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[Backport]bug-fix macos: give free bytes to F_PREALLOCATE
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Authored by PiRK on Sep 22 2020, 18:49.

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rABC862f3806058a: [Backport]bug-fix macos: give free bytes to F_PREALLOCATE
Summary

The Initial Block Download (IBD) on macOS Catalina uses a lot more disk space than expected.

The macos manpage for fcntl (for F_PEOFPOSMODE) states:

Allocate from the physical end of file. In this case, fst_length indicates the number of newly allocated bytes desired.

This would result in the rev files being essentially pre-allocating 2x their necessary size (this is the case for block files as well, but these are flushed down to their right sizes every time) as they would pre-allocate pos + length free bytes, rather than allocating length bytes after pos, as expected.

Note: more explanations on the issue from Apple in this bug report
https://openradar.appspot.com/radar?id=4930713610616832

Backport of Bitcoin Core PR17887

Test Plan

ninja check to verify that the patch does not accidentaly break anything else.
But I do not have a MacOS to run the tests on, and try to replicate the issue.

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PiRK retitled this revision from bug-fix macos: give free bytes to F_PREALLOCATE to [Backport]bug-fix macos: give free bytes to F_PREALLOCATE.Sep 22 2020, 18:50

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deadalnix requested changes to this revision.Sep 22 2020, 19:21
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This revision now requires changes to proceed.Sep 22 2020, 19:21

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This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Sep 22 2020, 19:59