Re: Corrupt XFS -Filesystems on new Hardware and Kernel

Eric Sandeen
2007-03-28T14:56:35Z

Oliver Joa wrote:
> Ok, here is a test:
>
> test:/# find / -xdev | cpio -padm /test/
> cpio: /usr/src/linux-2.6.20.2/Documentation/networking/NAPI_HOWTO.txt:
> Structure needs cleaning
> 3648371 blocks
> test:/#

That, cryptically enough, means that the filesystem has detected a
problem and has shut down.

> test:/home/olli# uname -a
> Linux test 2.6.20.4-majestix-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Mar 27 12:15:41 CEST
> 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
>
> dmesg gives the following:
> [15442.935941] Filesystem "sda3": XFS internal error xfs_iformat(6) at
> line 492 of file fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c. Caller 0xc0211f94
> [15442.936003] [<c0216dba>] xfs_iread+0x4ee/0x6e8
> [15442.936039] [<c0211f94>] xfs_iget+0x2e4/0x714
> [15442.936071] [<c0211f94>] xfs_iget+0x2e4/0x714
> [15442.936101] [<c02293be>] xfs_dir_lookup_int+0x7d/0xd4
> [15442.936135] [<c022cc6b>] xfs_lookup+0x52/0x78
> [15442.936167] [<c0238a22>] xfs_vn_lookup+0x3b/0x70
> [15442.936201] [<c0153e6d>] do_lookup+0xa3/0x140
> [15442.936234] [<c015578e>] __link_path_walk+0x73d/0xb5e
> [15442.936278] [<c0211655>] xfs_iunlock+0x51/0x6d
> [15442.936309] [<c0155bf3>] link_path_walk+0x44/0xb3
> [15442.936342] [<c0155efe>] do_path_lookup+0x176/0x191
> [15442.936373] [<c0154ef8>] getname+0x59/0x8f
> [15442.936402] [<c01566b8>] __user_walk_fd+0x2f/0x45
> [15442.936431] [<c0150a09>] vfs_lstat_fd+0x16/0x3d
> [15442.936461] [<c0150a75>] sys_lstat64+0xf/0x23
> [15442.936490] [<c0102bd8>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
> [15442.936519] =======================

For one reason or another, xfs has detected a corrupted on-disk inode
format which it cannot recognize, and shuts down. It is likely the
result of something which has gone wrong previously. xfs_repair should
fix it. Are there other non-xfs messages in your logs indicating other
problems prior to this?

-Eric