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Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:25:05 -0800 From: Alex Romosan <romosan@...orax.lbl.gov> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Cc: xfs@....sgi.com Subject: Re: xfs used disk space bug in 2.6.38-rc1 (commit 6e857567dbbfe14dd6cc3f7414671b047b1ff5c7) Alex Romosan <romosan@...orax.lbl.gov> writes: > my home directory is using xfs and i noticed that when i try to compile > a program or do any kind of disk access (like git pull, etc) the amount > of space used jumps by tens of gigabytes causing the disk to seemingly > become full (eventually). on reboot the used disk space goes back to the > correct value. i did a 'git bisect start -- fs/xfs' and i tracked it > down to commit 6e857567dbbfe14dd6cc3f7414671b047b1ff5c7. if i revert > this patch then disk usage doesn't increase unexpectedly (i have 270GB > free and the disk became full by simply trying to compile wine). i can > try patches if somebody comes up with one. actually, even with that patch reverted the disk usage still creeps up eventually so something else is not quite right. --alex-- -- | I believe the moment is at hand when, by a paranoiac and active | | advance of the mind, it will be possible (simultaneously with | | automatism and other passive states) to systematize confusion | | and thus to help to discredit completely the world of reality. | -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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