linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH -v2] ext4: add max_dir_size

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Message-ID: <20120811192648.GA9363@thunk.org>
Date:	Sat, 11 Aug 2012 15:26:48 -0400
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	Andreas Dilger <adilger@...mcloud.com>
Cc:	Ext4 Developers List <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -v2] ext4: add max_dir_size_kb mount option

On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 09:22:39PM -0600, Andreas Dilger wrote:
> 
> In our patch, it returns EFBIG, since it isn't really a case of
> being out of space for blocks or inodes.

I agree, EFBIG seems to be a better errno.

How did you configure the directory size limit, BTW?  Did you use a
mount option, if so, what did you name it?

Regards,

					- Ted
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