On Monday, August 22, 2011, rick@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > On Thursday, August 18, 2011, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> It's better to report ACPI failues to linux-acpi.
> >>
> >> On Wednesday, August 17, 2011, Rick Warner wrote:
> >> > Hi all,
> >> >
> >> > I am getting a kernel oops/panic on a dual xeon system that is the
> >> master of a
> >> > 60 node HPC cluster. This is happening while stress testing the
> >> system
> >> > including significant network traffic. The OS is openSuse 11.4.
> >> >
> >> > We are running a custom compiled 2.6.39.3 kernel on the systems due to
> >> a bug
> >> > in the stock kernel 11.4 provided (igb driver related). After 1-3
> >> days of
> >> > heavy testing, the master node locks up with the caps lock and scroll
> >> lock
> >> > keys on the keyboard blinking with the following output captured via a
> >> serial
> >> > console:
> >> >
> >> > [381920.681113] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference
> >> at
> >> > (null)
> >> > [381920.689067] IP: [<ffffffff812a7510>] acpi_atomic_read+0xe3/0x120
> >> > [381920.695187] PGD 30c27a067 PUD 16efe6067 PMD 0
> >> > [381920.699782] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
> >> > [381920.703866] last sysfs file:
> >> > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu15/cache/index2/shared_cpu_map
> >> > [381920.711868] CPU 6
> >> > [381920.713800] Modules linked in: md5 ipmi_devintf ipmi_si
> >> ipmi_msghandler
> >> > nfsd lockd nfs_acl auth_rpcgss sunrpc ipt_MASQUERADE iptable_mangle
> >> > iptable_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv4
> >> iptable_filter
> >> > ip_tables x_tables af_packet edd cpufreq_conservative
> >> cpufreq_userspace
> >> > cpufreq_powersave acpi_cpufreq mperf xfs dm_mod ioatdma i7core_edac
> >> edac_core
> >> > sr_mod cdrom joydev igb i2c_i801 sg button ghes hed iTCO_wdt
> >> > iTCO_vendor_support dca pcspkr ext4 jbd2 crc16 raid456
> >> async_raid6_recov
> >> > async_pq raid6_pq async_xor xor async_memcpy async_tx raid10 raid1
> >> raid0 fan
> >> > processor thermal thermal_sys ata_generic pata_atiixp arcmsr
> >> > [381920.771623]
> >> > [381920.773210] Pid: 12701, comm: cluster Not tainted
> >> 2.6.39.3-microwaycustom
> >> > #1 Supermicro X8DTH-i/6/iF/6F/X8DTH
> >> > [381920.783292] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff812a7510>] [<ffffffff812a7510>]
> >> > acpi_atomic_read+0xe3/0x120
> >> > [381920.791853] RSP: 0000:ffff88063fc47d98 EFLAGS: 00010046
> >> > [381920.797260] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00000000bf7b5ff0 RCX:
> >> ffffffff81a3cdd0
> >> > [381920.804486] RDX: 00000000bf7b6010 RSI: 00000000bf7b6000 RDI:
> >> > ffff88062d4b95c0
> >> > [381920.811712] RBP: ffff88063fc47dc8 R08: ffff88063fc47d98 R09:
> >> 0000000000000002
> >> > [381920.818940] R10: 0000000000000083 R11: 0000000000000010 R12:
> >> > ffffc90003044c20
> >> > [381920.826168] R13: ffff88063fc47de0 R14: 0000000000000000 R15:
> >> > 0000000000000000
> >> > [381920.833392] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88063fc40000(0000)
> >> > knlGS:0000000000000000
> >> > [381920.841571] CS: 0010 DS: 002b ES: 002b CR0: 0000000080050033
> >> > [381920.847409] CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 00000001d2d0f000 CR4:
> >> > 00000000000006e0
> >> > [381920.854635] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2:
> >> > 0000000000000000
> >> > [381920.861861] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7:
> >> 0000000000000400
> >> > [381920.869088] Process cluster (pid: 12701, threadinfo
> >> ffff880028284000, task
