Bug 78622

Summary: (FS RAMFS)ramfs dind't clean memory after delete files
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Need Real Name <lista>
Component: kernelAssignee: Arjan van de Ven <arjanv>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Version: 7.2CC: lista
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Description Need Real Name 2002-11-26 16:34:47 UTC
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Description of problem:
After upgrade the kernel to kernel-smp-2.4.18-18.7.x.athlon.rpm in a RH 7.2, 
and  kernel-smp-2.4.18-17.7.x.athlon.rpm in a RH 7.3. The ramfs didn't work 
well. If I deleted the files in ramfs mount point, the mount have the same used 
size.

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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. mount -t /dev/ram /mnt/ramdisk -o maxsize=28000
2. cp /tmp/* /mnt/ramdisk
3. df
4. "/dev/ram      28000      4184     23816  15% /mnt/ramdisk"
5. rm -rf /mnt/ramdisk/*
6. df 
7. "/dev/ram      28000      4184     23816  15% /mnt/ramdisk"


Actual Results:  After I deleted the files in a ramfs mount point, the used 
size didn't decrease. Intead, the used size increase to empty the left space.

Expected Results:  I expexted the ramfs decrease the used size after I deleted 
some files.

Additional info:

Plataforms:

Athlon (dual) with Red Hat 7.2 instalation: updgrade from kernel-2.4.9-
34.athlon.rpm to kernel-smp-2.4.18-18.7.x.athlon.rpm. The ramfs worked fine 
with Kernel 2.4.9-34

Athlon with Red Hat 7.3 instalation: upgrade from kernel-2.4.18-10.athlon.rpm 
to kernel-2.4.18-17.7.x.athlon.rpm. I didn't test the ramfs in Kernel 2.4.18-10 
enviroment, only in 2.4.18-17.7.x

Comment 1 Bugzilla owner 2004-09-30 15:40:15 UTC
Thanks for the bug report. However, Red Hat no longer maintains this version of
the product. Please upgrade to the latest version and open a new bug if the problem
persists.

The Fedora Legacy project (http://fedoralegacy.org/) maintains some older releases, 
and if you believe this bug is interesting to them, please report the problem in
the bug tracker at: http://bugzilla.fedora.us/