Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 6 Dec 2003 09:43:05 +0100 | From | Ookhoi <> | Subject | Re: PROBLEM: Corrupt files with kernel 2.6.0_test11 and smb mounts |
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Daniel Flinkmann wrote (ao): > > [1.] One line summary of the problem: > > > > 2.6.0test11 overwriting file on mounted smb volume causes corrupted files! > > > > [2.] Full description of the problem/report: > > > > When I log into a smb mounted directory and I overwrite a file with > > a file which has smaller amount of bytes its corrupting the data. > > > > Easy way to show this is following: > > > > cd onto a smbfs mounted dir. > > > > ># echo test1234567890 >test.txt > > ># cat test.txt > > test1234567890 > > ># echo hi! >test.txt > > ># cat test.txt > > hi! > > 1234567890 > > ># > > > > As you can see the file is not overwritten as it should be. > > Ookhoi reported the same Problem with 2.6.0_test9 in the Samba Group: > http://lists.samba.org/archive/samba-technical/2003-November/032847.html
That should be: http://lists.samba.org/archive/samba-technical/2003-November/032845.html
> This could also be a Memorymanagement problem because the filesystem is > always breaking the last block, which is handled different to the other > blocks.
Could this be the answer to the problem? http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0312.0/0647.html
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