>>2. it is, to my knowledge and on a POSIX level, not possible to "free" parts >>of a file. Hence, if the number of chunks in the cache exceeds the size of >>/usr/vice/cache you run out of space; > > i dont ever wish to free parts of a file. i just wanted to create the > file quickly to avoid making the user wait while a 1GB is written. > oversubscribing /usr/vice/cache is somewhat like asking the doctor why > it hurts when you hit yourself with a hammer.
Allowing N chunks with M chunksize configured, where N*M is greater than the cache size you configured seems entirely reasonable: not every chunk will be filled. _______________________________________________ OpenAFS-info mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info
