'blk_update_request: critical target error, dev dm-X, sector xyz' messages at the time of booting with WRITE SAME failures

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • blk_update_request: critical target error messages seen at the time of booting.

    Mar 27 13:34:28 hostname kernel: blk_update_request: critical target error, dev dm-0, sector 6769416
Mar 27 13:34:28 hostname kernel: dm-3: WRITE SAME failed. Manually zeroing.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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