Hang in the unwind_next_frame() routine while traversing task stacks via /proc

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

One of the CPUs may get stuck indefinitely in the unwind code path if the active task traverses the stacks of other tasks via the /proc file system.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5
  • seen on the system with many CPUs

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