Symlink to a long filename filename too long error

2012-09-10 Thread Marc MERLIN
I got this error from rsync while trying to copy a device with a lot of hardlinks to a btrfs volume: Due to some filesystem corruption on my source device, I had a very long file as a symlink target that btrfs wasn't able to recreate. Mind you, in this case it's clearly not something I need,

Re: Symlink to a long filename filename too long error

2012-09-10 Thread David Sterba
On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 09:34:06AM -0700, Marc MERLIN wrote: Due to some filesystem corruption on my source device, I had a very long file as a symlink target that btrfs wasn't able to recreate. Mind you, in this case it's clearly not something I need, but is it expected/known that ext4 can

Re: Symlink to a long filename filename too long error

2012-09-10 Thread Marc MERLIN
On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 07:16:30PM +0200, David Sterba wrote: On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 09:34:06AM -0700, Marc MERLIN wrote: Due to some filesystem corruption on my source device, I had a very long file as a symlink target that btrfs wasn't able to recreate. Mind you, in this case it's