Bug 160528 - audit: file system watch on block device
Summary: audit: file system watch on block device
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel
Version: 4.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: David Woodhouse
QA Contact: Brian Brock
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Blocks: 113381 156322
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Reported: 2005-06-15 16:02 UTC by Steve Grubb
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:07 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

Fixed In Version: RHSA-2005-514
Doc Type: Enhancement
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Last Closed: 2005-10-05 13:30:43 UTC
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2005:514 0 qe-ready SHIPPED_LIVE Important: Updated kernel packages available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 2 2005-10-05 04:00:00 UTC

Description Steve Grubb 2005-06-15 16:02:23 UTC
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Description of problem:
When file system watches are set on block devices and triggered, it overflows the backlog many, many times. Block devices do not need to be watched and something may be done to disallow monitoring them. This also points out a case where some rate limiting on syscall exit may be done.

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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. New feature

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Comment 1 David Woodhouse 2005-06-20 13:38:34 UTC
There's a more generic problem here with the backlog overflowing.

We can slow down the process being audited by making it wait for space on the
backlog queue instead of just failing. This is done in audit.63.

Comment 4 Red Hat Bugzilla 2005-10-05 13:30:43 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html



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