kernel: blk_update_request: I/O error, dev nvme0n1, sector xxxx causes NVME disk offline

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • There are no errors at the hardware level, but a large number of nvme I/O errors recorded in the OS message cause the nvme disk to go offline.

    Dec 14 19:21:30 hostname kernel: blk_update_request: I/O error, dev nvme0n1, sector 1003749504
    Dec 14 20:11:23 hostname kernel: blk_update_request: I/O error, dev nvme0n1, sector 1003749504  <-- hex 0x3bd40080 shown below [1]
    Dec 14 21:33:00 hostname kernel: blk_update_request: I/O error, dev nvme0n1, sector 234349376
    Dec 14 21:33:22 hostname kernel: blk_update_request: I/O error, dev nvme0n1, sector 234349376   <-- hex 0xdf7e340 shown below [2]
    Dec 14 21:35:18 hostname kernel: blk_update_request: I/O error, dev nvme0n1, sector 234349376
    Dec 14 21:39:23 hostname kernel: blk_update_request: I/O error, dev nvme0n1, sector 234349376
    Dec 14 21:47:27 hostname kernel: blk_update_request: I/O error, dev nvme0n1, sector 234349376
    Dec 14 22:03:33 hostname kernel: blk_update_request: I/O error, dev nvme0n1, sector 234349376
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    • nvme disk

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