> >> > ffff880550184380)
> >> > [381920.877608] Stack:
> >> > [381920.879717] ffffffff81a3cdd0 00000000bf7b5ff0 ffff88062b2cc140
> >> ffffc90003044ca8
> >> > [381920.887288] ffff88062b2cc140 0000000000000001 ffff88063fc47e08
> >> ffffffffa002b21f
> >> > [381920.894862] 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 ffff88062b2cc140
> >> > 0000000000000000
> >> > [381920.902435] Call Trace:
> >> > [381920.904969] <NMI>
> >> > [381920.907201] [<ffffffffa002b21f>] ghes_read_estatus+0x2f/0x170
> >> [ghes]
> >> > [381920.913726] [<ffffffffa002b618>] ghes_notify_nmi+0xd8/0x1b0
> >> [ghes]
> >> > [381920.920076] [<ffffffff8151a14f>] notifier_call_chain+0x3f/0x80
> >> > [381920.926080] [<ffffffff8151a1d8>]
> >> __atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x48/0x70
> >> > [381920.932864] [<ffffffff8151a211>]
> >> atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x11/0x20
> >> > [381920.939473] [<ffffffff8151a24e>] notify_die+0x2e/0x30
> >> > [381920.944691] [<ffffffff81517bd2>] do_nmi+0xa2/0x270
> >> > [381920.949649] [<ffffffff81517550>] nmi+0x20/0x30
> >> > [381920.954269] [<ffffffff8102ae8a>] ? native_write_msr_safe+0xa/0x10
> >> > [381920.960536] <<EOE>>
> >> > [381920.962725] <IRQ>
> >> > [381920.965132] [<ffffffff8101131e>] intel_pmu_disable_all+0x3e/0x120
> >> > [381920.971399] [<ffffffff81010d5a>] x86_pmu_disable+0x4a/0x50
> >> > [381920.977066] [<ffffffff810e7f2b>] perf_pmu_disable+0x2b/0x40
> >> > [381920.982817] [<ffffffff810ee828>] perf_event_task_tick+0x218/0x270
> >> > [381920.989082] [<ffffffff81046f4d>] scheduler_tick+0xdd/0x2c0
> >> > [381920.994740] [<ffffffff81067097>] update_process_times+0x67/0x80
> >> > [381921.000832] [<ffffffff81089eef>] tick_sched_timer+0x5f/0xc0
> >> > [381921.006578] [<ffffffff81089e90>] ? tick_nohz_handler+0x100/0x100
> >> > [381921.012758] [<ffffffff8107db3d>] __run_hrtimer+0x12d/0x280
> >> > [381921.018414] [<ffffffff8107dea7>] hrtimer_interrupt+0xb7/0x1e0
> >> > [381921.024343] [<ffffffff810206d7>]
> >> smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x67/0xa0
> >> > [381921.030793] [<ffffffff8151e3f3>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x13/0x20
> >> > [381921.036891] <EOI>
> >> > [381921.038913] Code: fc 10 74 1f 77 08 41 80 fc 08 75 48 eb 0e 41 80
> >> fc 20 74
> >> > 17 41 80 fc 40 75 3a eb 15 8a 00 0f b6 c0 eb 11 66 8b 00 0f b7 c0 eb
> >> 09 <8b>
> >> > 00 89 c0 eb 03 48 8b 00 49 89 45 00 e8 8e 2b e2 ff eb 1b 0f
> >> > [381921.059462] RIP [<ffffffff812a7510>] acpi_atomic_read+0xe3/0x120
> >> > [381921.065669] RSP <ffff88063fc47d98>
> >> > [381921.069242] CR2: 0000000000000000
> >> > [381921.072645] ---[ end trace 52697bfc73a34a90 ]---
> >> > [381921.077343] Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in
> >> interrupt
> >> > [381921.083784] Pid: 12701, comm: cluster Tainted: G D
> >> 2.6.39.3-
> >> > microwaycustom #1
> >> > [381921.091788] Call Trace:
> >> > [381921.094333] <NMI> [<ffffffff81513300>] panic+0x9f/0x1da
> >> > [381921.099881] [<ffffffff81517f8c>] oops_end+0xdc/0xf0
> >> > [381921.104952] [<ffffffff81032b91>] no_context+0xf1/0x260
> >> > [381921.110277] [<ffffffff81032e55>]
> >> __bad_area_nosemaphore+0x155/0x200
> >> > [381921.116739] [<ffffffff81032f0e>] bad_area_nosemaphore+0xe/0x10
> >> > [381921.122766] [<ffffffff81519f46>] do_page_fault+0x366/0x530
> >> > [381921.128440] [<ffffffff810ee929>] ?
> >> __perf_event_overflow+0xa9/0x220
> >> > [381921.134896] [<ffffffff810ef99b>] ?
> >> perf_event_update_userpage+0x9b/0xe0
> >> > [381921.141698] [<ffffffff81012249>] ?
> >> intel_pmu_enable_all+0xc9/0x1a0
> >> > [381921.148061] [<ffffffff810123ff>] ?
