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INFO: rcu_bh detected stall on CPU x (t=0 jiffies)

DISCUSSION Udo van den Heuvel 1 participant 1 message May 12, 2012

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Udo van den Heuvel

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2012-05-12 14:07 UTC #0 lore raw

Hello,

I found a number of these messages in my messages files.
They have a format of:
'INFO: rcu_bh detected stall on CPU x (t=0 jiffies)'
where 'x' may vary (0-3).
This is on an AMD x86_64 box with a kernel.org kernel with minimal patching. I do not yet know of any correlation with other observations of this box.

How can we eliminate these stall warnings?

Kind regards,
Udo

May 12 11:45:12 bb3 kernel: INFO: rcu_bh detected stall on CPU 3 (t=0
jiffies)
May 12 11:45:12 bb3 kernel: Pid: 3574, comm: plugin-containe Not tainted
3.3.4 #5
May 12 11:45:12 bb3 kernel: Call Trace:
May 12 11:45:12 bb3 kernel: <IRQ>  [<ffffffff8109887b>] ?
__rcu_pending+0x16b/0x3f0
May 12 11:45:12 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff810713c0>] ?
tick_nohz_handler+0xe0/0xe0
May 12 11:45:12 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8109901b>] ?
rcu_check_callbacks+0xfb/0x170
May 12 11:45:12 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff81042fce>] ?
update_process_times+0x3e/0x80
May 12 11:45:12 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8107141a>] ?
tick_sched_timer+0x5a/0xb0
May 12 11:45:12 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff81055720>] ? __run_hrtimer+0x60/0x140
May 12 11:45:12 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8105602d>] ?
hrtimer_interrupt+0xed/0x200
May 12 11:45:12 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8101b063>] ?
smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x63/0xa0
May 12 11:45:12 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8140068b>] ?
apic_timer_interrupt+0x6b/0x70
May 12 11:45:12 bb3 kernel: <EOI>  [<ffffffff813ffc22>] ?

system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b

May 10 16:40:18 bb3 kernel: INFO: rcu_bh detected stall on CPU 3 (t=0
jiffies)
May 10 16:40:18 bb3 kernel: Pid: 12236, comm: plugin-containe Not
tainted 3.3.4 #5
May 10 16:40:18 bb3 kernel: Call Trace:
May 10 16:40:18 bb3 kernel: <IRQ>  [<ffffffff8109887b>] ?
__rcu_pending+0x16b/0x3f0
May 10 16:40:18 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff810713c0>] ?
tick_nohz_handler+0xe0/0xe0
May 10 16:40:18 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8109901b>] ?
rcu_check_callbacks+0xfb/0x170
May 10 16:40:18 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff81042fce>] ?
update_process_times+0x3e/0x80
May 10 16:40:18 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8107141a>] ?
tick_sched_timer+0x5a/0xb0
May 10 16:40:18 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff81055720>] ? __run_hrtimer+0x60/0x140
May 10 16:40:18 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8105602d>] ?
hrtimer_interrupt+0xed/0x200
May 10 16:40:18 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8101b063>] ?
smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x63/0xa0
May 10 16:40:18 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8140068b>] ?
apic_timer_interrupt+0x6b/0x70
May 10 16:40:18 bb3 kernel: <EOI>  [<ffffffff813ffc22>] ?

system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b

Apr 28 16:54:31 bb3 kernel: INFO: rcu_bh detected stall on CPU 2 (t=0
jiffies)
Apr 28 16:54:31 bb3 kernel: Pid: 4939, comm: gnome-shell Not tainted
3.3.4 #4
Apr 28 16:54:31 bb3 kernel: Call Trace:
Apr 28 16:54:31 bb3 kernel: <IRQ>  [<ffffffff8109887b>] ?
__rcu_pending+0x16b/0x3f0
Apr 28 16:54:31 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff810713c0>] ?
tick_nohz_handler+0xe0/0xe0
Apr 28 16:54:31 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8109901b>] ?
rcu_check_callbacks+0xfb/0x170
Apr 28 16:54:31 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff81042fce>] ?
update_process_times+0x3e/0x80
Apr 28 16:54:31 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8107141a>] ?
tick_sched_timer+0x5a/0xb0
Apr 28 16:54:31 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff81055720>] ? __run_hrtimer+0x60/0x140
Apr 28 16:54:31 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8105602d>] ?
hrtimer_interrupt+0xed/0x200
Apr 28 16:54:31 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8101b063>] ?
smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x63/0xa0
Apr 28 16:54:31 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff81400a0b>] ?
apic_timer_interrupt+0x6b/0x70
Apr 28 16:54:31 bb3 kernel: <EOI>  [<ffffffff813fffa2>] ?

