Blocks are reserved to replace ones that go bad. They are also available as an overflow for any process with root privileges.
On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:26:57 +1300 Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can any one provide a link to a good explination of this reserved blocks > issue? > > Why do you reserve blocks? > > Cheers Don > > Nick Rout wrote: > > I know how to set the percentage of reseved blocks on an ext3 oartition > > with tune2fs -m, but how do I find out what the current number of reserved > > bocks is? > > > > And is it safe to do tune2fs -m on a disk that is mounted? > > > > >
