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To: Shrihari Pandit <digital@stealth.net>
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Subject: Re: rtfree messages 
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From: David Greenman <dg@root.com>
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Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 19:32:13 -0700
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>We have started getting the following rtfree messages in the
>/var/log/messages.. thousands per day.
>
>Sep 28 01:00:28 machine /kernel: rtfree: 0xf26afa00 not
>Sep 28 01:00:28 machine /kernel: freed (neg refs)
>Sep 28 01:00:28 machine /kernel: rtfree: 0xf26afa00 not freed (neg refs)
>Sep 28 01:00:31 machine last message repeated 4052 times    
>
>This machine is running FreeBSD 2.2.7.  GateD is also running.
>
>What is the meaning of this message?

   It could be a bug with freeing a route too many times. It might also be
casued by a memory error.

-DG

David Greenman
Co-founder/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project

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