> >> x86_perf_event_set_period+0xdf/0x170
> >> > [381921.154852] [<ffffffff81517295>] page_fault+0x25/0x30
> >> > [381921.160081] [<ffffffff812a7510>] ? acpi_atomic_read+0xe3/0x120
> >> > [381921.166094] [<ffffffff812a7486>] ? acpi_atomic_read+0x59/0x120
> >> > [381921.172107] [<ffffffffa002b21f>] ghes_read_estatus+0x2f/0x170
> >> [ghes]
> >> > [381921.178639] [<ffffffffa002b618>] ghes_notify_nmi+0xd8/0x1b0
> >> [ghes]
> >> > [381921.185004] [<ffffffff8151a14f>] notifier_call_chain+0x3f/0x80
> >> > [381921.191003] [<ffffffff8151a1d8>]
> >> __atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x48/0x70
> >> > [381921.197789] [<ffffffff8151a211>]
> >> atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x11/0x20
> >> > [381921.204399] [<ffffffff8151a24e>] notify_die+0x2e/0x30
> >> > [381921.209624] [<ffffffff81517bd2>] do_nmi+0xa2/0x270
> >> > [381921.214584] [<ffffffff81517550>] nmi+0x20/0x30
> >> > [381921.219208] [<ffffffff8102ae8a>] ? native_write_msr_safe+0xa/0x10
> >> > [381921.225470] <<EOE>> <IRQ> [<ffffffff8101131e>]
> >> > intel_pmu_disable_all+0x3e/0x120
> >> > [381921.233174] [<ffffffff81010d5a>] x86_pmu_disable+0x4a/0x50
> >> > [381921.238836] [<ffffffff810e7f2b>] perf_pmu_disable+0x2b/0x40
> >> > [381921.244582] [<ffffffff810ee828>] perf_event_task_tick+0x218/0x270
> >> > [381921.250855] [<ffffffff81046f4d>] scheduler_tick+0xdd/0x2c0
> >> > [381921.256520] [<ffffffff81067097>] update_process_times+0x67/0x80
> >> > [381921.262618] [<ffffffff81089eef>] tick_sched_timer+0x5f/0xc0
> >> > [381921.268363] [<ffffffff81089e90>] ? tick_nohz_handler+0x100/0x100
> >> > [381921.274540] [<ffffffff8107db3d>] __run_hrtimer+0x12d/0x280
> >> > [381921.280198] [<ffffffff8107dea7>] hrtimer_interrupt+0xb7/0x1e0
> >> > [381921.286125] [<ffffffff810206d7>]
> >> smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x67/0xa0
> >> > [381921.292578] [<ffffffff8151e3f3>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x13/0x20
> >> > [381921.298673] <EOI>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I recompiled the kernel again, disabling the tickless feature as I saw
> >> "nohz"
> >> > early in the call trace. After that, it reproduced again but the call
> >> trace
> >> > only changed slightly having tick_init_highres in there instead of
> >> > tick_nohz_handler. I have that call trace if it is desired as well.
> >> It is
> >> > nearly identical though.
> >> >
> >> > I am currently trying a custom 2.6.36.4 on the system, but will need
> >> up to 3
> >> > days before I know if the problem exists there as well.
> >> >
> >> > Any ideas on this?
> >>
> >> It looks like a wrong address in ghes_read_estatus(). I'll have a look
> >> at it
> >> later today.
> >
> > Hmm. Please apply the appended patch and see if the error is still
> > reproducible (it's on top of the current mainline, so you may need to
> > adjust it by hand).
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rafael
> >
> > ---
> > drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c | 3 +++
> > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> >
> > Index: linux/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
> > ===================================================================
> > --- linux.orig/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
> > +++ linux/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
> > @@ -398,6 +398,9 @@ static int ghes_read_estatus(struct ghes
> > u32 len;
> > int rc;
> >
> > + if (!g)
> > + return -EINVAL;
> > +
> > rc = acpi_atomic_read(&buf_paddr, &g->error_status_address);
> > if (rc) {
> > if (!silent && printk_ratelimit())
> >
>
> Thanks for the quick patch! Unfortunately, the system crashed again with
> the same call trace. I'll list it below in case there are any differences
> I missed. I have currently added a test for (!&g->error_status_address)
> just like your test on (!g) to verify that isn't a null pointer either,
> and will start tests back up with that change. Please let me know if you
> have any other suggestions or patches for me to try.
That was a long shot, but perhaps you can check what source code
corresponds to ghes_read_estatus+0x38 in your kernel?
Rafael
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