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SubjectRe: incorrect inode count on reiserfs
On Mon, Dec 08, 2003 at 05:24:02PM +0000, Erik Hensema wrote:
> Matthias Urlichs (smurf@smurf.noris.de) wrote:
> > Hi, Erik Hensema wrote:
> >
> >> But innwatch checks for a out-of-inodes condition. How can it differentiate
> >> between a undefined number of inodes (field set to 0) and a system that ran
> >> out of inodes (field dropped to 0)?
> >>
> > Create a file. Watch that succeed. Check whether this succeeds, and that
> > the number of free inodes is still zero.
> > Delete the file. Check that the number of free inodes is _still_ zero.
> >
> > Repeat a few times, with random sub-second delay if you're feeling
> > especially paranoid today, for added confidence.
>
> So what hack is uglier? ;-)

hmm, well, maybe the fact that an 'inode' filesystem
which ran out of inodes will not report a total of
0 inodes could help against all this uglyness ...

best,
Herbert

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