I don't see this on the SCSI reflector, so I suspect the size of the attachments was over the limit; trimming for a resend. On Tue, 2010-02-02 at 16:04 +0100, Ferenc Wagner wrote: > Far too often, but not always, a blade server freezes during boot. My > feeling is that it happens more often when a (slow) Serial Over LAN > console connection is active, but I've got no hard data on this. The > system is booted from SAN, using an Adaptec FC BIOS feature, but the > freeze always happens in the initramfs phase, when udev's discovering > the devices. All this on a mostly up to date Debian Sid i686 system > under a 2.6.32.3-based Debian kernel (2.6.32-5). Sorry for the > somewhat > broken logs, this is what the Bladecenter SOL gave me... > > [ 33.344207] sd 0:0:0:2: emc: detected Clariion CX3-40f, flags 0 > [ 33.344274] sd 0:0:0:0: [sdd] Assuming drive cache: write through > [ 33.344281] sd 0:0:0:0: [sdd] Attached SCSI disk > [ 33.445033] sd 0:0:0:2: emc: connected to SP A Port 3 (bound, > default SP B) > [ 33.487579] sd 0:0:1:0: emc: detected Clariion CX3-40f, flags 0 > [ 33.524301] sd 0:0:1:0: emc: connected to SP B Port 3 (owned, > default SP B) > [ 33.566418] sd 2:0:1:0: emc: detected Clariion CX3-40f, flags 0 > [ 33.603504] sd 2:0:1:0: emc: connected to SP B Port 2 (owned, > default SP B) > [ 33.645902] sd 2:0:1:2: emc: detected Clariion CX3-40f, flags 0 > [ 33.681606] sd 2:0:1:2: emc: connected to SP B Port 2 (owned, > default SP B) > [ 33.723554] sd 0:0:1:2: emc: detected Clariion CX3-40f, flags 0 > [ 33.759484] sd 0:0:1:2: emc: connected to SP B Port 3 (owned, > default SP B) > [ 33.801231] emc: device handler registered > [ 33.830450] device-mapper: multipath round-robin: version 1.0.0 > loaded > [ 33.869763] sd 2:0:1:0: emc: at SP B Port 2 (owned, default SP B) > [ 33.908577] sd 0:0:1:0: emc: at SP B Port 3 (owned, default SP B) > [ 33.945720] ------------[ cut here ]------------ > [ 33.949646] kernel BUG > at /tmp/buildd/linux-2.6-2.6.32/debian/build/source_i386_none/block/cfq-iosched.c:2329! Without exact source, it's hard to be certain, but I'd suspect this bug on: static void cfq_put_queue(struct cfq_queue *cfqq) { struct cfq_data *cfqd = cfqq->cfqd; struct cfq_group *cfqg, *orig_cfqg; BUG_ON(atomic_read(&cfqq->ref) <= 0); > [ 33.949646] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP > [ 33.949646] last sysfs > file: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/0000:04:00.0/0000:06:01.0/host0/rport-0:0-1/target0:0:1/fc_transport/target0:0:1/node_name > [ 33.949646] Modules linked in: dm_round_robin scsi_dh_emc sd_mod > crc_t10dif dm_multipath dm_mod scsi_dh uhci_hcd ehci_hcd > ide_pci_generic ata_generic qla2xxx mptspi mptscsih mptbase libata > scsi_transport_fc scsi_transport_spi piix scsi_tgt scsi_mod tg3 button > libphy ide_core usbcore nls_base thermal fan thermal_sys [last > unloaded: scsi_wait_scan] > [ 33.949646] > [ 33.949646] Pid: 329, comm: kmpath_handlerd Not tainted > (2.6.32-trunk-686 #1) IBM BladeCenter HS20 -[884321Y]- > [ 33.949646] EIP: 0060:[<c112c454>] EFLAGS: 00010046 CPU: 0 > [ 33.949646] EIP is at cfq_put_request+0x1c/0x4a > [ 33.949646] EAX: 00000000 EBX: f6676e10 ECX: c112c438 EDX: 0000000d > [ 33.949646] ESI: f6fd9700 EDI: f60194c0 EBP: 00000001 ESP: f64a3ed4 > [ 33.949646] DS: 007b ES: 007b FS: 00d8 GS: 00e0 SS: 0068 > [ 33.949646] Process kmpath_handlerd (pid: 329, ti=f64a2000 > task=f64e8440 task.ti=f64a2000) > [ 33.949646] Stack: > [ 33.949646] f6676e10 01282c4f c111bb19 c1122618 f60194c0 f6676e10 > 00000292 c1122ad3 > [ 33.949646] <0> f607f70c f83842cb 00000000 f8383491 f607f610 > f666bc00 f666bc00 f6676e10 > [ 33.949646] <0> 00000000 00000003 00000000 f607f600 f666bc00 > f607f60c f8383761 00000000 > [ 33.949646] Call Trace: > [ 33.949646] [<c111bb19>] ? elv_put_request+0x10/0x11 > [ 33.949646] [<c1122618>] ? __blk_put_request+0x60/0x8e > [ 33.949646] [<c1122ad3>] ? blk_put_request+0x1e/0x2e > [ 33.949646] [<f8383491>] ? send_trespass_cmd+0x21c/0x226 > [scsi_dh_emc] > [ 33.949646] [<f8383761>] ? clariion_activate+0x3b/0xeb > [scsi_dh_emc] So best guess would be a reference counting error in the way scsi_dh_emc sends trespass commands. > [ 33.[ 98.784502] BUG: soft lockup - CPU#1 stuck for 61s! > [scsi_id:700] > [ 98.784502] Modules linked in: dm_round_robin scsi_dh_emc sd_mod > crc_t10dif dm_multipath dm_mod scsi_dh uhci_hcd ehci_hcd > ide_pci_generic ata_generic qla2xxx mptspi mptscsih mptbase libata > scsi_transport_fc scsi_transport_spi piix scsi_tgt scsi_mod tg3 button > libphy ide_core usbcore nls_base thermal fan thermal_sys [last > unloaded: scsi_wait_scan] > [ 98.784502] > [ 98.784502] Pid: 700, comm: scsi_id Tainted: G D > (2.6.32-trunk-686 #1) IBM BladeCenter HS20 -[884321Y]- > [ 98.784502] EIP: 0060:[<c125aeca>] EFLAGS: 00000293 CPU: 1 > [ 98.784502] EIP is at lock_kernel+0x22/0x33 > [ 98.784502] EAX: 00003331 EBX: f6944600 ECX: f6c01070 EDX: 00000000 > [ 98.784502] ESI: fffffff4 EDI: f6944600 EBP: f6093950 ESP: f611de68 > [ 98.784502] DS: 007b ES: 007b FS: 00d8 GS: 00e0 SS: 0068 > [ 98.784502] CR0: 8005003b CR2: 0804a8e0 CR3: 35d74000 CR4: 000006d0 > [ 98.784502] DR0: 00000000 DR1: 00000000 DR2: 00000000 DR3: 00000000 > [ 98.784502] DR6: ffff0ff0 DR7: 00000400 > [ 98.784502] Call Trace: > [ 98.784502] [<c10d0cc5>] ? __blkdev_get+0x3e/0x2cc > [ 98.784502] [<c10b8da6>] ? __link_path_walk+0x505/0x5bf > [ 98.784502] [<c10d0fba>] ? blkdev_open+0x60/0x8b > [ 98.784502] [<c10b059b>] ? __dentry_open+0x156/0x246 > [ 98.784502] [<c10b071c>] ? nameidata_to_filp+0x29/0x3c > [ 98.784502] [<c10d0f5a>] ? blkdev_open+0x0/0x8b > [ 98.784502] [<c10ba621>] ? do_filp_open+0x41d/0x7e0 > [ 98.784502] [<c109b1bc>] ? handle_mm_fault+0x3c6/0x847 > [ 98.784502] [<c10a4691>] ? free_pages_and_swap_cache+0x3b/0x48 > [ 98.784502] [<c10c22a1>] ? alloc_fd+0x52/0xb7 > [ 98.784502] [<c10b0353>] ? do_sys_open+0x4c/0xdf > [ 98.784502] [<c10b042a>] ? sys_open+0x1e/0x23 > [ 98.784502] [<c10031dc>] ? syscall_call+0x7/0xb > > and the same soft lockup messages keep repeating for both CPUs. > > Here is another very similar case, with truncated output again: > > 18.430416] device-mapper: uevent: version 1.0.3 > ... Begin: Runn[ 18.459246] device-mapper: ioctl: 4.15.0-ioctl > (2009-04-01) initialised: dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx > ing /scripts/loc[ 18.520650] device-mapper: multipath: version 1.1.0 > loaded > al-top ... Begin: Loading multip[ 18.574110] sd 1:0:0:0: emc: > detected Clariion CX3-40f, flags 0 > ath modules ... [ 18.610974] sd 1:0:0:0: emc: connected to SP A Port > 2 (bound, default SP B) > Success: loaded [ 18.660875] sd 1:0:0:2: emc: detected Clariion > CX3-40f, flags 0 > module dm-multip[ 18.704472] sd 1:0:0:2: emc: connected to SP A Port > 2 (bound, default SP B) > ath. > Failure: f[ 18.754298] emc: device handler registered > ailed to load mo[ 18.789165] device-mapper: multipath round-robin: > version 1.0.0 loaded > dule dm-emc. > done. > Begin: Disc[ 18.849378] ------------[ cut here ]------------ > overing multipat[ 18.853314] kernel BUG > at /tmp/buildd/linux-2.6-2.6.32/debian/build/source_i386_none/block/cfq-iosched.c:2329! > [ 18.853314] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] hs ... done. > SMP > [ 18.853314] last sysfs > file: /sys/devices/virtual/block/dm-1/dm/suspended > [ 18.853314] Modules linked in: dm_round_robin scsi_dh_emc > dm_multipath dm_mod scsi_dh sd_mod crc_t10dif uhci_hcd ehci_hcd > ide_pci_generic ata_generic libata qla2xxx piix scsi_transport_fc > mptspi mptscsih mptbase scsi_transport_spi tg3 libphy scsi_tgt usbcore > nls_base scsi_mod ide_core button thermal fan thermal_sys [last > unloaded: scsi_wait_scan] > [ 18.853314] > [ 18.853314] Pid: 341, comm: kmpath_handlerd Not tainted > (2.6.32-trunk-686 #1) IBM BladeCenter HS20 -[884321Y]- > [ 18.853314] EIP: 0060:[<c112c454>] EFLAGS: 00010046 CPU: 0 > [ 18.853314] EIP is at cfq_put_request+0x1c/0x4a > [ 18.853314] EAX: 00000000 EBX: f6ff87d0 ECX: c112c438 EDX: 0000000d > [ 18.853314] ESI: f64ec1c0 EDI: f67f8000 EBP: 00000001 ESP: f6055ed4 > [ 18.853314] DS: 007b ES: 007b FS: 00d8 GS: 00e0 SS: 0068 > [ 18.853314] Process kmpath_handlerd (pid: 341, ti=f6054000 > task=f64a8cc0 task.ti=f6054000) > [ 18.853314] Stack: > [ 18.853314] f6ff87d0 01282c4f c111bb19 c1122618 f67f8000 f6ff87d0 > 00000292 c1122ad3 > [ 18.853314] <0> f605eb0c f839d2cb 00000000 f839c491 f605ea10 > f6d36c00 f6d36c00 f6ff87d0 > [ 18.853314] <0> c1259c36 c1364ba0 00000000 f605ea00 f6d36c00 > f605ea0c f839c761 f64a8e7c > [ 18.853314] Call Trace: > [ 18.853314] [<c111bb19>] ? elv_put_request+0x10/0x11 > [ 18.853314] [<c1122618>] ? __blk_put_request+0x60/0x8e > [ 18.853314] [<c1122ad3>] ? blk_put_request+0x1e/0x2e > [ 18.853314] [<f839c491>] ? send_trespass_cmd+0x21c/0x226 > [scsi_dh_emc] > [ 18.853314] [<c1259c36>] ? sc > > And one more, where the beginning part is missing (I really wonder why > the management system behaves like this): > > Begin: Mounting root file system ... Begin: Runn[ 18.791487] > device-mapper: uevent: version 1.0.3 > ing /scripts/loc[ 18.828401] device-mapper: ioctl: 4.15.0-ioctl > (2009-04-01) initialised: dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx > al-top ... Begin[ 18.889718] device-mapper: multipath: version 1.1.0 > loaded > : Loading multipath modules ... [ 18.940906] sd 0:0:0:0: emc: > detected Clariion CX3-40f, flags 0 > Success: loaded [ 18.979823] sd 0:0:0:0: emc: connected to SP A Port > 3 (bound, default SP B) > module dm-multip[ 19.029770] sd 0:0:0:2: emc: detected Clariion > CX3-40f, flags 0 > ath. > all Trace: > [ 19.221341] [<c111bb19>] ? elv_put_request+0x10/0x11 > [ 19.221341] [<c1122618>] ? __blk_put_request+0x60/0x8e > [ 19.221341] [<c1122ad3>] ? blk_put_request+0x1e/0x2e > [ 19.221341] [<f8374491>] ? send_trespass_cmd+0x21c/0x226 > [scsi_dh_emc] > [ 19.221341] [<c1259c36>] ? schedule+0x78f/0x7dc > [ 19.221341] [<f8374761>] ? clariion_activate+0x3b/0xeb > [scsi_dh_emc] > [ 19.221341] [<f83055f1>] ? scsi_dh_activate+0x6d/0x82 [scsi_dh] > [ 19.221341] [<f8340b8c>] ? activate_path+0x1d/0x118 [dm_multipath] > [ 19.221341] [<c1041677>] ? worker_thread+0x141/0x1bd > [ 19.221341] [<f8340b6f>] ? activate_path+0x0/0x118 [dm_multipath] > [ 19.221341] [<c10443b2>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x2d > [ 19.221341] [<c1041536>] ? worker_thread+0x0/0x1bd > [ 19.221341] [<c1044180>] ? kthread+0x61/0x66 > [ 19.221341] [<c104411f>] ? kthread+0x0/0x66 > [ 19.221341] [<c1003d47>] ? kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x10 > [ 19.221341] Code: 6b 49 c1 89 da 5b 5e e9 3b 13 f8 ff 5b 5e c3 56 > 53 8b 70 5c 89 c3 85 f6 74 3c 8b 40 24 83 e0 01 8d 50 0c 8b 44 96 0c > 85 c0 75 04 <0f> 0b eb fe 48 89 44 96 0c 8b 43 58 8b 40 10 e8 4a 8f ff > ff 89 > [ 19.221341] EIP: [<c112c454>] cfq_put_request+0x1c/0x4a SS:ESP > 0068:f64b3ed4 > [ 19.221341] ---[ end trace 2406ac42e6ebdd24 ]--- > > At least we have a the full stack trace now... Can you perhaps > pinpoint > the problem based on such fragmented information? Please find my > kernel > config below. James -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html