lvm2 allows a mirror down convert on an ongoing upconvert

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • possible to do a downconvert removing the source PV (physical volume) on a mirror before sync is finished
  • 'lvconvert -m0' on a volume that is being converted to a mirror with an ongoing 'lvconvert -m1' succeeds

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5
  • Logical Volume Manager (LVM) 2

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