system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b

Apr 21 08:15:13 bb3 kernel: INFO: rcu_bh detected stall on CPU 3 (t=0
jiffies)
Apr 21 08:15:13 bb3 kernel: Pid: 21862, comm: plugin-containe Tainted: G
       W    3.3.1 #1
Apr 21 08:15:13 bb3 kernel: Call Trace:
Apr 21 08:15:13 bb3 kernel: <IRQ>  [<ffffffff8109877b>] ?
__rcu_pending+0x16b/0x3f0
Apr 21 08:15:13 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff810711f0>] ?
tick_nohz_handler+0xe0/0xe0
Apr 21 08:15:13 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff81098f1b>] ?
rcu_check_callbacks+0xfb/0x170
Apr 21 08:15:13 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff81042fae>] ?
update_process_times+0x3e/0x80
Apr 21 08:15:13 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8107124a>] ?
tick_sched_timer+0x5a/0xb0
Apr 21 08:15:13 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff81055590>] ? __run_hrtimer+0x60/0x140
Apr 21 08:15:13 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff81055e9d>] ?
hrtimer_interrupt+0xed/0x200
Apr 21 08:15:13 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8101b053>] ?
smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x63/0xa0
Apr 21 08:15:13 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8140084b>] ?
apic_timer_interrupt+0x6b/0x70
Apr 21 08:15:13 bb3 kernel: <EOI>  [<ffffffff813ffde2>] ?

system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b

Apr 15 11:20:02 bb3 kernel: INFO: rcu_bh detected stall on CPU 0 (t=0
jiffies)
Apr 15 11:20:02 bb3 kernel: Pid: 4691, comm: plugin-containe Not tainted
3.3.1 #1
Apr 15 11:20:02 bb3 kernel: Call Trace:
Apr 15 11:20:02 bb3 kernel: <IRQ>  [<ffffffff8109877b>] ?
__rcu_pending+0x16b/0x3f0
Apr 15 11:20:02 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff810711f0>] ?
tick_nohz_handler+0xe0/0xe0
Apr 15 11:20:02 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff81098f1b>] ?
rcu_check_callbacks+0xfb/0x170
Apr 15 11:20:02 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff81042fae>] ?
update_process_times+0x3e/0x80
Apr 15 11:20:02 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8107124a>] ?
tick_sched_timer+0x5a/0xb0
Apr 15 11:20:02 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff81055590>] ? __run_hrtimer+0x60/0x140
Apr 15 11:20:02 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff81055e9d>] ?
hrtimer_interrupt+0xed/0x200
Apr 15 11:20:02 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8101b053>] ?
smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x63/0xa0
Apr 15 11:20:02 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8140084b>] ?
apic_timer_interrupt+0x6b/0x70
Apr 15 11:20:02 bb3 kernel: <EOI>  [<ffffffff813ffde2>] ?

system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b

Apr 12 17:59:35 bb3 kernel: INFO: rcu_bh detected stall on CPU 3 (t=0
jiffies)
Apr 12 17:59:35 bb3 kernel: Pid: 23600, comm: plugin-containe Not
tainted 3.3.1 #1
Apr 12 17:59:35 bb3 kernel: Call Trace:
Apr 12 17:59:35 bb3 kernel: <IRQ>  [<ffffffff8109877b>] ?
__rcu_pending+0x16b/0x3f0
Apr 12 17:59:35 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff813fef71>] ?
_raw_spin_unlock+0x11/0x30
Apr 12 17:59:35 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff810711f0>] ?
tick_nohz_handler+0xe0/0xe0
Apr 12 17:59:35 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff81098f1b>] ?
rcu_check_callbacks+0xfb/0x170
Apr 12 17:59:35 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff81042fae>] ?
update_process_times+0x3e/0x80
Apr 12 17:59:35 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8107124a>] ?
tick_sched_timer+0x5a/0xb0
Apr 12 17:59:35 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff81055590>] ? __run_hrtimer+0x60/0x140
Apr 12 17:59:35 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff81055e9d>] ?
hrtimer_interrupt+0xed/0x200
Apr 12 17:59:35 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8101b053>] ?
smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x63/0xa0
Apr 12 17:59:35 bb3 kernel: [<ffffffff8140084b>] ?
apic_timer_interrupt+0x6b/0x70
Apr 12 17:59:35 bb3 kernel: <EOI>  [<ffffffff813ffde2>] ?

system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b