running 2.6.31.6 or 2.6.32 on a server machine, i see the following warning in my logs: Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------ Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: WARNING: at fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c:129 idr_callback+0x2a/0x4b() Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: Hardware name: Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: inotify closing but id=0 for entry=f4582be0 in group=e9811f40 still in idr. Probably leaking memory Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: Modules linked in: xt_multiport ipt_REJECT xt_tcpudp iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables dm_mod coretemp fan i2c_i801 i2c_core uhci_hcd e1000e psmouse intel_agp pcspkr serio_raw ehci_hcd button rtc_cmos evdev processor thermal ata_generic Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: Pid: 10623, comm: imap Tainted: G W 2.6.31.6 #2 Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: Call Trace: Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? warn_slowpath_common+0x5e/0x8a Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? warn_slowpath_fmt+0x26/0x2a Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? idr_callback+0x2a/0x4b Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? idr_for_each+0x5a/0x91 Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? idr_callback+0x0/0x4b Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? fsnotify_remove_notify_event+0x27/0x60 Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? inotify_free_group_priv+0x12/0x21 Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? fsnotify_final_destroy_group+0x16/0x1e Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? inotify_release+0x16/0x22 Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? __fput+0xc0/0x16a Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? filp_close+0x4e/0x54 Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? sys_close+0x5a/0x8d Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x22 Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: ---[ end trace 4eaa2a86a8e2da27 ]--- Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: entry->group=(null) inode=(null) wd=1024 Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------ Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: WARNING: at fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c:129 idr_callback+0x2a/0x4b() Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: Hardware name: Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: inotify closing but id=0 for entry=f54ef3ac in group=f59681c0 still in idr. Probably leaking memory Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: Modules linked in: xt_multiport ipt_REJECT xt_tcpudp iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables dm_mod coretemp fan i2c_i801 i2c_core uhci_hcd e1000e psmouse intel_agp pcspkr serio_raw ehci_hcd button rtc_cmos evdev processor thermal ata_generic Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: Pid: 11453, comm: imap Tainted: G W 2.6.31.6 #2 Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: Call Trace: Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? warn_slowpath_common+0x5e/0x8a Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? warn_slowpath_fmt+0x26/0x2a Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? idr_callback+0x2a/0x4b Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? idr_for_each+0x5a/0x91 Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? idr_callback+0x0/0x4b Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? inotify_free_group_priv+0x12/0x21 Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? fsnotify_final_destroy_group+0x16/0x1e Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? inotify_release+0x16/0x22 Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? __fput+0xc0/0x16a Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? filp_close+0x4e/0x54 Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? sys_close+0x5a/0x8d Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: [] ? sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x22 Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: ---[ end trace 4eaa2a86a8e2da28 ]--- Dec 9 00:37:37 es kernel: entry->group=(null) inode=(null) wd=1024 Dec 10 00:32:10 es kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------ Dec 10 00:32:10 es kernel: WARNING: at fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c:129 idr_callback+0x2a/0x4b() Dec 10 00:32:10 es kernel: Hardware name: Dec 10 00:32:10 es kernel: inotify closing but id=0 for entry=ee6d47e4 in group=f585fe40 still in idr. Probably leaking memory Dec 10 00:32:10 es kernel: Modules linked in: xt_multiport ipt_REJECT xt_tcpudp iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables dm_mod coretemp fan uhci_hcd i2c_i801 pcspkr psmouse i2c_core serio_raw thermal ehci_hcd intel_agp rtc_cmos evdev e1000e processor ata_generic button Dec 10 00:32:10 es kernel: Pid: 11428, comm: imap Tainted: G W 2.6.32 #1 Dec 10 00:32:10 es kernel: Call Trace: Dec 10 00:32:10 es kernel: [] ? warn_slowpath_common+0x5e/0x8a Dec 10 00:32:10 es kernel: [] ? warn_slowpath_fmt+0x26/0x2a Dec 10 00:32:10 es kernel: [] ? idr_callback+0x2a/0x4b Dec 10 00:32:10 es kernel: [] ? idr_for_each+0x5a/0x91 Dec 10 00:32:10 es kernel: [] ? idr_callback+0x0/0x4b Dec 10 00:32:10 es kernel: [] ? inotify_free_group_priv+0x12/0x21 Dec 10 00:32:10 es kernel: [] ? fsnotify_final_destroy_group+0x16/0x1e Dec 10 00:32:10 es kernel: [] ? inotify_release+0x16/0x22 Dec 10 00:32:10 es kernel: [] ? __fput+0xc0/0x16a Dec 10 00:32:10 es kernel: [] ? filp_close+0x4e/0x54 Dec 10 00:32:10 es kernel: [] ? sys_close+0x5a/0x8d Dec 10 00:32:10 es kernel: [] ? sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x22 Dec 10 00:32:10 es kernel: ---[ end trace 4eaa2a86a8e2da24 ]--- Dec 10 00:32:10 es kernel: entry->group=(null) inode=(null) wd=1024 hth, tim -- tim@klingt.org http://tim.klingt.org Our products just aren't engineered for security. Brian Valentine, Microsoft's vice president of Windows development