Cannot boot with XFS_WANT_CORRUPTED_GOTO error

Environment

• CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Issue

• System halts during boot after showing:

XFS: Internal error XFS_WANT_CORRUPTED_GOTO at line 1596 of file fs/xfs/xfs_alloc.c. Caller xfs_free_extent+0h4n/0xyuU [xfs]
XFS (dm-2): Corruption of in-memory data detected. Shutting down filesystem
XFS (dm-2): Please umount the filesystem and rectify the problem(s)

• System cannot boot due to corrupted XFS root filesystem

Resolution

1. The system boot fails and go to emergency mode
2. Check the list of folder /dev/mapper/
3. Repair xfs with command:

# xfs_repair -L /dev/mapper/centos-root       or

# xfs_repair -L /dev/mapper/rhel-root

• Exit the emergency mode and boot the system normally.

Reference: https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2018903