mkfs.ext4 failing with "Invalid argument while creating root dir" when block size is greater than 4KB on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • mkfs.ext4 fail with below message:

    # mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/VOLGROUP00-LOGVOL00
mke2fs 1.41.12 (17-May-2010)
Filesystem label=
OS type: Linux
Block size=2097152 (log=11)
Fragment size=2097152 (log=11)
Stride=1 blocks, Stripe width=1 blocks
81920 inodes, 76798 blocks
3839 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user
First data block=0
2 block groups
65528 blocks per group, 65528 fragments per group
40960 inodes per group
Superblock backups stored on blocks: 
        65528

Writing inode tables: done                            
ext2fs_mkdir: Invalid argument while creating root dir

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.1
    • Including e2fsprogs-1.41.12-7.el6
  • Physical block size reported by the storage system is larger than 4KB

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