What is Bad Page Map in process XXX?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • What does Bad page map message mean?
  • Following logs are seen in messages file:

        May 15 00:08:37 hostname kernel: BUG: Bad page map in process sleep  pte:ffff8820503a0d90 pmd:17f8ec0067
        May 15 01:15:09 hostname kernel: BUG: Bad page map in process mdb_w002_-mgmtd  pte:ffff8820503d69d0 pmd:18c654f067
        May 15 02:05:47 hostname kernel: BUG: Bad page map in process perl  pte:ffff8820503a03d0 pmd:17f8ec0067
        May 15 02:29:35 hostname kernel: BUG: Bad page map in process java  pte:ffff8818c58bf150 pmd:18c58b2067
        May 15 02:49:49 hostname kernel: BUG: Bad page map in process sleep  pte:ffff8838ab31e190 pmd:17f8ec0067
        Apr 27 14:29:17 hostname kernel: BUG: Bad page map in process java  pte:ffff8837d2949f10 
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Using a Red Hat product through a public cloud?

How to access this content