Why are many files on an XFS file system truncated to zero bytes after an unexpected restart?
Issue
I have found an error with zero byte files being discovered after a power failure.
The file system showed a large number of zero byte files for data previously added to the volume.
Environment
- Red Hat Storage Server 2.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 3
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