bugrdiff-backup - Bugs: bug #21965, When a file's ctime has changed,...

 
 

bug #21965: When a file's ctime has changed, rdiff-backup performs a rdiff on the file's contents

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Submitted on:  Sun 06 Jan 2008 04:12:00 PM UTC  
 
Category: NoneSeverity: 3 - Normal
Item Group: NoneStatus: Wont Fix
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Open/Closed: Closed

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Sun 06 Jan 2008 05:59:31 PM UTC, comment #1:

The mv command preserves mtimes, but changes the files content. Therefore, it is necessary to perform the rdiff if the ctime has been changed.

Assuming that a file's contents have not changed simply because the mtime has not changed is unreliable since mtime can be adjusted. Most people would agree that minimizing data loss is important in a backup program -- certainly more important than speed.

On a side note, if the backup speed is a problem for you, Beagle supports a BEAGLE_DISABLE_XATTR option. According to user reports that I have seen on the web, the speed penalty to Beagle is less than 10%.

Andrew Ferguson <owsla>
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Sun 06 Jan 2008 04:12:00 PM UTC, original submission:

When a file's ctime has changed, rdiff-backup performs a rdiff on the file's content, even if the file's mtime is the same as before.
This is an issue if a large amount of data should be backed up by rdiff-backup while the ctimes of the files are subject to frequent change. This happens for example when using beagle on a partition with user_xattr enabled.

rdiff-backup should only process the content of a file if the mtime has changed.

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