From: Fiona Ebner <f.ebner@proxmox.com>
To: Lukas Sichert <l.sichert@proxmox.com>, pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH storage v9 1/5] lvm: saferemove: keep LVs where zero-out failed for manual zero-out
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:26:01 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4e795a64-ab0a-4f7f-a706-7a83e0edfede@proxmox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260713160008.121125-2-l.sichert@proxmox.com>
Am 13.07.26 um 6:00 PM schrieb Lukas Sichert:
> Currently even if 'zeroout' fails, the LV is removed and can't be zeroed
> out manually later.
>
> Let zeroing errors propagate from the secure delete command, and rename
> failed removals to a 'failed-<N>-del-*' LV name instead of immediately
> removing them.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lukas Sichert <l.sichert@proxmox.com>
Reviewed-by: Fiona Ebner <f.ebner@proxmox.com>
with two nits ^^
> @@ -279,6 +282,44 @@ sub lvm_list_volumes {
> return $lvs;
> }
>
> +my sub cleanup_failed_lvm_volume {
Nit: The name could be a bit more telling about what it actually does,
maybe rename_after_failed_{cleanup,delete}()?
> @@ -368,18 +411,33 @@ my sub free_lvm_volumes_locked {
> errmsg => "can't refresh LV '$lvmpath' to zero-out its data",
> );
>
> - $secure_delete_cmd->($lvmpath);
> + eval { $secure_delete_cmd->($lvmpath); };
> + if (my $cleanup_err = $@) {
> + my $failed_name =
> + eval { cleanup_failed_lvm_volume($class, $scfg, $storeid, $vg, $name) };
> + if (my $cleanup_failed_err = $@) {
> + log_warn(
> + "rename failed for '$vg/del-$name' to failed cleanup volume:"
Nit: I'd go with something like "unable to rename '$vg/del-$name' after
failed cleanup:"
This makes it clear that the warning happens after the cleanup error
even though it shows up before that in the log.
> + . " $cleanup_failed_err",
> + );
> + die "cleanup failed for lv $name: $cleanup_err\n";
> + }
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-15 10:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-13 16:00 [PATCH docs/manager/storage v9 0/5] fix #7339: lvmthick: add option to free storage for deleted VMs Lukas Sichert
2026-07-13 16:00 ` [PATCH storage v9 1/5] lvm: saferemove: keep LVs where zero-out failed for manual zero-out Lukas Sichert
2026-07-15 10:26 ` Fiona Ebner [this message]
2026-07-13 16:00 ` [PATCH storage v9 2/5] lvm: saferemove: zero out volumes range by range Lukas Sichert
2026-07-15 10:26 ` Fiona Ebner
2026-07-13 16:00 ` [PATCH storage v9 3/5] fix #7339: lvm: add discard action for removed volumes Lukas Sichert
2026-07-15 10:26 ` Fiona Ebner
2026-07-13 16:00 ` [PATCH manager v9 4/5] fix #7339: lvm: add discard-on-remove option to UI Lukas Sichert
2026-07-15 10:26 ` Fiona Ebner
2026-07-13 16:00 ` [PATCH docs v9 5/5] fix #7339: lvm: document discard option Lukas Sichert
2026-07-15 10:26 ` Fiona Ebner
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