Using kernel 2.4.20 with the following patches
ext3-scheduling-storm.patch
ext3-use-after-free.patch
sync_fs-fix-2.patch
sync_fs-fix.patch
sync_fs.patch
Note: this problem started happening before applying the patches
I have a small partition for / since I don't have much there.
Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda6 303344 98934 188749 35% /
After an average of 14 days / is completely filled. But doing a du on /
returns:
98934 /
but Available is 0
and Used is equal to the total available space - % reserved for root
If I reboot, then Use% goes back to 35% and available space goes back to
normal
After rebooting, when i do a read only fsck, i get something like this:
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azbok {/home/kobaz} root# e2fsck -n /dev/sda6 -f
e2fsck 1.27 (8-Mar-2002)
Warning! /dev/sda6 is mounted.
Warning: skipping journal recovery because doing a read-only filesystem
check.
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
Block bitmap differences: -8777
Fix? no
Free blocks count wrong for group #0 (23991, counted=23990).
Fix? no
Free blocks count wrong (3744071, counted=3744070).
Fix? no
/dev/sda6: ********** WARNING: Filesystem still has errors **********
/dev/sda6: 8235/78312 files (1.7% non-contiguous), 108826/313236 blocks
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I thought it might be a filesystem problem, so i resized one of my
larger partitions for use as a new /
I did a cpio of everything in / to the new partition to make an exact
duplicate.
I booted with the new /
I did a full fsck of the new / and lo and behold I get similar problems
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Pass 5: Checking group summary information
Block bitmap differences: -(920--927) -(950--1006) -(1015--1038)
-(1040--1071) -(1073--1085)
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The longer the system is running, the more block bitmap differences
If left running for a few days, the block bitmap differences are a few
pages long.
I am completely clueless of what to do next. Having to reboot every two
weeks is getting annoying.
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