Handle User Runs out of Disk
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- Dominant language
- C++
- Stars
- 16
- Forks
- 8
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Currently, in the case a user runs out of local disk space, the behavior is undefined. We want to add some error handling where our io_ring calls are, detect if they fail, and handle the failure elegantly as opposed to allowing the OS to handle issues and allow our program behavior to be undefined.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the io_ring calls in the LLFS code and trace how their failures currently propagate. Reproduce or inspect the out-of-disk failure path, then define graceful handling for those errors so program behavior is no longer undefined. Done means io_ring failures caused by exhausted local disk space are detected and handled consistently.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100