Merge branch 'master' of git+ssh://sourceware.org/git/lvm2

30 files changed, 408 insertions, 158 deletions

diff --git a/lib/cache/lvmcache.c b/lib/cache/lvmcache.c
index 745e2196e..290d73331 100644
--- a/lib/cache/lvmcache.c
+++ b/lib/cache/lvmcache.c
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ int lvmcache_label_rescan_vg(struct cmd_context *cmd, const char *vgname, const
 	/* FIXME: should we also rescan unused_duplicate_devs for devs
 	   being rescanned here and then repeat resolving the duplicates? */
 
-	label_scan_devs(cmd, &devs);
+	label_scan_devs(cmd, cmd->filter, &devs);
 
 	if (!(vginfo = lvmcache_vginfo_from_vgname(vgname, vgid))) {
 		log_warn("VG info not found after rescan of %s", vgname);
diff --git a/lib/cache/lvmetad.c b/lib/cache/lvmetad.c
index f21829c10..235f72b6f 100644
--- a/lib/cache/lvmetad.c
+++ b/lib/cache/lvmetad.c
@@ -1878,7 +1878,7 @@ static struct volume_group *_lvmetad_pvscan_vg(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct v
 	 */
 	log_debug_lvmetad("Rescan VG %s scanning data from devs in previous metadata.", vg->name);
 
-	label_scan_devs(cmd, &pvs_scan);
+	label_scan_devs(cmd, cmd->full_filter, &pvs_scan);
 
 	/*
 	 * Check if any pvs_scan entries are no longer PVs.
diff --git a/lib/commands/toolcontext.c b/lib/commands/toolcontext.c
index 4fdd62fa1..e9f935771 100644
--- a/lib/commands/toolcontext.c
+++ b/lib/commands/toolcontext.c
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ static struct dev_filter *_init_lvmetad_filter_chain(struct cmd_context *cmd)
 	/* md component filter. Optional, non-critical. */
 	if (find_config_tree_bool(cmd, devices_md_component_detection_CFG, NULL)) {
 		init_md_filtering(1);
-		if ((filters[nr_filt] = md_filter_create(cmd->dev_types)))
+		if ((filters[nr_filt] = md_filter_create(cmd, cmd->dev_types)))
 			nr_filt++;
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/commands/toolcontext.h b/lib/commands/toolcontext.h
index 34222ee95..83c8e828e 100644
--- a/lib/commands/toolcontext.h
+++ b/lib/commands/toolcontext.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ struct cmd_context {
 	unsigned pvscan_cache_single:1;
 	unsigned can_use_one_scan:1;
 	unsigned is_clvmd:1;
+	unsigned use_full_md_check:1;
 
 	/*
 	 * Filtering.
diff --git a/lib/device/dev-cache.c b/lib/device/dev-cache.c
index 52edad845..15d4cdf70 100644
--- a/lib/device/dev-cache.c
+++ b/lib/device/dev-cache.c
@@ -1378,6 +1378,7 @@ struct device *dev_cache_get(const char *name, struct dev_filter *f)
 	struct stat buf;
 	struct device *d = (struct device *) dm_hash_lookup(_cache.names, name);
 	int info_available = 0;
+	int ret = 1;
 
 	if (d && (d->flags & DEV_REGULAR))
 		return d;
@@ -1405,10 +1406,25 @@ struct device *dev_cache_get(const char *name, struct dev_filter *f)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!d || (f && !(d->flags & DEV_REGULAR) && !(f->passes_filter(f, d))))
+	if (!d)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (d && (d->flags & DEV_REGULAR))
+		return d;
+
+	if (f && !(d->flags & DEV_REGULAR)) {
+		ret = f->passes_filter(f, d);
+
+		if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
+			log_debug_devs("get device by name defer filter %s", dev_name(d));
+			d->flags |= DEV_FILTER_AFTER_SCAN;
+			ret = 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (f && !(d->flags & DEV_REGULAR) && !ret)
 		return NULL;
 
-	log_debug_devs("%s: Using device (%d:%d)", dev_name(d), (int) MAJOR(d->dev), (int) MINOR(d->dev));
 	return d;
 }
 
@@ -1435,6 +1451,7 @@ struct device *dev_cache_get_by_devt(dev_t dev, struct dev_filter *f)
 	const char *sysfs_dir;
 	struct stat info;
 	struct device *d = _dev_cache_seek_devt(dev);
+	int ret;
 
 	if (d && (d->flags & DEV_REGULAR))
 		return d;
@@ -1450,8 +1467,8 @@ struct device *dev_cache_get_by_devt(dev_t dev, struct dev_filter *f)
 			}
 
 			if (lstat(path, &info)) {
-				log_debug("No sysfs entry for %d:%d.",
-					  (int)MAJOR(dev), (int)MINOR(dev));
+				log_debug("No sysfs entry for %d:%d errno %d at %s.",
+					  (int)MAJOR(dev), (int)MINOR(dev), errno, path);
 				return NULL;
 			}
 		}
@@ -1460,8 +1477,27 @@ struct device *dev_cache_get_by_devt(dev_t dev, struct dev_filter *f)
 		d = _dev_cache_seek_devt(dev);
 	}
 
-	return (d && (!f || (d->flags & DEV_REGULAR) ||
-		      f->passes_filter(f, d))) ? d : NULL;
+	if (!d)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (d->flags & DEV_REGULAR)
+		return d;
+
+	if (!f)
+		return d;
+
+	ret = f->passes_filter(f, d);
+
+	if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
+		log_debug_devs("get device by number defer filter %s", dev_name(d));
+		d->flags |= DEV_FILTER_AFTER_SCAN;
+		ret = 1;
+	}
+
+	if (ret)
+		return d;
+
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 struct dev_iter *dev_iter_create(struct dev_filter *f, int unused)
@@ -1497,13 +1533,27 @@ static struct device *_iter_next(struct dev_iter *iter)
 
 struct device *dev_iter_get(struct dev_iter *iter)
 {
+	struct dev_filter *f;
+	int ret;
+
 	while (iter->current) {
 		struct device *d = _iter_next(iter);
-		if (!iter->filter || (d->flags & DEV_REGULAR) ||
-		    iter->filter->passes_filter(iter->filter, d)) {
-			log_debug_devs("%s: Using device (%d:%d)", dev_name(d), (int) MAJOR(d->dev), (int) MINOR(d->dev));
-			return d;
+		ret = 1;
+
+		f = iter->filter;
+
+		if (f && !(d->flags & DEV_REGULAR)) {
+			ret = f->passes_filter(f, d);
+
+			if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
+				log_debug_devs("get device by iter defer filter %s", dev_name(d));
+				d->flags |= DEV_FILTER_AFTER_SCAN;
+				ret = 1;
+			}
 		}
+
+		if (!f || (d->flags & DEV_REGULAR) || ret)
+			return d;
 	}
 
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/lib/device/dev-io.c b/lib/device/dev-io.c
index 39d5d30f3..cce5a9417 100644
--- a/lib/device/dev-io.c
+++ b/lib/device/dev-io.c
@@ -358,11 +358,11 @@ static int _dev_get_size_dev(struct device *dev, uint64_t *size)
 	dev->size = *size;
 	dev->size_seqno = _dev_size_seqno;
 
+	log_very_verbose("%s: size is %" PRIu64 " sectors", name, *size);
+
 	if (do_close && !dev_close(dev))
 		log_sys_error("close", name);
 
-	log_very_verbose("%s: size is %" PRIu64 " sectors", name, *size);
-
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/device/dev-luks.c b/lib/device/dev-luks.c
index 8513e1462..25a8b2c39 100644
--- a/lib/device/dev-luks.c
+++ b/lib/device/dev-luks.c
@@ -18,27 +18,22 @@
 #define LUKS_SIGNATURE "LUKS\xba\xbe"
 #define LUKS_SIGNATURE_SIZE 6
 
-int dev_is_luks(struct device *dev, uint64_t *offset_found)
+int dev_is_luks(struct device *dev, uint64_t *offset_found, int full)
 {
 	char buf[LUKS_SIGNATURE_SIZE];
 	int ret = -1;
 
-	if (!dev_open_readonly(dev)) {
-		stack;
-		return -1;
-	}
+	if (!scan_bcache)
+		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	if (offset_found)
 		*offset_found = 0;
 
-	if (!dev_read(dev, 0, LUKS_SIGNATURE_SIZE, DEV_IO_SIGNATURES, buf))
+	if (!dev_read_bytes(dev, 0, LUKS_SIGNATURE_SIZE, buf))
 		goto_out;
 
 	ret = memcmp(buf, LUKS_SIGNATURE, LUKS_SIGNATURE_SIZE) ? 0 : 1;
 
 out:
-	if (!dev_close(dev))
-		stack;
-
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/lib/device/dev-md.c b/lib/device/dev-md.c
index 92ee2144b..f32c1c33f 100644
--- a/lib/device/dev-md.c
+++ b/lib/device/dev-md.c
@@ -37,9 +37,12 @@ static int _dev_has_md_magic(struct device *dev, uint64_t sb_offset)
 	uint32_t md_magic;
 
 	/* Version 1 is little endian; version 0.90.0 is machine endian */
-	if (dev_read(dev, sb_offset, sizeof(uint32_t), DEV_IO_SIGNATURES, &md_magic) &&
-	    ((md_magic == MD_SB_MAGIC) ||
-	     ((MD_SB_MAGIC != xlate32(MD_SB_MAGIC)) && (md_magic == xlate32(MD_SB_MAGIC)))))
+
+	if (!dev_read_bytes(dev, sb_offset, sizeof(uint32_t), &md_magic))
+		return_0;
+
+	if ((md_magic == MD_SB_MAGIC) ||
+	     ((MD_SB_MAGIC != xlate32(MD_SB_MAGIC)) && (md_magic == xlate32(MD_SB_MAGIC))))
 		return 1;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -109,11 +112,14 @@ static int _udev_dev_is_md(struct device *dev)
 /*
  * Returns -1 on error
  */
-static int _native_dev_is_md(struct device *dev, uint64_t *offset_found)
+static int _native_dev_is_md(struct device *dev, uint64_t *offset_found, int full)
 {
-	int ret = 1;
 	md_minor_version_t minor;
 	uint64_t size, sb_offset;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!scan_bcache)
+		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	if (!dev_get_size(dev, &size)) {
 		stack;
@@ -123,38 +129,67 @@ static int _native_dev_is_md(struct device *dev, uint64_t *offset_found)
 	if (size < MD_RESERVED_SECTORS * 2)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!dev_open_readonly(dev)) {
-		stack;
-		return -1;
+	/*
+	 * Old md versions locate the magic number at the end of the device.
+	 * Those checks can't be satisfied with the initial bcache data, and
+	 * would require an extra read i/o at the end of every device.  Issuing
+	 * an extra read to every device in every command, just to check for
+	 * the old md format is a bad tradeoff.  It's also not a big issue if
+	 * one happens to exist and we don't filter it out.
+	 *
+	 * When "full" is set, we check a the start and end of the device for
+	 * md magic numbers.  When "full" is not set, we only check at the
+	 * start of the device for the magic numbers.  We decide for each
+	 * command if it should do a full check (cmd->use_full_md_check),
+	 * and set it for commands that could possibly write to an md dev
+	 * (pvcreate/vgcreate/vgextend).
+	 */
+	if (!full) {
+		sb_offset = 0;
+		if (_dev_has_md_magic(dev, sb_offset)) {
+			log_debug_devs("Found md magic number at offset 0 of %s.", dev_name(dev));
+			ret = 1;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		sb_offset = 8 << SECTOR_SHIFT;
+		if (_dev_has_md_magic(dev, sb_offset)) {
+			log_debug_devs("Found md magic number at offset %d of %s.", (int)sb_offset, dev_name(dev));
+			ret = 1;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		ret = 0;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	/* Check if it is an md component device. */
 	/* Version 0.90.0 */
 	sb_offset = MD_NEW_SIZE_SECTORS(size) << SECTOR_SHIFT;
-	if (_dev_has_md_magic(dev, sb_offset))
+	if (_dev_has_md_magic(dev, sb_offset)) {
+		ret = 1;
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	minor = MD_MINOR_VERSION_MIN;
 	/* Version 1, try v1.0 -> v1.2 */
 	do {
 		sb_offset = _v1_sb_offset(size, minor);
-		if (_dev_has_md_magic(dev, sb_offset))
+		if (_dev_has_md_magic(dev, sb_offset)) {
+			ret = 1;
 			goto out;
+		}
 	} while (++minor <= MD_MINOR_VERSION_MAX);
 
 	ret = 0;
-
 out:
-	if (!dev_close(dev))
-		stack;
-
 	if (ret && offset_found)
 		*offset_found = sb_offset;
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int dev_is_md(struct device *dev, uint64_t *offset_found)
+int dev_is_md(struct device *dev, uint64_t *offset_found, int full)
 {
 
 	/*
@@ -163,7 +198,7 @@ int dev_is_md(struct device *dev, uint64_t *offset_found)
 	 * information is not in udev db.
 	 */
 	if ((dev->ext.src == DEV_EXT_NONE) || offset_found)
-		return _native_dev_is_md(dev, offset_found);
+		return _native_dev_is_md(dev, offset_found, full);
 
 	if (dev->ext.src == DEV_EXT_UDEV)
 		return _udev_dev_is_md(dev);
diff --git a/lib/device/dev-swap.c b/lib/device/dev-swap.c
index a7ff10bb1..3bfb72b38 100644
--- a/lib/device/dev-swap.c
+++ b/lib/device/dev-swap.c
@@ -35,19 +35,17 @@ static int _swap_detect_signature(const char *buf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int dev_is_swap(struct device *dev, uint64_t *offset_found)
+int dev_is_swap(struct device *dev, uint64_t *offset_found, int full)
 {
 	char buf[10];
 	uint64_t size;
 	unsigned page;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (!dev_get_size(dev, &size)) {
-		stack;
-		return -1;
-	}
+	if (!scan_bcache)
+		return -EAGAIN;
 
-	if (!dev_open_readonly(dev)) {
+	if (!dev_get_size(dev, &size)) {
 		stack;
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -60,8 +58,7 @@ int dev_is_swap(struct device *dev, uint64_t *offset_found)
 			continue;
 		if (size < (page >> SECTOR_SHIFT))
 			break;
-		if (!dev_read(dev, page - SIGNATURE_SIZE,
-			      SIGNATURE_SIZE, DEV_IO_SIGNATURES, buf)) {
+		if (!dev_read_bytes(dev, page - SIGNATURE_SIZE, SIGNATURE_SIZE, buf)) {
 			ret = -1;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -73,9 +70,6 @@ int dev_is_swap(struct device *dev, uint64_t *offset_found)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!dev_close(dev))
-		stack;
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/device/dev-type.c b/lib/device/dev-type.c
index 992394310..8d4a4032d 100644
--- a/lib/device/dev-type.c
+++ b/lib/device/dev-type.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ static int _has_partition_table(struct device *dev)
 		uint16_t magic;
 	} __attribute__((packed)) buf; /* sizeof() == SECTOR_SIZE */
 
-	if (!dev_read(dev, UINT64_C(0), sizeof(buf), DEV_IO_SIGNATURES, &buf))
+	if (!dev_read_bytes(dev, UINT64_C(0), sizeof(buf), &buf))
 		return_0;
 
 	/* FIXME Check for other types of partition table too */
@@ -434,6 +434,9 @@ static int _native_dev_is_partitioned(struct dev_types *dt, struct device *dev)
 {
 	int r;
 
+	if (!scan_bcache)
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
 	if (!_is_partitionable(dt, dev))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -441,17 +444,8 @@ static int _native_dev_is_partitioned(struct dev_types *dt, struct device *dev)
 	if ((MAJOR(dev->dev) == dt->dasd_major) && dasd_is_cdl_formatted(dev))
 		return 1;
 
-	if (!dev_open_readonly_quiet(dev)) {
-		log_debug_devs("%s: failed to open device, considering device "
-			       "is partitioned", dev_name(dev));
-		return 1;
-	}
-
 	r = _has_partition_table(dev);
 
-	if (!dev_close(dev))
-		stack;
-
 	return r;
 }
 
@@ -750,12 +744,12 @@ out:
 
 static int _wipe_signature(struct device *dev, const char *type, const char *name,
 			   int wipe_len, int yes, force_t force, int *wiped,
-			   int (*signature_detection_fn)(struct device *dev, uint64_t *offset_found))
+			   int (*signature_detection_fn)(struct device *dev, uint64_t *offset_found, int full))
 {
 	int wipe;
 	uint64_t offset_found;
 
-	wipe = signature_detection_fn(dev, &offset_found);
+	wipe = signature_detection_fn(dev, &offset_found, 1);
 	if (wipe == -1) {
 		log_error("Fatal error while trying to detect %s on %s.",
 			  type, name);
diff --git a/lib/device/dev-type.h b/lib/device/dev-type.h
index e48e22b62..843e2545b 100644
--- a/lib/device/dev-type.h
+++ b/lib/device/dev-type.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "device.h"
 #include "display.h"
+#include "label.h"
 
 #define NUMBER_OF_MAJORS 4096
 
@@ -56,9 +57,9 @@ const char *dev_subsystem_name(struct dev_types *dt, struct device *dev);
 int major_is_scsi_device(struct dev_types *dt, int major);
 
 /* Signature/superblock recognition with position returned where found. */
-int dev_is_md(struct device *dev, uint64_t *sb);
-int dev_is_swap(struct device *dev, uint64_t *signature);
-int dev_is_luks(struct device *dev, uint64_t *signature);
+int dev_is_md(struct device *dev, uint64_t *sb, int full);
+int dev_is_swap(struct device *dev, uint64_t *signature, int full);
+int dev_is_luks(struct device *dev, uint64_t *signature, int full);
 int dasd_is_cdl_formatted(struct device *dev);
 int udev_dev_is_mpath_component(struct device *dev);
 
diff --git a/lib/device/device.h b/lib/device/device.h
index 36d1e3e0f..fd8cbb72b 100644
--- a/lib/device/device.h
+++ b/lib/device/device.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #define DEV_NOT_O_NOATIME	0x00000400	/* Don't use O_NOATIME */
 #define DEV_IN_BCACHE		0x00000800      /* dev fd is open and used in bcache */
 #define DEV_BCACHE_EXCL		0x00001000      /* bcache_fd should be open EXCL */
+#define DEV_FILTER_AFTER_SCAN	0x00002000	/* apply filter after bcache has data */
+#define DEV_FILTER_OUT_SCAN	0x00004000	/* filtered out during label scan */
 
 /*
  * Support for external device info.
diff --git a/lib/filters/filter-composite.c b/lib/filters/filter-composite.c
index c63589640..f15ff1289 100644
--- a/lib/filters/filter-composite.c
+++ b/lib/filters/filter-composite.c
@@ -15,14 +15,19 @@
 
 #include "lib.h"
 #include "filter.h"
+#include "device.h"
 
 static int _and_p(struct dev_filter *f, struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct dev_filter **filters;
+	int ret;
 
-	for (filters = (struct dev_filter **) f->private; *filters; ++filters)
-		if (!(*filters)->passes_filter(*filters, dev))
+	for (filters = (struct dev_filter **) f->private; *filters; ++filters) {
+		ret = (*filters)->passes_filter(*filters, dev);
+
+		if (!ret)
 			return 0;	/* No 'stack': a filter, not an error. */
+	}
 
 	return 1;
 }
diff --git a/lib/filters/filter-md.c b/lib/filters/filter-md.c
index 7fac50aae..bb8a7cf42 100644
--- a/lib/filters/filter-md.c
+++ b/lib/filters/filter-md.c
@@ -20,15 +20,21 @@
 
 #define MSG_SKIPPING "%s: Skipping md component device"
 
-static int _ignore_md(struct dev_filter *f __attribute__((unused)),
-		      struct device *dev)
+static int _ignore_md(struct device *dev, int full)
 {
 	int ret;
 	
 	if (!md_filtering())
 		return 1;
 	
-	ret = dev_is_md(dev, NULL);
+	ret = dev_is_md(dev, NULL, full);
+
+	if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
+		/* let pass, call again after scan */
+		dev->flags |= DEV_FILTER_AFTER_SCAN;
+		log_debug_devs("filter md deferred %s", dev_name(dev));
+		return 1;
+	}
 
 	if (ret == 1) {
 		if (dev->ext.src == DEV_EXT_NONE)
@@ -48,6 +54,18 @@ static int _ignore_md(struct dev_filter *f __attribute__((unused)),
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static int _ignore_md_lite(struct dev_filter *f __attribute__((unused)),
+		           struct device *dev)
+{
+	return _ignore_md(dev, 0);
+}
+
+static int _ignore_md_full(struct dev_filter *f __attribute__((unused)),
+		           struct device *dev)
+{
+	return _ignore_md(dev, 1);
+}
+
 static void _destroy(struct dev_filter *f)
 {
 	if (f->use_count)
@@ -56,7 +74,7 @@ static void _destroy(struct dev_filter *f)
 	dm_free(f);
 }
 
-struct dev_filter *md_filter_create(struct dev_types *dt)
+struct dev_filter *md_filter_create(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct dev_types *dt)
 {
 	struct dev_filter *f;
 
@@ -65,7 +83,18 @@ struct dev_filter *md_filter_create(struct dev_types *dt)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	f->passes_filter = _ignore_md;
+	/*
+	 * FIXME: for commands that want a full md check (pvcreate, vgcreate,
+	 * vgextend), we do an extra read at the end of every device that the
+	 * filter looks at.  This isn't necessary; we only need to do the full
+	 * md check on the PVs that these commands are trying to use.
+	 */
+
+	if (cmd->use_full_md_check)
+		f->passes_filter = _ignore_md_full;
+	else
+		f->passes_filter = _ignore_md_lite;
+
 	f->destroy = _destroy;
 	f->use_count = 0;
 	f->private = dt;
diff --git a/lib/filters/filter-partitioned.c b/lib/filters/filter-partitioned.c
index f23fae60b..5e1c4e823 100644
--- a/lib/filters/filter-partitioned.c
+++ b/lib/filters/filter-partitioned.c
@@ -21,8 +21,18 @@
 static int _passes_partitioned_filter(struct dev_filter *f, struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct dev_types *dt = (struct dev_types *) f->private;
+	int ret;
 
-	if (dev_is_partitioned(dt, dev)) {
+	ret = dev_is_partitioned(dt, dev);
+
+	if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
+		/* let pass, call again after scan */
+		log_debug_devs("filter partitioned deferred %s", dev_name(dev));
+		dev->flags |= DEV_FILTER_AFTER_SCAN;
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (ret) {
 		if (dev->ext.src == DEV_EXT_NONE)
 			log_debug_devs(MSG_SKIPPING, dev_name(dev));
 		else
diff --git a/lib/filters/filter-persistent.c b/lib/filters/filter-persistent.c
index a4151c289..3fa57f191 100644
--- a/lib/filters/filter-persistent.c
+++ b/lib/filters/filter-persistent.c
@@ -27,6 +27,30 @@ struct pfilter {
 };
 
 /*
+ * The persistent filter is filter layer that sits above the other filters and
+ * caches the final result of those other filters.  When a device is first
+ * checked against filters, it will not be in this cache, so this filter will
+ * pass the device down to the other filters to check it.  The other filters
+ * will run and either include the device (good/pass) or exclude the device
+ * (bad/fail).  That good or bad result propagates up through this filter which
+ * saves the result.  The next time some code checks the filters against the
+ * device, this persistent/cache filter is checked first.  This filter finds
+ * the previous result in its cache and returns it without reevaluating the
+ * other real filters.
+ *
+ * FIXME: a cache like this should not be needed.  The fact it's needed is a
+ * symptom of code that should be fixed to not reevaluate filters multiple
+ * times.  A device should be checked against the filter once, and then not
+ * need to be checked again.  With scanning now controlled, we could probably
+ * do this.
+ *
+ * FIXME: "persistent" isn't a great name for this caching filter.  This filter
+ * at one time saved its cache results to a file, which is how it got the name.
+ * That .cache file does not work well, causes problems, and is no longer used
+ * by default.  The old code for it should be removed.
+ */
+
+/*
  * The hash table holds one of these two states
  * against each entry.
  */
@@ -264,27 +288,51 @@ static int _lookup_p(struct dev_filter *f, struct device *dev)
 	struct pfilter *pf = (struct pfilter *) f->private;
 	void *l = dm_hash_lookup(pf->devices, dev_name(dev));
 	struct dm_str_list *sl;
+	int pass = 1;
 
-	/* Cached BAD? */
+	/* Cached bad, skip dev */
 	if (l == PF_BAD_DEVICE) {
-		log_debug_devs("%s: Skipping (cached)", dev_name(dev));
+		log_debug_devs("%s: filter cache skipping (cached bad)", dev_name(dev));
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	/* Test dm devices every time, so cache them as GOOD. */
-	if (MAJOR(dev->dev) == pf->dt->device_mapper_major) {
-		if (!l)
-			dm_list_iterate_items(sl, &dev->aliases)
-				if (!dm_hash_insert(pf->devices, sl->str, PF_GOOD_DEVICE)) {
-					log_error("Failed to hash device to filter.");
-					return 0;
-				}
-		return pf->real->passes_filter(pf->real, dev);
+	/* Cached good, use dev */
+	if (l == PF_GOOD_DEVICE) {
+		log_debug_devs("%s: filter cache using (cached good)", dev_name(dev));
+		return 1;
 	}
 
-	/* Uncached */
+	/* Uncached, check filters and cache the result */
 	if (!l) {
-		l = pf->real->passes_filter(pf->real, dev) ?  PF_GOOD_DEVICE : PF_BAD_DEVICE;
+		dev->flags &= ~DEV_FILTER_AFTER_SCAN;
+
+		pass = pf->real->passes_filter(pf->real, dev);
+
+		if (!pass) {
+			/*
+			 * A device that does not pass one filter is excluded
+			 * even if the result of another filter is deferred,
+			 * because the deferred result won't change the exclude.
+			 */
+			l = PF_BAD_DEVICE;
+
+		} else if ((pass == -EAGAIN) || (dev->flags & DEV_FILTER_AFTER_SCAN)) {
+			/*
+			 * When the filter result is deferred, we let the device
+			 * pass for now, but do not cache the result.  We need to
+			 * rerun the filters later.  At that point the final result
+			 * will be cached.
+			 */
+			log_debug_devs("filter cache deferred %s", dev_name(dev));
+			dev->flags |= DEV_FILTER_AFTER_SCAN;
+			pass = 1;
+			goto out;
+
+		} else if (pass) {
+			l = PF_GOOD_DEVICE;
+		}
+
+		log_debug_devs("filter caching %s %s", pass ? "good" : "bad", dev_name(dev));
 
 		dm_list_iterate_items(sl, &dev->aliases)
 			if (!dm_hash_insert(pf->devices, sl->str, l)) {
@@ -292,8 +340,8 @@ static int _lookup_p(struct dev_filter *f, struct device *dev)
 				return 0;
 			}
 	}
-
-	return (l == PF_BAD_DEVICE) ? 0 : 1;
+ out:
+	return pass;
 }
 
 static void _persistent_destroy(struct dev_filter *f)
diff --git a/lib/filters/filter-signature.c b/lib/filters/filter-signature.c
index b42647677..23b01e79c 100644
--- a/lib/filters/filter-signature.c
+++ b/lib/filters/filter-signature.c
@@ -26,14 +26,16 @@ static int _ignore_signature(struct dev_filter *f __attribute__((unused)),
 	char buf[BUFSIZE];
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (!dev_open_readonly(dev)) {
-		stack;
-		return -1;
+	if (!scan_bcache) {
+		/* let pass, call again after scan */
+		log_debug_devs("filter signature deferred %s", dev_name(dev));
+		dev->flags |= DEV_FILTER_AFTER_SCAN;
+		return 1;
 	}
 
 	memset(buf, 0, BUFSIZE);
 
-	if (!dev_read(dev, 0, BUFSIZE, DEV_IO_SIGNATURES, buf)) {
+	if (!dev_read_bytes(dev, 0, BUFSIZE, buf)) {
 		log_debug_devs("%s: Skipping: error in signature detection",
 			       dev_name(dev));
 		ret = 0;
@@ -54,8 +56,6 @@ static int _ignore_signature(struct dev_filter *f __attribute__((unused)),
 	ret = 1;
 
 out:
-	dev_close(dev);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/filters/filter-usable.c b/lib/filters/filter-usable.c
index 4ee2e9df8..2de2a0f2e 100644
--- a/lib/filters/filter-usable.c
+++ b/lib/filters/filter-usable.c
@@ -27,12 +27,6 @@ static int _native_check_pv_min_size(struct device *dev)
 	uint64_t size;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	/* Check it's accessible */
-	if (!dev_open_readonly_quiet(dev)) {
-		log_debug_devs("%s: Skipping: open failed", dev_name(dev));
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	/* Check it's not too small */
 	if (!dev_get_size(dev, &size)) {
 		log_debug_devs("%s: Skipping: dev_get_size failed", dev_name(dev));
@@ -47,9 +41,6 @@ static int _native_check_pv_min_size(struct device *dev)
 
 	ret = 1;
 out:
-	if (!dev_close(dev))
-		stack;
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/filters/filter.h b/lib/filters/filter.h
index 2f809dd91..624582738 100644
--- a/lib/filters/filter.h
+++ b/lib/filters/filter.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 struct dev_filter *composite_filter_create(int n, int use_dev_ext_info, struct dev_filter **filters);
 
 struct dev_filter *lvm_type_filter_create(struct dev_types *dt);
-struct dev_filter *md_filter_create(struct dev_types *dt);
+struct dev_filter *md_filter_create(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct dev_types *dt);
 struct dev_filter *fwraid_filter_create(struct dev_types *dt);
 struct dev_filter *mpath_filter_create(struct dev_types *dt);
 struct dev_filter *partitioned_filter_create(struct dev_types *dt);
diff --git a/lib/label/label.c b/lib/label/label.c
index cf45c1f02..071c2e761 100644
--- a/lib/label/label.c
+++ b/lib/label/label.c
@@ -328,13 +328,44 @@ static struct labeller *_find_lvm_header(struct device *dev,
  * beyond the range of the scanned block, then additional reads
  * are performed in the processing functions to get that data.
  */
-static int _process_block(struct device *dev, struct block *bb, int *is_lvm_device)
+static int _process_block(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct dev_filter *f,
+			  struct device *dev, struct block *bb, int *is_lvm_device)
 {
 	char label_buf[LABEL_SIZE] __attribute__((aligned(8)));
 	struct label *label = NULL;
 	struct labeller *labeller;
 	uint64_t sector;
 	int ret = 0;
+	int pass;
+
+	/*
+	 * The device may have signatures that exclude it from being processed.
+	 * If filters were applied before bcache data was available, some
+	 * filters may have deferred their check until the point where bcache
+	 * data had been read (here).  They set this flag to indicate that the
+	 * filters should be retested now that data from the device is ready.
+	 */
+	if (cmd && (dev->flags & DEV_FILTER_AFTER_SCAN)) {
+		dev->flags &= ~DEV_FILTER_AFTER_SCAN;
+
+		log_debug_devs("Scan filtering %s", dev_name(dev));
+		
+		pass = f->passes_filter(f, dev);
+
+		if ((pass == -EAGAIN) || (dev->flags & DEV_FILTER_AFTER_SCAN)) {
+			/* Shouldn't happen */
+			dev->flags &= ~DEV_FILTER_OUT_SCAN;
+			log_debug_devs("Scan filter should not be deferred %s", dev_name(dev));
+			pass = 1;
+		}
+
+		if (!pass) {
+			log_very_verbose("%s: Not processing filtered", dev_name(dev));
+			dev->flags |= DEV_FILTER_OUT_SCAN;
+			*is_lvm_device = 0;
+			goto_out;
+		}
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Finds the data sector containing the label and copies into label_buf.
@@ -460,7 +491,8 @@ static int _scan_dev_close(struct device *dev)
  * its info is removed from lvmcache.
  */
 
-static int _scan_list(struct dm_list *devs, int *failed)
+static int _scan_list(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct dev_filter *f,
+		      struct dm_list *devs, int *failed)
 {
 	struct dm_list wait_devs;
 	struct dm_list done_devs;
@@ -471,6 +503,7 @@ static int _scan_list(struct dm_list *devs, int *failed)
 	int scan_process_errors = 0;
 	int scan_failed_count = 0;
 	int rem_prefetches;
+	int submit_count;
 	int scan_failed;
 	int is_lvm_device;
 	int error;
@@ -483,6 +516,7 @@ static int _scan_list(struct dm_list *devs, int *failed)
 
  scan_more:
 	rem_prefetches = bcache_max_prefetches(scan_bcache);
+	submit_count = 0;
 
 	dm_list_iterate_items_safe(devl, devl2, devs) {
 
@@ -510,11 +544,14 @@ static int _scan_list(struct dm_list *devs, int *failed)
 		bcache_prefetch(scan_bcache, devl->dev->bcache_fd, 0);
 
 		rem_prefetches--;
+		submit_count++;
 
 		dm_list_del(&devl->list);
 		dm_list_add(&wait_devs, &devl->list);
 	}
 
+	log_debug_devs("Scanning submitted %d reads", submit_count);
+
 	dm_list_iterate_items_safe(devl, devl2, &wait_devs) {
 		bb = NULL;
 		error = 0;
@@ -530,7 +567,7 @@ static int _scan_list(struct dm_list *devs, int *failed)
 		} else {
 			log_debug_devs("Processing data from device %s fd %d block %p", dev_name(devl->dev), devl->dev->bcache_fd, bb);
 
-			ret = _process_block(devl->dev, bb, &is_lvm_device);
+			ret = _process_block(cmd, f, devl->dev, bb, &is_lvm_device);
 
 			if (!ret && is_lvm_device) {
 				log_debug_devs("Scan failed to process %s", dev_name(devl->dev));
@@ -666,7 +703,7 @@ int label_scan(struct cmd_context *cmd)
 			return 0;
 	}
 
-	_scan_list(&all_devs, NULL);
+	_scan_list(cmd, cmd->full_filter, &all_devs, NULL);
 
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -679,7 +716,7 @@ int label_scan(struct cmd_context *cmd)
  * without a lock.)
  */
 
-int label_scan_devs(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct dm_list *devs)
+int label_scan_devs(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct dev_filter *f, struct dm_list *devs)
 {
 	struct device_list *devl;
 
@@ -697,7 +734,7 @@ int label_scan_devs(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct dm_list *devs)
 		}
 	}
 
-	_scan_list(devs, NULL);
+	_scan_list(cmd, f, devs, NULL);
 
 	/* FIXME: this function should probably fail if any devs couldn't be scanned */
 
@@ -721,7 +758,7 @@ int label_scan_devs_excl(struct dm_list *devs)
 		devl->dev->flags |= DEV_BCACHE_EXCL;
 	}
 
-	_scan_list(devs, &failed);
+	_scan_list(NULL, NULL, devs, &failed);
 
 	if (failed)
 		return 0;
@@ -750,7 +787,7 @@ void label_scan_invalidate_lv(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv
 
 	lv_info(cmd, lv, 0, &lvinfo, 0, 0);
 	devt = MKDEV(lvinfo.major, lvinfo.minor);
-	if ((dev = dev_cache_get_by_devt(devt, cmd->filter)))
+	if ((dev = dev_cache_get_by_devt(devt, NULL)))
 		label_scan_invalidate(dev);
 }
 
@@ -764,9 +801,8 @@ void label_scan_drop(struct cmd_context *cmd)
 	struct dev_iter *iter;
 	struct device *dev;
 
-	if (!(iter = dev_iter_create(cmd->full_filter, 0))) {
+	if (!(iter = dev_iter_create(NULL, 0)))
 		return;
-	}
 
 	while ((dev = dev_iter_get(iter))) {
 		if (_in_bcache(dev))
@@ -818,7 +854,7 @@ int label_read(struct device *dev, struct label **labelp, uint64_t unused_sector
 		_scan_dev_close(dev);
 	}
 
-	_scan_list(&one_dev, &failed);
+	_scan_list(NULL, NULL, &one_dev, &failed);
 
 	/*
 	 * FIXME: this ugliness of returning a pointer to the label is
diff --git a/lib/label/label.h b/lib/label/label.h
index bccf777db..3483321be 100644
--- a/lib/label/label.h
+++ b/lib/label/label.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void label_destroy(struct label *label);
 extern struct bcache *scan_bcache;
 
 int label_scan(struct cmd_context *cmd);
-int label_scan_devs(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct dm_list *devs);
+int label_scan_devs(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct dev_filter *f, struct dm_list *devs);
 int label_scan_devs_excl(struct dm_list *devs);
 void label_scan_invalidate(struct device *dev);
 void label_scan_invalidate_lv(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv);
diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h b/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
index 120dbb0b0..97184ed18 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ int pv_resize_single(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 			     const uint64_t new_size,
 			     int yes);
 
-int pv_analyze(struct cmd_context *cmd, const char *pv_name,
+int pv_analyze(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct device *dev,
 	       uint64_t label_sector);
 
 /* FIXME: move internal to library */
diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata.c b/lib/metadata/metadata.c
index 16fd6fa71..b8f1b97c1 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata.c
@@ -5059,30 +5059,19 @@ static int _analyze_mda(struct metadata_area *mda, void *baton)
  *  0 - fail
  *  1 - success
  */
-int pv_analyze(struct cmd_context *cmd, const char *pv_name,
+int pv_analyze(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct device *dev,
 	       uint64_t label_sector)
 {
 	struct label *label;
-	struct device *dev;
 	struct lvmcache_info *info;
 
-	dev = dev_cache_get(pv_name, cmd->filter);
-	if (!dev) {
-		log_error("Device %s %s.", pv_name, dev_cache_filtered_reason(pv_name));
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * First, scan for LVM labels.
-	 */
-	if (!label_read(dev, &label, label_sector)) {
-		log_error("Could not find LVM label on %s",
-			  pv_name);
+	if (!(label = lvmcache_get_dev_label(dev))) {
+		log_error("Could not find LVM label on %s", dev_name(dev));
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	log_print("Found label on %s, sector %"PRIu64", type=%.8s",
-		  pv_name, label->sector, label->type);
+		  dev_name(dev), label->sector, label->type);
 
 	/*
 	 * Next, loop through metadata areas
diff --git a/lib/metadata/mirror.c b/lib/metadata/mirror.c
index 13e1474f7..054ca9995 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/mirror.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/mirror.c
@@ -297,16 +297,17 @@ static int _write_log_header(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!dev_open_quiet(dev))
+	if (!label_scan_open(dev)) {
+		log_error("Failed to open %s/%s to write log header.", lv->vg->name, lv->name);
 		return 0;
+	}
 
-	if (!dev_write(dev, UINT64_C(0), sizeof(log_header), DEV_IO_LV, &log_header)) {
+	if (!dev_write_bytes(dev, UINT64_C(0), sizeof(log_header), &log_header)) {
 		log_error("Failed to write log header to %s.", name);
-		dev_close_immediate(dev);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	dev_close_immediate(dev);
+	label_scan_invalidate(dev);
 
 	return 1;
 }
diff --git a/tools/lvmdiskscan.c b/tools/lvmdiskscan.c
index 7e2fc8878..772694cc2 100644
--- a/tools/lvmdiskscan.c
+++ b/tools/lvmdiskscan.c
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ int lvmdiskscan(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc __attribute__((unused)),
 	if (arg_is_set(cmd, lvmpartition_ARG))
 		log_warn("WARNING: only considering LVM devices");
 
+	/* Call before using dev_iter which uses filters which want bcache data. */
+	label_scan(cmd);
+
 	max_len = _get_max_dev_name_len(cmd->full_filter);
 
 	if (!(iter = dev_iter_create(cmd->full_filter, 0))) {
@@ -104,8 +107,6 @@ int lvmdiskscan(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc __attribute__((unused)),
 		return ECMD_FAILED;
 	}
 
-	label_scan(cmd);
-
 	for (dev = dev_iter_get(iter); dev; dev = dev_iter_get(iter)) {
 		if (lvmcache_has_dev_info(dev)) {
 			if (!dev_get_size(dev, &size)) {
diff --git a/tools/pvck.c b/tools/pvck.c
index 634b38d19..5d3c7d154 100644
--- a/tools/pvck.c
+++ b/tools/pvck.c
@@ -17,27 +17,51 @@
 
 int pvck(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 {
+	struct dm_list devs;
+	struct device_list *devl;
+	struct device *dev;
+	const char *pv_name;
+	uint64_t labelsector;
 	int i;
 	int ret_max = ECMD_PROCESSED;
 
 	/* FIXME: validate cmdline options */
 	/* FIXME: what does the cmdline look like? */
 
-	label_scan_setup_bcache();
+	labelsector = arg_uint64_value(cmd, labelsector_ARG, UINT64_C(0));
 
-	/*
-	 * Use what's on the cmdline directly, and avoid calling into
-	 * some of the other infrastructure functions, so as to avoid
-	 * hitting some of the lvmcache behavior, scanning other devices,
-	 * etc.
-	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
-		/* FIXME: warning and/or check if in use? */
-		log_verbose("Scanning %s", argv[i]);
+	if (labelsector) {
+		/* FIXME: see label_read_sector */
+		log_error("TODO: reading label from non-zero sector");
+		return ECMD_FAILED;
+	}
+
+	dm_list_init(&devs);
 
