There are many EXT4 filesystem errors reported during a filesystem check in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • What is the cause of these EXT4 filesystem errors, reported during a filesystem check (fsck):
EXT4-fs error (device dm-3): htree_dirblock_to_tree: bad entry in directory #188917: rec_len is smaller than minimal - block=948151offset=0(0), inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0

EXT4-fs error (device dm-3): ext4_readdir: bad entry in directory #183962: rec_len is smaller than minimal - block=949105offset=0(0), inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0

EXT4-fs error (device dm-3): ext4_ext_get_blocks: inode #164908: (comm dsmc) bad extent address iblock: 0, depth: 1 pblock 0

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux V 4,5,6

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase of over 48,000 articles and solutions.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In
Close

Welcome! Check out the Getting Started with Red Hat page for quick tours and guides for common tasks.