Re: XFS internal error

Barry Naujok
2007-10-08T02:32:40Z

On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:54:28 +1000, Max Waterman
<davidmaxwaterman+kernel@fastmail.co.uk> wrote:

> David Chinner wrote:
>> I suggest that you run xfs_check on the filesystem and if that
>> shows up errors, run xfs_repair onteh filesystem to correct them.
>>
> It did, and I did, and another xfs_check produced no output.
>
> Do I need to do anything else to correct it? xfs_repair produced a whole
> bunch of stuff that I don't understand...this is the bit that looks most
> significant :
>
>> Phase 6 - check inode connectivity...
>> - resetting contents of realtime bitmap and summary inodes
>> - traversing filesystem ...
>> can't read freespace block 16777216 for directory inode 2095141277
>> rebuilding directory inode 2095141277
>> free block 16777216 for directory inode 2100841732 bad nused
>> rebuilding directory inode 2100841732
>> free block 16777216 for directory inode 2102199514 bad nused
>> rebuilding directory inode 2102199514
>> free block 16777216 for directory inode 2102200124 bad nused
>> rebuilding directory inode 2102200124
>> free block 16777216 for directory inode 2102905843 bad nused
>> rebuilding directory inode 2102905843
>> free block 16777216 for directory inode 3277510927 bad nused
>> rebuilding directory inode 3277510927
>> free block 16777216 for directory inode 3277524487 bad nused
>> rebuilding directory inode 3277524487
>> free block 16777216 for directory inode 3379886019 bad nused
>> rebuilding directory inode 3379886019
>> - traversal finished ...
>> - moving disconnected inodes to lost+found ...
> That last line looks suspicious...furthermore, when I mount the
> filesystem, I don't see a 'lost+found' directory (which I've been used
> to seeing on IRIX). Ah, perhaps the '...' with *nothing* after it means
> it didn't do any moving. Am I right?

Yes, the latest xfs_repair doesn't create a lost+found unless it
needs to, and if it does so, it will list the inodes moved there.

So, in your case, nothing went to lost+found.

Regards,
Barry.