Re: resize_ffs isn't resizing

[RVP <rvp%SDF.ORG@localhost>]

On Wed, 10 Dec 2025, Stephen Borrill wrote:

> Now to resize the filesystem:
> # resize_ffs -vy /dev/rdk1
> Growing fs from 15140848 blocks to 20140848 blocks
>
> Why 20140848, not 80563392? Even if I specify 80563392 with -s, it still only 
> grows to 20140848.

The GPT output is 512-byte sectors; the FS tools show "blocks"--2048 here, it
looks like. So, (20140848 * 2048) / 512 = 80563392 sectors--which is what GPT
says.

> dumpfs concurs:
> ncg     217     size    20140848        blocks  19524526
> bsize   16384   shift   14      mask    0xffffc000
> fsize   2048    shift   11      mask    0xfffff800
>
> I don't gain any free space:
> Filesystem      1K-blocks         Used        Avail %Cap Mounted on
> root_device      29355772     29326868     -1438884 105% /

Did you run fsck after resizing?

-RVP