device-mapper: reload ioctl on (253:21) failed: Cannot allocate memory When activating the vg with vgchange
by Ashish Sood from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4RPSR)
Hi All,
I am getting an error when activating the VG with vgchange command.
Code:vgchange -a y case_volume
device-mapper: reload ioctl on (253:21) failed: Cannot allocate memory
0 logical volume(s) in volume group "case_volume" now active
Code:Call Trace:
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: kobject_add_internal failed for :t-0000256 with -EE XIST, don't try to register things with the same name in the same directory.
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: Modules linked in: fuse btrfs raid6_pq xor vfat msd os fat xfs nf_conntrack_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv6 ip6table_filter nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 xt_conntrack nf_conntrack libcrc32c iptable_filter ip6_tables 8021q garp mrp stp llc deadma n(OE) sunrpc ppdev dm_service_time nfit libnvdimm snd_hda_codec_generic iosf_mbi crc32_pclmu l snd_hda_intel ghash_clmulni_intel snd_hda_codec aesni_intel snd_hda_core lrw gf128mul glue _helper snd_hwdep ablk_helper cryptd snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_pcm sg pcspkr joydev snd_tim er parport_pc parport snd virtio_rng dm_multipath virtio_balloon i2c_piix4 soundcore binfmt_ misc ip_tables ext4 mbcache jbd2 sd_mod crc_t10dif crct10dif_generic virtio_scsi virtio_blk virtio_console ata_generic pata_acpi virtio_net qxl drm_kms_helper syscopyarea sysfillrect s ysimgblt
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: crct10dif_pclmul fb_sys_fops crct10dif_common ttm f loppy crc32c_intel ata_piix drm serio_raw libata virtio_pci virtio_ring virtio drm_panel_ori entation_quirks dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: CPU: 14 PID: 1398 Comm: vgchange Kdump: loaded Tain ted: G W OE ------------ 3.10.0-957.21.3.el7.x86_64 #1
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 0.5.1 01/01/2011
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: Call Trace:
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c963107>] dump_stack+0x19/0x1b
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c297768>] __warn+0xd8/0x100
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c2977ef>] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x5f/0x80
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c5793b4>] kobject_add_internal+0x274/0x3 30
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c5794e0>] kobject_init_and_add+0x70/0xb0
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c41cece>] ? sysfs_slab_add+0xfe/0x1c0
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c41ce35>] sysfs_slab_add+0x65/0x1c0
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c41f557>] __kmem_cache_create+0x137/0x17 0
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c41f5e5>] ? __kmalloc_track_caller+0x55/ 0x240
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c3dc46d>] ? kmem_cache_create_memcg+0x19 d/0x280
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c3dc486>] kmem_cache_create_memcg+0x1b6/ 0x280
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c3dc57b>] kmem_cache_create+0x2b/0x30
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c47e781>] bioset_create+0x141/0x290
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc0246772>] dm_alloc_md_mempools+0xb2/0x17 0 [dm_mod]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc02485e4>] dm_table_complete+0x3d4/0x690 [dm_mod]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc024bd5f>] table_load+0x18f/0x390 [dm_mod ]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc024d1be>] ctl_ioctl+0x24e/0x550 [dm_mod]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c3b6abb>] ? unlock_page+0x2b/0x30
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc024bbd0>] ? retrieve_status+0x1c0/0x1c0 [dm_mod]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc024d4ce>] dm_ctl_ioctl+0xe/0x20 [dm_mod]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c4569d0>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x3a0/0x5a0
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c456c71>] SyS_ioctl+0xa1/0xc0
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c975ddb>] system_call_fastpath+0x22/0x27
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: ---[ end trace 67dfe5e1363a7fe2 ]---
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: kmem_cache_create(bio-2) failed with error -17
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: CPU: 14 PID: 1398 Comm: vgchange Kdump: loaded Tain ted: G W OE ------------ 3.10.0-957.21.3.el7.x86_64 #1
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 0.5.1 01/01/2011
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: Call Trace:
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c963107>] dump_stack+0x19/0x1b
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c3dc44b>] kmem_cache_create_memcg+0x17b/ 0x280
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c3dc57b>] kmem_cache_create+0x2b/0x30
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c47e781>] bioset_create+0x141/0x290
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc0246772>] dm_alloc_md_mempools+0xb2/0x17 0 [dm_mod]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc02485e4>] dm_table_complete+0x3d4/0x690 [dm_mod]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc024bd5f>] table_load+0x18f/0x390 [dm_mod ]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc024d1be>] ctl_ioctl+0x24e/0x550 [dm_mod]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c3b6abb>] ? unlock_page+0x2b/0x30
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc024bbd0>] ? retrieve_status+0x1c0/0x1c0 [dm_mod]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc024d4ce>] dm_ctl_ioctl+0xe/0x20 [dm_mod]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c4569d0>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x3a0/0x5a0
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c456c71>] SyS_ioctl+0xa1/0xc0
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c975ddb>] system_call_fastpath+0x22/0x27
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: device-mapper: table: unable to allocate mempools
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs multipathd: dm-28: remove map (uevent)
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs multipathd: dm-28: remove map (uevent)Found one Redhat article.
This article saying it will work second time and it not working at all and unable to activate the VG.
