xfs_buf_iodone_callback_error occurs when thin pool metadata is 100.00% full

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • xfs_buf_iodone_callback_error was shown in messages file, which caused the system to not boot properly:

    Jul  5 02:47:35 hostname kernel: XFS (dm-7): writeback error on sector 45223168
Jul  5 02:47:35 hostname kernel: XFS (dm-7): writeback error on sector 45223176
Jul  5 02:47:35 hostname kernel: XFS (dm-7): metadata I/O error in "xfs_buf_iodone_callback_error" at daddr 0x2580600 len 32 error 5
Jul  5 02:47:35 hostname kernel: XFS (dm-7): Failing async write on buffer block 0x2580620. Retrying async write.
Jul  5 02:47:35 hostname kernel: XFS (dm-7): Failing async write on buffer block 0x2580600. Retrying async write.
Jul  5 02:47:35 hostname kernel: XFS (dm-7): Failing async write on buffer block 0x2580620. Retrying async write.
Jul  5 02:47:35 hostname kernel: XFS (dm-7): Failing async write on buffer block 0x2580600. Retrying async write.
Jul  5 02:47:35 hostname kernel: XFS (dm-7): Failing async write on buffer block 0x2580620. Retrying async write.
Jul  5 02:47:35 hostname kernel: XFS (dm-7): Failing async write on buffer block 0x2580600. Retrying async write.
Jul  5 02:47:36 hostname kernel: XFS (dm-7): Failing async write on buffer block 0x2580620. Retrying async write.
Jul  5 02:47:36 hostname kernel: XFS (dm-7): Failing async write on buffer block 0x2580600. Retrying async write.
Jul  5 02:47:36 hostname kernel: XFS (dm-7): Failing async write on buffer block 0x2580620. Retrying async write.
Jul  5 02:47:36 hostname kernel: XFS (dm-7): Failing async write on buffer block 0x2580600. Retrying async write.
Jul  5 02:47:40 hostname kernel: XFS (dm-7): metadata I/O error in "xfs_buf_iodone_callback_error" at daddr 0x2580600 len 32 error 5
Jul  5 02:47:45 hostname kernel: XFS (dm-7): metadata I/O error in "xfs_buf_iodone_callback_error" at daddr 0x2580600 len 32 error 5

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • XFS filesystem
  • LVM thin provisioning

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