Re: nfs fstat st_blocks overreporting

[Frank Cusack]

On Mon, Oct 13, 2003 at 11:29:26AM -0400, Trond Myklebust wrote:
> >>>>> " " == Frank Cusack <fcusack@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
>      > While you know I disagree that s_blocksize should be wtmult
>      > (ie, it is wtmult?wtmult:512 and I think it should be
>      > MAX(rsize,wsize)), in any event the blocks used reporting is
>      > incorrect in that it assumes a 512 byte blocksize.
> 
> Frank,
> 
>      man 2 stat
> 
>   i_blocks a.k.a. stat->st_blocks is _defined_ to be in 512byte
> units. It bears no relation to the st_blksize. If you don't like that,
> spec then by all means appeal to the POSIX committee that wrote
> it. (You probably wouldn't be the first to do so)
> 
>   Pending the outcome of such an appeal, though, the patch must be
> rejected...

I'm an idiot.

/fc
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