On Sun 29-12-13 15:24:06, Markus Trippelsdorf wrote: > I came across the following strange issue today: > > markus@x4 tmp % rm -fr boost > rm: cannot remove ‘boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs’: Directory not empty > markus@x4 tmp % ll boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs > total 68K > drwxr-xr-x 17 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 . > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 .. > drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 move > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 mpl > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 msm > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_array > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_index > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 multiprecision > drwxr-xr-x 6 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 numeric > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 optional > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 parameter > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 phoenix > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 polygon > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 pool > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 python > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 serialization > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 test > markus@x4 tmp % ll boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs > total 140K > drwxr-xr-x 35 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 . > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 .. > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 config > drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 move > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 mpl > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 msm > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_array > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_index > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 multiprecision > drwxr-xr-x 6 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 numeric > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 optional > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 parameter > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 phoenix > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 polygon > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 pool > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 predef > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 preprocessor > drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 program_options > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 property_map > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 property_tree > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 proto > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 ptr_container > drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 python > drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 random > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 range > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 ratio > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 rational > drwxr-xr-x 5 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 regex > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 scope_exit > drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 serialization > drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 signals > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 signals2 > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 smart_ptr > drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 spirit > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 test > markus@x4 tmp % rm -fr boost > markus@x4 tmp % ll boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs > ls: cannot access boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs: No such file or directory > markus@x4 tmp % Hum, my guess would be that some other process has been adding files to the directory while the first 'rm -fr' was running. Thus rm got a list of files in 'libs' to delete, deleted them, tried to delete 'libs' and failed because the other process has added some new files / dirs in the mean time. By the time you run second rm, the creating process has apparently finished. Honza -- Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx> SUSE Labs, CR -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
