+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #446142 +++ After some CIFS testing on 2.6.18-92.el5xen, I got this: slab error in kmem_cache_destroy(): cache `cifs_request': Can't free all objects [<c046bdbf>] kmem_cache_destroy+0x61/0xf3 [<e0f61153>] cifs_destroy_request_bufs+0x14/0x28 [cifs] [<e0f7e576>] exit_cifs+0x1e/0x80 [cifs] [<c043aeae>] sys_delete_module+0x192/0x1b8 [<c04451fd>] audit_syscall_entry+0x14b/0x17d [<c0405413>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb ======================= kmem_cache_create: duplicate cache cifs_request [<c046b91b>] kmem_cache_create+0x453/0x483 [<c046aa47>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x54/0x5e [<e0f61276>] cifs_init_request_bufs+0x53/0x182 [cifs] [<e0c3c151>] init_cifs+0x151/0x22c [cifs] [<c043aafd>] sys_init_module+0x18b5/0x1a60 [<c046bd5e>] kmem_cache_destroy+0x0/0xf3 [<c04451fd>] audit_syscall_entry+0x14b/0x17d [<c0405413>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb ...not sure exactly what caused it... -- Additional comment from jlayton on 2008-05-14 16:09 EST -- Turned out to be a problem in the error path for readdir. Patch has been pushed upstream.
Updating PM score.
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From bug 462459: Committed in 78.23.EL . RPMS are available at http://people.redhat.com/vgoyal/rhel4/ ...moving this to MODIFIED since the patches for it were part of the larger CIFS update.
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 therefore 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-2009-1024.html