Bug 514681 - Directories and hardlinked files are skipped if their inode number matches an entry on another filesystem
Summary: Directories and hardlinked files are skipped if their inode number matches an...
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: filelight
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 25.08.3
Platform: Gentoo Packages Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Unassigned bugs
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Reported: 2026-01-16 08:40 UTC by Kaylee Blake
Modified: 2026-01-16 08:40 UTC (History)
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Description Kaylee Blake 2026-01-16 08:40:30 UTC 
SUMMARY

When the scan sees that a directory entry has >=2 links, it checks if it has seen the inode before, and if it has, skips it. This is incorrect when there are multiple filesystems involved, as inodes are not globally unique. As mount points have the inode of the root of the mounted filesystem rather than the directory they were mounted on, this can lead to collisions even within the same directory.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Mount several filesystems of the same type (tmpfs works to reproduce) on mountpoints in the same directory
2. Run filelight

OBSERVED RESULT

Filelight skips all but one

EXPECTED RESULT

Filelight shows all of them

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Gentoo Linux 2.18
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.20.0
Qt Version: 6.9.3

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

I think identifying files by a `(st_dev, st_ino)` pair should be sufficient for most filesystems?