[mdlug] LVM problem

[David Lee Lambert]

Robert Meier wrote:
> David,
>
>   
>> fdisk ...
>> mkswap ...
>> ...
>> Is there something else I need to do to get the kernel to re-scan that
>> partition table? 
>>     
>
> Older (2.4.12?) linux kernels had the limitation/bug that the kernel
> cached the partition tables multiple times and DID NOT refresh
> all the boot disk partition table caches until rebooted.
> I understand this was fixed in 2.6 and later 2.4 releases.
>   
This system runs a 2.6 kernel (Ubuntu 2.6.24-16-386, to be exact).  I
had rebooted since repartitioning the disk.  However,  I had been
playing with LVM on a slightly different partition-arrangement before I
repartitioned and rebooted.

I guess my question is:  Does LVM get partition-information from
somewhere else than what is currently reported by the kernel?

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