#9623 NORM 1.5-F11: test/fix disk full behaviour

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#9623: test/fix disk full behaviour
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           Reporter:  dsd        |       Owner:  dsd          
               Type:  defect     |      Status:  new          
           Priority:  normal     |   Milestone:  1.5-F11      
          Component:  distro     |     Version:  not specified
         Resolution:             |    Keywords:               
        Next_action:  reproduce  |    Verified:  0            
Deployment_affected:             |   Blockedby:               
           Blocking:             |  
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Comment(by Quozl):

 On os34 and os36 as root:
  * ''cat < /dev/zero > /big-file'' until error is generated showing disk
 is full,
  * ''sync'' and wait for completion (several minutes),
  * Ctrl-Alt-Erase and X server loops attempting to restart,
  * on os34 power cycle results in the multilingual text console DISKFULL
 warning, a Journal Full warning, and eventually a functioning system,
  * on os36 power cycle results in hang in boot animation, no obvious way
 to recover, used ''fs-update'' to recover.

 Note that this is an unfair test, as the protection afforded by the
 reserved blocks feature of ext3 was not employed.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/9623#comment:3>
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