kernel: Bad page state in process 'java'. kernel: Trying to fix it up, but a reboot is needed

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Issue

  • Getting below logs in /var/log/messages.
Apr 21 11:18:29 <kern.emerg> hostname kernel: Bad page state in process 'java'
Apr 21 11:18:29 <kern.emerg> hostname kernel: page:ffff81010434d9c8 flags:0x0130100000000080 mapping:(null) mapcount:0 count:0 (Tainted: G     --------------------   )
Apr 21 11:18:29 <kern.emerg> hostname kernel: Trying to fix it up, but a reboot is needed
Apr 21 11:18:29 <kern.emerg> hostname kernel: Backtrace:
Apr 21 11:18:29 <kern.warn> hostname kernel: 
Apr 21 11:18:29 <kern.warn> hostname kernel: Call Trace:
Apr 21 11:18:29 <kern.warn> hostname kernel:  [<ffffffff800d23d2>] bad_page+0x69/0x91
Apr 21 11:18:29 <kern.warn> hostname kernel:  [<ffffffff8000d7fc>] free_hot_cold_page+0x81/0x144
Apr 21 11:18:29 <kern.warn> hostname kernel:  [<ffffffff80074791>] alloc_ldt+0x22a/0x23b
Apr 21 11:18:29 <kern.warn> hostname kernel:  [<ffffffff8003ca96>] write_ldt+0xbd/0x1ae
Apr 21 11:18:29 <kern.warn> hostname kernel:  [<ffffffff8006c905>] sysenter_do_call+0x1e/0xa2
Apr 21 11:18:29 <kern.warn> hostname kernel: 
Apr 21 11:18:44 <kern.emerg> hostname kernel: Bad page state in process 'java'
Apr 21 11:18:44 <kern.emerg> hostname kernel: page:ffff810103d68668 flags:0x0118100000000080 mapping:(null) mapcount:0 count:0 (Tainted: G    B--------------------   )
Apr 21 11:18:44 <kern.emerg> hostname kernel: Trying to fix it up, but a reboot is needed
Apr 21 11:18:44 <kern.emerg> hostname kernel: Backtrace:
Apr 21 11:18:44 <kern.warn> hostname kernel: 
Apr 21 11:18:44 <kern.warn> hostname kernel: Call Trace:
Apr 21 11:18:44 <kern.warn> hostname kernel:  [<ffffffff800d23d2>] bad_page+0x69/0x91
Apr 21 11:18:44 <kern.warn> hostname kernel:  [<ffffffff8000d7fc>] free_hot_cold_page+0x81/0x144
Apr 21 11:18:44 <kern.warn> hostname kernel:  [<ffffffff80074791>] alloc_ldt+0x22a/0x23b
Apr 21 11:18:44 <kern.warn> hostname kernel:  [<ffffffff8003ca96>] write_ldt+0xbd/0x1ae
Apr 21 11:18:44 <kern.warn> hostname kernel:  [<ffffffff8006c905>] sysenter_do_call+0x1e/0xa2
Apr 21 11:18:44 <kern.warn> hostname kernel: 
Aug 25 19:21:01 hostname kernel: Bad page state in process 'java'
Aug 25 19:21:01 hostname kernel: page:ffff81043ae8f520 flags:0x0748100000000080 mapping:(null) mapcount:0 count:0 (Tainted: P    B--------------------   )
Aug 25 19:21:01 hostname kernel: Trying to fix it up, but a reboot is needed
Aug 25 19:21:01 hostname kernel: Backtrace:
Aug 25 19:21:01 hostname kernel: 
Aug 25 19:21:01 hostname kernel: Call Trace:
Aug 25 19:21:01 hostname kernel:  [<ffffffff800d5020>] bad_page+0x69/0x91
Aug 25 19:21:01 hostname kernel:  [<ffffffff8000d880>] free_hot_cold_page+0x81/0x14a
Aug 25 19:21:01 hostname kernel:  [<ffffffff800745d9>] alloc_ldt+0x22a/0x23b
Aug 25 19:21:01 hostname kernel:  [<ffffffff8003d1f4>] write_ldt+0xbd/0x1ae
Aug 25 19:21:01 hostname kernel:  [<ffffffff8006c497>] sysenter_do_call+0x37/0xe8
Aug 25 19:21:01 hostname kernel:

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • kernel-2.6.18-426.el5
  • kernel-2.6.18-431.el5

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