Public bug reported: # lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS Release: 14.04
# apt-cache policy btrfs-tools btrfs-tools: Installed: 3.12-1ubuntu0.1 Candidate: 3.12-1ubuntu0.1 Version table: *** 3.12-1ubuntu0.1 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3.12-1 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages # mkfs.btrfs --force /dev/vdd succeeds # # mkfs.btrfs --force /dev/vdd Error: error checking /dev/vdd mount status # strace -f mkfs.btrfs --force /dev/vdd <snip> stat("/dev/loop0", {st_mode=S_IFBLK|0660, st_rdev=makedev(7, 0), ...}) = 0 lstat("/dev", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4180, ...}) = 0 lstat("/dev/loop0", {st_mode=S_IFBLK|0660, st_rdev=makedev(7, 0), ...}) = 0 open("/sys/block//loop0/loop/backing_file", O_RDONLY) = 5 fstat(5, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0444, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0 mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x7fe8bd73c000 read(5, "/root.tmp.img (deleted)\n", 4096) = 24 close(5) = 0 munmap(0x7fe8bd73c000, 4096) = 0 lstat("/dev", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4180, ...}) = 0 lstat("/dev/vdd", {st_mode=S_IFBLK|0660, st_rdev=makedev(253, 48), ...}) = 0 lstat("/root.tmp.img (deleted)", 0x7ffeaa3f0bf0) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) close(4) = 0 munmap(0x7fe8bd73d000, 4096) = 0 close(3) = 0 write(2, "Error: error checking /dev/vdd m"..., 44Error: error checking /dev/vdd mount status ) = 44 exit_group(1) = ? +++ exited with 1 +++ It appears that mkfs.btrfs doesn't like the loop device, /dev/loop0 which has a deleted backing file. root@ubuntu:~# cat /sys/block/loop0/loop/backing_file /root.tmp.img (deleted) root@ubuntu:~# ls -al /root.tmp.img ls: cannot access /root.tmp.img: No such file or directory ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: btrfs-tools 3.12-1ubuntu0.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-135.184-generic 3.13.11-ckt39 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-135-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.27 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Nov 29 02:58:04 2017 ProcEnviron: TERM=vt102 PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: btrfs-tools UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: btrfs-tools (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug curtin trusty uec-images -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1735046 Title: mkfs.btrfs error checking mount status of loop device backing_file To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/btrfs-tools/+bug/1735046/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs