On sle12 sp3 beta3, it acts as follows: # lvcreate --type cache-pool -L10 testvg/cpool Rounding up size to full physical extent 12.00 MiB Logical volume "cpool" created. # lvcreate --type cache -l 1 --cachepool testvg/cpool -n corigin testvg Logical volume "corigin" created. lvremove -f testvg Logical volume "cpool" successfully removed Logical volume "corigin" successfully removed # lvcreate --type cache-pool -L10 testvg/cpool Rounding up size to full physical extent 12.00 MiB Logical volume "cpool" created. # lvcreate --type cache -l 1 --cachepool testvg/cpool -n corigin testvg --cachesettings migration_threshhold=233 device-mapper: reload ioctl on (254:6) failed: Invalid argument Failed to lock logical volume testvg/corigin. Aborting. Manual intervention required.