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Bug 1274392 - _ped.IOException: Partition(s) 3 on /dev/mapper/mpatha have been written, but we have been unable to inform the kernel of the change, probably because it/they are in use. As a result, the old partition(s) will remain in use. You should reboot now ...
Summary: _ped.IOException: Partition(s) 3 on /dev/mapper/mpatha have been written, but...
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED EOL
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: python-blivet
Version: 23
Hardware: All
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Blivet Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard: abrt_hash:c6f5f57c3133ecb266db7a7e143...
Depends On:
Blocks: ZedoraTracker F23PPCFinal
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2015-10-22 15:55 UTC by Menanteau Guy
Modified: 2016-12-20 15:06 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2016-12-20 15:06:33 UTC
Type: ---
Embargoed:

Attachments (Terms of Use)
File: anaconda-tb (518.02 KB, text/plain)
2015-10-22 15:55 UTC, Menanteau Guy 		no flags Details
File: anaconda.log (28.73 KB, text/plain)
2015-10-22 15:55 UTC, Menanteau Guy 		no flags Details
File: dnf.log (2.99 KB, text/plain)
2015-10-22 15:55 UTC, Menanteau Guy 		no flags Details
File: environ (460 bytes, text/plain)
2015-10-22 15:55 UTC, Menanteau Guy 		no flags Details
File: lsblk_output (5.25 KB, text/plain)
2015-10-22 15:55 UTC, Menanteau Guy 		no flags Details
File: nmcli_dev_list (4.01 KB, text/plain)
2015-10-22 15:55 UTC, Menanteau Guy 		no flags Details
File: os_info (451 bytes, text/plain)
2015-10-22 15:55 UTC, Menanteau Guy 		no flags Details
File: program.log (35.59 KB, text/plain)
2015-10-22 15:55 UTC, Menanteau Guy 		no flags Details
File: storage.log (144.21 KB, text/plain)
2015-10-22 15:55 UTC, Menanteau Guy 		no flags Details
File: syslog (150.88 KB, text/plain)
2015-10-22 15:55 UTC, Menanteau Guy 		no flags Details
File: ifcfg.log (53.96 KB, text/plain)
2015-10-22 15:55 UTC, Menanteau Guy 		no flags Details
File: packaging.log (1.62 KB, text/plain)
2015-10-22 15:55 UTC, Menanteau Guy 		no flags Details
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Description Menanteau Guy 2015-10-22 15:55:18 UTC 
Description of problem:
First I install a f23 ppc64le TC1 on a multipath empty disk using "automatic configuration".
And second I tried to install again the same image on the same disk, also using "automatic configuration" with a "reclaim space" of all the disk space.

Version-Release number of selected component:
anaconda-23.19.6-1

The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
anaconda 23.19.6-1 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.4/site-packages/parted/disk.py", line 212, in commit
    return self.__disk.commit()
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.4/site-packages/parted/decorators.py", line 42, in new
    ret = fn(*args, **kwds)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/blivet/formats/disklabel.py", line 253, in commit
    self.partedDisk.commit()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/blivet/formats/disklabel.py", line 240, in _create
    self.commit()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/blivet/formats/__init__.py", line 388, in create
    self._create(**kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/blivet/deviceaction.py", line 590, in execute
    options=self.device.formatArgs)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/blivet/actionlist.py", line 280, in process
    action.execute(callbacks)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/blivet/devicetree.py", line 380, in processActions
    callbacks=callbacks)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/blivet/blivet.py", line 164, in doIt
    self.devicetree.processActions(callbacks=callbacks)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/site-packages/blivet/osinstall.py", line 1096, in turnOnFilesystems
    storage.doIt(callbacks)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.4/site-packages/pyanaconda/install.py", line 195, in doInstall
    turnOnFilesystems(storage, mountOnly=flags.flags.dirInstall, callbacks=callbacks_reg)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.4/threading.py", line 868, in run
    self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib64/python3.4/site-packages/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 253, in run
    threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs)
_ped.IOException: Partition(s) 3 on /dev/mapper/mpatha have been written, but we have been unable to inform the kernel of the change, probably because it/they are in use.  As a result, the old partition(s) will remain in use.  You should reboot now before making further changes.

