https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40822 Summary: EXT4-fs error (device dm-4): ext4_lookup:1044: inode #3308277: comm rm: deleted inode referenced: 3058008 Product: File System Version: 2.5 Kernel Version: 2.6.39.3 Platform: All OS/Version: Linux Tree: Mainline Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: P1 Component: ext4 AssignedTo: fs_ext4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ReportedBy: seb.kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxx Regression: Yes Created an attachment (id=68272) --> (https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=68272) Result of the dumpe2fs on FS before fsck Raid1+LVM, using a 250GB ext4 filesystem; 70% data full but 100% inode full. I was running a "rm -rf " on ~ 6000 directories referencing nearly 1 000 000 inodes (with many many hard links, it's for backup). The "rm" was running when I got: [654463.455734] EXT4-fs warning (device dm-4): empty_dir:1917: bad directory (dir #2630064) - no `.' or `..' [657796.710284] EXT4-fs error (device dm-4): ext4_lookup:1044: inode #3308277: comm rm: deleted inode referenced: 3058008 [657796.710500] Aborting journal on device dm-4-8. [657796.725559] EXT4-fs (dm-4): Remounting filesystem read-only No stack trace (btw I had one two hours before the first EXT4-fs warning related to RX buffer, see #13561) First line may be related to http://lwn.net/Articles/452117/ ?? dumpe2fs report FS as "clean with errors" fsck without "-f" run in a few seconds just to recover journal: # fsck.ext4 /dev/vg_main/lv_lagerbe_ss e2fsck 1.41.12 (17-May-2010) /dev/vg_main/lv_lagerbe_ss: recovering journal /dev/vg_main/lv_lagerbe_ss: clean, 4148253/5013504 files, 43804713/67108864 blocks fsck -f found an error: # fsck.ext4 -f /dev/vg_main/lv_lagerbe_ss e2fsck 1.41.12 (17-May-2010) Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes Pass 2: Checking directory structure Entry 'settings.sol' in /2011-08-08/home/bob/.macromedia/Flash_Player/macromedia.com/support/flashplayer/sys/#a.example.com (3308277) has deleted/unused inode 3058008. Clear<y>? yes Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity Pass 4: Checking reference counts Pass 5: Checking group summary information /dev/vg_main/lv_lagerbe_ss: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED ***** /dev/vg_main/lv_lagerbe_ss: 4148253/5013504 files (0.5% non-contiguous), 43804713/67108864 blocks barberine:/space# I did a LVM snapshot before fsck, so I can extract more informations for few days if asked. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are watching the assignee of the bug. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html