PANIC after update from kernel-2.6.32-279.19.1.el6.x86_64 to kernel-2.6.32-358.6

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • There aren´t problems if we try to startup with the old kernel but the server give us a panic when we use the new kernel. The panic is as follows:
Kernel Panic - not syncing: Attemptted to kill init!
Pid:1, comm: init Not tainted 2.6.32-358.6.2.el6.x86_64 #1
Call Trace: 
[ffffffff81......] ? panic+0xa7/0x16f
[ffffffff81......] ? do_exit+0x862/0x870
[ffffffff81......] ? fput+0x25/0x30
[ffffffff81......] ? do_group_exit+0x58/0xd0
[ffffffff81......] ? sys_exit_group+0x17/0x20
[ffffffff81......] ? system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b

1_kernel_panic.jpg

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4
  • kernel-2.6.32-279.19.1.el6.x86_64
  • kernel-2.6.32-358.6.el6.x86_64

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