Markus Broeker
2008-Apr-09 18:24 UTC
[Secure-testing-team] Bug#475244: [linux-source] known kernel bug/warning in fs/inotify.c:172
Package: linux-source Version: 2.6.24-5 Severity: normal Tags: security X-Debbugs-CC: secure-testing-team at lists.alioth.debian.org I randomly noticed a warning in dmesg about fs/inotify.c:172: ---------------------------- --- DMESG STARTS --- ---------------------------- WARNING: at fs/inotify.c:172 set_dentry_child_flags() Pid: 5195, comm: kate Tainted: P 2.6.24 #1 [<c019145c>] set_dentry_child_flags+0x10c/0x1a0 [<c0191540>] remove_watch_no_event+0x50/0x60 [<c0191658>] inotify_remove_watch_locked+0x18/0x50 [<c019180c>] inotify_rm_wd+0x6c/0xb0 [<c0192018>] sys_inotify_rm_watch+0x38/0x60 [<c0102ace>] sysenter_past_esp+0x5f/0x85 ======================WARNING: at fs/inotify.c:172 set_dentry_child_flags() Pid: 5195, comm: kate Tainted: P 2.6.24 #1 [<c019145c>] set_dentry_child_flags+0x10c/0x1a0 [<c0191cf1>] inotify_add_watch+0xe1/0xf0 [<c01927d1>] sys_inotify_add_watch+0x151/0x180 [<c0191774>] put_inotify_watch+0x34/0x60 [<c0191821>] inotify_rm_wd+0x81/0xb0 [<c0102ace>] sysenter_past_esp+0x5f/0x85 ======================main[8844]: segfault at 00000000 eip b7e760f3 esp bf897cf8 error 4 main[8872]: segfault at 00000000 eip b7e600f3 esp bfa676c8 error 4 main[8902]: segfault at 00000000 eip b7e5c82c esp bfc578cc error 6 -------------------------- --- DMESG ENDS --- -------------------------- There is already a bugreport from someone else at http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7785 I cannot reproduce this error/warning, it appears randomly. Best regards, mbroeker --- System information. --- Architecture: i386 Kernel: Linux 2.6.24 Debian Release: lenny/sid 990 testing www.debian-multimedia.org 990 testing security.debian.org 990 testing ftp.freenet.de -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part. Url : http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/secure-testing-team/attachments/20080409/a03795e7/attachment.pgp