[Yaffs] Fwd: a bug regarding when space running out - shown …

Hi,

I'm using Yaffs2 (from cvs, and with Sergey's patch) on a 256MB
Samsung flash chip (w/ 2k page size), and I ran to this problem:

# tar -zxvf linux-2.4.30.tar.gz
linux-2.4.30/
linux-2.4.30/Makefile
linux-2.4.30/MAINTAINERS
linux-2.4.30/CREDITS
linux-2.4.30/Rules.make
linux-2.4.30/crypto/
linux-2.4.30/crypto/wp512.c
linux-2.4.30/crypto/twofish.c
linux-2.4.30/crypto/tea.c

[....]

linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/irda/mcp2120.c
linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/irda/donauboe.h
linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/irda/donauboe.c
linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/irda/ali-ircc.c
linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/irda/w83977af_ir.c
linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/irda/toshoboe.c
tar: write error: No space left on device
# ls
b                       busybox-1.12.1.tar.bz2  netperf.debug_61
bbd_test.bin            linux-2.4.30            rom.bin
busybox-1.12.1          linux-2.4.30.tar.gz
# df
Filesystem           1k-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
rootfs                  262144    262144         0 100% /
/dev/root               262144    262144         0 100% /
# du
452     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/irda
252     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/skfp/h
723     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/skfp
122     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/arcnet
197     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/hamradio/soundmodem
588     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/hamradio
1053    ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/tokenring
157     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/wan/lmc
526     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/wan/8253x
2503    ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/wan
288     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/e100
470     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/e1000
286     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/bonding
97      ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/ibm_emac
452     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/irda       <----- dead-looping from here
252     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/skfp/h
723     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/skfp
122     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/arcnet
197     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/hamradio/soundmodem
588     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/hamradio
1053    ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/tokenring
157     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/wan/lmc
526     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/wan/8253x
2503    ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/wan
288     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/e100
470     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/e1000
286     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/bonding
97      ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/ibm_emac
452     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/irda       <----- over and over again
252     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/skfp/h
723     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/skfp
122     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/arcnet
197     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/hamradio/soundmodem
588     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/hamradio
1053    ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/tokenring
157     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/wan/lmc
526     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/wan/8253x
2503    ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/wan
288     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/e100
470     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/e1000
286     ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/bonding
97      ./linux-2.4.30/drivers/net/ibm_emac
[....]

Any thoughts? Thanks.

Rong