EXT4-fs error "bad header/extent: invalid magic" is shown in messages file

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The messages file is filled with EXT4-fs error "bad header/extent: invalid magic"
Oct 19 01:22:49 hostname kernel: EXT4-fs error (device xvdc5): ext4_ext_find_extent:876: inode #2778751: comm tnslsnr: pblk 11080950 bad header/extent: invalid magic - magic 614e, entries 25965, max 28787(0), depth 25441(0)
Oct 19 01:22:49 hostname kernel: EXT4-fs error (device xvdc5): ext4_ext_remove_space:2955: inode #2778751: comm tnslsnr: pblk 11080950 bad header/extent: invalid magic - magic 614e, entries 25965, max 28787(0), depth 25441(0)
Oct 19 01:22:49 hostname kernel: EXT4-fs error (device xvdc5) in ext4_ext_truncate:4655: IO failure
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Oct 20 11:04:13 hostname kernel: EXT4-fs error (device xvdc5): ext4_ext_find_extent:876: inode #2778751: comm tnslsnr: pblk 11080950 bad header/extent: invalid magic - magic 614e, entries 25965, max 28787(0), depth 25441(0)
Oct 20 11:04:13 hostname kernel: EXT4-fs error (device xvdc5): ext4_ext_find_extent:876: inode #2778751: comm tnslsnr: pblk 11080950 bad header/extent: invalid magic - magic 614e, entries 25965, max 28787(0), depth 25441(0)
Oct 20 11:04:13 hostname kernel: EXT4-fs error (device xvdc5): ext4_ext_remove_space:2955: inode #2778751: comm tnslsnr: pblk 11080950 bad header/extent: invalid magic - magic 614e, entries 25965, max 28787(0), depth 25441(0)
Oct 20 11:04:13 hostname kernel: EXT4-fs error (device xvdc5) in ext4_ext_truncate:4655: IO failure

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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