Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 19 Nov 1999 13:06:46 -0700 | From | Trever Adams <> | Subject | Full disk and 2.3.x kernels. |
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This problem appeared in early 2.3.x kernels. I believe I first saw it in 2.3.11.
Scenerio: Let your disk fill very close to full. Erase a few hundred megabytes of data so you can work on other things. Disk stays "full." Your apps give you many many errors of such.
in 2.3.x<26 (26 may have been included in this), it never recovers. It takes a reboot to get your disk space back.
In 2.3.x>28 (may include 26, I cant remember), two or three fails and then bam, you have your space back.
Sync doesn't fix this. It seems to take failed writes.
I am not sure how to get more detailed than this or how to create a test for you all save the conditions I observed. I am using an up to date (I believe) RedHat 6.1 base.
Trever
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