Ext4 actually special-handles the rename trick so that it works even if it should not: "If auto_da_alloc is enabled, ext4 will detect the replace-via-rename an

Ext4 actually special-handles the rename trick so that it works even if it should not: "If auto_da_alloc is enabled, ext4 will detect the replace-via-rename and replace-via-truncate patterns and [basically save your ass]"[0] [0]https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/ext4.html https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/ext4.html