Hi, > > [karthik@darkstar ch1]$ ./blocks blocks.c > size: 637 > blksize: 4096 > blocks: 16 > blocks * 512 = 8192 > I ran the blocks program on its own source - as you > can see, it only requires 4096 bytes, since the file > size is 637 bytes, but the allocated amount is 8192 > bytes, 4096 in excess of what is required. > It seems that you have applied patch for block reservation to your kernel source. Check file include/linux/ext3_fs.h for following piece of code. #define EXT3_RESERVATION #define EXT3_DEFAULT_RESERVE_BLOCKS 8 try commenting "#define EXT3_RESERVATION" statement. compile and check if it works. niTin -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
