[RHEL6] WARNING: at fs/dcache.c:759 d_delete+0x250/0x2b0

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Following warning is logged in /var/log/messages file:
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kernel: WARNING: at fs/dcache.c:759 d_delete+0x250/0x2b0() (Tainted: G        W  -- ------------   )
kernel: Hardware name: ProLiant DL380 Gen9
kernel: Modules linked in: iptable_filter ip_tables mptctl mptbase autofs4 nfs lockd fscache auth_rpcgss nfs_acl sunrpc pcc_cpufreq bonding ipv6 microcode iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support serio_raw sb_edac edac_core i2c_i801 i2c_core lpc_ich mfd_core joydev tg3(U) hpilo hpwdt ioatdma ixgbe(U) dca ptp pps_core power_meter acpi_ipmi ipmi_si ipmi_msghandler sg ext4 jbd2 mbcache sd_mod crc_t10dif xhci_hcd hpsa(U) scsi_transport_sas wmi dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod [last unloaded: freq_table]
kernel: Pid: 44993, comm: java Tainted: G        W  -- ------------    2.6.32-573.49.3.el6.x86_64 #1
kernel: Call Trace:
kernel: [<ffffffff81077c61>] ? warn_slowpath_common+0x91/0xe0
kernel: [<ffffffff81077cca>] ? warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x20
kernel: [<ffffffff811af780>] ? d_delete+0x250/0x2b0
kernel: [<ffffffff811a19b8>] ? vfs_rmdir+0xe8/0xf0
kernel: [<ffffffff811a4ba4>] ? do_rmdir+0x184/0x1f0
kernel: [<ffffffff810b8c8b>] ? sys_futex+0x7b/0x170
kernel: [<ffffffff810e94a7>] ? audit_syscall_entry+0x1d7/0x200
kernel: [<ffffffff811a4c66>] ? sys_rmdir+0x16/0x20
kernel: [<ffffffff81545616>] ? system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
kernel: ---[ end trace 3e4df98fba3e71e3 ]---

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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