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  From: Alan Kennington <akenning@dog.topology.org>
  To  : Jake Hawkes <jake@infinitylimited.net>
  Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 22:11:29 +0930

Re: very bad file system or sendmail/procmail error!#$@

On Sat, Apr 21, 2001 at 10:43:22PM +0000, Jake Hawkes wrote:
> Alan Kennington wrote:
> > Hmmm. This doesn't look like a file-system sort of thing.
> > Except that it also occurs in the httpd log files.
> > 
> I believe reiserFS had some problems with this - specifically with log
> files (Ie files that remain open)

Jake,

Looks like it _is_ a well-known problem.
In the changelog for 2.4.3, it says this:

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.3

Quote:


  - Chris Mason: another reiserfs tail writing fix

And later, it says:

  - Chris Mason: reiserfs, another null bytes bug

Well, this is very satisfying.
These bug descriptions match what I'm seeing exactly.
The only question now is how long it will take for ReiserFS
to settle down.

Since I'm using 2.4.0, and they're still finding ReiserFS bugs in 2.4.3,
I sort of wonder when is the best time to get the latest kernel
and install it.

Anyway, thanks for the hint.

Cheers,
Alan Kennington.

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