From: Kevin Shanahan Subject: ext4 bug and/or e2fsck hole Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 06:18:12 +0930 Message-ID: <20090407204811.GA4495@kulgan> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii To: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from bowden.ucwb.org.au ([203.122.237.119]:37628 "EHLO mail.ucwb.org.au" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755457AbZDGUsQ (ORCPT ); Tue, 7 Apr 2009 16:48:16 -0400 Received: from kulgan.wumi.org.au (cubit.disenchant.net [150.101.102.147]) by mail.ucwb.org.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 066364BF55 for ; Wed, 8 Apr 2009 06:18:12 +0930 (CST) Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-ext4-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi, I have a problem where my ext4 filesystem has been corrupted previously[1], but after being repaired by e2fsck problems still remain. Previously, some corruption occured with the directory entries in this directory which e2fsck "fixed" and was happy that the fs was consistent, but things didn't quite get back to normal: hermes:/srv/samba/local/apps/CIM8/Release-Notes# ls -l total 3120 -rwxrwx---+ 1 root WUM3\it - dataadm 25729 2005-03-14 10:12 as_200503_01.htm -rwxrwx---+ 1 root WUM3\it - dataadm 2125 2005-06-16 05:39 as_200506_01.htm -rwxrwx---+ 1 root WUM3\it - dataadm 16850 2006-04-10 12:07 as_200604_01.htm -rw-rw----+ 1 root WUM3\it - dataadm 8604 2007-06-17 21:35 as_200705_01.pdf -rw-rw----+ 1 root WUM3\it - dataadm 5711 2007-07-16 10:11 as_200707_01.pdf -rw-rw----+ 1 root WUM3\it - dataadm 8638 2008-05-27 13:15 as_200804_01.pdf -rw-rw----+ 1 root WUM3\it - dataadm 5890 2008-07-31 09:50 as_200807_01.pdf -rw-rw----+ 1 root WUM3\it - dataadm 5766 2008-12-13 20:30 as_200810_01.pdf -rwxrwx---+ 1 root WUM3\it - dataadm 5636 2005-03-14 10:24 br_200503_01.htm -rwxrwx---+ 1 root WUM3\it - dataadm 2349 2006-03-27 12:07 br_200604_01.htm -rw-rw----+ 1 root WUM3\it - 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Look what happens when I try to delete the files from this directory: hermes:/srv/samba/local/apps/CIM8/Release-Notes# rm * rm: cannot remove `rc_200802_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rc_200804_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rc_200806_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rc_200809_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rd_200409_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rd_200508_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rd_200601_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rd_200608_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rd_200611_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rd_200612_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rd_200705_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rd_200708_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rd_200709_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rd_200711_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rd_200711_02.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rd_200805_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rd_200809_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rd_200810_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `re_200409_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `re_200508_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `re_200511_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `re_200602_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `re_200608_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `re_200611_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `re_200612_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `re_200612_02.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `re_200705_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `re_200709_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `re_200712_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `re_200807_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `re_200809_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `ro_200505_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `ro_200508_04.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `ro_200710_02.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `ro_200711_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `ro_200711_02.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `ro_200712_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `ro_200801_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rt_200402_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rt_200409_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rt_200411_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rt_200508_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rt_200509_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rt_200509_02.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rt_200608_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rt_200705_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rt_200707_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rt_200709_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `rt_200809_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `sb_200407_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `sb_200601_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `sb_200605_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `sb_200705_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `sb_200809_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `sb_200810_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `sb_200810_02.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `ut_200503_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `ut_200605_01.htm': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `ut_200705_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `ut_200709_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `ut_200711_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `ut_200804_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `ut_200809_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `ut_200810_01.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `ut_200810_02.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `ut_200810_03.pdf': Read-only file system rm: cannot remove `ut_200811_01.pdf': Read-only file system The filesystem was read-write beforehand. Here's what showed up in syslog: Apr 8 05:48:58 hermes kernel: attempt to access beyond end of device Apr 8 05:48:58 hermes kernel: dm-0: rw=0, want=824255763709960, limit=2147483648 Apr 8 05:48:58 hermes kernel: EXT4-fs error (device dm-0): ext4_xattr_delete_inode: inode 383: block 103031970463744 read error Apr 8 05:48:58 hermes kernel: Aborting journal on device dm-0:8. Apr 8 05:48:58 hermes kernel: Remounting filesystem read-only Apr 8 05:48:58 hermes kernel: EXT4-fs error (device dm-0) in ext4_free_inode: Journal has aborted So now I unmount and run fsck again: hermes:~# e2fsck -p -f -v /dev/dm-0 /dev/dm-0: recovering journal 333016 inodes used (0.50%) 15412 non-contiguous inodes (4.6%) # of inodes with ind/dind/tind blocks: 0/0/0 Extent depth histogram: 332627/321 46626122 blocks used (17.37%) 0 bad blocks 2 large files 306273 regular files 26672 directories 0 character device files 0 block device files 1 fifo 0 links 60 symbolic links (56 fast symbolic links) 1 socket -------- 333007 files Please let me know how I can fix this. Thanks and Regards, Kevin. [1] http://marc.info/?l=linux-ext4&m=123879692007843&w=2