get_path_from_dentry:: error in retrieving full path
 

We have a Red Hat Linux server that is putting out the following messages in the messages syslog file:

[root@spctel203(OASIS) ~]# cat /var/log/messages | tail
Feb 28 16:20:27 spctel203 kernel: K: WARNING: get_path_from_dentry:: error in retrieving full path for /. rc:
2
Feb 28 16:20:27 spctel203 kernel: K: WARNING: get_path_from_dentry:: error in retrieving full path for /. rc:
2
Feb 28 16:20:27 spctel203 kernel: K: ERROR : Failed to get path from dentry
Feb 28 16:20:27 spctel203 kernel: K: ERROR : Failed to get path from dentry
Feb 28 16:20:27 spctel203 kernel: K: ERROR : kINV, error finding full path for file /
Feb 28 16:20:27 spctel203 kernel: K: ERROR : kINV, error finding full path for file /
Feb 28 16:20:27 spctel203 kernel: K: WARNING: get_path_from_dentry:: error in retrieving full path for /. rc:
2
Feb 28 16:20:27 spctel203 kernel: K: WARNING: get_path_from_dentry:: error in retrieving full path for /. rc:
2
Feb 28 16:20:27 spctel203 kernel: K: ERROR : Failed to get path from dentry
Feb 28 16:20:27 spctel203 kernel: K: ERROR : Failed to get path from dentry

Does anyone know what they mean and what is failing ??

Any details? I don't see "get_path_from_dentry" in my 2.6 kernel.

Have not noticed any issues with the server, just noticed these messages in the messages log... Not sure what they mean or what may be causing them, or how to stop them.....

We are running: Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES release 4 (Nahant Update 6)

kernel: 2.6.9-67.0.4.EL

we have this problem too - no solution yet?
 

In theory the error means the kernel cannot find "." in the / directory structure, which makes no sense to me....

We also have a lot of Redhat Linux and many are logging the same thing you have reported. I cannot detect an impact to applications. In our case the errors show up in /var/log/messages every 15 seconds(sample below), and I am told have been happening for a couple of years. You posted errors for "rc:" ours occur at "rc: 2".

This is a sample of 1 complete entry as seen every 15 seconds.

Aug 30 04:09:29 spct1-11 kernel: K: ERROR : kINV, error finding full path for file /
Aug 30 04:09:29 spct1-11 kernel: K: ERROR : kINV, error finding full path for file /
Aug 30 04:09:29 spct1-11 kernel: K: WARNING: get_path_from_dentry:: error in retrieving full path for /. rc: 2
Aug 30 04:09:29 spct1-11 kernel: K: WARNING: get_path_from_dentry:: error in retrieving full path for /. rc: 2
Aug 30 04:09:29 spct1-11 kernel: K: ERROR : Failed to get path from dentry
Aug 30 04:09:29 spct1-11 kernel: K: ERROR : Failed to get path from dentry
Aug 30 04:09:29 spct1-11 kernel: K: ERROR : kINV, error finding full path for file /
Aug 30 04:09:29 spct1-11 kernel: K: ERROR : kINV, error finding full path for file /
Aug 30 04:09:29 spct1-11 kernel: K: WARNING: get_path_from_dentry:: error in retrieving full path for /. rc: 2
Aug 30 04:09:29 spct1-11 kernel: K: WARNING: get_path_from_dentry:: error in retrieving full path for /. rc: 2
Aug 30 04:09:29 spct1-11 kernel: K: ERROR : Failed to get path from dentry
Aug 30 04:09:29 spct1-11 kernel: K: ERROR : Failed to get path from dentry