OS =RHEL7.6
Regards,
Ashish Sood


I am getting an error when activating the VG with vgchange command.
Code:vgchange -a y case_volume
device-mapper: reload ioctl on (253:21) failed: Cannot allocate memory
0 logical volume(s) in volume group "case_volume" now active
Code:Call Trace:
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: kobject_add_internal failed for :t-0000256 with -EE XIST, don't try to register things with the same name in the same directory.
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: Modules linked in: fuse btrfs raid6_pq xor vfat msd os fat xfs nf_conntrack_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv6 ip6table_filter nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 xt_conntrack nf_conntrack libcrc32c iptable_filter ip6_tables 8021q garp mrp stp llc deadma n(OE) sunrpc ppdev dm_service_time nfit libnvdimm snd_hda_codec_generic iosf_mbi crc32_pclmu l snd_hda_intel ghash_clmulni_intel snd_hda_codec aesni_intel snd_hda_core lrw gf128mul glue _helper snd_hwdep ablk_helper cryptd snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_pcm sg pcspkr joydev snd_tim er parport_pc parport snd virtio_rng dm_multipath virtio_balloon i2c_piix4 soundcore binfmt_ misc ip_tables ext4 mbcache jbd2 sd_mod crc_t10dif crct10dif_generic virtio_scsi virtio_blk virtio_console ata_generic pata_acpi virtio_net qxl drm_kms_helper syscopyarea sysfillrect s ysimgblt
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: crct10dif_pclmul fb_sys_fops crct10dif_common ttm f loppy crc32c_intel ata_piix drm serio_raw libata virtio_pci virtio_ring virtio drm_panel_ori entation_quirks dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: CPU: 14 PID: 1398 Comm: vgchange Kdump: loaded Tain ted: G W OE ------------ 3.10.0-957.21.3.el7.x86_64 #1
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 0.5.1 01/01/2011
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: Call Trace:
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c963107>] dump_stack+0x19/0x1b
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c297768>] __warn+0xd8/0x100
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c2977ef>] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x5f/0x80
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c5793b4>] kobject_add_internal+0x274/0x3 30
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c5794e0>] kobject_init_and_add+0x70/0xb0
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c41cece>] ? sysfs_slab_add+0xfe/0x1c0
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c41ce35>] sysfs_slab_add+0x65/0x1c0
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c41f557>] __kmem_cache_create+0x137/0x17 0
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c41f5e5>] ? __kmalloc_track_caller+0x55/ 0x240
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c3dc46d>] ? kmem_cache_create_memcg+0x19 d/0x280
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c3dc486>] kmem_cache_create_memcg+0x1b6/ 0x280
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c3dc57b>] kmem_cache_create+0x2b/0x30
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c47e781>] bioset_create+0x141/0x290
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc0246772>] dm_alloc_md_mempools+0xb2/0x17 0 [dm_mod]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc02485e4>] dm_table_complete+0x3d4/0x690 [dm_mod]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc024bd5f>] table_load+0x18f/0x390 [dm_mod ]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc024d1be>] ctl_ioctl+0x24e/0x550 [dm_mod]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c3b6abb>] ? unlock_page+0x2b/0x30
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc024bbd0>] ? retrieve_status+0x1c0/0x1c0 [dm_mod]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc024d4ce>] dm_ctl_ioctl+0xe/0x20 [dm_mod]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c4569d0>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x3a0/0x5a0
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c456c71>] SyS_ioctl+0xa1/0xc0
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c975ddb>] system_call_fastpath+0x22/0x27
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: ---[ end trace 67dfe5e1363a7fe2 ]---
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: kmem_cache_create(bio-2) failed with error -17
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: CPU: 14 PID: 1398 Comm: vgchange Kdump: loaded Tain ted: G W OE ------------ 3.10.0-957.21.3.el7.x86_64 #1
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: Hardware name: Red Hat KVM, BIOS 0.5.1 01/01/2011
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: Call Trace:
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c963107>] dump_stack+0x19/0x1b
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c3dc44b>] kmem_cache_create_memcg+0x17b/ 0x280
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c3dc57b>] kmem_cache_create+0x2b/0x30
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c47e781>] bioset_create+0x141/0x290
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc0246772>] dm_alloc_md_mempools+0xb2/0x17 0 [dm_mod]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc02485e4>] dm_table_complete+0x3d4/0x690 [dm_mod]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc024bd5f>] table_load+0x18f/0x390 [dm_mod ]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc024d1be>] ctl_ioctl+0x24e/0x550 [dm_mod]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c3b6abb>] ? unlock_page+0x2b/0x30
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc024bbd0>] ? retrieve_status+0x1c0/0x1c0 [dm_mod]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffffc024d4ce>] dm_ctl_ioctl+0xe/0x20 [dm_mod]
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c4569d0>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x3a0/0x5a0
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c456c71>] SyS_ioctl+0xa1/0xc0
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: [<ffffffff8c975ddb>] system_call_fastpath+0x22/0x27
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs kernel: device-mapper: table: unable to allocate mempools
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs multipathd: dm-28: remove map (uevent)
Oct 3 08:40:43 dcbs multipathd: dm-28: remove map (uevent)Found one Redhat article.
This article saying it will work second time and it not working at all and unable to activate the VG.
OS =RHEL7.6
Regards,
Ashish Sood