kernel message "[TASK]: floating-point assist fault at ip" on Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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Issue

  • Why is the system kernel report this error message?
Jul 14 21:30:31 HOSTNAME kernel: [TASK]([PID]): floating-point assist fault at ip 4000000006ee09a2, isr 0000020000001001
Jul 14 21:30:33 HOSTNAME last message repeated 2 times
Jul 14 21:30:36 HOSTNAME kernel: [TASK]([PID]): floating-point assist fault at ip 4000000006ee09a2, isr 0000020000001001
Jul 14 21:30:42 HOSTNAME kernel: [TASK]([PID]): floating-point assist fault at ip 4000000006ee09a2, isr 0000020000001001

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

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