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From: pa1412@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (pa1412)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
Subject: Re: Err. 217
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Date: 5 Jan 90 21:29:53 GMT
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In article <1123100003@stasys> fkk@stasys.UUCP (Frank Kaefer) writes:
+
+Dear OS-9 people!
+
+I have an annoying problem with the OS-9 filesystem. Every day I get the
+message:
+
+Error #000:217  (E$SLF)    File segment list is full.
+....
+don't get error 217 too often. But I think there should be another
+solution to the problem (copying the file can only prevent err. 217 for
+a little while).

Yeah, re-write RBF and make the last segment table entry be a
pointer to the next segment table block. Then cache all the blocks
on open. Each open will have more time overhead and the new RBF
would take more space but with fast processors speedy SCSI and megs
of ram all problems go away.

Having implemented my own disk OS once a long time ago in a galaxy
far far away I would rather live with someone else slightly limited
product than fix it myself.

But if the Microware gods are listening, I would like a little
rethink in this area.
--
John Clark
jclark@ucsd.edu
pa1412@iugrad2.ucsd.edu