IJ37356: AFM PREFETCH WITH HARDLINKS MIGHT CAUSE AN INODE LEAK

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Inodes are not reclaimed after the hardlinks are corrected
  during the AFM prefetch. This causes more inodes to
  be in-use than actual number of files present in the fileset.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Inodes are not reclaimed after the hardlinks are corrected
  during the AFM prefetch. This causes more inodes to
  be in-use than actual number of files present in the fileset.
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is fixed in 5.1.2  PTF 3
  To see all Spectrum Scale APARs and
  their respective fix solutions refer to page
  https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/spectrumscale/spectrum_scale_
  apars.html
  
  Benefits of the solution:
  Fixed the code to correctly populate
  hardlinks and reclaim the deleted inodes.
  
  Work around: None
  
  Problem trigger: AFM prefetch
  
  Symptom:  Unexpected results
  
  Platforms affected: All Linux OS environments
  
  Functional Area affected: AFM
  
  Customer Impact:  High Importance
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SPEC SCALE STD

• Fixed component ID

  5737F33AP

Applicable component levels