Just to confirm that this bug is still not fixed: I just got this report on my up-to-date server. The system was more or less idle with the usual server stuff running (apache, postfix, bind,...). Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140504] ------------[ cut here ]------------ Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140515] WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.31/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c:129 idr_callback+0x49/0x70() Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140518] Hardware name: X8STi Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140521] inotify closing but id=0 for entry=ffff8801b586bee0 in group=ffff880155c8cc00 still in idr. Probably leaking memory Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140523] Modules linked in: ufs qnx4 hfsplus hfs minix ntfs vfat msdos fat jfs xfs exportfs reiserfs ipt_REJECT xt_multiport ipt_LOG xt_limit xt_state xt_tcpudp iptable_mangle iptable_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_conntrack_ftp nf_conntrack iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables psmouse lp serio_raw parport raid10 raid456 raid6_pq async_xor async_memcpy async_tx xor usbhid usb_storage raid1 raid0 multipath linear e1000e Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140561] Pid: 14547, comm: gam_server Not tainted 2.6.31-16-server #53-Ubuntu Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140564] Call Trace: Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140571] [] warn_slowpath_common+0x78/0xb0 Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140575] [] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x3c/0x40 Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140581] [] ? wait_for_common+0x124/0x170 Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140586] [] idr_callback+0x49/0x70 Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140590] [] ? default_wake_function+0x0/0x10 Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140595] [] idr_for_each+0x89/0xe0 Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140599] [] ? idr_callback+0x0/0x70 Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140603] [] ? fsnotify_put_event+0x44/0x60 Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140607] [] inotify_free_group_priv+0x22/0x40 Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140611] [] fsnotify_final_destroy_group+0x23/0x40 Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140615] [] fsnotify_put_group+0x98/0xb0 Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140619] [] inotify_release+0x2f/0x50 Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140622] [] __fput+0xda/0x1f0 Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140625] [] fput+0x1d/0x30 Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140630] [] filp_close+0x58/0x90 Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140634] [] put_files_struct+0x77/0xe0 Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140637] [] exit_files+0x4f/0x60 Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140641] [] do_exit+0x14b/0x360 Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140644] [] do_group_exit+0x49/0xc0 Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140648] [] sys_exit_group+0x12/0x20 Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140653] [] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140656] ---[ end trace 61f09b5c1eb9371c ]--- Dec 24 12:27:59 batleth kernel: [1217678.140658] entry->group=(null) inode=(null) wd=4096