dump: negative feet on tape?

From: Becki Kain <beckers_at_josephus.furph.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 21:27:01 -0500 (EST)

I am on DU4.0 and get this when I do a dump:

# dump -0unN -f /dev/nrmt0h /usr
dump: Dumping from host josephus.furph.com
dump: Date of this level 0 dump: Wed Jan 15 20:36:35 1997 EST
dump: Date of last level 0 dump: the start of the epoch
dump: Dumping /dev/rrz0g (/usr) to /dev/nrmt0h
dump: Mapping (Pass I) [regular files]
dump: Mapping (Pass II) [directories]
dump: Estimate: 1205216 tape blocks on 3 volume(s)
dump: Dumping (Pass III) [directories]
dump: Volume 1, tape # 0001, begins with blocks from i-node 2
dump: 0.04% done -- finished in 00:40
dump: Dumping (Pass IV) [regular files]
dump: 11.94% done -- finished in 00:36
dump: 24.75% done -- finished in 00:30
dump: 38.43% done -- finished in 00:24
dump: 52.03% done -- finished in 00:18
dump: 61.51% done -- finished in 00:15
dump: 73.54% done -- finished in 00:10
dump: 84.57% done -- finished in 00:06
dump: 95.17% done -- finished in 00:02
dump: Actual: 1205847 tape blocks on 1 volume(s)
dump: Feet remaining on tape: -3908
dump: Volumes used: 1
dump: Level 0 dump on Wed Jan 15 20:36:35 1997 EST
dump: Dump completed at Wed Jan 15 21:19:10 1997 EST

Why is there negative feet remaining on the tape?

thanks

beckers
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