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Added sticky-bit for preventing file syncs after write errors
Short story, files are no longer committed to directories during file sync/close if the last write did not complete successfully. This avoids a set of interesting user-experience issues related to the end-of-life behaviour of the filesystem. As a filesystem approaches end-of-life, the chances of running into LFS_ERR_NOSPC grows rather quickly. Since this condition occurs after at the end of a devices life, it's likely that operating in these conditions hasn't been tested thoroughly. In the specific case of file-writes, you can hit an LFS_ERR_NOSPC after parts of the file have been written out. If the program simply continues and closes the file, the file is written out half completed. Since littlefs has a strong garuntee the prevents half-writes, it's unlikely this state of the file would be expected. To make things worse, since close is also responsible for memory cleanup, it's actually _impossible_ to continue working as it was without leaking memory. By prevent the file commits, end-of-life behaviour should at least retain a previous copy of the filesystem without any surprises.
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@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ enum lfs_open_flags {
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LFS_F_DIRTY = 0x10000, // File does not match storage
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LFS_F_WRITING = 0x20000, // File has been written since last flush
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LFS_F_READING = 0x40000, // File has been read since last flush
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LFS_F_ERRED = 0x80000, // An error occured during write
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};
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// File seek flags
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