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On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:34:38PM +0200, Alejandro Mart??nez wrote:

> > pwrite() on file system should write all data at once (at least I see it
> > for the first time). What file system do you use ?
>
>
> Return Value
> value pwrite() was successful. The value returned is the number of
> bytes actually written. This number is less than or equal to nbyte.
> -1 pwrite() was not successful. The errno global variable is set to
> indicate the error.
>
> I don't see anywhere that the data should be written all at once. If it
> was like that, then why whould it return the bytes written?

The partial or short write/pwrite/writev()s are usual for sockets, pipes,
etc. However, they are not so usual for disk files and may be caused
by some limits: rlimits, qoutes, or free space. I think that retry
will not be successful, but will return errno explainig the cause.

> > What file system do you use ?
>
> from mount:
>
>
> /dev/sda6 on /d1 type ext3 (rw)

> i forgot to mention.
>
> im talking about BIG files.
>
> up to 1Gb.
>
> Files under 400Mg aprox work fine.
>
> On another server it works fine even with the big ones.

What does "ulimit -f" show on these servers ?


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