Error message "kernel: BUG: warning at fs/inotify.c:202/set_dentry_child_flags() " on RHEL5

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Issue

  • /var/log/messages includes following warning message. 
Jan 26 19:06:53 hostname kernel: BUG: warning at fs/inotify.c:202/set_dentry_child_flags() (Tainted: PF    ) 
Jan 26 19:06:53 hostname kernel:  
Jan 26 19:06:53 hostname kernel: Call Trace: 
Jan 26 19:06:53 hostname kernel:  [ffffffff800f5261] set_dentry_child_flags+0xef/0x14d 
Jan 26 19:06:53 hostname kernel:  [ffffffff800f52f7] remove_watch_no_event+0x38/0x47 
Jan 26 19:06:53 hostname kernel:  [ffffffff800f531e] inotify_remove_watch_locked+0x18/0x3b 
Jan 26 19:06:53 hostname kernel:  [ffffffff800f5459] inotify_rm_wd+0x8d/0xb6 
Jan 26 19:06:53 hostname kernel:  [ffffffff800f59cf] sys_inotify_rm_watch+0x46/0x63 
Jan 26 19:06:53 hostname kernel:  [ffffffff8005d28d] tracesys+0xd5/0xe0 
Jan 26 19:06:53 hostname kernel:

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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