Removal of LVM snapshot of root filesystem hangs with lvremove stuck in a page fault
Issue
- Attempt to remove an LVM2 snapshot of the root filesystem causing the system to hang
- While removing a snapshot, lvremove get stuck waiting on a page fault while the root filesystem's LVM2 volume is suspended
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise 6
- LVM2 snapshots or the root filesystem
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