Re: What does this error message mean?

From: Paul H. Hargrove (PHHargrove_at_lbl_dot_gov)
Date: Mon Feb 23 2009 - 11:32:22 PST

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    In "raw" terms:
    This error message shows that while trying to write, an error code -27 was 
    returned from the kernel's vfs_write() and this same error has been reported 
    by two levels of function calls.
    
    In useful terms:
    A write to the checkpoint context file has failed with errno=27, which is 
    EFBIG.  According to the man pages this means that a file is "too big", which 
    can IIRC mean either that a per-process limit or per-filesystem limit has been 
    reached.  In the per-process case try "man setrlimit", or your shell's "limit" 
    or "ulimit" builtin.  The per-filesystem limit is less likely, but if you are 
    not saving to one of the "normal" Linux filesystems, it is possible that there 
    could be a 2GB or 4GB limit to file size.
    
    -Paul
    
    Alexandre Strube wrote:
    > $ cr_checkpoint 16783
    > - vfs_write returned -27
    > - cr_freeze_threads failed (-27)
    
    
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    Paul H. Hargrove                          PHHargrove_at_lbl_dot_gov
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