"BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for Xs!" with "unix_state_double_lock" in backtrace

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Issue

  • RHEL 6.7 performs a BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for Xs! with the following backtrace:
    [exception RIP: _spin_lock+0x21]
#10 [ffff8808edf27e20] unix_state_double_lock at ffffffff815047a0
#11 [ffff8808edf27e50] unix_dgram_connect at ffffffff815073cd
#12 [ffff8808edf27eb0] sys_connect at ffffffff814572a7
#13 [ffff8808edf27f80] system_call_fastpath at ffffffff8100b0d2
  • System hang after display in system console the following message 'BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for Xs!'

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7
  • kernel-2.6.32-573.15.1.el6 or kernel-2.6.32-573.16.1.el6 or kernel-2.6.32-573.17.1.el6 or kernel-2.6.32-573.18.1.el6
  • AF_UNIX sockets

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