'partx -v -a /dev/sdx' shows incorrect device size and fails to update kernel about the partition table changes for >2.0TB disks using GPT

Issue

• After adding a new partition to the 7.5 TB disk having GPT label, when partx -a -v /dev/sdx command was run to update the kernel about partition table changes, it showed incorrect disk size, sector values, partition size and was failed to update the kernel about partition table changes.

• This issue was observed while trying to add 3rd partition to the following 7.5 TB disk which had first 2 partitions already mounted and in-use on system:

  [root@localhost ~]# parted /dev/vdb
  GNU Parted 2.1
  Using /dev/vdb
  Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
  (parted) p
  Model: Virtio Block Device (virtblk)
  Disk /dev/vdb: 7516GB
  Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
  Partition Table: gpt
  
  Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name  Flags
  1      1049kB  1074MB  1073MB  ext3
  2      1074MB  3110GB  3108GB
  

  o Created a new partition on /dev/vdb while /dev/vdb1 was mounted:

  [root@localhost ~]# parted /dev/vdb "mkpart \" \" 3109555 6040870"
  Warning: WARNING: the kernel failed to re-read the partition table on /dev/vdb
  (Device or resource busy).  As a result, it may not reflect all of your changes
  until after reboot.
  
  [root@localhost ~]# parted /dev/vdb set 3 lvm on
  Warning: WARNING: the kernel failed to re-read the partition table on /dev/vdb
  (Device or resource busy).  As a result, it may not reflect all of your changes
  until after reboot.
  

  o New partition was created by parted command:

  [root@localhost ~]# parted /dev/vdb
  GNU Parted 2.1
  Using /dev/vdb
  Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
  (parted) p
  Model: Virtio Block Device (virtblk)
  Disk /dev/vdb: 7516GB
  Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
  Partition Table: gpt
  
  Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name  Flags
  1      1049kB  1074MB  1073MB  ext3
  2      1074MB  3110GB  3108GB
  3      3110GB  6041GB  2931GB                     lvm
  

  o But while running partx command to update the kernel about partition table changes, it showed following errors:

  [root@localhost ~]# partx -v -a /dev/vdb
  device /dev/vdb: start 0 size 1795162112                    <---------- incorrect disk size
  gpt: 3 slices
  # 1:      2048-  2097151 (  2095104 sectors,   1072 MB)
  # 2:   2097152-1778382847 (1776285696 sectors, 909458 MB)   <---------- incorrect size of 2nd and
  # 3: 1778382848--1086326785 (1430257664 sectors, 732291 MB)             3rd partitions
  BLKPG: Device or resource busy
  error adding partition 1
  BLKPG: Device or resource busy
  error adding partition 2
  BLKPG: Device or resource busy                              <---------- failed to update kernel about partition table changes
  error adding partition 3
  dos: 0 slices