Getting a critical target error messages while creating a logical volume.

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • Getting a 'kernel: blk_update_request: critical target error, dev dm-39, sector 2048 op 0x9:(WRITE_ZEROES) flags 0x400800 phys_seg 0 prio class 0' error messages while creating a logical volume.
# lvcreate -Zy -Wy --yes -l 100%FREE -i2 -I256  -n lv_name vg_name

kernel: blk_update_request: critical target error, dev dm-39, sector 2048 op 0x9:(WRITE_ZEROES) flags 0x400800 phys_seg 0 prio class 0

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • LVM 2

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