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diff --git a/pathfs_frontend/compat_linux.go b/pathfs_frontend/compat_linux.go
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+package pathfs_frontend
+
+import "syscall"
+
+// prealloc - preallocate space without changing the file size. This prevents
+// us from running out of space in the middle of an operation.
+func prealloc(fd int, off int64, len int64) (err error) {
+	for {
+		err = syscall.Fallocate(fd, FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE, off, len)
+		if err == syscall.EINTR {
+			// fallocate, like many syscalls, can return EINTR. This is not an
+			// error and just signifies that the operation was interrupted by a
+			// signal and we should try again.
+			continue
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+}