Re: [F29] Ext4 file system inconsistencies

[Ulf Volmer]

On 05.01.19 21:10, Marco Guazzone wrote:
> I'm running an up-to-date Fedora 29 x86_64 (kernel 4.19.13-300.fc29.x86_64).
>
> My ext4 file system got inconsistent twice in a week: the first time, the
> '/home' partition; the last time, both '/root' and '/home' partitions.
> I had to use a live distro to fix it with fsck.
>
> I ran several disk test utilities to check for HW errors, including:
> HDDScan 4.0 (http://hddscan.com/): VERIFY, READ and BUTTERFLY tests
> Diagnostics tests from Dell's BIOS
> SMART self-test
>
> All these tests succeded: no problem detected.

i recommend to run memtest86+ for at least 24 hours.
> If I exclude HW errors, the only other option is a SW error (in the
> kernel?).

there is

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201685

i did not know anything about the current state.

best regards
Ulf