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Date: Thu,  8 Dec 2005 08:55:05 +1100
From: Bruce Ellis <bruce.ellis@gmail.com>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Subject: Re: [9fans] fossil woe
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I don't have this problem on Inferno because my file system
cache (which delegates to venti) doesn't have this bug.

I didn't realize that anyone would write a cache that breaks
when it fills.  I'm not touching fossil.

brucee

On 12/8/05, Russ Cox <rsc@swtch.com> wrote:
> > this misses the point.  a cache must cope with an "I'm full"
> > condition otherwise it can and will fail.  i'd much rather a
> > long delay on a file-op when fossil does a "I'm nearly full"
> > snap than a few days to rescue a smashed system.
>
> you have the source.  please fix it.
>
> russ