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

Christian Kujau lists at nerdbynature.de
Wed Feb 3 17:39:18 UTC 2010


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.

[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 at nerdbynature.de>
Reported-by: Ralf Hildebrandt <Ralf.Hildebrandt at charite.de>
Cc: Eric Paris <eparis at redhat.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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