Kernel panic due to "spin_lock" contension caused by "linuxshield" module
Issue
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Kernel panic while it was trying to acquire spinlock (The McShield internal watchdog timer lock) inside doScan() function of the unsigned (U) module [linuxshield].
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All the active tasks on each CPU were trying to acquire the spinlock (watchdogLock) inside doScan() function of the unsigned (U) module [linuxshield].
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Kernel-2.6.32-642.6.1.el6
- HP- ProLiant DL380 Gen9
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