(error in btrfs_finish_ordered_io: 2829: errno=-5 IO failure). Can this be fixed or do I have a serious drive problem?

This has come up a few times over the past month (e.g. [Solved - kinda] Can't log in : BTRFS: error in btrfs_run_delayed_refs:2124: errno:-5 IO failure, BTRFS error : system boot in emergency mode).

A quick web search (Garuda searxng) leads to this thread on the Arch BBS:

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1772672#p1772672

and that might provide a starting point.

In any event, make sure you have a backup of any important data.

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