Why are many files on an XFS file system truncated to zero bytes after an unexpected restart?

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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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