On bootup, filesystem errors seen in dmesg: EXT2-fs error (device dm-X): ext2_get_group_desc: block_group >= groups_count - block_group = XXX, groups_count = XXX

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When the machine is booting the following types of filesystem errors are exhibited in dmesg:
EXT2-fs error (device dm-7): ext2_get_group_desc: block_group >= groups_count - block_group = 640, groups_count = 640

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

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