 4474.631257] [<ffffffff812180a8>] journal_commit_transaction+0x498/0xe40 [ 4474.631257] [<ffffffff81077d4c>] ? lock_timer_base+0x3c/0x70 [ 4474.631257] [<ffffffff81078819>] ? try_to_del_timer_sync+0x79/0xd0 [ 4474.631257] [<ffffffff8121b95d>] kjournald+0xed/0x250 [ 4474.631257] [<ffffffff81086470>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40 [ 4474.631257] [<ffffffff8121b870>] ? kjournald+0x0/0x250 [ 4474.631257] [<ffffffff810860f6>] kthread+0x96/0xa0 [ 4474.631257] [<ffffffff810141aa>] child_rip+0xa/0x20 [ 4474.631257] [<ffffffff81086060>] ? kthread+0x0/0xa0 [ 4474.631257] [<ffffffff810141a0>] ? child_rip+0x0/0x20 The above call stack was triggered by running a fio data integrity test on a filesystem on top of a dm device while switching over paths. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: linux-image-2.6.32-42-server 2.6.32-42.95 Regression: No Reproducible: Yes ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-42.95-server 2.6.32.59+drm33.24 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-42-server x86_64 AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21. AplayDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/by-path', '/dev/snd/controlC1', '/dev/snd/hwC1D0', '/dev/snd/pcmC1D3p', '/dev/snd/controlC0', '/dev/snd/hwC0D0', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D1c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D1p', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1: CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.values: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card1.Amixer.info: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card1.Amixer.values: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Date: Thu Aug 16 17:43:43 2012 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=ed6b25d1-0e71-46ec-aae4-502e9ce1cc58 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.04.4 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20120214.2) MachineType: System manufacturer P5Q DELUXE ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=4c2434f2-aec2-4664-8df2-f2d2ad65b039 ro quiet ProcEnviron: SHELL=/bin/bash LANG=en_US.UTF-8 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34.14 RfKill: SourcePackage: linux dmi.bios.date: 07/10/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 2301 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: P5Q DELUXE dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr2301:bd07/10/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnP5QDELUXE:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5QDELUXE:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: P5Q DELUXE dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug kernel-fixed-upstream lucid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1037648 Title: Hanging I/O causes multipath not to work properly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1037648/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs