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Bug
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Resolution: Unresolved
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rhel-10.2
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rhel-storage-lvm
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False
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False
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Unspecified
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Unspecified
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Unspecified
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x86_64
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I noticed this oddity when I was writing a reproducer for bug https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-118870
There, when first attempting to vgsplit a PV w/ no LVs on it, LVM doesn't mind if the LVs in the split from VG are active or not, however if you repeat that procedure, again splitting off a PV with out any LVs on it, LVM will require the LVs to be inactive even though it did not the first time and even though the LVs are not on the PV about to be split.
kernel-5.14.0-625.el9 BUILT: Wed Oct 15 11:32:28 AM CEST 2025 lvm2-2.03.33-1.el9 BUILT: Tue Sep 30 02:15:40 PM CEST 2025 lvm2-libs-2.03.33-1.el9 BUILT: Tue Sep 30 02:15:40 PM CEST 2025 [root@virt-495 ~]# pvscan PV /dev/sda VG VG lvm2 [<40.00 GiB / <40.00 GiB free] PV /dev/sdb VG VG lvm2 [<40.00 GiB / <40.00 GiB free] PV /dev/sdc VG VG lvm2 [<40.00 GiB / <40.00 GiB free] PV /dev/sdd VG VG lvm2 [<40.00 GiB / <40.00 GiB free] PV /dev/sde VG VG lvm2 [<40.00 GiB / <40.00 GiB free] PV /dev/sdf VG VG lvm2 [<40.00 GiB / <40.00 GiB free] PV /dev/sdg VG VG lvm2 [<40.00 GiB / <40.00 GiB free] Total: 7 [279.97 GiB] / in use: 7 [279.97 GiB] / in no VG: 0 [0 ] [root@virt-495 ~]# lvcreate -L 100M VG /dev/sdb Logical volume "lvol0" created. [root@virt-495 ~]# vgsplit VG VG2 /dev/sdc New volume group "VG2" successfully split from "VG" [root@virt-495 ~]# vgsplit VG VG2 /dev/sdd Logical volumes in "VG" must be inactive [root@virt-495 ~]# vgsplit VG VG3 /dev/sdd New volume group "VG3" successfully split from "VG" [root@virt-495 ~]# vgsplit VG VG3 /dev/sde Logical volumes in "VG" must be inactive [root@virt-495 ~]# vgsplit VG VG4 /dev/sde New volume group "VG4" successfully split from "VG"