Additional info:
addons:         com_redhat_kdump
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python3  /sbin/anaconda
cmdline_file:    inst.vnc inst.sshd inst.repo=http://sf1.test.toulouse-stg.fr.ibm.com/pub/linux/fedora/23/ppc64le/os/ 
dnf.rpm.log:    Oct 22 15:18:12 INFO --- logging initialized ---
executable:     /sbin/anaconda
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         4.2.3-300.fc23.ppc64le
product:        Fedora
release:        Cannot get release name.
type:           anaconda
version:        23
Comment 1 Menanteau Guy 2015-10-22 15:55:24 UTC 
Created attachment 1085610 [details]
File: anaconda-tb
Comment 2 Menanteau Guy 2015-10-22 15:55:26 UTC 
Created attachment 1085611 [details]
File: anaconda.log
Comment 3 Menanteau Guy 2015-10-22 15:55:28 UTC 
Created attachment 1085612 [details]
File: dnf.log
Comment 4 Menanteau Guy 2015-10-22 15:55:29 UTC 
Created attachment 1085613 [details]
File: environ
Comment 5 Menanteau Guy 2015-10-22 15:55:31 UTC 
Created attachment 1085614 [details]
File: lsblk_output
Comment 6 Menanteau Guy 2015-10-22 15:55:33 UTC 
Created attachment 1085615 [details]
File: nmcli_dev_list
Comment 7 Menanteau Guy 2015-10-22 15:55:34 UTC 
Created attachment 1085616 [details]
File: os_info
Comment 8 Menanteau Guy 2015-10-22 15:55:36 UTC 
Created attachment 1085617 [details]
File: program.log
Comment 9 Menanteau Guy 2015-10-22 15:55:39 UTC 
Created attachment 1085618 [details]
File: storage.log
Comment 10 Menanteau Guy 2015-10-22 15:55:41 UTC 
Created attachment 1085619 [details]
File: syslog
Comment 11 Menanteau Guy 2015-10-22 15:55:43 UTC 
Created attachment 1085620 [details]
File: ifcfg.log
Comment 12 Menanteau Guy 2015-10-22 15:55:45 UTC 
Created attachment 1085621 [details]
File: packaging.log
Comment 13 Menanteau Guy 2015-10-28 14:08:17 UTC 
This multipath problem appears also on a VM machine.
First install on empty disks is successful and fedora is usable on the new created VM machine but if you try a second install using same disks, the second install will failed.

here after is the command I used to create the VM machine:

/usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64 -name ppc64le_TC1 -enable-kvm -M pseries -smp 4 -m 4G -nographic -nodefaults -monitor stdio -serial pty -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=net10092,mac=c0:ff:ee:11:22:33 -netdev bridge,br=br0,id=net10092 -device virtio-scsi-pci,id=scsi -drive if=none,id=hda,file=hd1.qcow2,serial=0002 -device scsi-hd,drive=hda -drive if=none,id=hdb,file=hd2.qcow2,serial=0002 -device scsi-hd,drive=hdb -cdrom isole -boot d -S
Comment 14 Dan Horák 2015-10-29 09:43:51 UTC 
I think I saw the same problem in the past on x86 too, install with fresh disks works, an install with reused disks fails. The workaround is to "clean" the disk before the installation and similar workaround is recommended by Anaconda guys for other scenarios when disks are reused.
Comment 15 Bryan Kearney 2015-11-03 21:36:01 UTC 
Another user experienced a similar problem:

tring to install fedora workstation on 2 different drives.

cmdline:        /usr/bin/python3  /sbin/anaconda --liveinst --method=livecd:///dev/mapper/live-base
cmdline_file:   BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz0 initrd=initrd0.img root=live:CDLABEL=Fedora-Live-WS-x86_64-23-10 rootfstype=auto ro rd.live.image quiet  rhgb rd.luks=0 rd.md=0 rd.dm=0 
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         4.2.3-300.fc23.x86_64
other involved packages: python3-blivet-1.12.8-1.fc23.noarch, python3-libs-3.4.3-5.fc23.x86_64, python3-pyparted-3.10.7-1.fc23.x86_64
package:        anaconda-core-23.19.10-1.fc23.x86_64
packaging.log:  
product:        Fedora
reason:         _ped.IOException: Partition(s) 1 on /dev/sdb have been written, but we have been unable to inform the kernel of the change, probably because it/they are in use.  As a result, the old partition(s) will remain in use.  You should reboot now before making further changes.
release:        Fedora release 23 (Twenty Three)
version:        23
Comment 16 Jan Stodola 2015-11-12 14:17:56 UTC 
Also seen on s390x and x86_64, F23 GA. Changing the Hardware field to "All"

An x86_64 VM created with the following commands:
$ dd if=/dev/zero of=mpath.img bs=1 count=1 seek=10G
$ qemu-kvm -m 2048 -device virtio-scsi-pci,id=scsi -drive if=none,id=hda,file=mpath.img,serial=0001 -device scsi-hd,drive=hda -drive if=none,id=hdb,file=mpath.img,serial=0001 -device scsi-hd,drive=hdb -cdrom Fedora-Server-DVD-x86_64-23.iso -boot d

The second installation failed.
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