From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: [2.6.15-rc1] VFS: file-max limit 400490 reached Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 01:03:37 -0500 Message-ID: <437585B9.5090004@pobox.com> References: <43757D18.9090109@pobox.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------050008070308060006010500" Return-path: To: Linux Kernel , Netdev List In-Reply-To: <43757D18.9090109@pobox.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------050008070308060006010500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Jeff Garzik wrote: > > I rebooted my RHEL4-based ipv4/ipv6 gateway/server into 2.6.15-rc1, and > very soon the box was brought to its knees, spewing > > VFS: file-max limit 400490 reached Follow-up: I may have excised too much from the head of the log I posted. It now looks like the radvd troubles may have started with a link up/down event. Attached is some additional lines found at the -head- of the previously posted log. --------------050008070308060006010500 Content-Type: text/plain; name="log2.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="log2.txt" Nov 11 22:38:32 pretzel dhcpd: dhcpd startup succeeded Nov 11 22:38:33 pretzel exim: exim startup succeeded Nov 11 22:38:34 pretzel httpd: httpd startup succeeded Nov 11 22:38:34 pretzel crond: crond startup succeeded Nov 11 22:38:34 pretzel anacron: anacron startup succeeded Nov 11 22:38:35 pretzel atd: atd startup succeeded Nov 11 22:38:40 pretzel login(pam_unix)[4705]: session opened for user root by LOGIN(uid=0) Nov 11 22:38:40 pretzel -- root[4705]: ROOT LOGIN ON tty1 Nov 11 22:38:55 pretzel login(pam_unix)[4705]: session closed for user root Nov 11 22:45:54 pretzel sshd(pam_unix)[5241]: session opened for user jgarzik by (uid=0) Nov 11 22:45:58 pretzel sshd(pam_unix)[5283]: session opened for user jgarzik by (uid=0) Nov 11 23:01:01 pretzel crond(pam_unix)[28125]: session opened for user root by (uid=0) Nov 11 23:01:02 pretzel crond(pam_unix)[28125]: session closed for user root Nov 11 23:01:39 pretzel sshd(pam_unix)[29561]: session opened for user jgarzik by (uid=0) Nov 11 23:01:48 pretzel sshd(pam_unix)[29561]: session closed for user jgarzik Nov 11 23:34:00 pretzel kernel: e1000: eth1: e1000_watchdog_task: NIC Link is Down Nov 11 23:34:01 pretzel netplugd[4112]: eth1: state ACTIVE flags 0x00001043 UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST -> 0x00001003 UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST Nov 11 23:34:01 pretzel netplugd[25700]: /etc/netplug.d/netplug eth1 out -> pid 25700 Nov 11 23:34:01 pretzel radvd[4428]: resetting ipv6-allrouters membership on eth1 Nov 11 23:34:01 pretzel radvd[4428]: can't join ipv6-allrouters on eth1 Nov 11 23:34:07 pretzel kernel: e1000: eth1: e1000_watchdog_task: NIC Link is Up 1000 Mbps Full Duplex Nov 11 23:34:07 pretzel netplugd[4112]: eth1: state OUTING flags 0x00001003 UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST -> 0x00001043 UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST Nov 11 23:34:10 pretzel radvd[4428]: resetting ipv6-allrouters membership on eth1 Nov 11 23:34:10 pretzel radvd[4428]: can't join ipv6-allrouters on eth1 Nov 11 23:34:16 pretzel radvd[4428]: resetting ipv6-allrouters membership on eth1 Nov 11 23:34:16 pretzel radvd[4428]: can't join ipv6-allrouters on eth1 Nov 11 23:34:23 pretzel radvd[4428]: resetting ipv6-allrouters membership on eth1 Nov 11 23:34:23 pretzel radvd[4428]: can't join ipv6-allrouters on eth1 Nov 11 23:34:31 pretzel radvd[4428]: resetting ipv6-allrouters membership on eth1 Nov 11 23:34:31 pretzel radvd[4428]: can't join ipv6-allrouters on eth1 Nov 11 23:34:37 pretzel radvd[4428]: resetting ipv6-allrouters membership on eth1 [...] --------------050008070308060006010500--