I have CVS-pserver running under a chroot wrapper. Recently system has become unresponsive the instance somebody refers to the pserver... I have three kernels to choose from: title Fedora Core (2.6.11-1.1282_FC4smp) title Fedora Core (2.6.11-1.1276_FC4smp) title Fedora Core (2.6.11-1.1191_FC4smp) First two crash, third works just fine for this workset. Serial console capture tells following: ----------------- Kernel 2.6.11-1.1282_FC4smp on an i686 mismatch in kmem_cache_free: expected cache f78ee500, got f7972800 f7972800 is TCP. f78ee500 is TCPv6. Badness in cache_free_debugcheck at mm/slab.c:1926 (Not tainted) [<c014c64a>] cache_free_debugcheck+0xb3/0x222 [<c02a42a7>] sk_free+0x7e/0xff [<c014d20d>] kmem_cache_free+0x2a/0x69 [<c02a42a7>] sk_free+0x7e/0xff [<c02a58c1>] __kfree_skb+0x54/0x146 [<f8854c85>] scsi_finish_command+0x7d/0xd1 [scsi_mod] [<c02ab285>] net_tx_action+0x4e/0x121 [<f8854bbd>] scsi_softirq+0x9a/0xbf [scsi_mod] [<c0126582>] __do_softirq+0x72/0xdc [<c010667b>] do_softirq+0x4b/0x4f ======================= [<c0106569>] do_IRQ+0x55/0x86 [<c02e0f4f>] tcp_v4_destroy_sock+0x9/0x16f [<c0104a6a>] common_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 [<c014007b>] cpuset_zonelist_valid_mems_allowed+0x3/0x3f [<c0308f10>] _spin_lock+0x12/0x40 [<c01634f8>] __fput+0xbe/0x10e [<c01d73eb>] _atomic_dec_and_lock+0x27/0x44 [<c0177bff>] dput+0xe5/0x1df [<c01634ff>] __fput+0xc5/0x10e [<c0161f51>] filp_close+0x4f/0x6d [<c012331a>] put_files_struct+0x6e/0xe7 [<c0124037>] do_exit+0xfc/0x36a [<c012b284>] __dequeue_signal+0xe9/0x1aa [<c01242fa>] do_group_exit+0x29/0x90 [<c012cd07>] get_signal_to_deliver+0x263/0x371 [<c0103e47>] do_signal+0x5d/0x111 [<c014b028>] poison_obj+0x20/0x3d [<c014c6cf>] cache_free_debugcheck+0x138/0x222 [<c0161ece>] sys_open+0x4a/0x5b [<c01193a1>] do_page_fault+0x0/0x6a7 [<c0103f23>] do_notify_resume+0x28/0x39 [<c01040c6>] work_notifysig+0x13/0x15 slab error in cache_free_debugcheck(): cache `TCP': double free, or memory outside object was overwritten [<c014c735>] cache_free_debugcheck+0x19e/0x222 [<c02a42a7>] sk_free+0x7e/0xff [<c014d20d>] kmem_cache_free+0x2a/0x69 [<c02a42a7>] sk_free+0x7e/0xff [<c02a58c1>] __kfree_skb+0x54/0x146 [<f8854c85>] scsi_finish_command+0x7d/0xd1 [scsi_mod] [<c02ab285>] net_tx_action+0x4e/0x121 [<f8854bbd>] scsi_softirq+0x9a/0xbf [scsi_mod] [<c0126582>] __do_softirq+0x72/0xdc [<c010667b>] do_softirq+0x4b/0x4f ======================= [<c0106569>] do_IRQ+0x55/0x86 [<c02e0f4f>] tcp_v4_destroy_sock+0x9/0x16f [<c0104a6a>] common_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 [<c014007b>] cpuset_zonelist_valid_mems_allowed+0x3/0x3f [<c0308f10>] _spin_lock+0x12/0x40 [<c01634f8>] __fput+0xbe/0x10e [<c01d73eb>] _atomic_dec_and_lock+0x27/0x44 [<c0177bff>] dput+0xe5/0x1df [<c01634ff>] __fput+0xc5/0x10e [<c0161f51>] filp_close+0x4f/0x6d [<c012331a>] put_files_struct+0x6e/0xe7 [<c0124037>] do_exit+0xfc/0x36a [<c012b284>] __dequeue_signal+0xe9/0x1aa [<c01242fa>] do_group_exit+0x29/0x90 [<c012cd07>] get_signal_to_deliver+0x263/0x371 [<c0103e47>] do_signal+0x5d/0x111 [<c014b028>] poison_obj+0x20/0x3d [<c014c6cf>] cache_free_debugcheck+0x138/0x222 [<c0161ece>] sys_open+0x4a/0x5b [<c01193a1>] do_page_fault+0x0/0x6a7 [<c0103f23>] do_notify_resume+0x28/0x39 [<c01040c6>] work_notifysig+0x13/0x15 f6456f10: redzone 1: 0x170fc2a5, redzone 2: 0x0. ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at mm/slab.c:1946! invalid operand: 0000 [#1] SMP Modules linked in: parport_pc lp parport w83627hf eeprom i2c_sensor i2c_isa ip_conntrack_ftp ipt_conntrack iptable_mangle ipt_state ip_conntrack ipt_REJECT iptable_filter ip_tables ip6table_filter ip6_tables md5 ipv6 dm_mod video button battery ac ohci1394 ieee1394 uhci_hcd ehci_hcd hw_random tpm_nsc tpm i2c_i801 i2c_core snd_intel8x0 snd_ac97_codec snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_timer snd soundcore snd_page_alloc e100 mii sk98lin dummy floppy ext3 jbd raid1 qla2300 qla2xxx scsi_transport_fc sata_sil ata_piix libata aic7xxx scsi_transport_spi sd_mod scsi_mod CPU: 0 EIP: 0060:[<c014c7ac>] Not tainted VLI EFLAGS: 00010016 (2.6.11-1.1282_FC4smp) EIP is at cache_free_debugcheck+0x215/0x222 eax: f6456dcc ebx: 00012c00 ecx: 00000ca8 edx: 00000144 esi: f7972800 edi: f6456124 ebp: f6456f10 esp: c040bf48 ds: 007b es: 007b ss: 0068 Process cvs (pid: 7668, threadinfo=c040b000 task=d7882020) Stack: c03206d4 f6456f10 170fc2a5 00000000 c0451840 c02a42a7 f6456f14 f7972800 f7d79f18 00000286 c014d20d f6456f14 00000000 c2012480 0000000a c02a42a7 f7ce0fc0 f7ce0ff8 c23b002c f31b8b3c f51dde3c c02a58c1 f7d5b8f4 0000000a Call Trace: [<c02a42a7>] sk_free+0x7e/0xff [<c014d20d>] kmem_cache_free+0x2a/0x69 [<c02a42a7>] sk_free+0x7e/0xff [<c02a58c1>] __kfree_skb+0x54/0x146 [<f8854c85>] scsi_finish_command+0x7d/0xd1 [scsi_mod] [<c02ab285>] net_tx_action+0x4e/0x121 [<f8854bbd>] scsi_softirq+0x9a/0xbf [scsi_mod] [<c0126582>] __do_softirq+0x72/0xdc [<c010667b>] do_softirq+0x4b/0x4f ======================= [<c0106569>] do_IRQ+0x55/0x86 [<c02e0f4f>] tcp_v4_destroy_sock+0x9/0x16f [<c0104a6a>] common_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 [<c014007b>] cpuset_zonelist_valid_mems_allowed+0x3/0x3f [<c0308f10>] _spin_lock+0x12/0x40 [<c01634f8>] __fput+0xbe/0x10e [<c01d73eb>] _atomic_dec_and_lock+0x27/0x44 [<c0177bff>] dput+0xe5/0x1df [<c01634ff>] __fput+0xc5/0x10e [<c0161f51>] filp_close+0x4f/0x6d [<c012331a>] put_files_struct+0x6e/0xe7 [<c0124037>] do_exit+0xfc/0x36a [<c012b284>] __dequeue_signal+0xe9/0x1aa [<c01242fa>] do_group_exit+0x29/0x90 [<c012cd07>] get_signal_to_deliver+0x263/0x371 [<c0103e47>] do_signal+0x5d/0x111 [<c014b028>] poison_obj+0x20/0x3d [<c014c6cf>] cache_free_debugcheck+0x138/0x222 [<c0161ece>] sys_open+0x4a/0x5b [<c01193a1>] do_page_fault+0x0/0x6a7 [<c0103f23>] do_notify_resume+0x28/0x39 [<c01040c6>] work_notifysig+0x13/0x15 Code: 8b 9e b4 00 00 00 e9 d0 fe ff ff 89 ea 89 f0 e8 fb e3 ff ff 81 38 a5 c2 0f 17 75 87 eb c4 0f 0b 99 07 53 fb 31 c0 e9 d9 fe ff ff <0f> 0b 9a 07 53 fb 31 c0 e9 da fe ff ff 55 57 56 53 83 ec 14 89 <0>Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt [<c0121118>] panic+0x45/0x1e8 [<c010539d>] die+0x17b/0x185 [<c01055db>] do_invalid_op+0x0/0xab [<c010567d>] do_invalid_op+0xa2/0xab [<c014c7ac>] cache_free_debugcheck+0x215/0x222 [<c01218e4>] call_console_drivers+0x80/0x14c [<c0121e67>] release_console_sem+0x78/0xb5 [<c0121cbb>] vprintk+0x1f5/0x2a9 [<c0104bc3>] error_code+0x4f/0x54 [<c014c7ac>] cache_free_debugcheck+0x215/0x222 [<c02a42a7>] sk_free+0x7e/0xff [<c014d20d>] kmem_cache_free+0x2a/0x69 [<c02a42a7>] sk_free+0x7e/0xff [<c02a58c1>] __kfree_skb+0x54/0x146 [<f8854c85>] scsi_finish_command+0x7d/0xd1 [scsi_mod] [<c02ab285>] net_tx_action+0x4e/0x121 [<f8854bbd>] scsi_softirq+0x9a/0xbf [scsi_mod] [<c0126582>] __do_softirq+0x72/0xdc [<c010667b>] do_softirq+0x4b/0x4f ======================= [<c0106569>] do_IRQ+0x55/0x86 [<c02e0f4f>] tcp_v4_destroy_sock+0x9/0x16f [<c0104a6a>] common_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 [<c014007b>] cpuset_zonelist_valid_mems_allowed+0x3/0x3f [<c0308f10>] _spin_lock+0x12/0x40 [<c01634f8>] __fput+0xbe/0x10e [<c01d73eb>] _atomic_dec_and_lock+0x27/0x44 [<c0177bff>] dput+0xe5/0x1df [<c01634ff>] __fput+0xc5/0x10e [<c0161f51>] filp_close+0x4f/0x6d [<c012331a>] put_files_struct+0x6e/0xe7 [<c0124037>] do_exit+0xfc/0x36a [<c012b284>] __dequeue_signal+0xe9/0x1aa [<c01242fa>] do_group_exit+0x29/0x90 [<c012cd07>] get_signal_to_deliver+0x263/0x371 [<c0103e47>] do_signal+0x5d/0x111 [<c014b028>] poison_obj+0x20/0x3d [<c014c6cf>] cache_free_debugcheck+0x138/0x222 [<c0161ece>] sys_open+0x4a/0x5b [<c01193a1>] do_page_fault+0x0/0x6a7 [<c0103f23>] do_notify_resume+0x28/0x39 [<c01040c6>] work_notifysig+0x13/0x15 - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html