[Virtualacorn-list] !TempBin no longer works on 256MB RAM

Jeremy Nicoll - ml virtualacorn jn.ml.vac.83 at wingsandbeaks.org.uk
Sat Jan 11 15:10:01 GMT 2014


Roger Darlington <rogerarm at freeuk.com> wrote:

>On 10 Jan 2014, Jeremy Nicoll - ml virtualacorn  wrote:
>> Roger Darlington <rogerarm at freeuk.com> wrote:
>
>>>I reckon it might be something to do with either long filenames, or
>>>many items in one directory.
>
> It is indeed everything to do with too many items in one directory Jeremy.
>
> Temp-Bin is totally exonerated. Any directory containing over 256 files
> when the [Ram] model memory is set to 256MB will cause the filer to crash,
> and thence require re-booting.

But that might be because the filer starts off with enough work space for
directory listings of a certain size, then tries to get more, but can't
because of the DA problem (or some other memory management issue) caused by
running the machine with more real memory in it than anyone expected.

-- 
Jeremy C B Nicoll - my opinions are my own.




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