linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Re: name_count maxed, losing inode data: dev=00:05, inode=5221

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.01.1002080037480.27799@bogon.housecafe.de>
Date:	Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:38:33 -0800 (PST)
From:	Christian Kujau <lists@...dbynature.de>
To:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
cc:	eparis@...hat.com, sandeen@...hat.com, Ralf.Hildebrandt@...rite.de,
	Udo.Wolter@...rite.de, ext-users <ext3-users@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Re: name_count maxed, losing inode data: dev=00:05,
 inode=5221

On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 at 09:39, Christian Kujau wrote:
> Ralf Hildebrandt reported[0] the following messages on ext3-users:
> 
>    name_count maxed, losing inode data: dev=00:05, inode=5221
> 
> because the filesystem in question is indeed ext3. However, this warning 
> is not generated by ext3 code but by the audit framework. While the 
> origins of these messages are discussed elsewhere[1] the following 
> patch modifies the printks in question so that users know where these 
> messages are coming from. There may be other places within the audit
> framework needing the same treatment.

...ping?

> 
> [0] http://www.redhat.com/archives/ext3-users/2010-February/msg00000.html
> [1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=495207
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christian Kujau <lists@...dbynature.de>
> Reported-by: Ralf Hildebrandt <Ralf.Hildebrandt@...rite.de>
> Cc: Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
> 
>  auditsc.c |    4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/linux-2.6-git/kernel/auditsc.c.orig b/linux-2.6-git/kernel/auditsc.c
> index fc0f928..17d8708 100644
> --- a/linux-2.6-git/kernel/auditsc.c.orig
> +++ b/linux-2.6-git/kernel/auditsc.c
> @@ -1893,14 +1893,14 @@ static int audit_inc_name_count(struct audit_context *context,
>  {
>  	if (context->name_count >= AUDIT_NAMES) {
>  		if (inode)
> -			printk(KERN_DEBUG "name_count maxed, losing inode data: "
> +			printk(KERN_DEBUG "audit: name_count maxed, losing inode data: "
>  			       "dev=%02x:%02x, inode=%lu\n",
>  			       MAJOR(inode->i_sb->s_dev),
>  			       MINOR(inode->i_sb->s_dev),
>  			       inode->i_ino);
>  
>  		else
> -			printk(KERN_DEBUG "name_count maxed, losing inode data\n");
> +			printk(KERN_DEBUG "audit: name_count maxed, losing inode data\n");
>  		return 1;
>  	}
>  	context->name_count++;
> 
> -- 
> BOFH excuse #298:
> 
> Not enough interrupts
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-- 
BOFH excuse #258:

That's easy to fix, but I can't be bothered.
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