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Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:56:07 +0200 From: Nebojsa Trpkovic <trx.lists@...il.com> To: linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org Subject: lifetime_write_kbytes isn't preserved during unclean shutdown I've noticed that lifetime_write_kbytes isn't preserved during unclean shutdown. At least on my Intel X25-V, but I guess it's ext4's issue, not Intel's one. :) lifetime_write_kbytes constantly grow while using filesystem. If computer is rebooted regulary with clean unmount, next time it boots lifetime_write_kbytes will continue incrementing counter and everything seems to work right. Then again, if there was unclean shutdown/reboot, lifetime_write_kbytes will be reset to value of last clean unmount. Example: lifetime_write_kbytes 18 GB lifetime_write_kbytes 20 GB lifetime_write_kbytes 22 GB clean reboot lifetime_write_kbytes 22 GB lifetime_write_kbytes 24 GB lifetime_write_kbytes 26 GB unclean reboot (reboot switch/power failure/whatever) lifetime_write_kbytes 22 GB ... I guess that /sys takes value written in filesystem itself and increment it during system operation, but writes back new lifetime_write_kbytes value to filesystem just on clean unmount. It seems it would not hurt to write periodicly, maybe not too often - 10 minutes or so, intermidiate lifetime_write_kbytes value to filesystem and avoid unnecessary lost of lifetime_writes on unclean reboot. Nebojsa Trpkovic -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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