linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] perf record: Delete file if a failure occurs writing the perf data file

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Date:	Fri, 8 Nov 2013 18:58:51 +0100
From:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
To:	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc:	acme@...stprotocols.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] perf record: Delete file if a failure occurs writing the
 perf data file

On Fri, Nov 08, 2013 at 09:41:46AM -0700, David Ahern wrote:
> If perf fails to write data to the data file (e.g., ENOSPC error) it fails
> with the message:
>   failed to write perf data, error: No space left on device
> 
> and stops — killing the workload too. The file is an unknown state. Trying
> to read it (e.g., perf report) fails with a SIGBUS error.
> 
> Fix by deleting the file on a failure.

I think that's right thing to do

Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>

jirka
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