Index: src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/MasterFileSystem.java =================================================================== --- src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/MasterFileSystem.java (revision 1089404) +++ src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/MasterFileSystem.java (working copy) @@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ splitTime = splitter.getTime(); splitLogSize = splitter.getSize(); } catch (IOException e) { + checkFileSystem(); LOG.error("Failed splitting " + logDir.toString(), e); } finally { this.splitLogLock.unlock();