Kernel panic in vfs_open+0x5e

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

  • Constant server restarts after update of Dell Compellent Storage Center Operating System (SCOS)
  • Kernel panic in vfs_open+0x5e
  • System logs a list double add:
list_add double add: new=ffff885066d77580, prev=ffff88be6a6060a0, next=ffff885066d77580.
  • Then performs a General Protection Fault (GPF):
general protection fault

PID: 109539  TASK: ffff88be6b3a4500  CPU: 2   COMMAND: "processname"
...
 #5 [ffff885e484afc40] general_protection at ffffffff8163d328
    [exception RIP: vfs_open+0x5e]
    RIP: ffffffff811dc24e  RSP: ffff885e484afcf8  RFLAGS: 00010206
    RAX: ffff8856dd1ed080  RBX: ffff885e484aff28  RCX: 63616e695f736678
    RDX: ffff885b2a54ca80  RSI: ffff885e4553b000  RDI: ffff8856dd1ed080
    RBP: ffff885e484afcf8   R8: ffff885e4553b000   R9: 0000000000000000
    R10: ffff8856dd1ed080  R11: ffffffff812853e2  R12: 0000000000008041
    R13: ffff885e484afdf0  R14: 0000000000000000  R15: ffff885e484afe50
    ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff  CS: 0010  SS: 0018
 #6 [ffff885e484afcf0] vfs_open at ffffffff811dc250
 #7 [ffff885e484afd00] do_last at ffffffff811eb81d
 #8 [ffff885e484afdb0] path_openat at ffffffff811ee582
 #9 [ffff885e484afe48] do_filp_open at ffffffff811efd4b
#10 [ffff885e484aff18] do_sys_open at ffffffff811dd6f3
#11 [ffff885e484aff70] sys_open at ffffffff811dd80e
#12 [ffff885e484aff80] system_call_fastpath at ffffffff816458c9

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • XFS filesystem
  • device-mapper multipath
  • Dell Compellent SAN

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