https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=463273 Summary: /var/log/messages becomes really huge Product: openSUSE 11.0 Version: Final Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Maintenance AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: richard.bos@xs4all.nl QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Since upgrading to openSUSE_11.1 /var/log/messages becomes really huge: med111:/var/log # ls -l messages -rw-r----- 1 root root 112104181 Jan 2 15:25 messages That's more than 112MB. The collection of messages in this file started only 20 hours ago: med111:/var/log # head messages Jan 1 17:46:15 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Add. Sense: Logical unit not supported Jan 1 17:46:15 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Unit Not Ready Jan 1 17:46:15 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] The messages accountable for this huge amount of data is: med111:/var/log # cut -c17- messages | sort | uniq -c | sort -nr | head -30 67350 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Add. Sense: Logical unit not supported 67350 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] 67350 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Add. Sense: Logical unit not supported 67349 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] 67345 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] 67345 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Add. Sense: Logical unit not supported 67342 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] 67342 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Add. Sense: Logical unit not supported 33675 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Test WP failed, assume Write Enabled 33675 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE,SUGGEST_OK 33675 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] READ CAPACITY failed 33675 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Unit Not Ready 33675 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE,SUGGEST_OK 33675 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] READ CAPACITY failed 33674 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Unit Not Ready 33674 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Assuming drive cache: write through 33674 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Test WP failed, assume Write Enabled 33674 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through 33673 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE,SUGGEST_OK 33673 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] READ CAPACITY failed 33672 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Unit Not Ready 33672 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Test WP failed, assume Write Enabled 33672 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through 33671 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Unit Not Ready 33671 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE,SUGGEST_OK 33671 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] READ CAPACITY failed 33670 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Test WP failed, assume Write Enabled 33670 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through 41 med111 kernel: ata2: clearing spurious IRQ 8 med111 kernel: usb 1-3: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2 In a second the following messages are seen (just a random second): Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Unit Not Ready Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Add. Sense: Logical unit not supported Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Unit Not Ready Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Add. Sense: Logical unit not supported Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Unit Not Ready Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Add. Sense: Logical unit not supported Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Unit Not Ready Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Add. Sense: Logical unit not supported Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] READ CAPACITY failed Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE,SUGGEST_OK Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Add. Sense: Logical unit not supported Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] READ CAPACITY failed Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE,SUGGEST_OK Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Add. Sense: Logical unit not supported Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] READ CAPACITY failed Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE,SUGGEST_OK Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Add. Sense: Logical unit not supported Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Test WP failed, assume Write Enabled Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] READ CAPACITY failed Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE,SUGGEST_OK Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Add. Sense: Logical unit not supported Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Test WP failed, assume Write Enabled Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Test WP failed, assume Write Enabled Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Assuming drive cache: write through Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Test WP failed, assume Write Enabled Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Unit Not Ready Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Add. Sense: Logical unit not supported Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Unit Not Ready Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Add. Sense: Logical unit not supported Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Unit Not Ready Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Add. Sense: Logical unit not supported Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Unit Not Ready Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Add. Sense: Logical unit not supported Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] READ CAPACITY failed Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE,SUGGEST_OK Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Add. Sense: Logical unit not supported Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] READ CAPACITY failed Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE,SUGGEST_OK Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Add. Sense: Logical unit not supported Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] READ CAPACITY failed Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE,SUGGEST_OK Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Add. Sense: Logical unit not supported Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] READ CAPACITY failed Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE,SUGGEST_OK Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Add. Sense: Logical unit not supported Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Test WP failed, assume Write Enabled Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:1: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Test WP failed, assume Write Enabled Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Test WP failed, assume Write Enabled Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:3: [sde] Assuming drive cache: write through Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Test WP failed, assume Write Enabled Jan 2 15:28:40 med111 kernel: sd 2:0:0:2: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through Is there something that can be disable to rid of those messages (to prevent waste of diskspace and resource)? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.