Hi, I'm getting random failures at boot time while loading modules with kernel 5.x. I'm dual-booting LTS 4.x kernel (4.19.152 at the moment) and never had any issue with the latter. Are you experiencing similar problems? I can provide complete dmesg outputs if helpful but here are excerpts showing the kind of bugs I'm currently facing (various kernels or kernel configurations): Kernel 5.6.5: [ 18.599225] systemd-udevd[1690]: NaT consumption 2216203124768 [1] [ 18.599225] Modules linked in: snd_hwdep snd_rawmidi drm snd_seq_device snd_pcm tg3(+) drm_panel_orientation_quirks backlight i2c_core snd_timer e100 libphy fm801_gp snd gameport soundcore mii hwmon efivarfs configfs fuse nfs lockd grace sunrpc [ 18.599225] CPU: 0 PID: 1690 Comm: systemd-udevd Not tainted 5.6.5-gentoo-ia64 #1 [ 18.599225] Hardware name: hp workstation zx6000 , BIOS 02.31 03/11/2004 [ 18.599225] psr : 00001210085a6010 ifs : 800000000000152e ip : [<a000000100051281>] Not tainted (5.6.5-gentoo-ia64) [ 18.599225] ip is at apply_relocate_add+0x2c1/0x13a0 [ 18.599225] unat: 0000000000000000 pfs : 0000000000001a3c rsc : 0000000000000003 [ 18.599225] rnat: 0000000000000000 bsps: 0000000000000000 pr : 00000001a666a659 [ 18.599225] ldrs: 0000000000000000 ccv : e000004080fe8000 fpsr: 0009804c8a70433f [ 18.599225] csd : 0000000000000000 ssd : 0000000000000000 [ 18.599225] b0 : a000000100196e90 b6 : a000000100190380 b7 : a00000010000c7a0 [ 18.599225] f6 : 1003e0000000000000b10 f7 : 1003eaaaaaaaaaaaaaaab [ 18.599225] f8 : 1003e0000000000000760 f9 : 1003e0000000000000000 [ 18.599225] f10 : 1003e0000000000000000 f11 : 1003ecccccccccccccccd [ 18.599225] r1 : a0000001014029a0 r2 : 0000000000000100 r3 : 0000000000000000 [ 18.599225] r8 : 0000000000000009 r9 : a0000002000c8000 r10 : 0000000000000005 [ 18.599225] r11 : 0000000000000810 r12 : e000004080fefd00 r13 : e000004080fe8000 [ 18.599225] r14 : 0000000000000810 r15 : 00000000000000ac r16 : 0000000000000056 [ 18.599225] r17 : 0000000000000102 r18 : 0000000000000005 r19 : 0000000000000818 [ 18.599225] r20 : 0000000000000076 r21 : 0000000000000028 r22 : a000000100e5a830 [ 18.599225] r23 : ffffffffff1f7040 r24 : 0000000000002b5b r25 : 0000000000400000 [ 18.599225] r26 : 0000000000002b62 r27 : a0000002000cd158 r28 : a0000002000c8000 [ 18.599225] r29 : 0000000000002b60 r30 : a0000002000cab60 r31 : 0000000000000075 [ 18.599225] Call Trace: [ 18.599225] [<a000000100015070>] show_stack+0x90/0xc0 sp=e000004080fef8c0 bsp=e000004080fe9410 [ 18.599225] [<a000000100015760>] show_regs+0x6c0/0xa20 sp=e000004080fefa90 bsp=e000004080fe9398 [ 18.599225] [<a000000100029030>] die+0x1b0/0x4a0 sp=e000004080fefab0 bsp=e000004080fe9358 [ 18.599225] [<a00000010002a490>] ia64_fault+0x770/0xd80 sp=e000004080fefab0 bsp=e000004080fe9308 [ 18.599225] [<a00000010000cf80>] ia64_leave_kernel+0x0/0x270 sp=e000004080fefb30 bsp=e000004080fe9308 [ 18.599225] [<a000000100051280>] apply_relocate_add+0x2c0/0x13a0 sp=e000004080fefd00 bsp=e000004080fe9190 [ 18.599225] [<a000000100196e90>] load_module+0x34f0/0x5fc0 sp=e000004080fefd10 bsp=e000004080fe8fe8 [ 18.599225] [<a000000100199d30>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x110/0x180 sp=e000004080fefd90 bsp=e000004080fe8fb8 [ 18.599225] [<a000000100199e30>] sys_finit_module+0x30/0x80 sp=e000004080fefe30 bsp=e000004080fe8f60 [ 18.599225] [<a00000010000ce00>] ia64_ret_from_syscall+0x0/0x20 sp=e000004080fefe30 bsp=e000004080fe8f58 [ 18.599225] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint [ 18.601537] systemd-udevd[1573]: Worker [1690] terminated by signal 11 (SEGV) [ 18.601537] systemd-udevd[1573]: 0000:c0:01.0: Worker [1690] failed Kernel 5.9.1: [ 18.881449] kernel BUG at arch/ia64/kernel/module.c:609! [ 18.881449] systemd-udevd[1705]: bugcheck! 0 [1] [ 18.881449] Modules linked in: cfbimgblt snd_opl3_lib sysfillrect sysimgblt snd_hwdep fb_sys_fops snd_rawmidi cfbcopyarea fb font snd_seq_device ttm snd_pcm drm snd_timer snd i2c_core drm_panel_orientation_quirks backlight tg3(+) agpgart libphy e100 fm801_gp soundcore gameport mii hwmon efivarfs configfs fuse nfs lockd grace sunrpc [ 18.881449] CPU: 0 PID: 1705 Comm: systemd-udevd Not tainted 5.9.1-gentoo-ia64 #1 [ 18.881449] Hardware name: hp workstation zx6000 , BIOS 02.31 03/11/2004 [ 18.881449] psr : 0000101008026010 ifs : 8000000000000309 ip : [<a00000010004c6b0>] Not tainted (5.9.1-gentoo-ia64) [ 18.881449] ip is at get_fdesc.isra.0+0x110/0x240 [ 18.881449] unat: 0000000000000000 pfs : 0000000000000309 rsc : 0000000000000003 [ 18.881449] rnat: 0000000000000000 bsps: 0000000000000000 pr : 0000000069665159 [ 18.881449] ldrs: 0000000000000000 ccv : 00000004656c0cc1 fpsr: 0009804c0270033f [ 18.881449] csd : 0000000000000000 ssd : 0000000000000000 [ 18.881449] b0 : a00000010004c6b0 b6 : a000000100740e60 b7 : a0000001004a4740 [ 18.881449] f6 : 000000000000000000000 f7 : 1003eaaaaaaaaaaaaaaab [ 18.881449] f8 : 1003e0000000000000020 f9 : 1003e0000000000000000 [ 18.881449] f10 : 1003e0000000000000000 f11 : 1003ecccccccccccccccd [ 18.881449] r1 : a0000001014c65e0 r2 : a00000010126da10 r3 : a00000010126da18 [ 18.881449] r8 : 000000000000002c r9 : 0000000000000001 r10 : 0000000000000000 [ 18.881449] r11 : 0000000000000000 r12 : e00000408556fd00 r13 : e000004085568000 [ 18.881449] r14 : ffffffffffda7430 r15 : a00000010126da18 r16 : e0000040fff80000 [ 18.881449] r17 : 0000000000004000 r18 : a000000101259a38 r19 : 0000000000000003 [ 18.881449] r20 : 0000000000000003 r21 : 0000000000000003 r22 : 0000000000004000 [ 18.881449] r23 : 0000000000004000 r24 : 0000000000000001 r25 : a0000001012f074e [ 18.881449] r26 : a0000001012f077f r27 : 0000000000009140 r28 : a0000001012e7648 [ 18.881449] r29 : 0000000000000001 r30 : 000000000000148e r31 : 000000000000148e [ 18.881449] Call Trace: [ 18.881449] [<a000000100014df0>] show_stack+0x90/0xc0 sp=e00000408556f940 bsp=e000004085569420 [ 18.881449] [<a0000001000154f0>] show_regs+0x6d0/0xa40 sp=e00000408556fb10 bsp=e0000040855693a8 [ 18.881449] [<a000000100027610>] die+0x1b0/0x4a0 sp=e00000408556fb30 bsp=e000004085569368 [ 18.881449] [<a000000100e2aa60>] ia64_bad_break+0x740/0x760 sp=e00000408556fb30 bsp=e000004085569338 [ 18.881449] [<a00000010000cc00>] ia64_leave_kernel+0x0/0x270 sp=e00000408556fb30 bsp=e000004085569338 [ 18.881449] [<a00000010004c6b0>] get_fdesc.isra.0+0x110/0x240 sp=e00000408556fd00 bsp=e0000040855692f0 [ 18.881449] [<a00000010004e250>] apply_relocate_add+0x310/0x13e0 sp=e00000408556fd00 bsp=e000004085569198 [ 18.881449] [<a0000001001a1110>] load_module+0x3c30/0x69e0 sp=e00000408556fd10 bsp=e000004085568fe0 [ 18.881449] [<a0000001001a4270>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x110/0x180 sp=e00000408556fd90 bsp=e000004085568fb0 [ 18.881449] [<a0000001001a4370>] sys_finit_module+0x30/0x80 sp=e00000408556fe30 bsp=e000004085568f58 [ 18.881449] [<a00000010000ca80>] ia64_ret_from_syscall+0x0/0x20 sp=e00000408556fe30 bsp=e000004085568f50 Kernel 5.9.1: [ 17.836872] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 17.836872] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1926 at mm/vmalloc.c:2247 __vunmap+0x4a0/0x5c0 [ 17.836872] Trying to vfree() bad address (00000000d54cc3f8) [ 17.836872] Modules linked in: usb_common fm801_gp gameport mii hwmon pata_cmd64x efivarfs crc32c_generic msdos fat configfs squashfs fuse nfs lockd grace sunrpc ext4 mbcache jbd2 sd_mod mptspi scsi_transport_spi mptscsih mptbase libata scsi_mod [ 17.836872] CPU: 0 PID: 1926 Comm: systemd-udevd Tainted: G W 5.9.1-gentoo-ia64 #1 [ 17.836872] Hardware name: hp workstation zx6000 , BIOS 02.31 03/11/2004 [ 17.836872] Call Trace: [ 17.836872] [<a000000100014df0>] show_stack+0x90/0xc0 sp=e000004081717b10 bsp=e000004081711250 [ 17.836872] [<a0000001005c5440>] dump_stack+0x120/0x160 sp=e000004081717ce0 bsp=e0000040817111d0 [ 17.836872] [<a000000100064360>] __warn+0x190/0x230 sp=e000004081717ce0 bsp=e000004081711180 [ 17.836872] [<a0000001000644c0>] warn_slowpath_fmt+0xc0/0xe0 sp=e000004081717ce0 bsp=e000004081711120 [ 17.836872] [<a0000001002a7660>] __vunmap+0x4a0/0x5c0 sp=e000004081717d10 bsp=e0000040817110d0 [ 17.836872] [<a0000001002a7af0>] vfree+0xd0/0x1e0 sp=e000004081717d10 bsp=e0000040817110a8 [ 17.836872] [<a00000010019c210>] module_memfree+0x70/0xa0 sp=e000004081717d10 bsp=e000004081711088 [ 17.836872] [<a0000001001a13d0>] load_module+0x3ef0/0x69e0 sp=e000004081717d10 bsp=e000004081710ed0 [ 17.836872] [<a0000001001a4270>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x110/0x180 sp=e000004081717d90 bsp=e000004081710ea0 [ 17.836872] [<a0000001001a4370>] sys_finit_module+0x30/0x80 sp=e000004081717e30 bsp=e000004081710e48 [ 17.836872] [<a00000010000ca80>] ia64_ret_from_syscall+0x0/0x20 sp=e000004081717e30 bsp=e000004081710e40 [ 17.836872] ---[ end trace d067dd4ef2f6ea79 ]--- Kernel 5.9.1: [ 18.110401] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference (address 0000000000000ef0) [ 18.110401] systemd-udevd[1915]: Oops 8804682956800 [1] [ 18.110401] Modules linked in: usb_common mii pata_cmd64x(+) thermal efivarfs crc32c_generic msdos fat configfs squashfs loop fuse nfs lockd grace sunrpc ext4 crc16 mbcache jbd2 sd_mod mptspi scsi_transport_spi mptscsih mptbase libata scsi_mod [ 18.110401] CPU: 0 PID: 1915 Comm: systemd-udevd Not tainted 5.9.1-gentoo-ia64 #1 [ 18.110401] Hardware name: hp workstation zx6000 , BIOS 02.31 03/11/2004 [ 18.110401] psr : 0000101008026010 ifs : 8000000000001b3e ip : [<a00000010019f940>] Not tainted (5.9.1-gentoo-ia64) [ 18.110401] ip is at load_module+0x4c80/0x69e0 [ 18.110401] unat: 0000000000000000 pfs : 0000000000001b3e rsc : 0000000000000003 [ 18.110401] rnat: 0000000000000000 bsps: 0000000000000000 pr : 0000000069666959 [ 18.110401] ldrs: 0000000000000000 ccv : e000004080e08000 fpsr: 0009804c0270033f [ 18.110401] csd : 0000000000000000 ssd : 0000000000000000 [ 18.110401] b0 : a00000010019e860 b6 : a000000100196680 b7 : a0000002003782a0 [ 18.110401] f6 : 000000000000000000000 f7 : 1003e0000000000000008 [ 18.110401] f8 : 1003e0000000000000520 f9 : 1003e00000000000007b0 [ 18.110401] f10 : 1003eaaaaaaaaaaaaaaab f11 : 1003e0000000000000520 [ 18.110401] r1 : a00000010106c4f0 r2 : a000000200160c90 r3 : a000000200160ca8 [ 18.110401] r8 : a000000200160ca0 r9 : 0000000000000000 r10 : 0000000000000000 [ 18.110401] r11 : 0000000000000000 r12 : e000004080e0fd10 r13 : e000004080e08000 [ 18.110401] r14 : 0000000000000000 r15 : a000000200160c90 r16 : e000004080e0fdf0 [ 18.110401] r17 : 00000000000007b0 r18 : a000000200160c90 r19 : a000000200150ece [ 18.110401] r20 : a000000200152e28 r21 : a000000200152e38 r22 : a000000200150d60 [ 18.110401] r23 : a000000200152e48 r24 : a000000200150ec8 r25 : 0000000000000055 [ 18.110401] r26 : aaaaaaaaaaaaaaab r27 : a000000200150ece r28 : a000000200160c98 [ 18.110401] r29 : 0000000000000052 r30 : 0000000000000023 r31 : a0000002001525a8 [ 18.110401] Call Trace: [ 18.110401] [<a000000100014df0>] show_stack+0x90/0xc0 sp=e000004080e0f940 bsp=e000004080e09218 [ 18.110401] [<a0000001000154f0>] show_regs+0x6d0/0xa40 sp=e000004080e0fb10 bsp=e000004080e091a0 [ 18.110401] [<a000000100027610>] die+0x1b0/0x4a0 sp=e000004080e0fb30 bsp=e000004080e09160 [ 18.110401] [<a000000100aa7be0>] ia64_do_page_fault+0x6c0/0xc80 sp=e000004080e0fb30 bsp=e000004080e090c8 [ 18.110401] [<a00000010000cc00>] ia64_leave_kernel+0x0/0x270 sp=e000004080e0fb40 bsp=e000004080e090c8 [ 18.110401] [<a00000010019f940>] load_module+0x4c80/0x69e0 sp=e000004080e0fd10 bsp=e000004080e08ed0 [ 18.110401] [<a0000001001a1a50>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x110/0x180 sp=e000004080e0fd90 bsp=e000004080e08ea0 [ 18.110401] [<a0000001001a1b50>] sys_finit_module+0x30/0x80 sp=e000004080e0fe30 bsp=e000004080e08e48 [ 18.110401] [<a00000010000ca80>] ia64_ret_from_syscall+0x0/0x20 sp=e000004080e0fe30 bsp=e000004080e08e40 Do these remind any code change w.r.t. module loading to someone? Thanks, Émeric