Re: Short writes

Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> The device has plenty of space left.

Disk quota problem maybe?

> The problem appears to be this 
> curious code in src/backend/storage/file/fd.c:

>     /* if write didn't set errno, assume problem is no disk space */
>     if (returnCode != amount && errno == 0)
>         errno = ENOSPC;

> What is the rationale for making this assumption?

Because, in fact, that is the usual reason for a short write.  Do you
have something better for the code to do?
        regards, tom lane