Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #11016: Boost file logging misbehaves when file system is full

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #11016: Boost file logging misbehaves when file system is full
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-02-12 10:58:21

#11016: Boost file logging misbehaves when file system is full
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  Reporter:  michi@…           |      Owner:  andysem
      Type:  Bugs              |     Status:  new
 Milestone:  To Be Determined  |  Component:  log
   Version:  Boost 1.55.0      |   Severity:  Problem
Resolution:                    |   Keywords:
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Comment (by andysem):

 What I think is happening is the file stream which is used to write the
 log file becomes !good() when there is no space to write a record. No
 exception is thrown but on the next record the library sees that the
 stream is not operational and rotates the file. This is where lots of
 empty files appear.

 I agree that the current behavior is not correct, but it is not clear what
 it should be. I can throw exceptions when write fails (although I won't be
 able to detect the cause of the failure) but as a recovery procedure I
 still have to rotate the file on the next record so that the library
 repairs itself when environment becomes normal again. I can add a check
 and not actually perform rotation when the file is empty, although this
 makes behavior less obvious.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/11016#comment:3>
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