[Bug 600] New: File locking memory leak

[Martin J. Bligh]

I'll forward this one out as a plea for more information / testers ;-)

M.

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http://bugme.osdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=600

           Summary: File locking memory leak
    Kernel Version: many
            Status: NEW
          Severity: high
             Owner: [e-mail]
         Submitter: [e-mail]

Problem Description:

Some people have reported to me that the file_lock_cache grows virtually
without bound.  I haven't been able to reproduce the problem yet.  I'm
filing this bug here to track the problem.

I suspect it depends on workload.  First problem will be to track down what
type of lock it is; that'll give me some clue as to which of the three
independent implementations in the file locking code is leaking locks.

Steps to reproduce: