Re: xfs_growfs: Cannot allocate memory on an online resize 60GB->120GB, 30+GB free RAM.

[Dave Chinner <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 03:37:39PM -0600, wolfwings@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Complete error message:
> 
> > xfs_growfs /
> meta-data=/dev/sdc4              isize=256    agcount=4, agsize=5999616 blks
>          =                       sectsz=512   attr=2
> data     =                       bsize=4096   blocks=23998464, imaxpct=25
>          =                       sunit=512    swidth=512 blks
> naming   =version 2              bsize=4096   ascii-ci=0
> log      =internal               bsize=4096   blocks=11720, version=2
>          =                       sectsz=512   sunit=8 blks, lazy-count=1
> realtime =none                   extsz=4096   blocks=0, rtextents=0
> xfs_growfs: XFS_IOC_FSGROWFSDATA xfsctl failed: Cannot allocate memory

You are running what kernel? 3.7.6, .7 or .8? if so, upgrade to to
3.7.9, and the problem should be fixed.

Cheers,

Dave.
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Dave Chinner
david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx