I have a machine with a recent install of centos (2.6.32-220.2.1.el6.x86_64 kernel). It crashed 3 times this week, and sent emails like the one below complaining about kernel taint. I've gone back to a previous kernel to see if that helps, but otherwise I don't know how to investigate this. What should I do? Here's stuff from the log and one of the emails: log:******************************** # grep -e '12 10:16' -e '10 14:46' -e '9 15:44' /var/log/messages Jan 9 15:44:11 name kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------ Jan 9 15:44:11 name kernel: WARNING: at kernel/sched.c:5914 thread_return+0x232/0x79d() (Not tainted) Jan 9 15:44:11 name kernel: Hardware name: Precision WorkStation 490 Jan 9 15:44:11 name kernel: Modules linked in: fuse nfs lockd fscache nfs_acl auth_rpcgss autofs4 sunrpc p4_clockmod freq_table speedstep_lib ipv6 ppdev parport_pc parport sg microcode dcdbas serio_raw i2c_i801 iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support tg3 snd_hda_codec_idt snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_pcm snd_timer snd soundcore snd_page_alloc i5000_edac edac_core i5k_amb shpchp ext4 mbcache jbd2 sd_mod crc_t10dif sr_mod cdrom firewire_ohci firewire_core crc_itu_t ahci pata_acpi ata_generic ata_piix nouveau ttm drm_kms_helper drm i2c_algo_bit i2c_core mxm_wmi wmi video output dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod [last unloaded: mperf] Jan 9 15:44:11 name kernel: Pid: 17, comm: ksoftirqd/3 Not tainted 2.6.32-220.2.1.el6.x86_64 #1 Jan 9 15:44:11 name kernel: Call Trace: Jan 9 15:44:11 name kernel: [<ffffffff81069997>] ? warn_slowpath_common+0x87/0xc0 Jan 9 15:44:11 name kernel: [<ffffffff810699ea>] ? warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x20 Jan 9 15:44:11 name kernel: [<ffffffff814eccc5>] ? thread_return+0x232/0x79d Jan 9 15:44:11 name kernel: [<ffffffff81071b35>] ? ksoftirqd+0xd5/0x110 Jan 9 15:44:11 name kernel: [<ffffffff81071a60>] ? ksoftirqd+0x0/0x110 Jan 9 15:44:11 name kernel: [<ffffffff810906a6>] ? kthread+0x96/0xa0 Jan 9 15:44:11 name kernel: [<ffffffff8100c14a>] ? child_rip+0xa/0x20 Jan 9 15:44:11 name kernel: [<ffffffff81090610>] ? kthread+0x0/0xa0 Jan 9 15:44:11 name kernel: [<ffffffff8100c140>] ? child_rip+0x0/0x20 Jan 9 15:44:11 name kernel: ---[ end trace ce943d42785388df ]--- Jan 9 15:44:12 name abrtd: Directory 'oops-2012-01-09-15:44:12-1647-0' creation detected Jan 9 15:44:12 name abrt-dump-oops: Reported 1 kernel oopses to Abrt Jan 9 15:44:12 name abrtd: Can't open file '/var/spool/abrt/oops-2012-01-09-15:44:12-1647-0/uid': No such file or directory Jan 9 15:44:20 name kernel: Bridge firewalling registered Jan 9 15:44:32 name abrtd: Sending an email... Jan 9 15:44:32 name abrtd: Email was sent to: root@localhost Jan 9 15:44:32 name abrtd: New dump directory /var/spool/abrt/oops-2012-01-09-15:44:12-1647-0, processing Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------ Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: WARNING: at kernel/sched.c:5914 thread_return+0x232/0x79d() (Not tainted) Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: Hardware name: Precision WorkStation 490 Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: Modules linked in: fuse nfs lockd fscache nfs_acl auth_rpcgss autofs4 sunrpc p4_clockmod freq_table speedstep_lib ipv6 ppdev parport_pc parport sg microcode dcdbas serio_raw i2c_i801 iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support tg3 snd_hda_codec_idt snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_pcm snd_timer snd soundcore snd_page_alloc i5000_edac edac_core i5k_amb shpchp ext4 mbcache jbd2 sd_mod crc_t10dif sr_mod cdrom firewire_ohci firewire_core crc_itu_t ahci pata_acpi ata_generic ata_piix nouveau ttm drm_kms_helper drm i2c_algo_bit i2c_core mxm_wmi wmi video output dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod [last unloaded: mperf] Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: Pid: 2304, comm: thunderbird-bin Not tainted 2.6.32-220.2.1.el6.x86_64 #1 Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: Call Trace: Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: [<ffffffff81069997>] ? warn_slowpath_common+0x87/0xc0 Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: [<ffffffff810699ea>] ? warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x20 Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: [<ffffffff814eccc5>] ? thread_return+0x232/0x79d Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: [<ffffffff81051dc6>] ? enqueue_task+0x66/0x80 Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: [<ffffffff814ee50d>] ? schedule_hrtimeout_range+0x13d/0x160 Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: [<ffffffff81090d76>] ? add_wait_queue+0x46/0x60 Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: [<ffffffff8118b895>] ? __pollwait+0x75/0xf0 Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: [<ffffffff8118b079>] ? poll_schedule_timeout+0x39/0x60 Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: [<ffffffff8118bdcb>] ? do_sys_poll+0x45b/0x520 Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: [<ffffffff8118b820>] ? __pollwait+0x0/0xf0 Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: [<ffffffff8118b910>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: [<ffffffff8141be4e>] ? sock_aio_write+0x15e/0x170 Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: [<ffffffff8141bcf0>] ? sock_aio_write+0x0/0x170 Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: [<ffffffff81175fbb>] ? do_sync_readv_writev+0xfb/0x140 Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: [<ffffffff81090a10>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40 Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: [<ffffffff81218def>] ? selinux_file_permission+0xbf/0x150 Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: [<ffffffff811770e2>] ? do_readv_writev+0x162/0x1f0 Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: [<ffffffff8120c1d6>] ? security_file_permission+0x16/0x20 Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: [<ffffffff8118c08c>] ? sys_poll+0x7c/0x110 Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: [<ffffffff8100b0f2>] ? system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Jan 10 14:46:44 name kernel: ---[ end trace f9f851f2bb55fcd3 ]--- Jan 10 14:46:45 name abrtd: Directory 'oops-2012-01-10-14:46:45-1649-0' creation detected Jan 10 14:46:45 name abrt-dump-oops: Reported 1 kernel oopses to Abrt Jan 10 14:46:45 name abrtd: Can't open file '/var/spool/abrt/oops-2012-01-10-14:46:45-1649-0/uid': No such file or directory Jan 10 14:46:50 name kernel: Bridge firewalling registered Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------ Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: WARNING: at kernel/sched.c:5914 thread_return+0x232/0x79d() (Not tainted) Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: Hardware name: Precision WorkStation 490 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: Modules linked in: fuse nfs lockd fscache nfs_acl auth_rpcgss autofs4 sunrpc p4_clockmod freq_table speedstep_lib ipv6 ppdev parport_pc parport sg microcode dcdbas serio_raw i2c_i801 iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support tg3 snd_hda_codec_idt snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_pcm snd_timer snd soundcore snd_page_alloc i5000_edac edac_core i5k_amb shpchp ext4 mbcache jbd2 sd_mod crc_t10dif sr_mod cdrom firewire_ohci firewire_core crc_itu_t ahci pata_acpi ata_generic ata_piix nouveau ttm drm_kms_helper drm i2c_algo_bit i2c_core mxm_wmi wmi video output dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod [last unloaded: mperf] Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: Pid: 1734, comm: Xorg Not tainted 2.6.32-220.2.1.el6.x86_64 #1 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: Call Trace: Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff81069997>] ? warn_slowpath_common+0x87/0xc0 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff810699ea>] ? warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x20 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff814eccc5>] ? thread_return+0x232/0x79d Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff810958e3>] ? __hrtimer_start_range_ns+0x1a3/0x460 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff81094dc1>] ? lock_hrtimer_base+0x31/0x60 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff814ee498>] ? schedule_hrtimeout_range+0xc8/0x160 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff81094b70>] ? hrtimer_wakeup+0x0/0x30 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff81095bd4>] ? hrtimer_start_range_ns+0x14/0x20 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff8118b079>] ? poll_schedule_timeout+0x39/0x60 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff8118b6e8>] ? do_select+0x578/0x6b0 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff8104d80d>] ? check_preempt_curr+0x6d/0x90 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff8118b820>] ? __pollwait+0x0/0xf0 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff8118b910>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff8118b910>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff8118b910>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff8118b910>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff8118b910>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff8118b910>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff8118b910>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff8118b910>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff8118b910>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff8118c30a>] ? core_sys_select+0x18a/0x2c0 