* Strange "rm -fr" issue
@ 2013-12-29 14:24 Markus Trippelsdorf
2013-12-29 18:47 ` Andreas Dilger
2013-12-30 22:17 ` Jan Kara
0 siblings, 2 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Markus Trippelsdorf @ 2013-12-29 14:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-ext4
I came across the following strange issue today:
markus@x4 tmp % rm -fr boost
rm: cannot remove ‘boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs’: Directory not empty
markus@x4 tmp % ll boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs
total 68K
drwxr-xr-x 17 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 ..
drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 move
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 mpl
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 msm
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_array
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_index
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 multiprecision
drwxr-xr-x 6 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 numeric
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 optional
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 parameter
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 phoenix
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 polygon
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 pool
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 python
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 serialization
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 test
markus@x4 tmp % ll boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs
total 140K
drwxr-xr-x 35 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 ..
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 config
drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 move
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 mpl
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 msm
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_array
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_index
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 multiprecision
drwxr-xr-x 6 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 numeric
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 optional
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 parameter
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 phoenix
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 polygon
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 pool
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 predef
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 preprocessor
drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 program_options
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 property_map
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 property_tree
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 proto
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 ptr_container
drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 python
drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 random
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 range
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 ratio
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 rational
drwxr-xr-x 5 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 regex
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 scope_exit
drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 serialization
drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 signals
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 signals2
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 smart_ptr
drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 spirit
drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 test
markus@x4 tmp % rm -fr boost
markus@x4 tmp % ll boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs
ls: cannot access boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs: No such file or directory
markus@x4 tmp %
fsck.ext4 shows nothing. Kernel is latest git. coreutils-8.22.
/dev/sda ext4 1.8T 743G 1.1T 41% /var
/dev/sda on /var type ext4 (rw,relatime,data=ordered)
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* Re: Strange "rm -fr" issue
2013-12-29 14:24 Strange "rm -fr" issue Markus Trippelsdorf
@ 2013-12-29 18:47 ` Andreas Dilger
2013-12-30 8:10 ` Markus Trippelsdorf
2013-12-30 22:17 ` Jan Kara
1 sibling, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Andreas Dilger @ 2013-12-29 18:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Markus Trippelsdorf; +Cc: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org
If you are able to reproduce this issue (extract the same tree and then
try "rm -fr" again) please run this under strace to see how many entries are returned during readdir from the kernel.
It could be a bug in the ext4 readdir code or it could be a bug in glibc or coreutils.
Cheers, Andreas
> On Dec 29, 2013, at 7:24, Markus Trippelsdorf <markus@trippelsdorf.de> wrote:
>
> I came across the following strange issue today:
>
> markus@x4 tmp % rm -fr boost
> rm: cannot remove ‘boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs’: Directory not empty
> markus@x4 tmp % ll boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs
> total 68K
> drwxr-xr-x 17 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 .
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 ..
> drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 move
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 mpl
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 msm
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_array
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_index
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 multiprecision
> drwxr-xr-x 6 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 numeric
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 optional
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 parameter
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 phoenix
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 polygon
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 pool
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 python
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 serialization
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 test
> markus@x4 tmp % ll boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs
> total 140K
> drwxr-xr-x 35 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 .
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 ..
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 config
> drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 move
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 mpl
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 msm
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_array
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_index
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 multiprecision
> drwxr-xr-x 6 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 numeric
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 optional
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 parameter
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 phoenix
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 polygon
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 pool
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 predef
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 preprocessor
> drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 program_options
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 property_map
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 property_tree
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 proto
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 ptr_container
> drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 python
> drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 random
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 range
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 ratio
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 rational
> drwxr-xr-x 5 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 regex
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 scope_exit
> drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 serialization
> drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 signals
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 signals2
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 smart_ptr
> drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 spirit
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 test
> markus@x4 tmp % rm -fr boost
> markus@x4 tmp % ll boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs
> ls: cannot access boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs: No such file or directory
> markus@x4 tmp %
>
> fsck.ext4 shows nothing. Kernel is latest git. coreutils-8.22.
> /dev/sda ext4 1.8T 743G 1.1T 41% /var
> /dev/sda on /var type ext4 (rw,relatime,data=ordered)
>
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* Re: Strange "rm -fr" issue
2013-12-29 18:47 ` Andreas Dilger
@ 2013-12-30 8:10 ` Markus Trippelsdorf
0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Markus Trippelsdorf @ 2013-12-30 8:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Andreas Dilger; +Cc: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org
On 2013.12.29 at 11:47 -0700, Andreas Dilger wrote:
> If you are able to reproduce this issue (extract the same tree and
> then try "rm -fr" again) please run this under strace to see how many
> entries are returned during readdir from the kernel.
>
> It could be a bug in the ext4 readdir code or it could be a bug in
> glibc or coreutils.
Unfortunately the issue is not reproducible and therefore impossible to
debug. I just thought to post it nevertheless, just to see if perhaps
someone else encounters the same problem.
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* Re: Strange "rm -fr" issue
2013-12-29 14:24 Strange "rm -fr" issue Markus Trippelsdorf
2013-12-29 18:47 ` Andreas Dilger
@ 2013-12-30 22:17 ` Jan Kara
2013-12-30 22:22 ` Markus Trippelsdorf
1 sibling, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Jan Kara @ 2013-12-30 22:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Markus Trippelsdorf; +Cc: linux-ext4
On Sun 29-12-13 15:24:06, Markus Trippelsdorf wrote:
> I came across the following strange issue today:
>
> markus@x4 tmp % rm -fr boost
> rm: cannot remove ‘boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs’: Directory not empty
> markus@x4 tmp % ll boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs
> total 68K
> drwxr-xr-x 17 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 .
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 ..
> drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 move
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 mpl
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 msm
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_array
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_index
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 multiprecision
> drwxr-xr-x 6 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 numeric
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 optional
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 parameter
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 phoenix
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 polygon
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 pool
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 python
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 serialization
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 test
> markus@x4 tmp % ll boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs
> total 140K
> drwxr-xr-x 35 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 .
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 ..
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 config
> drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 move
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 mpl
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 msm
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_array
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_index
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 multiprecision
> drwxr-xr-x 6 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 numeric
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 optional
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 parameter
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 phoenix
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 polygon
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 pool
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 predef
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 preprocessor
> drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 program_options
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 property_map
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 property_tree
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 proto
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 ptr_container
> drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 python
> drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 random
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 range
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 ratio
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 rational
> drwxr-xr-x 5 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 regex
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 scope_exit
> drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 serialization
> drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 signals
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 signals2
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 smart_ptr
> drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 spirit
> drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 test
> markus@x4 tmp % rm -fr boost
> markus@x4 tmp % ll boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs
> ls: cannot access boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs: No such file or directory
> markus@x4 tmp %
Hum, my guess would be that some other process has been adding files to
the directory while the first 'rm -fr' was running. Thus rm got a list of
files in 'libs' to delete, deleted them, tried to delete 'libs' and failed
because the other process has added some new files / dirs in the mean time.
By the time you run second rm, the creating process has apparently
finished.
Honza
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* Re: Strange "rm -fr" issue
2013-12-30 22:17 ` Jan Kara
@ 2013-12-30 22:22 ` Markus Trippelsdorf
0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Markus Trippelsdorf @ 2013-12-30 22:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jan Kara; +Cc: linux-ext4
On 2013.12.30 at 23:17 +0100, Jan Kara wrote:
> On Sun 29-12-13 15:24:06, Markus Trippelsdorf wrote:
> > I came across the following strange issue today:
> >
> > markus@x4 tmp % rm -fr boost
> > rm: cannot remove ‘boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs’: Directory not empty
> > markus@x4 tmp % ll boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs
> > total 68K
> > drwxr-xr-x 17 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 .
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 ..
> > drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 move
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 mpl
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 msm
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_array
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_index
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 multiprecision
> > drwxr-xr-x 6 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 numeric
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 optional
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 parameter
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 phoenix
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 polygon
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 pool
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 python
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 serialization
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 test
> > markus@x4 tmp % ll boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs
> > total 140K
> > drwxr-xr-x 35 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 .
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 ..
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 config
> > drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 move
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 mpl
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 msm
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_array
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_index
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 multiprecision
> > drwxr-xr-x 6 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 numeric
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 optional
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 parameter
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 phoenix
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 polygon
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 pool
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 predef
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 preprocessor
> > drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 program_options
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 property_map
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 property_tree
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 proto
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 ptr_container
> > drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 python
> > drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 random
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 range
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 ratio
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 rational
> > drwxr-xr-x 5 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 regex
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 scope_exit
> > drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 serialization
> > drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 signals
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 signals2
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 smart_ptr
> > drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 spirit
> > drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 test
> > markus@x4 tmp % rm -fr boost
> > markus@x4 tmp % ll boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs
> > ls: cannot access boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs: No such file or directory
> > markus@x4 tmp %
> Hum, my guess would be that some other process has been adding files to
> the directory while the first 'rm -fr' was running. Thus rm got a list of
> files in 'libs' to delete, deleted them, tried to delete 'libs' and failed
> because the other process has added some new files / dirs in the mean time.
> By the time you run second rm, the creating process has apparently
> finished.
I'm pretty sure that this wasn't the case. The boost test suite had
finished and the machine was idle for a while, before I tried to remove
the directory...
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