Filesystem corrupted "ext3_new_block: Allocating block in system zone"

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Issue

  • Filesystem corrupted with following messages in the log.

    kernel: EXT3-fs error (device dm-22): ext3_new_block: Allocating block in system zone - blocks from 4 816900, length 1
    kernel: Aborting journal on device dm-22.
    kernel: ext3_abort called.
    kernel: EXT3-fs error (device dm-22): ext3_journal_start_sb: Detected aborted journal
    kernel: Remounting filesystem read-only
    kernel: EXT3-fs error (device dm-22) in ext3_reserve_inode_write: Journal has aborted
    kernel: __journal_remove_journal_head: freeing b_committed_data
    kernel: __journal_remove_journal_head: freeing b_committed_data
    kernel: ext3_abort called.
    kernel: EXT3-fs error (device dm-22): ext3_remount: Abort forced by user
    kernel: ext3_abort called.
    kernel: EXT3-fs error (device dm-22): ext3_remount: Abort forced by user
    kernel: ext3_abort called.
    kernel: EXT3-fs error (device dm-22): ext3_remount: Abort forced by user
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Ext3 Filesystem

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