I wrote a script that tested inode performance by removing unwanted
blocks. It was pretty simple, so I tested it first against the first
slice (it's the smallest, so it should be a quick test). However,
something happened after I ran the script and the system no longer
responds. Even rebooting the system, it just hangs where I would
expect to see the boot> prompt.
Perhaps there is some sort of performance inhibitor in the kernel
that stops users from performing these delete tests against a whole
partition? If not, surely there should be some way to protect stupid
users from themselves. Or perhaps I should have just called the
command (rm -rf /) manually, rather than by ksh? What's with this
shell anyways, give me bash!
-J.
(sig withheld)
</sarcasm>
