EXT4-fs: failed to create DIO workqueue

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

After formatting an LV successfully with mkfs.ext4, mounting it will fail and the error EXT4-fs: failed to create DIO workqueue appears in the logs. The same process using ext3 works correctly.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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