hm, this backtrace actually has info... btw, I think we need this: --- 25/fs/ext3/namei.c~ext3-brelse-fix Sun Dec 29 06:53:39 2002 +++ 25-akpm/fs/ext3/namei.c Sun Dec 29 06:53:54 2002 @@ -576,8 +576,10 @@ int ext3_htree_fill_tree(struct file *di (hinfo.minor_hash < start_minor_hash))) continue; if ((err = ext3_htree_store_dirent(dir_file, - hinfo.hash, hinfo.minor_hash, de)) != 0) + hinfo.hash, hinfo.minor_hash, de)) != 0) { + brelse(bh); goto errout; + } count++; } brelse (bh); But it's not the cause. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: 2.5.53: VFS: brelse: Trying to free free buffer Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 13:40:48 +0200 From: Petru Paler <petru@paler.net> To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Got this in the syslog today: VFS: brelse: Trying to free free buffer buffer layer error at fs/buffer.c:1182 Call Trace: [<c014c345>] __brelse+0x35/0x40 [<c0180efe>] ext3_htree_fill_tree+0x14e/0x240 [<c017a809>] ext3_dx_readdir+0x99/0x1e0 [<c015b390>] filldir64+0x0/0xf0 [<c017a3f5>] ext3_readdir+0x465/0x490 [<c015b390>] filldir64+0x0/0xf0 [<c01d5258>] __blk_put_request+0xd8/0x110 [<c01d320f>] elv_queue_empty+0x1f/0x30 [<c01e8d8c>] choose_drive+0x1c/0x190 [<c01e844a>] ide_do_request+0x3a/0x290 [<c015b0ca>] vfs_readdir+0x8a/0x90 [<c015b390>] filldir64+0x0/0xf0 [<c015b505>] sys_getdents64+0x85/0xc4 [<c015b390>] filldir64+0x0/0xf0 [<c010b598>] do_IRQ+0xd8/0x160 [<c01094e3>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb Kernel is 2.5.53 (pulled from bk, so it might have a changeset or two applied after 2.5.53) compiled with all debug options enabled. The filesystem is on an IDE drive, ext3 with htree enabled. I'm not very sure how the error came up, I think it was during copying something from a CD-ROM. Do let me know if there is any other info I should provide. Petru - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ _______________________________________________ Ext3-users@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ext3-users