Since you cannot repair the root ( / ) partition while it's mounted, you must boot into a rescue environment.
Before repairing, you can check the state of the XFS metadata using xfs_db (a debugging tool) or simply by attempting to mount the device (read-only). However, the most common indication appears in the system logs: xfs-repair centos 7
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When your CentOS 7 system throws that dreaded "Structure needs cleaning" error, don't let the technical jargon rattle you. You have the xfs_repair utility Old Man Jenkins would run again
You will need xfs_repair in scenarios such as: