RHEL6.5: "shrink_slab: shrink_dcache_memory+0x0/0x1e0 negative objects to delete" in messages

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

  • The following message is reported by the dcache slab cache shrinker:
kernel: shrink_slab: shrink_dcache_memory+0x0/0x1e0 negative objects to delete nr=-74039506816

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
  • very large values of vfs_cache_pressure may lead to this message

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