System crashes with "kernel BUG at vmxnet3/linux/vmxnet3_drv.c:414!" during vMotion

Issue

• System crashes with the following messages during vMotion.

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kernel BUG at vmxnet3/linux/vmxnet3_drv.c:414!
invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP 
last sysfs file: /sys/module/ipv6/initstate
CPU 0 
Modules linked in: nfs lockd fscache nfs_acl auth_rpcgss sunrpc vsock(U) ipv6 iptable_filter ip_tables ppdev parport_pc parport microcode vmware_balloon vmci(U) i2c_piix4 i2c_core sg shpchp ext4 mbcache jbd2 sd_mod crc_t10dif sr_mod cdrom vmxnet3(U) mptspi mptscsih mptbase scsi_transport_spi pata_acpi ata_generic ata_piix dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod [last unloaded: scsi_wait_scan]

Pid: 24314, comm: sshd Not tainted 2.6.32-220.4.2.el6.x86_64 #1 VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform/440BX Desktop Reference Platform
RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffa00a0326>]  [<ffffffffa00a0326>] vmxnet3_reset_dev+0x13f6/0x16b4 [vmxnet3]
RSP: 0018:ffff880002203dc0  EFLAGS: 00010293
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8800b8f0e720 RCX: ffff880037220000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff8800b8f0e720 RDI: ffff8800b8f0e720
RBP: ffff880002203e20 R08: ffff880002213708 R09: ffff8800baaddec8
R10: 0000000000000016 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: ffff8800b8f0e720
R13: ffff8800b8f0e730 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffff8800bd35d000
FS:  00007f848f5137c0(0000) GS:ffff880002200000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b
CR2: 00007f848c8b7000 CR3: 000000003728d000 CR4: 00000000000406f0
DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Process sshd (pid: 24314, threadinfo ffff8800baadc000, task ffff8800bbe7d580)
Stack:
 ffff8800b8f0e730 ffff8800b8f0e728 ffff8800b8f0e770 00000000b8f0ef28
<0> ffff8800b8f0e720 ffffffff8142a343 0000000000000000 ffff8800b8f0e720
<0> 0000000000000000 ffff8800b8f0ef28 ffff8800b8f0ef20 0000000000000040
Call Trace:
 <IRQ> 
 [<ffffffff8142a343>] ? __napi_complete+0x23/0x40
 [<ffffffffa00a4d8e>] vmxnet3_set_ringsize+0xd46/0x1c8e [vmxnet3]
 [<ffffffff81094ad2>] ? enqueue_hrtimer+0x82/0xd0
 [<ffffffff814307c3>] net_rx_action+0x103/0x2f0
 [<ffffffff81072001>] __do_softirq+0xc1/0x1d0
 [<ffffffff810d9390>] ? handle_IRQ_event+0x60/0x170
 [<ffffffff8100c24c>] call_softirq+0x1c/0x30
 [<ffffffff8100de85>] do_softirq+0x65/0xa0
 [<ffffffff81071de5>] irq_exit+0x85/0x90
 [<ffffffff814f4c85>] do_IRQ+0x75/0xf0
 [<ffffffff8100ba53>] ret_from_intr+0x0/0x11
 <EOI> 
 [<ffffffff81176347>] ? rw_verify_area+0x47/0xc0
 [<ffffffff81176c8e>] vfs_read+0x8e/0x1a0
 [<ffffffff81176df1>] sys_read+0x51/0x90
 [<ffffffff8100b0f2>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
Code: 00 0f b7 c0 89 c2 89 45 d4 49 89 d6 48 8d 04 d5 00 00 00 00 49 c1 e6 05 49 29 c6 42 0f b7 44 31 06 41 3b 44 24 20 89 45 bc 74 04 <0f> 0b eb fe 48 c1 e2 04 49 03 54 24 10 f6 42 0d 10 75 05 0f 0b 
RIP  [<ffffffffa00a0326>] vmxnet3_reset_dev+0x13f6/0x16b4 [vmxnet3]
 RSP <ffff880002203dc0>
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Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt
Pid: 24314, comm: sshd Tainted: G      D    ----------------   2.6.32-220.4.2.el6.x86_64 #1
Call Trace:
 <IRQ>  [<ffffffff814ec2ba>] ? panic+0x78/0x143
 [<ffffffff814f0452>] ? oops_end+0xf2/0x100
 [<ffffffff8100f26b>] ? die+0x5b/0x90
 [<ffffffff814efd14>] ? do_trap+0xc4/0x160
 [<ffffffff8100ce35>] ? do_invalid_op+0x95/0xb0
 [<ffffffffa00a0326>] ? vmxnet3_reset_dev+0x13f6/0x16b4 [vmxnet3]
 [<ffffffff81461e65>] ? ip_rcv+0x275/0x350
 [<ffffffff8100bedb>] ? invalid_op+0x1b/0x20
 [<ffffffffa00a0326>] ? vmxnet3_reset_dev+0x13f6/0x16b4 [vmxnet3]
 [<ffffffff8142a343>] ? __napi_complete+0x23/0x40
 [<ffffffffa00a4d8e>] ? vmxnet3_set_ringsize+0xd46/0x1c8e [vmxnet3]
 [<ffffffff81094ad2>] ? enqueue_hrtimer+0x82/0xd0
 [<ffffffff814307c3>] ? net_rx_action+0x103/0x2f0
 [<ffffffff81072001>] ? __do_softirq+0xc1/0x1d0
 [<ffffffff810d9390>] ? handle_IRQ_event+0x60/0x170
 [<ffffffff8100c24c>] ? call_softirq+0x1c/0x30
 [<ffffffff8100de85>] ? do_softirq+0x65/0xa0
 [<ffffffff81071de5>] ? irq_exit+0x85/0x90
 [<ffffffff814f4c85>] ? do_IRQ+0x75/0xf0
 [<ffffffff8100ba53>] ? ret_from_intr+0x0/0x11
 <EOI>  [<ffffffff81176347>] ? rw_verify_area+0x47/0xc0
 [<ffffffff81176c8e>] ? vfs_read+0x8e/0x1a0
 [<ffffffff81176df1>] ? sys_read+0x51/0x90
 [<ffffffff8100b0f2>] ? system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b