Deleted files on xfs filesystem reappear after system crash

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Issue

  • Files and directories deleted on an xfs filesystem reappeared after the system crashed shortly after their removal
  • Even though files in /var/crash were deleted, the files came back.
    • Directory and its contents were deleted.
    • System was crashed to test kdump.
    • Deleted directory and its contents reappeared on next boot.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • xfs filesystem

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