kernel panics due to a stack overrun because of third party modules smos_R5_0 and dsa_filter

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • System getting crashed with the following messages observed in the vmcore logs :
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BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 00000000ff1007c0
IP: [<ffffffff8105749e>] hrtick_start_fair+0x3e/0x190
PGD 42fabc067 PUD 0 
Thread overran stack, or stack corrupted
Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP 
last sysfs file: /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_name
CPU 5 
Modules linked in: gsch(U) redirfs(U) nf_conntrack_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 xt_state nf_conntrack ip6table_filter ip6_tables iptable_filter ip_tables autofs4 nfs lockd fscache auth_rpcgss nfs_acl sunrpc target_core_iblock target_core_file target_core_pscsi target_core_mod configfs bnx2fc cnic uio fcoe libfcoe libfc scsi_transport_fc 8021q garp scsi_tgt stp llc dsa_filter(P)(U) vsock(U) ipv6 smos_R5_0(P)(U) uinput ppdev parport_pc parport vmware_balloon microcode sg vmci(U) i2c_piix4 i2c_core shpchp ext4 mbcache jbd2 sd_mod crc_t10dif sr_mod cdrom vmxnet3 vmw_pvscsi pata_acpi ata_generic ata_piix dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod [last unloaded: speedstep_lib]

Environment

  • RHEL 6.4
  • Kernel-2.6.32-358.el6.x86_64
  • Installed third-party modules : smos_R5_0, dsa_filter

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