Re: ext2_free_block already cleared for block xxxx
Marcus Meissner (msmeissn@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de)
Sat, 5 Jul 1997 14:37:29 +0200 (MET DST)
In article <Pine.LNX.3.95.970704215603.1343A-100000@revue.ldk-hydroel.niimm.spb.su> you write:
> Hello, People !
>
>Could you please say, what does this mean:
>Jul 4 21:54:41 hydroel kernel: EXT2-fs warning (device 03:41):
>ext2_free_blocks: bit already cleared for block 370367
>
>At first, what is "03:41" ? I always thought here have to be major:minor
>device number, but 3:41 is ttyr9....
>
>Anyway, I checked all my file systems and found no errors... Now it pops ip
>in my log very often......
>
>Can somebody help ?
Well, the last time it showed up for me (around 2.1.1x), my ext2fs slowly
detoriated to death. (I suspected some out of DMA buffers with my Adaptec 2940U)
I suggest forcing an immediate fsck on that disk (see the other mails).
Ciao, Marcus