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The OS is Ubuntu 14.04 Kernel: (output of uname -a): Linux my.host.name 3.17.0-113 #1 SMP Tue Nov 4 15:43:28 CET 2014 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux LVM version: (output of dpkg -l | grep -i lvm) ii lvm2 2.02.98-6ubuntu2 armhf Linux Logical Volume Manager Please tell me if I can provide more data. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to lvm2 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1256905 Title: lvcreate fails with 'mlock failed' on armhf Status in “lvm2” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Ubuntu 13.04 Kernel version: 3.6.9 lvm2: Installed: 2.02.95-6ubuntu4 Candidate: 2.02.95-6ubuntu4 Version table: *** 2.02.95-6ubuntu4 0 500 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ raring/main armhf Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status # lvcreate --name data --size 1024G vg0 ffff0000-ffff1000 r-xp 00000000 00:00 0 [vectors]: mlock failed: Cannot allocate memory ffff0000-ffff1000 r-xp 00000000 00:00 0 [vectors]: munlock failed: Cannot allocate memory /dev/vg0/data: not found: device not cleared Aborting. Failed to wipe start of new LV. ffff0000-ffff1000 r-xp 00000000 00:00 0 [vectors]: mlock failed: Cannot allocate memory device-mapper: remove ioctl on failed: Device or resource busy ffff0000-ffff1000 r-xp 00000000 00:00 0 [vectors]: munlock failed: Cannot allocate memory semid 32768: semop failed for cookie 0xd4de1fe: incorrect semaphore state Failed to set a proper state for notification semaphore identified by cookie value 223207934 (0xd4de1fe) to initialize waiting for incoming notifications. Possibly resolved with the application of this patch: https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/lvm2-commits/2012-November/000391.html To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lvm2/+bug/1256905/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp