Hello.
Already several kernel releases i've expirienced different lockups of vpn
(pptp) server.
There is aroud 200 ppp connections at moment.
With kernel debug i was able to retrive next information:
First:
Showing all locks held in the system:
1 lock held by agetty/4486:
#0: (&tty->atomic_read_lock){--..}, at: [<c01d4e6f>] read_chan+0x41a/0x60b
1 lock held by agetty/4487:
#0: (&tty->atomic_read_lock){--..}, at: [<c01d4e6f>] read_chan+0x41a/0x60b
1 lock held by agetty/4488:
#0: (&tty->atomic_read_lock){--..}, at: [<c01d4e6f>] read_chan+0x41a/0x60b
2 locks held by pptpctrl/4500:
#0: (&tty->atomic_write_lock){--..}, at: [<c01d0f8f>] tty_write+0x83/0x1d0
#1: (&ap->recv_lock){....}, at: [<c02241fe>]
ppp_asynctty_receive+0x2e/0x710
=============================================
BUG: spinlock lockup on CPU#1, pppd/4504, df5048c4
[<c01c42c6>] _raw_spin_lock+0x100/0x134
[<c0223f03>] ppp_async_ioctl+0xa7/0x1d0
[<c0221b7c>] ppp_ioctl+0xa5/0xbff
[<c012f2a5>] down_read+0x29/0x3a
[<c0223e5c>] ppp_async_ioctl+0x0/0x1d0
[<c0221ba5>] ppp_ioctl+0xce/0xbff
[<c029b78f>] _spin_unlock+0x14/0x1c
[<c014a22a>] do_wp_page+0x256/0x4ba
[<c014c1e9>] __handle_mm_fault+0x74e/0xa22
[<c0167224>] do_ioctl+0x64/0x6d
[<c016727d>] vfs_ioctl+0x50/0x273
[<c01674d4>] sys_ioctl+0x34/0x50
[<c0102dae>] sysenter_past_esp+0x5f/0x99
=======================
BUG: soft lockup detected on CPU#0!
[<c013ce27>] softlockup_tick+0x8d/0xbc
[<c0123784>] update_process_times+0x28/0x5e
[<c010d9c4>] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x80/0x9c
[<c0103903>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x33/0x38
[<c01c2e9d>] delay_tsc+0x9/0x13
[<c01c2ed3>] __delay+0x6/0x7
[<c01c426f>] _raw_spin_lock+0xa9/0x134
[<c01d0f8f>] tty_write+0x83/0x1d0
[<c01cf418>] tty_ldisc_try+0x2f/0x33
[<c029bc8c>] lock_kernel+0x19/0x24
[<c01d1017>] tty_write+0x10b/0x1d0
[<c01d35cf>] write_chan+0x0/0x320
[<c015d502>] vfs_write+0x87/0xf0
[<c01d0f0c>] tty_write+0x0/0x1d0
[<c015daa9>] sys_write+0x41/0x6a
[<c0102dae>] sysenter_past_esp+0x5f/0x99
=======================
Second)
<0>BUG: spinlock lockup on CPU#0, pppd/5209, de3e2884
[<c01c42c6>] _raw_spin_lock+0x100/0x134
BUG: spinlock lockup on CPU#1, ip-down/7524, c0353300
[<c01c42c6>] _raw_spin_lock+0x100/0x134
[<c029bc8c>] lock_kernel+0x19/0x24
[<c015f234>] chrdev_open+0x8a/0x16e
[<c015f1aa>] chrdev_open+0x0/0x16e
[<c015ba94>] __dentry_open+0xaf/0x1a0
[<c015bc12>] nameidata_to_filp+0x31/0x3a
[<c015bc54>] do_filp_open+0x39/0x40
[<c029b78f>] _spin_unlock+0x14/0x1c
[<c015b9d4>] get_unused_fd+0xaa/0xbb
[<c015bc95>] do_sys_open+0x3a/0x6d
[<c015bd03>] sys_open+0x1c/0x20
[<c0102dae>] sysenter_past_esp+0x5f/0x99
=======================
[<c0223f03>] ppp_async_ioctl+0xa7/0x1d0
[<c0221b7c>] ppp_ioctl+0xa5/0xbff
[<c012f2a5>] down_read+0x29/0x3a
[<c0223e5c>] ppp_async_ioctl+0x0/0x1d0
[<c0221ba5>] ppp_ioctl+0xce/0xbff
[<c029b78f>] _spin_unlock+0x14/0x1c
[<c014a22a>] do_wp_page+0x256/0x4ba
[<c014c1e9>] __handle_mm_fault+0x74e/0xa22
[<c0167224>] do_ioctl+0x64/0x6d
[<c016727d>] vfs_ioctl+0x50/0x273
[<c01674d4>] sys_ioctl+0x34/0x50
[<c0102dae>] sysenter_past_esp+0x5f/0x99
=======================
Third)
BUG: soft lockup detected on CPU#0!
[<c013ce27>] softlockup_tick+0x8d/0xbc
[<c0123784>] update_process_times+0x28/0x5e
[<c010d9c4>] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x80/0x9c
[<c0103903>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x33/0x38
[<c01c2e9d>] delay_tsc+0x9/0x13
[<c01c2ed3>] __delay+0x6/0x7
[<c01c426f>] _raw_spin_lock+0xa9/0x134
[<c01cf418>] tty_ldisc_try+0x2f/0x33
[<c029bc8c>] lock_kernel+0x19/0x24
[<c01d1984>] tty_read+0x5a/0xbe
[<c015d5f0>] vfs_read+0x85/0xee
[<c01d192a>] tty_read+0x0/0xbe
[<c015da3f>] sys_read+0x41/0x6a
[<c0102dae>] sysenter_past_esp+0x5f/0x99
=======================
BUG: soft lockup detected on CPU#0!
[<c013ce27>] softlockup_tick+0x8d/0xbc
[<c0123784>] update_process_times+0x28/0x5e
[<c010d9c4>] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x80/0x9c
[<c0103903>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x33/0x38
[<c01c00d8>] prio_tree_insert+0xe8/0x23b
[<c01c4275>] _raw_spin_lock+0xaf/0x134
[<c01cf418>] tty_ldisc_try+0x2f/0x33
[<c029bc8c>] lock_kernel+0x19/0x24
[<c01d1984>] tty_read+0x5a/0xbe
[<c015d5f0>] vfs_read+0x85/0xee
[<c01d192a>] tty_read+0x0/0xbe
[<c015da3f>] sys_read+0x41/0x6a
[<c0102dae>] sysenter_past_esp+0x5f/0x99
Next via SysRq:
Showing all locks held in the system:
1 lock held by agetty/5057:
#0: (&tty->atomic_read_lock){--..}, at: [<c01d4e6f>] read_chan+0x41a/0x60b
1 lock held by agetty/5058:
#0: (&tty->atomic_read_lock){--..}, at: [<c01d4e6f>] read_chan+0x41a/0x60b
1 lock held by agetty/5059:
#0: (&tty->atomic_read_lock){--..}, at: [<c01d4e6f>] read_chan+0x41a/0x60b
2 locks held by pptpctrl/5071:
#0: (&tty->atomic_write_lock){--..}, at: [<c01d0f8f>] tty_write+0x83/0x1d0
#1: (&ap->recv_lock){....}, at: [<c02241fe>]
ppp_asynctty_receive+0x2e/0x710
~#SysRq : Show Blocked State
free sibling
task PC stack pid father child younger older
pptpctrl D C02A18E0 0 5071 4646 5074 5094 5064 (L-TLB)
df3a3bd0 00000082 0029b837 c02a18e0 00000246 00000000 dd4f131c
dd563cac
def86030 c140864c 00000000 00000000 00000009 def86030 2ccaa8e5
0000017d
3b9aca00 def8613c c1407cc0 00000000 006a9953 00000000 de8f503c
00000046
Call Trace:
[<c029b5b0>] __down+0x8c/0xf4
[<c0116209>] default_wake_function+0x0/0xc
[<c029b397>] __down_failed+0x7/0xc
[<c0223de4>] ppp_asynctty_close+0x28/0x98
[<c0223e4f>] ppp_asynctty_close+0x93/0x98
[<c0223e59>] ppp_asynctty_hangup+0x5/0x8
[<c01d0c8a>] do_tty_hangup+0x119/0x391
[<c01d0612>] release_dev+0x154/0x69b
[<c0158a01>] poison_obj+0x20/0x3d
[<c0158a01>] poison_obj+0x20/0x3d
[<c0158c70>] cache_free_debugcheck+0xc7/0x1dd
[<c016ddd5>] destroy_inode+0x20/0x33
[<c016c88c>] dput+0xd9/0x145
[<c01d0b68>] tty_release+0xf/0x18
[<c015dd96>] __fput+0x3c/0xe7
[<c015b906>] filp_close+0x3e/0x62
[<c011c73b>] put_files_struct+0xa5/0xb8
[<c011d808>] do_exit+0x124/0x7e2
[<c01e1710>] vgacon_set_cursor_size+0x2d/0xeb
[<c0104392>] do_trap+0x0/0xa9
[<c0104bf5>] do_invalid_op+0x0/0xab
[<c0104c97>] do_invalid_op+0xa2/0xab
[<c024d1e4>] skb_under_panic+0x59/0x5d
[<c0113ecc>] __wake_up+0x32/0x43
[<c011af94>] release_console_sem+0x22d/0x239
[<c011b4f1>] vprintk+0x1fb/0x37c
[<c029bd4c>] error_code+0x7c/0x84
[<c024d1e4>] skb_under_panic+0x59/0x5d
[<c02248a2>] ppp_asynctty_receive+0x6d2/0x710
[<c02248b0>] ppp_asynctty_receive+0x6e0/0x710
[<c01d5a09>] pty_write+0x39/0x41
[<c01d37e1>] write_chan+0x212/0x320
[<c0116209>] default_wake_function+0x0/0xc
[<c01d1028>] tty_write+0x11c/0x1d0
[<c01d35cf>] write_chan+0x0/0x320
[<c015d502>] vfs_write+0x87/0xf0
[<c01d0f0c>] tty_write+0x0/0x1d0
[<c015daa9>] sys_write+0x41/0x6a
[<c0102dae>] sysenter_past_esp+0x5f/0x99
=======================
Dump registers
Pid: 13874, comm: pptpctrl
EIP: 0060:[<c01c2e94>] CPU: 0
EIP is at delay_tsc+0x0/0x13
EFLAGS: 00000246 Not tainted (2.6.20-gentoo #10)
EAX: 00000001 EBX: c0353300 ECX: f52a298e EDX: c799bc55
ESI: 492d5b81 EDI: 00000000 EBP: 8eb4e7d4 DS: 007b ES: 007b GS: 00d8
CR0: 8005003b CR2: b7e598b8 CR3: 0e6f3000 CR4: 000006d0
[<c01c2ed3>] __delay+0x6/0x7
[<c01c426f>] _raw_spin_lock+0xa9/0x134
[<c01cf418>] tty_ldisc_try+0x2f/0x33
[<c029bc8c>] lock_kernel+0x19/0x24
[<c01d1984>] tty_read+0x5a/0xbe
[<c015d5f0>] vfs_read+0x85/0xee
[<c01d192a>] tty_read+0x0/0xbe
[<c015da3f>] sys_read+0x41/0x6a
[<c0102dae>] sysenter_past_esp+0x5f/0x99
=======================
Information about system:
sh scripts/ver_linux
If some fields are empty or look unusual you may have an old version.
Compare to the current minimal requirements in Documentation/Changes.
Linux vpn2 2.6.20-gentoo #10 SMP Mon Mar 5 11:07:33 MSK 2007 i686 Intel(R)
Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
Gnu C 4.1.2
Gnu make 3.81
binutils 2.17
util-linux 2.12r
mount 2.12r
module-init-tools 3.2.2
e2fsprogs 1.39
reiserfsprogs 3.6.19
PPP 2.4.4
Linux C Library > libc.2.5
Dynamic linker (ldd) 2.5
Procps 3.2.7
Net-tools 1.60
Kbd 1.12
Sh-utils 6.7
udev 104
Modules Loaded 8021q ipt_TCPMSS xt_tcpudp xt_pkttype iptable_filter
ip_tables x_tables i2c_i801 i2c_core
Jura
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