Cannot boot with XFS_WANT_CORRUPTED_GOTO error

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Issue

  • System halts during boot after showing:
XFS: Internal error XFS_WANT_CORRUPTED_GOTO at line 1596 of file fs/xfs/xfs_alloc.c. Caller xfs_free_extent+0h4n/0xyuU [xfs]
XFS (dm-2): Corruption of in-memory data detected. Shutting down filesystem
XFS (dm-2): Please umount the filesystem and rectify the problem(s)
  • System cannot boot due to corrupted XFS root filesystem

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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