When merging LVM snapshots at boot, Buffer I/O errors are observed

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Issue

  • During boot, where an LVM snapshot is being merged, the following errors are visible:
Buffer I/O error on device dm-3, logical block 2230271
Buffer I/O error on device dm-3, logical block 2230271
Buffer I/O error on device dm-3, logical block 2230271
Buffer I/O error on device dm-3, logical block 2230271
Buffer I/O error on device dm-3, logical block 2230239
Buffer I/O error on device dm-3, logical block 2230239
Buffer I/O error on device dm-3, logical block 1

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
    • LVM

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