XFS internal error xfs_trans_cancel at line 1164 of file fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c

XFS internal error xfs_trans_cancel at line 1164 of file fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c

[Eddie Atherton]

I'm trying to install a clean Slackware 12.2 (2.6.27.7) under ESXi, and 
can almost guarantee getting this error immediately after formatting the 
root partition.  It's happened 4 out of the 5 times I've tried, so far.

The sequence of commands, after digging through the install scripts, 
that lead to this failure are just:

mkfs.xfs
mount
mkdir

Apologies for posting the stack trace as a couple of jpg's, but it's the 
only way I could capture them, as I don't have any VMs set up, yet, that 
have conectivity to upload any files.  The stack trace can be found at:

http://www.bogolinux.net/xfs_crash_a.JPG
http://www.bogolinux.net/xfs_crash_b.JPG

I'm guessing that it's something to do with this running under a VM, but 
is there any way to stop it happening.

Cheers,
Eddie



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Re: XFS internal error xfs_trans_cancel at line 1164 of file fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c

[Eric Sandeen]

Eddie Atherton wrote:
> I'm trying to install a clean Slackware 12.2 (2.6.27.7) under ESXi, and 
> can almost guarantee getting this error immediately after formatting the 
> root partition.  It's happened 4 out of the 5 times I've tried, so far.
> 
> The sequence of commands, after digging through the install scripts, 
> that lead to this failure are just:
> 
> mkfs.xfs
> mount
> mkdir
> 
> Apologies for posting the stack trace as a couple of jpg's, but it's the 
> only way I could capture them, as I don't have any VMs set up, yet, that 
> have conectivity to upload any files.  The stack trace can be found at:
> 
> http://www.bogolinux.net/xfs_crash_a.JPG
> http://www.bogolinux.net/xfs_crash_b.JPG
> 
> I'm guessing that it's something to do with this running under a VM, but 
> is there any way to stop it happening.
> 
> Cheers,
> Eddie

Not sure what that is offhand, seems odd.  xfs_mkdir() is getting some
error and cancelling a dirty transaction.  Perhaps someone on the list
remembers better than me, a few causes of this were fixed but I don't
remember details.  Any chance you can try, say, .28 or .29? :)

-Eric

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Re: XFS internal error xfs_trans_cancel at line 1164 of file fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c

[Eddie Atherton]

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Eric Sandeen wrote:
> Eddie Atherton wrote:
>   
>> I'm trying to install a clean Slackware 12.2 (2.6.27.7) under ESXi, and 
>> can almost guarantee getting this error immediately after formatting the 
>> root partition.  It's happened 4 out of the 5 times I've tried, so far.
>>
>> The sequence of commands, after digging through the install scripts, 
>> that lead to this failure are just:
>>
>> mkfs.xfs
>> mount
>> mkdir
>>
>> Apologies for posting the stack trace as a couple of jpg's, but it's the 
>> only way I could capture them, as I don't have any VMs set up, yet, that 
>> have conectivity to upload any files.  The stack trace can be found at:
>>
>> http://www.bogolinux.net/xfs_crash_a.JPG
>> http://www.bogolinux.net/xfs_crash_b.JPG
>>
>> I'm guessing that it's something to do with this running under a VM, but 
>> is there any way to stop it happening.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Eddie
>>     
>
> Not sure what that is offhand, seems odd.  xfs_mkdir() is getting some
> error and cancelling a dirty transaction.  Perhaps someone on the list
> remembers better than me, a few causes of this were fixed but I don't
> remember details.  Any chance you can try, say, .28 or .29? :)
>   
I'm not sure I can, because it's not a running system, where I can just 
recompile the kernel myself.  It's the Slack installer, that comes as a 
bootable initrd.img.

Cheers,
Eddie

> -Eric
>
>
>   

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Re: XFS internal error xfs_trans_cancel at line 1164 of file fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c

[Dave Chinner]

On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 11:58:35PM -0700, Eddie Atherton wrote:
> I'm trying to install a clean Slackware 12.2 (2.6.27.7) under ESXi, and  
> can almost guarantee getting this error immediately after formatting the  
> root partition.  It's happened 4 out of the 5 times I've tried, so far.
>
> The sequence of commands, after digging through the install scripts,  
> that lead to this failure are just:
>
> mkfs.xfs
> mount
> mkdir

That's bizarre. Can you provide a xfs_metadump image of the fs after
the shutdown has occurred?

Cheers,

Dave.
-- 
Dave Chinner
david@fromorbit.com

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Re: XFS internal error xfs_trans_cancel at line 1164 of file fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c

[Eddie Atherton]

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Dave Chinner wrote:
> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 11:58:35PM -0700, Eddie Atherton wrote:
>   
>> I'm trying to install a clean Slackware 12.2 (2.6.27.7) under ESXi, and  
>> can almost guarantee getting this error immediately after formatting the  
>> root partition.  It's happened 4 out of the 5 times I've tried, so far.
>>
>> The sequence of commands, after digging through the install scripts,  
>> that lead to this failure are just:
>>
>> mkfs.xfs
>> mount
>> mkdir
>>     
>
> That's bizarre. Can you provide a xfs_metadump image of the fs after
> the shutdown has occurred?
>   
I can try, but it's kinda difficult, as this happens in a VM, where I 
don't have a filesystem to capture the data to, or any "communication" 
to the "outside world" to transfer it out.  But, hey, that's what 
challenges are all about.

Cheers,
Eddie
> Cheers,
>
> Dave.
>   

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