linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: Tree for Feb 23 [ fs/dcache.c: Root dentry has weird name <SYSV00000000> ]

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Date:	Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:49:13 +0100
From:	Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...il.com>
To:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Cc:	linux-next@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: linux-next: Tree for Feb 23 [ fs/dcache.c: Root dentry has weird
 name <SYSV00000000> ]

On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 2:22 PM, Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...il.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 6:00 AM, Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Please do not add any work destined for v3.10 to your -next included
>> branches until after Linus has release v3.9-rc1.
>>
>> Changes since 20130222:
>>
>> The metag tree gained a conflict against Linus' tree.
>>
>> The kbuild tree gained a build failure so I used the version from
>> next-20130222.
>>
>> The drm tree still has its build failure for which I applied a patch.
>>
>> The watchdog tree gained a conflict against Linus' tree.
>>
>> The akpm tree gained a conflict against the vfs tree and lost lots of
>> patches that turned up elsewhere.
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>
> [ CCing linux-fsdevel and Al ]
>
> Hi,
>
> with today's Linux-Next (next-20130225) I get the following call-trace:
>
> [  120.310366] Root dentry has weird name <SYSV00000000>
> [  120.310367] Modules linked in: snd_hda_codec_hdmi
> snd_hda_codec_realtek bnep coretemp rfcomm kvm_intel arc4 kvm iwldvm
> ghash_clmulni_intel parport_pc aesni_intel mac80211 ppdev xts
> snd_hda_intel aes_x86_64 uvcvideo snd_hda_codec lrw gf128mul snd_hwdep
> ablk_helper i915 videobuf2_vmalloc snd_pcm cryptd joydev
> videobuf2_memops videobuf2_core snd_page_alloc videodev snd_seq_midi
> iwlwifi snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi i2c_algo_bit snd_seq
> drm_kms_helper snd_timer psmouse drm snd_seq_device cfg80211 btusb
> microcode snd serio_raw bluetooth soundcore lpc_ich samsung_laptop wmi
> mei mac_hid video lp parport r8169
> [  120.310406] Pid: 2304, comm: firefox Tainted: G      D
> 3.8.0-next20130225-1-iniza-small #1
> [  120.310408] Call Trace:
> [  120.310414]  [<ffffffff8105a6af>] warn_slowpath_common+0x7f/0xc0
> [  120.310417]  [<ffffffff8105a7a6>] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x46/0x50
> [  120.310419]  [<ffffffff811ab954>] prepend_path+0x204/0x210
> [  120.310422]  [<ffffffff811accaa>] d_path+0xda/0x150
> [  120.310426]  [<ffffffff811b9721>] seq_path+0x51/0xd0
> [  120.310430]  [<ffffffff811fa71b>] show_map_vma+0x15b/0x290
> [  120.310432]  [<ffffffff811fa901>] show_pid_map+0x31/0x80
> [  120.310435]  [<ffffffff811b9546>] seq_read+0x256/0x3e0
> [  120.310438]  [<ffffffff81197150>] vfs_read+0xb0/0x180
> [  120.310440]  [<ffffffff81197272>] sys_read+0x52/0xa0
> [  120.310444]  [<ffffffff816cc61d>] system_call_fastpath+0x1a/0x1f
> [  120.310446] ---[ end trace 941ac4690a5baea1 ]---
>
> Can't say what caused it right now.
> Did not check MLs if this is known and/or a fix around.
>
> My kernel-config is attached!
>
> Regards,
> - Sedat -

I see the call-trace (warning) multiple times, looks like caused by
running Firefox (ffx).

- Sedat -

P.S.: I updated my Linux gfx-stack this WE and will downgrade to
Ubuntu's distro X stuff.

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