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff81090a10>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff81277141>] ? __clear_user+0x21/0x70 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff811770e2>] ? do_readv_writev+0x162/0x1f0 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff81012b59>] ? read_tsc+0x9/0x20 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff8109b629>] ? ktime_get_ts+0xa9/0xe0 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff810d41b5>] ? __audit_syscall_exit+0x265/0x290 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff8118c697>] ? sys_select+0x47/0x110 Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: [<ffffffff8100b0f2>] ? system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Jan 12 10:16:39 name kernel: ---[ end trace 9c5478b05024d9ed ]--- Jan 12 10:16:40 name abrtd: Directory 'oops-2012-01-12-10:16:40-1660-0' creation detected Jan 12 10:16:40 name abrt-dump-oops: Reported 1 kernel oopses to Abrt Jan 12 10:16:40 name abrtd: Can't open file '/var/spool/abrt/oops-2012-01-12-10:16:40-1660-0/uid': No such file or directory Jan 12 10:16:47 name kernel: Bridge firewalling registered >From email: ************************************** Duplicate check ===== Common information ===== package ----- kernel architecture ----- x86_64 kernel ----- 2.6.32-220.2.1.el6.x86_64 Additional information ===== kernel_tainted_long ----- Taint on warning. kernel_tainted ----- 512 backtrace ----- WARNING: at kernel/sched.c:5914 thread_return+0x232/0x79d() (Not tainted) Hardware name: Precision WorkStation 490 Modules linked in: fuse nfs lockd fscache nfs_acl auth_rpcgss autofs4 sunrpc p4_clockmod freq_table speedstep_lib ipv6 ppdev parport_pc parport sg microcode dcdbas serio_raw i2c_i801 iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support tg3 snd_hda_codec_idt snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_pcm snd_timer snd soundcore snd_page_alloc i5000_edac edac_core i5k_amb shpchp ext4 mbcache jbd2 sd_mod crc_t10dif sr_mod cdrom firewire_ohci firewire_core crc_itu_t ahci pata_acpi ata_generic ata_piix nouveau ttm drm_kms_helper drm i2c_algo_bit i2c_core mxm_wmi wmi video output dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod [last unloaded: mperf] Pid: 1734, comm: Xorg Not tainted 2.6.32-220.2.1.el6.x86_64 #1 Call Trace: [<ffffffff81069997>] ? warn_slowpath_common+0x87/0xc0 [<ffffffff810699ea>] ? warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x20 [<ffffffff814eccc5>] ? thread_return+0x232/0x79d [<ffffffff810958e3>] ? __hrtimer_start_range_ns+0x1a3/0x460 [<ffffffff81094dc1>] ? lock_hrtimer_base+0x31/0x60 [<ffffffff814ee498>] ? schedule_hrtimeout_range+0xc8/0x160 [<ffffffff81094b70>] ? hrtimer_wakeup+0x0/0x30 [<ffffffff81095bd4>] ? hrtimer_start_range_ns+0x14/0x20 [<ffffffff8118b079>] ? poll_schedule_timeout+0x39/0x60 [<ffffffff8118b6e8>] ? do_select+0x578/0x6b0 [<ffffffff8104d80d>] ? check_preempt_curr+0x6d/0x90 [<ffffffff8118b820>] ? __pollwait+0x0/0xf0 [<ffffffff8118b910>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 [<ffffffff8118b910>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 [<ffffffff8118b910>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 [<ffffffff8118b910>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 [<ffffffff8118b910>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 [<ffffffff8118b910>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 [<ffffffff8118b910>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 [<ffffffff8118b910>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 [<ffffffff8118b910>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 [<ffffffff8118c30a>] ? core_sys_select+0x18a/0x2c0 [<ffffffff81090a10>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40 [<ffffffff81277141>] ? __clear_user+0x21/0x70 [<ffffffff811770e2>] ? do_readv_writev+0x162/0x1f0 [<ffffffff81012b59>] ? read_tsc+0x9/0x20 [<ffffffff8109b629>] ? ktime_get_ts+0xa9/0xe0 [<ffffffff810d41b5>] ? __audit_syscall_exit+0x265/0x290 [<ffffffff8118c697>] ? sys_select+0x47/0x110 [<ffffffff8100b0f2>] ? system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b hostname ----- airy component ----- kernel reason ----- WARNING: at kernel/sched.c:5914 thread_return+0x232/0x79d() (Not tainted) cmdline ----- ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_iprctmp9-lv_root rd_LVM_LV=vg_iprctmp9/lv_root rd_LVM_LV=vg_iprctmp9/lv_swap rd_NO_LUKS rd_NO_MD rd_NO_DM LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYBOARDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us crashkernel=128M rhgb quiet kernel_tainted_short ----- ---------W analyzer ----- Kerneloops time ----- 1326399400 os_release ----- CentOS release 6.2 (Final) -- Q: Why should this email be 5 sentences or less? 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