Filesystem error causes nilfs_btree_do_lookup to trigger cpu soft lockup
Hi, using Nilfs in kernel 3.2.12, I started running into errors after about a week of steady use. On the system where this happened, it didn't behave very well; the kernel's watchdog detected a soft-lockup after 23 seconds and rebooted the system. I had it mounted with "-o errors=continue".
I moved the drive to a different system, and mounted it (with errors=remount-ro), and read the problem files, and got I/O errors in user-land (as I might expect) but it didn't hang up the kernel or trigger a soft-lockup.
After some reading, I now understand that errors=continue might not be the best idea. Also, the soft-lockup is detected after 20 seconds, which is maybe too narrow of a window?
But, I wanted to post here and see if you recognized a bug that was already fixed in a newer kernel, or if it inspires ideas of how to prevent soft-lockups (by putting limits on scanning functions, or something). Also, I've decided I should at least upgrade to kernel 3.2.52, but do you know if I need to go newer than that, to avoid known bugs?
Below is the output of "log" on the crash utility, from my vmcore.
Thanks in advance.
-Mike
[10796.519283] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143304192, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519292] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143308288, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519300] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143312384, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519308] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143316480, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519317] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143320576, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519325] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143324672, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519333] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143328768, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519341] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143332864, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519350] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143336960, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519364] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143341056, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519374] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143345152, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519382] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143349248, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519390] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143353344, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519398] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143357440, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519406] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143361536, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519415] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143365632, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519423] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143369728, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519431] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143373824, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519439] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143377920, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519447] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143382016, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519455] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143386112, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519463] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143390208, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519471] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143394304, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519480] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143398400, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519488] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143402496, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519496] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143406592, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519505] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143410688, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519513] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143414784, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519521] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143418880, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519530] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143422976, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519538] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143427072, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519545] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143431168, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519554] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143435264, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519562] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143439360, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519570] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143443456, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519578] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143447552, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519587] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143451648, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519595] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143455744, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519604] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143459840, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519612] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143463936, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519627] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143468032, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519635] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143472128, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519643] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143476224, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519652] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143480320, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519660] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143484416, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519668] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143488512, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519676] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143492608, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519685] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143496704, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519693] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143500800, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519701] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143504896, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519710] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143508992, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519718] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143513088, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519727] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143517184, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519735] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143521280, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519744] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143525376, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519752] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143529472, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519760] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143533568, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519769] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143537664, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519777] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143541760, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519877] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143545856, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519898] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143549952, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519906] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143554048, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519914] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143558144, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519922] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143562240, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519937] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143566336, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519945] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143570432, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519954] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143574528, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519962] NILFS error (device sdf1): nilfs_check_page: bad entry in directory #2383620: rec_len is smaller than minimal - offset=1143578624, inode=0, rec_len=0, name_len=0 [10796.519969] BUG: soft lockup - CPU#5 stuck for 23s! [rsync:15865] [10796.519971] Modules linked in: twofish_i586 twofish_generic twofish_common camellia serpent blowfish_generic blowfish_common xcbc sha512_generic crypto_null aes_i586 coretemp lm85 hwmon_vid i2c_i801 i5k_amb asix r8169 8139too natsemi tg3 bnx2 3c59x tulip e100 e1000 e1000e vmxnet3 [10796.519990] Modules linked in: twofish_i586 twofish_generic twofish_common camellia serpent blowfish_generic blowfish_common xcbc sha512_generic crypto_null aes_i586 coretemp lm85 hwmon_vid i2c_i801 i5k_amb asix r8169 8139too natsemi tg3 bnx2 3c59x tulip e100 e1000 e1000e vmxnet3 [10796.520004] [10796.520006] Pid: 15865, comm: rsync Not tainted 3.2.12-gentoo #10 Dell Inc. PowerEdge 2950/0CU542 [10796.520010] EIP: 0060:[<c02bc7db>] EFLAGS: 00000202 CPU: 5 [10796.520016] EIP is at nilfs_btree_node_lookup+0x46/0xab [10796.520018] EAX: 002616c3 EBX: 210e4606 ECX: 000001c4 EDX: 00000000 [10796.520020] ESI: 00000000 EDI: 000000e2 EBP: 000000e3 ESP: eea05a30 [10796.520022] DS: 007b ES: 007b FS: 00d8 GS: 0000 SS: 0068 [10796.520024] Process rsync (pid: 15865, ti=eea04000 task=f25cebd0 task.ti=eea04000) [10796.522257] Stack: [10796.522257] 000000e2 e8b36000 000000e1 e8b36000 18bc9446 00000000 ead61c24 c02bcc2b [10796.522257] eea05a84 f15fc038 00000002 00000000 000000ff 04fffffe 00000001 f15fc0d8 [10796.522257] 00000002 000000d8 00000000 00000000 ead61dec 00000026 f15fc038 210e4606 [10796.522257] Call Trace: [10796.522257] [<c02bcc2b>] ? nilfs_btree_do_lookup+0x11a/0x1d0 [10796.522257] [<c02bcec0>] ? nilfs_btree_lookup+0x35/0x49 [10796.522257] [<c02bc603>] ? nilfs_bmap_lookup_at_level+0x2b/0x9a [10796.522257] [<c02bb18c>] ? nilfs_grab_buffer+0x88/0xb0 [10796.522257] [<c02bb381>] ? nilfs_mdt_submit_block+0xa2/0x11b [10796.522257] [<c02bb414>] ? nilfs_mdt_read_block+0x1a/0xb4 [10796.522257] [<c0148d90>] ? hrtimer_forward+0xff/0x11b [10796.522257] [<c02bb593>] ? nilfs_mdt_get_block+0x2c/0x1a0 [10796.522257] [<c02c8fef>] ? nilfs_palloc_get_block+0x52/0x8a [10796.522257] [<c02c90e8>] ? nilfs_palloc_get_entry_block+0x56/0x5e [10796.522257] [<c02c03a7>] ? nilfs_dat_translate+0x25/0xee [10796.522257] [<c02bbe99>] ? nilfs_btnode_submit_block+0x86/0x16d [10796.522257] [<c02bca22>] ? __nilfs_btree_get_block+0x35/0x124 [10796.522257] [<c02bcbea>] ? nilfs_btree_do_lookup+0xd9/0x1d0 [10796.522257] [<c0114953>] ? intel_pmu_enable_all+0x79/0xd6 [10796.522257] [<c02be713>] ? nilfs_btree_lookup_contig+0x47/0x2c9 [10796.522257] [<c035e212>] ? number+0x16c/0x272 [10796.522257] [<c035e0a2>] ? put_dec+0x61/0x65 [10796.522257] [<c035e212>] ? number+0x16c/0x272 [10796.522257] [<c02bc433>] ? nilfs_bmap_lookup_contig+0x3b/0x59 [10796.522257] [<c02b7564>] ? nilfs_get_block+0x74/0x1b3 [10796.522257] [<c01bb9fa>] ? do_mpage_readpage+0x254/0x5d6 [10796.522257] [<c02b74f0>] ? nilfs_setattr+0xbb/0xbb [10796.522257] [<c0174c72>] ? get_page_from_freelist+0x5a/0x341 [10796.522257] [<c01bbdc4>] ? mpage_readpage+0x48/0x5e [10796.522257] [<c02b74f0>] ? nilfs_setattr+0xbb/0xbb [10796.522257] [<c0170d59>] ? add_to_page_cache_locked+0x6d/0x96 [10796.522257] [<c0170dac>] ? add_to_page_cache_lru+0x2a/0x2f [10796.522257] [<c0170ebf>] ? do_read_cache_page+0x6e/0xee [10796.522257] [<c02b62c3>] ? nilfs_writepages+0x23/0x23 [10796.522257] [<c0170f6c>] ? read_cache_page_async+0x14/0x18 [10796.522257] [<c0170f79>] ? read_cache_page+0x9/0xf [10796.522257] [<c02b7a5a>] ? nilfs_get_page+0x17/0x1b9 [10796.522257] [<c02b864b>] ? nilfs_empty_dir+0x3b/0x108 [10796.522257] [<c02ba1e8>] ? nilfs_rmdir+0x2c/0x7f [10796.522257] [<c019e88b>] ? vfs_rmdir+0x78/0xc9 [10796.522257] [<c01a0983>] ? do_rmdir+0x89/0xc1 [10796.522257] [<c01a97a1>] ? mntput_no_expire+0x9/0xb7 [10796.522257] [<c01947b7>] ? filp_close+0x54/0x5a [10796.522257] [<c01957d2>] ? sys_close+0x60/0x92 [10796.522257] [<c08cf8c1>] ? syscall_call+0x7/0xb [10796.522257] [<c08c0000>] ? cpqarray_remove_one_pci+0x21/0x54 [10796.522257] Code: 00 00 00 00 8d 68 ff eb 49 8b 4c 24 08 ba 02 00 00 00 89 d7 01 e9 89 c8 99 f7 ff 89 04 24 89 c2 89 c7 8b 44 24 04 e8 01 ff ff ff <39> f2 75 04 39 d8 74 3b 39 f2 77 12 72 04 39 d8 73 0c 8d 47 01 [10796.522257] Call Trace: [10796.522257] [<c02bcc2b>] ? nilfs_btree_do_lookup+0x11a/0x1d0 [10796.522257] [<c02bcec0>] ? nilfs_btree_lookup+0x35/0x49 [10796.522257] [<c02bc603>] ? nilfs_bmap_lookup_at_level+0x2b/0x9a [10796.522257] [<c02bb18c>] ? nilfs_grab_buffer+0x88/0xb0 [10796.522257] [<c02bb381>] ? nilfs_mdt_submit_block+0xa2/0x11b [10796.522257] [<c02bb414>] ? nilfs_mdt_read_block+0x1a/0xb4 [10796.522257] [<c0148d90>] ? hrtimer_forward+0xff/0x11b [10796.522257] [<c02bb593>] ? nilfs_mdt_get_block+0x2c/0x1a0 [10796.522257] [<c02c8fef>] ? nilfs_palloc_get_block+0x52/0x8a [10796.522257] [<c02c90e8>] ? nilfs_palloc_get_entry_block+0x56/0x5e [10796.522257] [<c02c03a7>] ? nilfs_dat_translate+0x25/0xee [10796.522257] [<c02bbe99>] ? nilfs_btnode_submit_block+0x86/0x16d [10796.522257] [<c02bca22>] ? __nilfs_btree_get_block+0x35/0x124 [10796.522257] [<c02bcbea>] ? nilfs_btree_do_lookup+0xd9/0x1d0 [10796.522257] [<c0114953>] ? intel_pmu_enable_all+0x79/0xd6 [10796.522257] [<c02be713>] ? nilfs_btree_lookup_contig+0x47/0x2c9 [10796.522257] [<c035e212>] ? number+0x16c/0x272 [10796.522257] [<c035e0a2>] ? put_dec+0x61/0x65 [10796.522257] [<c035e212>] ? number+0x16c/0x272 [10796.522257] [<c02bc433>] ? nilfs_bmap_lookup_contig+0x3b/0x59 [10796.522257] [<c02b7564>] ? nilfs_get_block+0x74/0x1b3 [10796.522257] [<c01bb9fa>] ? do_mpage_readpage+0x254/0x5d6 [10796.522257] [<c02b74f0>] ? nilfs_setattr+0xbb/0xbb [10796.522257] [<c0174c72>] ? get_page_from_freelist+0x5a/0x341 [10796.522257] [<c01bbdc4>] ? mpage_readpage+0x48/0x5e [10796.522257] [<c02b74f0>] ? nilfs_setattr+0xbb/0xbb [10796.522257] [<c0170d59>] ? add_to_page_cache_locked+0x6d/0x96 [10796.522257] [<c0170dac>] ? add_to_page_cache_lru+0x2a/0x2f [10796.522257] [<c0170ebf>] ? do_read_cache_page+0x6e/0xee [10796.522257] [<c02b62c3>] ? nilfs_writepages+0x23/0x23 [10796.522257] [<c0170f6c>] ? read_cache_page_async+0x14/0x18 [10796.522257] [<c0170f79>] ? read_cache_page+0x9/0xf [10796.522257] [<c02b7a5a>] ? nilfs_get_page+0x17/0x1b9 [10796.522257] [<c02b864b>] ? nilfs_empty_dir+0x3b/0x108 [10796.522257] [<c02ba1e8>] ? nilfs_rmdir+0x2c/0x7f [10796.522257] [<c019e88b>] ? vfs_rmdir+0x78/0xc9 [10796.522257] [<c01a0983>] ? do_rmdir+0x89/0xc1 [10796.522257] [<c01a97a1>] ? mntput_no_expire+0x9/0xb7 [10796.522257] [<c01947b7>] ? filp_close+0x54/0x5a [10796.522257] [<c01957d2>] ? sys_close+0x60/0x92 [10796.522257] [<c08cf8c1>] ? syscall_call+0x7/0xb [10796.522257] [<c08c0000>] ? cpqarray_remove_one_pci+0x21/0x54 [10796.522257] Kernel panic - not syncing: softlockup: hung tasks
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Hi Michael,
Quoted 10 lines · Michael Conrad
Hi, using Nilfs in kernel 3.2.12, I started running into errors after about a week of steady use. On the system where this happened, it didn't behave very well; the kernel's watchdog detected a soft-lockup after 23 seconds and rebooted the system. I had it mounted with "-o errors=continue".
I moved the drive to a different system, and mounted it (with errors=remount-ro), and read the problem files, and got I/O errors in user-land (as I might expect) but it didn't hang up the kernel or trigger a soft-lockup.
After some reading, I now understand that errors=continue might not be the best idea. Also, the soft-lockup is detected after 20 seconds, which is maybe too narrow of a window?
But, I wanted to post here and see if you recognized a bug that was already fixed in a newer kernel, or if it inspires ideas of how to prevent soft-lockups (by putting limits on scanning functions, or something). Also, I've decided I should at least upgrade to kernel 3.2.52, but do you know if I need to go newer than that, to avoid known bugs?
Below is the output of "log" on the crash utility, from my vmcore.
Thank you for the issue report.
But anyway I need to understand a reproducing path of the issue. Could you describe the reproducing path?
I can't investigate the issue without clear understanding of the reproducing path and how stably it is possible to reproduce it.
Thanks,
Vyacheslav Dubeyko.
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