+	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
 		dm_unescape_colons_and_at_signs(argv[i], NULL, NULL);
-		if (!pv_analyze(cmd, argv[i],
-				arg_uint64_value(cmd, labelsector_ARG, UINT64_C(0)))) {
+
+		pv_name = argv[i];
+
+		dev = dev_cache_get(pv_name, cmd->filter);
+
+		if (!dev) {
+			log_error("Device %s %s.", pv_name, dev_cache_filtered_reason(pv_name));
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (!(devl = dm_zalloc(sizeof(*devl))))
+			continue;
+
+		devl->dev = dev;
+		dm_list_add(&devs, &devl->list);
+	}
+
+	label_scan_setup_bcache();
+	label_scan_devs(cmd, cmd->filter, &devs);
+
+	dm_list_iterate_items(devl, &devs) {
+		if (!pv_analyze(cmd, devl->dev, labelsector)) {
 			stack;
 			ret_max = ECMD_FAILED;
 		}
diff --git a/tools/pvcreate.c b/tools/pvcreate.c
index 73605a857..0af9d494c 100644
--- a/tools/pvcreate.c
+++ b/tools/pvcreate.c
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ int pvcreate(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 	pp.pv_count = argc;
 	pp.pv_names = argv;
 
+	/* Check for old md signatures at the end of devices. */
+	cmd->use_full_md_check = 1;
+
 	/*
 	 * Needed to change the set of orphan PVs.
 	 * (disable afterward to prevent process_each_pv from doing
diff --git a/tools/pvscan.c b/tools/pvscan.c
index 57963095b..8493eaa9a 100644
--- a/tools/pvscan.c
+++ b/tools/pvscan.c
@@ -439,6 +439,9 @@ static int _pvscan_cache(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 		cmd->pvscan_cache_single = 1;
 	}
 
+	/* Creates a list of dev names from /dev, sysfs, etc; does not read any. */
+	dev_cache_scan();
+
 	dm_list_init(&single_devs);
 
 	while (argc--) {
@@ -455,7 +458,11 @@ static int _pvscan_cache(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 					ret = ECMD_FAILED;
 				}
 			} else {
-				/* Add device path to lvmetad. */
+				/*
+				 * Scan device.  This dev could still be
+				 * removed from lvmetad below if it doesn't
+				 * pass other filters.
+				 */
 				log_debug("Scanning dev %s for lvmetad cache.", pv_name);
 
 				if (!(devl = dm_pool_zalloc(cmd->mem, sizeof(*devl))))
@@ -476,7 +483,11 @@ static int _pvscan_cache(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 				if (!_lvmetad_clear_dev(devno, major, minor))
 					remove_errors++;
 			} else {
-				/* Add major:minor to lvmetad. */
+				/*
+				 * Scan device.  This dev could still be
+				 * removed from lvmetad below if it doesn't
+				 * pass other filters.
+				 */
 				log_debug("Scanning dev %d:%d for lvmetad cache.", major, minor);
 
 				if (!(devl = dm_pool_zalloc(cmd->mem, sizeof(*devl))))
@@ -493,11 +504,23 @@ static int _pvscan_cache(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	if (!dm_list_empty(&single_devs)) {
-		dev_cache_scan();
-		label_scan_devs(cmd, &single_devs);
+		label_scan_devs(cmd, cmd->lvmetad_filter, &single_devs);
 
 		dm_list_iterate_items(devl, &single_devs) {
-			if (!lvmetad_pvscan_single(cmd, devl->dev, &found_vgnames, &pp.changed_vgnames))
+			dev = devl->dev;
+
+			if (dev->flags & DEV_FILTER_OUT_SCAN) {
+				log_debug("Removing dev %s from lvmetad cache after scan.", dev_name(dev));
+				if (!_lvmetad_clear_dev(dev->dev, MAJOR(dev->dev), MINOR(dev->dev)))
+					remove_errors++;
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * Devices that exist and pass the lvmetad filter
+			 * are added to lvmetad.
+			 */
+			if (!lvmetad_pvscan_single(cmd, dev, &found_vgnames, &pp.changed_vgnames))
 				add_errors++;
 		}
 	}
@@ -539,10 +562,22 @@ static int _pvscan_cache(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	if (!dm_list_empty(&single_devs)) {
-		dev_cache_scan();
-		label_scan_devs(cmd, &single_devs);
+		label_scan_devs(cmd, cmd->lvmetad_filter, &single_devs);
 
 		dm_list_iterate_items(devl, &single_devs) {
+			dev = devl->dev;
+
+			if (dev->flags & DEV_FILTER_OUT_SCAN) {
+				log_debug("Removing dev %s from lvmetad cache after scan.", dev_name(dev));
+				if (!_lvmetad_clear_dev(dev->dev, MAJOR(dev->dev), MINOR(dev->dev)))
+					remove_errors++;
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * Devices that exist and pass the lvmetad filter
+			 * are added to lvmetad.
+			 */
 			if (!lvmetad_pvscan_single(cmd, devl->dev, &found_vgnames, &pp.changed_vgnames))
 				add_errors++;
 		}
diff --git a/tools/vgcreate.c b/tools/vgcreate.c
index 0c4c42854..e9f9073a9 100644
--- a/tools/vgcreate.c
+++ b/tools/vgcreate.c
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ int vgcreate(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 		return_ECMD_FAILED;
 	cmd->lockd_gl_disable = 1;
 
+	/* Check for old md signatures at the end of devices. */
+	cmd->use_full_md_check = 1;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check if the VG name already exists.  This should be done before
 	 * creating PVs on any of the devices.
diff --git a/tools/vgextend.c b/tools/vgextend.c
index 35168e954..5287a364e 100644
--- a/tools/vgextend.c
+++ b/tools/vgextend.c
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ int vgextend(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 	/* pvcreate within vgextend cannot be forced. */
 	pp->force = 0;
 
+	/* Check for old md signatures at the end of devices. */
+	cmd->use_full_md_check = 1;
+
 	/*
 	 * Needed to change the set of orphan PVs.
 	 * (disable afterward to prevent process_each_pv from doing