Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:51:22 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:51:22 -0500 Received: from winch-as3-47.win.org ([204.184.55.47]:11392 "EHLO SpacedOut.fries.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:51:21 -0500 Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:00:29 -0600 From: David Fries To: Stephen Tweedie Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: ext3 dies without inodes Message-ID: <20021029190029.GA27062@spacedout.fries.net> References: <200209261355.g8QDtRg16986@sisko.scot.redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="bg08WKrSYDhXBjb5" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200209261355.g8QDtRg16986@sisko.scot.redhat.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 3860 Lines: 85 --bg08WKrSYDhXBjb5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm runnig 2.4.19 and Debian (but I compile my own kernel from the sources). ext3 is forcing the block device to be read only when I run out of inodes, and the only way out is reboot (that I could tell). This is wrose than a good deal of kernel panics I've had. Is 2.4.20prewhatever any better with reguard to this error? My system is running low on inodes (my fault), and back when I was using ext2 everything was fine, I would run out, the kernel would give the message about no more space on disk for everything that needed an inode until I freed up some. With ext3 I get one message saying no more space on disk and then everything else gives, readonly file system. After I hit the problem accidently, I verified running out of inodes was the problem on purpose. I would hate to think that I had to reboot everytime I filled up my harddrive, and it is an equally bad behavior to reboot when I run out of inodes. Here is some dmesg output. EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2)) in ext3_new_inode: error 28 Aborting journal on device ide0(3,2). Remounting filesystem read-only EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2)) in ext3_create: IO failure EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2)) in start_transaction: Journal has aborted EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2)) in start_transaction: Journal has aborted ext3_abort called. EXT3-fs abort (device ide0(3,2)): ext3_remount: Abort forced by user ext3_abort called. EXT3-fs abort (device ide0(3,2)): ext3_remount: Abort forced by user ext3_abort called. EXT3-fs abort (device ide0(3,2)): ext3_remount: Abort forced by user ext3_abort called. EXT3-fs abort (device ide0(3,2)): ext3_remount: Abort forced by user EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2)) in start_transaction: Journal has aborted EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2)) in start_transaction: Journal has aborted EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2)) in start_transaction: Journal has aborted EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2)) in start_transaction: Journal has aborted EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2)) in start_transaction: Journal has aborted EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2)) in start_transaction: Journal has aborted EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2)) in start_transaction: Journal has aborted EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2)) in start_transaction: Journal has aborted EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2)) in start_transaction: Journal has aborted EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2)) in start_transaction: Journal has aborted EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2)) in start_transaction: Journal has aborted EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2)) in start_transaction: Journal has aborted EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2)) in start_transaction: Journal has aborted EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,2)) in start_transaction: Journal has aborted ext3_abort called. EXT3-fs abort (device ide0(3,2)): ext3_remount: Abort forced by user ext3_abort called. EXT3-fs abort (device ide0(3,2)): ext3_remount: Abort forced by user SpacedOut:/mnt/david/tuxscreen/buildroot-tux/build$ df -i Filesystem Inodes IUsed IFree IUse% Mounted on /dev/hda2 362304 361710 594 100% / /dev/hdb1 1664640 210988 1453652 13% /mnt/hdb1 --=20 David Fries http://fries.net/~david/pgpkey.txt --bg08WKrSYDhXBjb5 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.0 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE9vtrNAI852cse6PARAmelAJ4kI9J/fhYc650GJFB1xr80VW/pUQCgsaPM +DLIG3KGInHGtKCS7Yr9kOY= =UQZe -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --bg08WKrSYDhXBjb5-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/