`blockdev --rereadpt /dev/dmdevice` gives "BLKRRPART: Invalid argument" error

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Issue

  • When is give blockdev command to reread the partitiontable a get an error.
/sbin/blockdev --rereadpt /dev/dm-20
BLKRRPART: Invalid argument

Device is an Mulitpath device on an EMC VMAX.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.6
  • Device mapper multipath

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