More than 2 months later, I observed a similar issue like comment 0 again. The kernel had been updated since then, running kernel was now 5.3.18-lp152.72-preempt. > [809870.813895] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: XFS (dm-0): Metadata corruption detected at __xfs_buf_mark_corrupt+0xe/0x20 [xfs], xfs_agi block 0x1900010 > [809870.813897] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: XFS (dm-0): Unmount and run xfs_repair > [809870.813934] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: XFS (dm-0): Internal error xfs_trans_cancel at line 1073 of file ../fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c. Caller xfs_remove+0x1be/0x2f0 [xf> > [809870.813937] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: CPU: 2 PID: 679 Comm: DOM Worker Not tainted 5.3.18-lp152.72-preempt #1 openSUSE Leap 15.2 > [809870.813938] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: Hardware name: FUJITSU LIFEBOOK S904/FJNB272, BIOS Version 1.20 07/25/2014 > [809870.813939] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: Call Trace: > [809870.813947] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: dump_stack+0x66/0x8b > [809870.813981] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: xfs_trans_cancel+0x13a/0x160 [xfs] > [809870.814014] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: xfs_remove+0x1be/0x2f0 [xfs] > [809870.814044] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: xfs_vn_unlink+0x55/0xa0 [xfs] > [809870.814049] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: ? may_delete+0x79/0x180 > [809870.814051] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: vfs_unlink+0x106/0x1f0 > [809870.814057] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: ecryptfs_do_unlink+0x7d/0x170 [ecryptfs] > [809870.814060] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: vfs_unlink+0x106/0x1f0 > [809870.814062] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: do_unlinkat+0x2ba/0x320 > [809870.814068] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: do_syscall_64+0x65/0x1f0 > [809870.814071] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9 > [809870.814073] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: RIP: 0033:0x7f0d5c1ffcf7 > [809870.814075] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: Code: f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d 9e 51 2c 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 83 c8 ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 66 90 b8 57 00 00> > [809870.814076] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: RSP: 002b:00007f0d3e2fb5c8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000057 > [809870.814078] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000008 RCX: 00007f0d5c1ffcf7 > [809870.814079] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00007f0d3e2fb500 RDI: 00007f0d2d3428b0 > [809870.814080] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: RBP: 00007f0d3e2fb5d0 R08: 000000000000008e R09: 00007f0d2d3428b0 > [809870.814080] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: R10: 00007f0d3e2fb520 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007f0d3e2fb670 > [809870.814081] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 00007f0d3e2fb5d0 > [809870.818881] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: XFS (dm-0): xfs_do_force_shutdown(0x8) called from line 1074 of file ../fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c. Return address = 0000000033e6d> > [809870.818884] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: XFS (dm-0): Corruption of in-memory data detected. Shutting down filesystem > [809870.818885] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: XFS (dm-0): Please unmount the filesystem and rectify the problem(s) > [809870.818892] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: Error in vfs_unlink; rc = [-117] > [809870.902014] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: Error in vfs_unlink; rc = [-5] > [809871.841011] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: Error in vfs_unlink; rc = [-5] > [809871.868968] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: Error in vfs_unlink; rc = [-5] > [809880.491761] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: Error opening lower file for lower_dentry [0x0000000088bca742] and lower_mnt [0x000000006c3d0b69]; rc = [-5] > [809880.491764] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: ecryptfs_open: Error attempting to initialize the lower file for the dentry with name [Ferien]; rc = [-5] > [809880.709418] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: Error opening lower file for lower_dentry [0x0000000088bca742] and lower_mnt [0x000000006c3d0b69]; rc = [-5] > [809880.709431] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: ecryptfs_open: Error attempting to initialize the lower file for the dentry with name [Ferien]; rc = [-5] > [809880.709969] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: ecryptfs_encrypt_page: Error attempting to write lower page; rc = [-5] > [809880.709972] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: ecryptfs_write_end: Error encrypting page (upper index [0x0000000000000050]) > [809880.710086] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: ecryptfs_encrypt_page: Error attempting to write lower page; rc = [-5] ... and the same issue was again observed today, with some ecryptfs messages first, after another kernel udpate (5.3.18-lp152.75-preempt): > [50729.019499] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: Valid eCryptfs headers not found in file header region or xattr region, inode 201435392 > [50729.029506] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: Valid eCryptfs headers not found in file header region or xattr region, inode 551574 > [50729.030775] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: Valid eCryptfs headers not found in file header region or xattr region, inode 551578 > [50729.277296] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: XFS (dm-0): Metadata corruption detected at __xfs_buf_mark_corrupt+0xe/0x20 [xfs], xfs_agi block 0x1900010 > [50729.277299] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: XFS (dm-0): Unmount and run xfs_repair > [50729.277375] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: XFS (dm-0): Internal error xfs_trans_cancel at line 1073 of file ../fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c. Caller xfs_remove+0x1be/0x2f0 [xfs] > [50729.277378] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: CPU: 1 PID: 7127 Comm: DOM Worker Not tainted 5.3.18-lp152.75-preempt #1 openSUSE Leap 15.2 > [50729.277379] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: Hardware name: FUJITSU LIFEBOOK S904/FJNB272, BIOS Version 1.20 07/25/2014 > [50729.277380] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: Call Trace: > [50729.277393] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: dump_stack+0x66/0x8b > [50729.277460] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: xfs_trans_cancel+0x13a/0x160 [xfs] > [50729.277524] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: xfs_remove+0x1be/0x2f0 [xfs] > [50729.277587] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: xfs_vn_unlink+0x55/0xa0 [xfs] > [50729.277592] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: ? may_delete+0x79/0x180 > [50729.277596] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: vfs_unlink+0x106/0x1f0 > [50729.277604] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: ecryptfs_do_unlink+0x7d/0x170 [ecryptfs] > [50729.277608] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: vfs_unlink+0x106/0x1f0 > [50729.277611] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: do_unlinkat+0x2ba/0x320 > [50729.277618] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: do_syscall_64+0x65/0x1f0 > [50729.277621] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9 > [50729.277624] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: RIP: 0033:0x7ff5b16e8cf7 > [50729.277627] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: Code: f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d 9e 51 2c 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 83 c8 ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 66 90 b8 57 00 00 > > [50729.277629] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: RSP: 002b:00007ff58fffb7f8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000057 > [50729.277631] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000008 RCX: 00007ff5b16e8cf7 > [50729.277632] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00007ff58fffb730 RDI: 00007ff580fa2f70 > [50729.277634] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: RBP: 00007ff58fffb800 R08: 000000000000008e R09: 00007ff580fa2f70 > [50729.277635] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: R10: 00007ff58fffb750 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007ff58fffb8a0 > [50729.277636] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 00007ff58fffb800 > [50729.286001] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: XFS (dm-0): xfs_do_force_shutdown(0x8) called from line 1074 of file ../fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c. Return address = 00000000b072fe> > [50729.286005] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: XFS (dm-0): Corruption of in-memory data detected. Shutting down filesystem > [50729.286007] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: XFS (dm-0): Please unmount the filesystem and rectify the problem(s) > [50729.286022] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: Error in vfs_unlink; rc = [-117] > [50729.291631] artemis.mittagstun.de kernel: ecryptfs_dir_open: Error attempting to initialize the lower file for the dentry with name [archived]; rc = [-5] When the issue is observed, I typically see some PackageKit messages beforehand. But I don't think that say much except that PackageKit does some IO on the file system iin question.