Node crash in __switch_to/fpu_init

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • Kernel crash with a general protection fault in fpu_finit
  • The exception is in __switch_to
  • The stack looks something like
cpu_idle->hrtimer_start_range_ns->__switch_to->Exception->device_not_available->do_device_not_available->math_state_restore->init_fpu->fpu_finit->GPF

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4

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