Oracle Linux - OCI-How To Run a xfs_repair On a non-root Filesystem

Applies to:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later

Linux x86-64

Goal:

If an XFS file system cannot be mounted, the xfs_repair command can be used to repair its consistency.

This document outlines the steps required to run an xfs_repair on a non-root filesystem.

Symptoms

The filesystem fails to mount due to issues detected in the filesystem.

[ 615.818916] xfs_log_reserve+0xcb/0x1e0 [xfs]

[ 615.819969] xfs_trans_reserve+0x16b/0x1d0 [xfs]

[ 615.821061] xfs_trans_alloc+0xd2/0x190 [xfs]

[ 615.822117] xfs_efi_recover+0x11b/0x1c0 [xfs]

[ 615.823164] xlog_recover_process_efi+0x42/0x60 [xfs]

[ 615.824286] xlog_recover_process_intents.isra.50+0x2f9/0x310 [xfs]