dev (pts7) tty->count(4) != #fd's(3) in tty_release_dev

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • We saw Following messages in our /var/log/messages file.
    Dec 18 09:12:01 kernel: Warning: dev (pts7) tty->count(4) != #fd's(3) in tty_release_dev

  • What does this mean?

  • Should I do something for this message?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • 6.3

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