Hello, I have a server running Scientific Linux 6.7, and since updating to kernel 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6.x86_64 the following error has begun appearing in our message logs: Sep 14 11:43:03 localhost kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------ Sep 14 11:43:03 localhost kernel: WARNING: at fs/dcache.c:758 d_delete+0x260/0x2c0() (Tainted: G W -- ------------ ) Sep 14 11:43:03 localhost kernel: Hardware name: X7DB8 Sep 14 11:43:03 localhost kernel: Modules linked in: nfsd nfs_acl auth_rpcgss autofs4 lockd sunrpc p4_clockmod freq_table speedstep_lib nf_conntrack_ftp iptable_mangle xt_comment nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 xt_multiport iptable_filter ip_tables ip6t_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv6 xt_state nf_conntrack ip6table_filter ip6_tables ib_ipoib rdma_ucm ib_ucm ib_uverbs ib_umad rdma_cm ib_cm iw_cm ib_sa ib_mad ib_core ib_addr ipv6 xfs exportfs ppdev parport_pc parport sg e1000e microcode serio_raw iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support ixgbe ptp pps_core mdio i2c_i801 lpc_ich mfd_core i5000_edac edac_core i5k_amb ioatdma dca shpchp ext4 jbd2 mbcache sd_mod crc_t10dif 3w_9xxx pata_acpi ata_generic ata_piix radeon ttm drm_kms_helper drm i2c_algo_bit i2c_core dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod [last unloaded: ipmi_msghandler] Sep 14 11:43:03 localhost kernel: Pid: 15893, comm: rm Tainted: G W -- ------------ 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6.x86_64 #1 Sep 14 11:43:03 localhost kernel: Call Trace: Sep 14 11:43:03 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff81077491>] ? warn_slowpath_common+0x91/0xe0 Sep 14 11:43:03 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff810774fa>] ? warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x20 Sep 14 11:43:03 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff811ae660>] ? d_delete+0x260/0x2c0 Sep 14 11:43:03 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff811a0908>] ? vfs_rmdir+0xe8/0xf0 Sep 14 11:43:03 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff811a3b64>] ? do_rmdir+0x184/0x1f0 Sep 14 11:43:03 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff81193511>] ? __fput+0x1a1/0x210 Sep 14 11:43:03 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff810e8ab7>] ? audit_syscall_entry+0x1d7/0x200 Sep 14 11:43:03 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff811a3bfd>] ? sys_unlinkat+0x2d/0x40 Sep 14 11:43:03 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8100b0d2>] ? system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Sep 14 11:43:03 localhost kernel: ---[ end trace 6080ec4a7ec5ec25 ]--- This happens when we are expiring older backups from the archives, so I have quite a few of these. We have xfsprogs 3.1.1-16.el6.x86_64 installed. Looking for advice on how to proceed. -- Grant Keller System Operations 707-237-2451 grant.keller@xxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ xfs mailing list xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs