[LU-16060] e2fsck reported "symlink missing NUL terminator" errors

• Type: Bug
• Resolution: Fixed
• Priority: Major
• Fix Version/s: Lustre 2.16.0, Lustre 2.15.4
• Severity: 3
• Assignee: Alexander Zarochentsev
• Reporter: Alexander Zarochentsev

Description

e2fsck errors seen after racer test:

Symlink /REMOTE_PARENT_DIR/0x20000a73a:0xb116:0x0/CL_racer_long_01/13 (inode #275636774) is invalid.
Clear? no

Inode 275636774 is badly corrupt (badness value = 32767).  Clear? no

Symlink /REMOTE_PARENT_DIR/0x20000a73a:0xb116:0x0/CL_racer_long_01/3 (inode #275636742) is invalid.
Clear? no

Inode 275636742 is badly corrupt (badness value = 32767).  Clear? no

Symlink /REMOTE_PARENT_DIR/0x20000a73a:0xb116:0x0/CL_racer_long_01/5 (inode #275636773) is invalid.
Clear? no

Inode 275636773 is badly corrupt (badness value = 32767).  Clear? no

Symlink /REMOTE_PARENT_DIR/0x20000a73a:0xb116:0x0/CL_racer_long_01/7 (inode #275636821) is invalid.
Clear? no

Inode 275636821 is badly corrupt (badness value = 32767).  Clear? no

Also

Inode 275636742 symlink missing NUL terminator.  Fix? no

Inode 275636743 symlink missing NUL terminator.  Fix? no

Inode 275636772 symlink missing NUL terminator.  Fix? no

Inode 275636773 symlink missing NUL terminator.  Fix? no

Inode 275636774 symlink missing NUL terminator.  Fix? no

Inode 275636793 symlink missing NUL terminator.  Fix? no

Inode 275636813 symlink missing NUL terminator.  Fix? no

Inode 275636821 symlink missing NUL terminator.  Fix? no

Inode 275636826 symlink missing NUL terminator.  Fix? no

Inode 275636827 symlink missing NUL terminator.  Fix? no

Issue Links

• is related to: LU-1540 e2fsck remove too many symlinks