mkfs.xfs: pwrite64 failed: Input/output error including 'blk_cloned_rq_check_limits'

Issue

• When trying to create a xfs filesystem getting below error:

  # mkfs.xfs  /dev/mapper/lvname
  meta-data=/dev/mapper/lvname isize=512    agcount=32, agsize=8388604 blks
           =                       sectsz=512   attr=2, projid32bit=1
           =                       crc=1        finobt=0, sparse=0
  data     =                       bsize=4096   blocks=268435328, imaxpct=25
           =                       sunit=4      swidth=4096 blks
  naming   =version 2              bsize=4096   ascii-ci=0 ftype=1
  log      =internal log           bsize=4096   blocks=131072, version=2
           =                       sectsz=512   sunit=4 blks, lazy-count=1
  realtime =none                   extsz=4096   blocks=0, rtextents=0
  **mkfs.xfs: pwrite64 failed: Input/output error**
  

• In /var/log/messages we could see below errors

   kernel: blk_cloned_rq_check_limits: over max size limit.
   kernel: blk_cloned_rq_check_limits: over max size limit.
   kernel: blk_cloned_rq_check_limits: over max size limit.
   kernel: blk_cloned_rq_check_limits: over max size limit.
   kernel: blk_cloned_rq_check_limits: over max size limit.
   kernel: blk_cloned_rq_check_limits: over max size limit.
   kernel: blk_cloned_rq_check_limits: over max size limit.
   kernel: blk_cloned_rq_check_limits: over max size limit.
   kernel: blk_cloned_rq_check_limits: over max size limit.
   kernel: blk_cloned_rq_check_limits: over max size limit.
   kernel: blk_cloned_rq_check_limits: over max size limit.
   kernel: blk_cloned_rq_check_limits: over max size limit.
   kernel: blk_cloned_rq_check_limits: over max size limit.
   kernel: blk_cloned_rq_check_limits: over max size limit.
  
   kernel: device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:176.
   kernel: device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:128.
   kernel: device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:132
   kernel: device-mapper: multipath: Failing path 8:112
  
   multipathd: sdi: mark as failed
   multipathd: remaining active paths: 3
   multipathd: sdl: mark as failed
   multipathd:  remaining active paths: 2
   multipathd: sdh: mark as failed
   multipathd:  remaining active paths: 1
   multipathd: sdc: mark as failed
   multipathd: remaining active paths: 0
   kernel: Buffer I/O error on dev dm-7, logical block 268435440, async page read
   multipathd:  sdi - directio checker reports path is up
   multipathd: 8:128: reinstated
   multipathd: remaining active paths: 1
   kernel: device-mapper: multipath: Reinstating path 8:128.
   kernel: device-mapper: multipath: Reinstating path 8:176.
   kernel: device-mapper: multipath: Reinstating path 8:112.
   kernel: device-mapper: multipath: Reinstating path 8:32.
   multipathd:  sdl - directio checker reports path is up
   multipathd: 8:176: reinstated
   multipathd:  remaining active paths: 2
   multipathd: 8:112: reinstated
   multipathd:remaining active paths: 3
   multipathd:  sdc - directio checker reports path is up
   multipathd: 8:32: reinstated
   multipathd: remaining active paths: 4
  [...]
  

• But while creating a filesystem with ext4 it is not giving any errors.