Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 19932] New: Getting lots of name_count maxed, losing inode data messages in /var/log/messages

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On Sat, 9 Oct 2010 06:58:14 GMT
bugzilla-daemon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19932
> 
>            Summary: Getting lots of   name_count maxed, losing inode data
>                     messages in /var/log/messages
>            Product: Other
>            Version: 2.5
>     Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7
>           Platform: All
>         OS/Version: Linux
>               Tree: Mainline
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: P1
>          Component: Other
>         AssignedTo: other_other@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>         ReportedBy: jd1008@xxxxxxxxx
>         Regression: No
> 
> 
> This old problem was also reported in redhat in redhat bugzilla:
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=445757
> in mid 2008.
> 
> 
> The message is coming from kernel/auditsc.c in audit_inc_name_count():
> 
> 
> static int audit_inc_name_count(struct audit_context *context,
>                                 const struct inode *inode)
> {
>         if (context->name_count >= AUDIT_NAMES) {
>                 if (inode)
>                         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");
>                 return 1;
>         }
>         context->name_count++;
> #if AUDIT_DEBUG
>         context->ino_count++;
> #endif
>         return 0;
> }
> 
> I wish the kernel would also dump the stack, and funcs param values into
> /var/log/messages
> so a user can take a look at the source and do some searching
> for the cause of this.
> 
> Also, if you can advise on how I can rebuild the kernel so that 
> it will drop into the debugger when this happens, would be a great
> help.
> 

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