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authorPavel Moravec <pmoravec@redhat.com>2022-01-05 10:33:58 +0100
committerJake Hunsaker <jhunsake@redhat.com>2022-01-05 10:46:23 -0500
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[report] Provide better warning about estimate-mode
As --estimate-only calculates disk usage based on `stat` data that differs from outputs of other commands like `du`, enhance the warning about reliability of the calculated estimation. Also add a rule-of-thumb recommendation of real disk space requirements. Resolves: #2815 Signed-off-by: Pavel Moravec <pmoravec@redhat.com>
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Plugins will be collected sequentially, size of collected files and commands outputs
will be calculated and the plugin files will be immediatelly deleted prior execution
-of the next plugin. This still can consume whole free disk space, though. Please note,
-size estimations may not be accurate for highly utilized systems due to changes between
-an estimate and a real execution.
+of the next plugin. This still can consume whole free disk space, though.
+
+Please note, size estimations may not be accurate for highly utilized systems due to
+changes between an estimate and a real execution. Also some difference between
+estimation (using `stat` command) and other commands used (i.e. `du`).
+
+A rule of thumb is to reserve at least double the estimation.
.TP
.B \--upload
If specified, attempt to upload the resulting archive to a vendor defined location.