`rmmod` command hangs after talpa_syscallhook_unregister+0x85/0xd0 [talpa_syscallhook]

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • rmmod command hangs with the following messages.
kernel: INFO: task rmmod:9447 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
kernel:      Tainted: P           ---------------    2.6.32-431.66.1.el6.x86_64 #1
kernel: "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
kernel: rmmod         D 000000000000000a     0  9447   9409 0x00000080
kernel: ffff88042b7f9e18 0000000000000086 0000000000000000 0000000000000286
kernel: ffff880473b88500 ffff880477411480 ffff880474362f00 0000000000000006
kernel: ffff880442729ab8 ffff88042b7f9fd8 000000000000ebc8 ffff880442729ab8
kernel: Call Trace:
kernel: [<ffffffffa01ee4f5>] talpa_syscallhook_unregister+0x85/0xd0 [talpa_syscallhook]
kernel: [<ffffffff8109af80>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40
kernel: [<ffffffff8152a8be>] ? mutex_lock+0x1e/0x50
kernel: [<ffffffffa0293b5f>] deleteVFSHookInterceptor+0x3f/0x250 [talpa_vfshook]
kernel: [<ffffffffa0296873>] talpa_vfshook_exit+0x2f/0x31 [talpa_vfshook]
kernel: [<ffffffff810b9194>] sys_delete_module+0x194/0x260
kernel: [<ffffffff8100b072>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • talpa_syscallhook module (by 3rd party)

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Using a Red Hat product through a public cloud?

How to access this content