diff --git a/cf/valgrind-suppressions b/cf/valgrind-suppressions
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..161989093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cf/valgrind-suppressions
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# $Id$
+{
+   linux db init brokenness
+   Memcheck:Param
+   pwrite64(buf)
+   fun:do_pwrite64
+   fun:__os_io
+   fun:__memp_pgwrite
+   fun:__memp_fsync
+   fun:__bam_read_root
+   fun:__bam_open
+   fun:__db_dbopen
+   fun:__db_open
+   fun:DB_open
+}
+{
+   linux strerror
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:_vgrZU_libcZdsoZa_malloc
+   fun:rwlock_add_to_list
+   fun:rwlock_have_already
+   fun:pthread_rwlock_rdlock
+   fun:__dcigettext
+   fun:dcgettext
+   fun:strerror_r
+   fun:strerror
+}
+{
+   linux db close brokenness
+   Memcheck:Param
+   pwrite64(buf)
+   fun:do_pwrite64
+   fun:__os_io
+   fun:__memp_pgwrite
+   fun:__memp_fsync
+   fun:__db_sync
+   fun:__db_close
+   fun:DB_close
+}
+{
+   GLIBC 2.1.2 getservbyname defect
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:_vgrZU_libcZdsoZa_malloc
+   fun:strdup
+   obj:*
+   obj:*
+   fun:getservbyname_r@@GLIBC_2.1.2
+   fun:getservbyname
+}
+{
+   glibc getaddrinfo defect
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:_vgrZU_libcZdsoZa_malloc
+   fun:__libc_res_nsend
+   fun:__libc_res_nquery
+   fun:__libc_res_nquerydomain
+   fun:__libc_res_nsearch
+   obj:*
+   fun:gaih_inet
+   fun:getaddrinfo
+}