Re: incorrect inode count on reiserfs

[Erik Hensema]

Matthias Urlichs (smurf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> Hi, Erik Hensema wrote:
> 
>> But innwatch checks for a out-of-inodes condition. How can it differentiate
>> between a undefined number of inodes (field set to 0) and a system that ran
>> out of inodes (field dropped to 0)?
>> 
> Create a file. Watch that succeed. Check whether this succeeds, and that
> the number of free inodes is still zero.
> Delete the file. Check that the number of free inodes is _still_ zero.
> 
> Repeat a few times, with random sub-second delay if you're feeling
> especially paranoid today, for added confidence.

So what hack is uglier? ;-)

-- 
Erik Hensema <erik@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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