Server crashed with error 'stack-protector: Kernel stack is corrupted'

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • System with Emulex HBA crashed with following errors in logs:

    Kernel panic - not syncing: stack-protector: Kernel stack is corrupted in: ffffffffa007cf8d

Pid: 0, comm: swapper Tainted: P           ---------------    2.6.32-279.19.1.el6.x86_64 #1
Call Trace:
 <IRQ>  <EOI>  [<ffffffff812c2d4e>] ? intel_idle+0xde/0x170
 [<ffffffff812c2d31>] ? intel_idle+0xc1/0x170
 [<ffffffff813f6c67>] ? cpuidle_idle_call+0xa7/0x140
 [<ffffffff81009fc6>] ? cpu_idle+0xb6/0x110
 [<ffffffff814e32aa>] ? start_secondary+0x22a/0x26d

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3
  • kernel-2.6.32-279.19.1.el6
  • Emulex HBA

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