The server with VxFS filesystem may crash at vx_softcnt_flush+0x5f or iput+0x2d
Issue
- The server with VxFS filesystem may crash at
iput+0x2d
called fromvx_softcnt_flush
with the following or similar call trace:
PID: 26504 TASK: ffff810b7b8c67a0 CPU: 2 COMMAND: "vx_worklist_thr"
#0 [ffff810b71fcba80] crash_kexec at ffffffff800aaa93
#1 [ffff810b71fcbb40] __die at ffffffff8006520f
#2 [ffff810b71fcbb80] do_page_fault at ffffffff80066e1c
#3 [ffff810b71fcbc70] error_exit at ffffffff8005dde9
[exception RIP: iput+45]
RIP: ffffffff8002a88f RSP: ffff810b71fcbd20 RFLAGS: 00010206
RAX: 0000000000001000 RBX: ffff8105bc0f0f20 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000286 RDI: ffff8105bc0f0f20
RBP: ffff8105bc0f0f20 R8: ffff810b71fcbe3c R9: 0000000000000000
R10: ffff8105821cb730 R11: 0000000000000050 R12: ffff8105bc0f08b8
R13: ffff810b71fcbdb8 R14: ffff8105bc0f0f20 R15: 0000000000000258
ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff CS: 0010 SS: 0018
#4 [ffff810b71fcbd28] vx_softcnt_flush at ffffffff884d4cc4
#5 [ffff810b71fcbd58] vx_ireuse_clean at ffffffff8849cb70
#6 [ffff810b71fcbd88] vx_ilist_chunkclean at ffffffff8849d660
#7 [ffff810b71fcbdf8] vx_inode_free_list at ffffffff8849eedf
#8 [ffff810b71fcbe38] vx_ifree_scan_list at ffffffff8848e23e
#9 [ffff810b71fcbe48] vx_workitem_process at ffffffff8848d461
#10 [ffff810b71fcbe58] vx_worklist_process at ffffffff8848d656
#11 [ffff810b71fcbed8] vx_worklist_thread at ffffffff884904bd
#12 [ffff810b71fcbee8] vx_kthread_init at ffffffff884d2d19
#13 [ffff810b71fcbf48] kernel_thread at ffffffff8005dfb1
- Also the server may crash at
vx_softcnt_flush+0x5f
with the following or similar call trace:
PID: 6458 TASK: ffff81062303c040 CPU: 8 COMMAND: "vx_worklist_thr"
#0 [ffff810621153a50] crash_kexec at ffffffff800af85a
#1 [ffff810621153b10] __die at ffffffff80065117
#2 [ffff810621153b50] do_page_fault at ffffffff8006748d
#3 [ffff810621153c40] error_exit at ffffffff8005dde9
#4 [ffff810621153cf8] vx_softcnt_flush at ffffffff885d85ae [vxfs]
#5 [ffff810621153d28] vx_ireuse_clean at ffffffff8859f619 [vxfs]
#6 [ffff810621153d58] vx_ilist_chunkflush at ffffffff8859faf3 [vxfs]
#7 [ffff810621153d98] vx_ilist_chunkclean at ffffffff8859fea1 [vxfs]
#8 [ffff810621153df8] vx_inode_free_list at ffffffff885a175a [vxfs]
#9 [ffff810621153e38] vx_ifree_scan_list at ffffffff88590851 [vxfs]
#10 [ffff810621153e48] vx_workitem_process at ffffffff8858f9c5 [vxfs]
#11 [ffff810621153e58] vx_worklist_process at ffffffff8858fbba [vxfs]
#12 [ffff810621153ed8] vx_worklist_thread at ffffffff88592c9c [vxfs]
#13 [ffff810621153ee8] vx_kthread_init at ffffffff885d6ac4 [vxfs]
#14 [ffff810621153f48] kernel_thread at ffffffff8005dfb1
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Veritas Cluster Server
- Veritas File System
- Veritas Storage Foundation
- Veritas Volume Manager
- Veritas Volume Replicator
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