EXT4-fs error : double-free of inode

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • While doing an extensive db2 database load we receive the following ext4 errors:
kernel: EXT4-fs error (device dm-27): mb_free_blocks: double-free of inode 0's block 418269640(bit 18
888 in group 12764)
kernel: EXT4-fs error (device dm-27): mb_free_blocks: double-free of inode 0's block 418269641(bit 18
889 in group 12764)
kernel: EXT4-fs error (device dm-27): mb_free_blocks: double-free of inode 0's block 418269642(bit 18
890 in group 12764)
kernel: EXT4-fs error (device dm-27): mb_free_blocks: double-free of inode 0's block 418269643(bit 18
891 in group 12764)
kernel: EXT4-fs error (device dm-27): mb_free_blocks: double-free of inode 0's block 418269644(bit 18
892 in group 12764)
kernel: EXT4-fs error (device dm-27): mb_free_blocks: double-free of inode 0's block 418269645(bit 18
893 in group 12764)
kernel: EXT4-fs error (device dm-27): mb_free_blocks: double-free of inode 0's block 418269646(bit 18
894 in group 12764)
kernel: EXT4-fs error (device dm-27): mb_free_blocks: double-free of inode 0's block 418269647(bit 18
895 in group 12764)
kernel: EXT4-fs error (device dm-27): mb_free_blocks: double-free of inode 0's block 418269648(bit 18
896 in group 12764)
kernel: EXT4-fs error (device dm-27): mb_free_blocks: double-free of inode 0's block 418269649(bit 18
897 in group 12764)
kernel: EXT4-fs error (device dm-27): mb_free_blocks: double-free of inode 0's block 418269650(bit 18
898 in group 12764)
kernel: EXT4-fs error (device dm-27): mb_free_blocks: double-free of inode 0's block 418269651(bit 18
899 in group 12764)
  • fsck or kernel reported errors of multiply-claimed blocks.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 or prior
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 or prior
  • Ext4 filesystem (this issue does not occur on ext3)

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