From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261287AbTDKQzH (for ); Fri, 11 Apr 2003 12:55:07 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261288AbTDKQzH (for ); Fri, 11 Apr 2003 12:55:07 -0400 Received: from nessie.weebeastie.net ([61.8.7.205]:4249 "EHLO nessie.lochness.weebeastie.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261287AbTDKQzF (for ); Fri, 11 Apr 2003 12:55:05 -0400 Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 03:06:56 +1000 From: CaT To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: ext3 weirdness Message-ID: <20030411170655.GA10449@zip.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Organisation: Furball Inc. Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Why would this: while true; do dd if=/dev/zero of=foo count=100 bs=10000; rm foo; done Produce the following result? ... 100+0 records in 100+0 records out 100+0 records in 100+0 records out dd: writing `foo': No space left on device 70+0 records in 69+0 records out dd: writing `foo': No space left on device 1+0 records in 0+0 records out dd: writing `foo': No space left on device 1+0 records in 0+0 records out dd: writing `foo': No space left on device 1+0 records in 0+0 records out dd: writing `foo': No space left on device 1+0 records in 0+0 records out ... dd: writing `foo': No space left on device 1+0 records in 0+0 records out dd: writing `foo': No space left on device 1+0 records in 0+0 records out dd: writing `foo': No space left on device 1+0 records in 0+0 records out 100+0 records in 100+0 records out 100+0 records in 100+0 records out ... -- Martin's distress was in contrast to the bitter satisfaction of some of his fellow marines as they surveyed the scene. "The Iraqis are sick people and we are the chemotherapy," said Corporal Ryan Dupre. "I am starting to hate this country. Wait till I get hold of a friggin' Iraqi. No, I won't get hold of one. I'll just kill him." - http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article2479.htm