Re: messages from /linux/fs/open.c

Bill Hawes (whawes@transmeta.com)
Thu, 18 Jun 1998 07:05:01 -0700


Junichi Saito wrote:

> When I log out from a console, I get the following messages :
>
> VFS: Close: file count is 0
> VFS: Close: file count is 0
> VFS: Close: file count is 0
> get_unused_fd: slot 3 not NULL!
>
> Are these only there for debugging ? Can I ignore them safely ?
> The kernel is 2.1.106 with A. Cox's patches applied ( ac{1,2,3}).
> The same is with 2.1.105. I don't have them with the official 2.1.10[5,6].

Those messages should not be occurring -- it indicates that a file pointer
count is inconsistent.

Do these happen reapeatably, or only after you've used certain applications?

Regards,
Bill

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