Why does filesystem go into readonly with error "EXT3-fs error in start_transaction: Journal has aborted" or "EXT3-fs error in start_transaction: Readonly filesystem"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When the file system is judged, it encountered EROFS in ext3_decode_error() function. In this case, displayed following error;
EXT3-fs error (device lvm(58,7)) in start_transaction: Journal has aborted

or

 EXT3-fs error (device lvm(58,7)) in start_transaction: Readonly filesystem

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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