Re: No space left on device on xfs filesystem with 1.6TB free

[Christian Kujau <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 22 Jan 2009, Dave Chinner wrote:
> The only way to fix this is to move data around to free up space
> below 1TB. Find your oldest data (i.e. that was around before even
> the first grow) and move it off the filesystem (move, not copy).
> Then if you copy it back on, the data blocks will end up above 1TB
> and that should leave you with plenty of space for inodes below 1TB.
With volumes bigger and bigger, should this procedure be mentioned in 
the xfs_growfs manpage or in the XFS FAQ?
Christian.
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