> So why would creating a 16GB file cause and OOM condition if you > have 48GB RAM? That doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Is > that memory free, of are other things running and consuming memory? As far as I know this isn't an OOM condition. It is a bug, which is why I sent a patch that fixes this specific case earlier today. Sean _______________________________________________ xfs mailing list xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs