Re: pre-patch-2.0.31-9 cp problem.

Steven Ireland (stevei@earthworks.com.au)
Wed, 17 Sep 1997 04:38:15 GMT


On Tue, 16 Sep 1997 13:41:15 +0200, you wrote:

>> This could be a major problem.
>>
>> I've just copied a file on an ext2 file system and ended up with a file 6MB larger than it
>> should be !
>> Suggestions, comments,
>
>Try to do it again. Cleanboot and then. If it is not reproducible, it
>is hard to track down.

I've tried, believe me I've tried :(

No trace remains of the problem, so tracking it is next to impossible. The main reason I
reported it was to let people know there MAY be a problem and someone might stumble onto
it.

BTW, uptime on 2.0.31-pre9 when the problem happened was 4 days 3 hours.

Steve.