BUG: soft lockup displayed when executing dmesg

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • below are the problems when executing dmesg

    BUG: soft lockup - CPU#1 stuck for 11s! [local:23466]
    CPU 1:
    Modules
    linked in: iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables ipmi_devintf ipmi_si
    ipmi_msghandler dell_rbu ipv6 xfrm_nalgo crypto_api autofs4 hidp l2cap
    bluetooth bonding mptctl(U) dm_multipath scsi_dh video hwmon backlight
    sbs i2c_ec i2c_core button battery asus_acpi acpi_memhotplug ac sr_mod
    parport_pc lp parport joydev ata_piix libata ide_cd usb_storage pcspkr
    i5000_edac serio_raw cdrom bnx2 edac_mc e1000e dm_raid45 dm_message
    dm_region_hash dm_mem_cache dm_snapshot dm_zero dm_mirror dm_log dm_mod
    mppVhba(U) mptsas(U) scsi_transport_sas mptspi(U) mptscsih(U)
    mptbase(U) scsi_transport_spi shpchp megaraid_sas(U) mppUpper(U) sg(U)
    sd_mod scsi_mod ext3 jbd uhci_hcd ohci_hcd ehci_hcd
    Pid: 23466, comm: local Tainted: G      2.6.18-128.1.6.el5 #1
    RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff800335bb>]  [<ffffffff800335bb>] do_setitimer+0x4a8/0x4b7
    RSP: 0018:ffff8100685fbeb8  EFLAGS: 00000282
    RAX: ffff81006e3bd908 RBX: ffff8101346cb820 RCX: ffff810073ca1730
    RDX: 00000000003686ad RSI: 0000000000000082 RDI: ffff81000100ea64
    RBP: ffff810001016fe0 R08: 0000000000000028 R09: 0101010101010101
    R10: ffff8100a22839f0 R11: 0000000000000082 R12: ffff81000100ea60
    R13: ffff8100a22839f0 R14: 00000000000992a8 R15: 000000004bc8288a
    FS:  00002aba7e2528a0(0000) GS:ffff81010ef06840(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
    CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b
    CR2: 00002b9462b89000 CR3: 000000004f814000 CR4: 00000000000006e0
    
    
    Call Trace:
     [<ffffffff80033280>] do_setitimer+0x16d/0x4b7
     [<ffffffff80064da7>] .text.lock.kernel_lock+0x5/0x1f
     [<ffffffff800e5105>] flock_lock_file_wait+0x203/0x232
     [<ffffffff800910d5>] alarm_setitimer+0x35/0x65
     [<ffffffff8009500e>] sys_alarm+0x9/0xd
     [<ffffffff8005d116>] system_call+0x7e/0x83
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3

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