Re: [PATCH 1/1] udf: Fix incorrect final NOT_ALLOCATED (hole) extent length

[Steve Magnani]

Hi Jan,

On 6/4/19 7:31 AM, Steve Magnani wrote:

> In some cases, using the 'truncate' command to extend a UDF file results
> in a mismatch between the length of the file's extents (specifically, due
> to incorrect length of the final NOT_ALLOCATED extent) and the information
> (file) length. The discrepancy can prevent other operating systems
> (i.e., Windows 10) from opening the file.
>
> Two particular errors have been observed when extending a file:
>
> 1. The final extent is larger than it should be, having been rounded up
>     to a multiple of the block size.
>
> B. The final extent is shorter than it should be, due to not having
>     been updated when the file's information length was increased.

Wondering if you've seen this, or if something got lost in a spam folder.

Regards,

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