Why does lvm (pvs, pvdisplay) report less space than parted?

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Issue

  • Why do the lvm tools (pvs, pvdisplay) show less space on the physical volume than there is on the block device or partition?
  • Why does lvm/pvcreate not use the entire space of the block device or partition?

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