linux-ext4 - Strange "rm -fr" issue

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Message-ID: <20131229142406.GA393@x4>
Date:	Sun, 29 Dec 2013 15:24:06 +0100
From:	Markus Trippelsdorf <markus@...ppelsdorf.de>
To:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Strange "rm -fr" issue

I came across the following strange issue today:

markus@x4 tmp % rm -fr boost
rm: cannot remove ‘boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs’: Directory not empty
markus@x4 tmp % ll boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs
total 68K
drwxr-xr-x 17 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 .
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 ..
drwxr-xr-x  4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 move
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 mpl
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 msm
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_array
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_index
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 multiprecision
drwxr-xr-x  6 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 numeric
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 optional
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 parameter
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 phoenix
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 polygon
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 pool
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 python
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 serialization
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 test
markus@x4 tmp % ll boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs
total 140K
drwxr-xr-x 35 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 .
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 ..
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 config
drwxr-xr-x  4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 move
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 mpl
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 msm
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_array
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_index
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 multiprecision
drwxr-xr-x  6 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 numeric
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 optional
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 parameter
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 phoenix
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 polygon
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 pool
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 predef
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 preprocessor
drwxr-xr-x  4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 program_options
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 property_map
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 property_tree
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 proto
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 ptr_container
drwxr-xr-x  4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 python
drwxr-xr-x  4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 random
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 range
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 ratio
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 rational
drwxr-xr-x  5 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 regex
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 scope_exit
drwxr-xr-x  4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 serialization
drwxr-xr-x  4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 signals
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 signals2
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 smart_ptr
drwxr-xr-x  4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 spirit
drwxr-xr-x  3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 test
markus@x4 tmp % rm -fr boost
markus@x4 tmp % ll boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs
ls: cannot access boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs: No such file or directory
markus@x4 tmp %

fsck.ext4 shows nothing. Kernel is latest git. coreutils-8.22.
 /dev/sda       ext4      1.8T  743G  1.1T  41% /var
 /dev/sda on /var type ext4 (rw,relatime,data=ordered)

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Markus
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