System panic with BUG: soft lockup with RIP: nvidia:_nv014198rm+0xc1/0xcf

Issue

• System panic with below log messages on console:

BUG: soft lockup - CPU#3 stuck for 60s! [swapper:0] 
CPU 3:
Modules linked in:  nfsd auth_rpcgss netconsole uhci_hcd ohci_hcd ehci_hcd
Pid: 0, comm: swapper Tainted: P     ---- 2.6.18-274.17.1.el5 #1 
RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff88b621af>]   [<ffffffff88b621af>] :nvidia:_nv014198rm+0xc1/0xcf 
RSP: 0018:ffff8106393ef8a0  EFLAGS: 00000202 
FRAX: 0000000000002504 RBX: ffff81061370ae90 RCX: 0000000000009410 
RDX: ffffc20004200000 RSI: ffff810613710008 RDI: ffff810c238f7808 
RBP: ffff8106393ef820 R08: ffff81061370aea8 R09: 0000000000000000 
R10: 0000000000000004 R11: ffffffff8022c7aa R12: ffffffff8005dc8e 
R13: 0000000012766521 R14: ffffffff80079416 R15: ffff8106393ef820 
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8106393c5dc0(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 
CS:  0010 DS: 0018 ES: 0018 CR0: 000000008005003b 
CR2: 00002aaabc8ca000 CR3: 00000006227a5000 CR4: 00000000000006a0 
Call Trace: 
<IRQ> 
[<ffffffff888e094b>] :nvidia:_nv003929rm+0x6c81/0xcd14 
[<ffffffff88b1ba0a>] :nvidia:_nv017348rm+0x2a/0xff 
[<ffffffff88a38ee2>] :nvidia:_nv014712rm+0x0/0x393 
[<ffffffff88b1c5d4>] :nvidia:_nv017343rm+0xa0/0xaf 
[<ffffffff88b1cb8a>] :nvidia:_nv017357rm+0xff/0x7ff 
[<ffffffff88b1c679>] :nvidia:_nv017358rm+0x62/0x74 
[<ffffffff88a38fc3>] :nvidia:_nv014712rm+0xe1/0x393 
[<ffffffff88a38ee2>] :nvidia:_nv014712rm+0x0/0x393 
[<ffffffff88b1cc52>] :nvidia:_nv017357rm+0x1c7/0x7ff 
[<ffffffff88b1c679>] :nvidia:_nv017358rm+0x62/0x74 
[<ffffffff88a38fc3>] :nvidia:_nv014712rm+0xe1/0x393 
[<ffffffff88a38ee2>] :nvidia:_nv014712rm+0x0/0x393 
[<ffffffff88b1cc52>] :nvidia:_nv017357rm+0x1c7/0x7ff 
[<ffffffff88b1c679>] :nvidia:_nv017358rm+0x62/0x74 
[<ffffffff88a38fc3>] :nvidia:_nv014712rm+0xe1/0x393 
[<ffffffff88a38ee2>] :nvidia:_nv014712rm+0x0/0x393 
[<ffffffff88b1cc52>] :nvidia:_nv017357rm+0x1c7/0x7ff 
[<ffffffff88b1c679>] :nvidia:_nv017358rm+0x62/0x74