Messages in this thread |  | | | From | (Alan Cox) | | Subject | Re: e2fs + large disk == slug? | | Date | Wed, 17 Jun 1998 12:33:59 +0100 (BST) |
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> Aarghhh. I'd hate it if it worked like that. Gives me a DOS feeling. > How about adjusting the stats for the filesystem at the beginning of > the "walk the list of blocks, and free them as you go". That would > give the "df" accurate results, and allow the unlink to work in the > background.
Then the block allocator must be prepared to wait if an unlink is running. That looks horrible to do
Alan
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