[Bug 18473] New: Using inotify causes massive kernel memory leak

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Ubuntu | kernel-package

           Summary: Using inotify causes massive kernel memory leak
           Product: Ubuntu
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: other
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: kernel-package
        AssignedTo: ben.collins at ubuntu.com
        ReportedBy: ttb at tentacle.dhs.org
         QAContact: kernel-bugs at lists.ubuntu.com


Using the attached test program, inotify can cause the kernel to leak hundreds
of megs of memory very quickly.

The real cause of this bug isn't inotify, but a bug in the idr code.

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