Description of problem: openib creates multiple /proc/net/sdp files Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): openib-1.3-5.el4.x86_64 How reproducible: Enable openibd. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Make sure openibd is started 2. find /proc/net/sdp* Actual results: Multiple files named /proc/net/sdp will be listed. Expected results: There should only be one file named /proc/net/sdp. Additional info: On a system where openibd is enabled, there will always be two /proc/net/sdp files, which you can see via "find /proc/net/sdp*" or "find /proc/net | grep sdp" or "ls -l /proc/net/sdp*", among other options. And every time you stop and restart openibd, you'll add yet another /proc/net/sdp file to the total. The files appear to be distinguished in some way, but I can't see it in the filename (i.e. if I do "find /proc/net/sdp* | od -cx"); from what I can tell, they're identically-named. This breaks the filesystem semantic of having only one file with a particular name. We happened across this because Tripwire got confused when it found two separate files both named /proc/net/sdp.
This is actually a kernel bug. It's been fixed for rhel5.3 already and will be included in the rhel4.8 update as well.
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Committed in 78.23.EL . RPMS are available at http://people.redhat.com/vgoyal/rhel4/
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