Subject: kern/14244: LFS strange file size
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Frank Kardel <kardel@acm.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 10/14/2001 16:46:38
>Number:         14244
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       :> filename in LFS created "big" files
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    kern-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Oct 14 07:47:01 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Frank Kardel
>Release:        Sat Oct 6 21:38:01 MEST 2001 up to Sun Oct 14 16:41:55 MEST 2001
>Organization:
	
>Environment:
System: NetBSD pip 1.5Y NetBSD 1.5Y (PIP) #0: Sat Oct 6 21:38:01 MEST 2001 kardel@pip:/fs/305040-0-e/src/NetBSD/netbsd/sys/arch/i386/compile/PIP i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
	cd into V1-lfs file system
	do a ":>filename" in csh or sh
	ls -l 
	... and watch how large NetBSDs files can get 8-(
>How-To-Repeat:
# df .
Filesystem  1K-blocks     Used     Avail Capacity  Mounted on
/dev/wd1g     7724016  1189168   5762447    17%    /fs/305040-0-g
# mount 
/dev/wd1g on /fs/305040-0-g type lfs (local)
# ls -l
total 1
drwxr-xr-x  5 root  wheel  512 Oct 14 16:25 REPOSITORY
# :>filename
# ls -ls
total 1
1 drwxr-xr-x  5 root  wheel                   512 Oct 14 16:25 REPOSITORY
0 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  18446744073709551615 Oct 14 16:44 filename
#
>Fix:
	no idea
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: