System crashes with message: "Kernel panic - not syncing: BRKADRINT"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Experiencing kernel panics with the following signature:
scsiX: hwerrint, Discard Timer has timed out
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dump Card State Begins <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
scsiX: Dumping Card State at program address 0x1d9 Mode 0x0
Card was paused
[...SCSI card state data cut for brevity...]
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Dump Card State Ends >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Kernel panic - not syncing: BRKADRINT
Pid: 0, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.32-358.2.1.el6.x86_64 #1
Call Trace:
 <IRQ>  [<ffffffff8150d248>] ? panic+0xa7/0x16f
 [<ffffffffa0128314>] ? ahd_handle_hwerrint+0x54/0x80 [aic79xx]
 [<ffffffffa012f4a8>] ? ahd_intr+0x118/0x170 [aic79xx]
 [<ffffffffa0132947>] ? ahd_linux_isr+0x37/0x70 [aic79xx]
 [<ffffffff810e1720>] ? handle_IRQ_event+0x60/0x170
 [<ffffffff810e3f98>] ? handle_fasteoi_irq+0x88/0xf0
 [<ffffffff8100de89>] ? handle_irq+0x49/0xa0
 [<ffffffff81516f0c>] ? do_IRQ+0x6c/0xf0
 [<ffffffff8100b9d3>] ? ret_from_intr+0x0/0x11
 <EOI>  [<ffffffff812d397e>] ? intel_idle+0xde/0x170
 [<ffffffff812d3961>] ? intel_idle+0xc1/0x170
 [<ffffffff81415117>] ? cpuidle_idle_call+0xa7/0x140
 [<ffffffff81009fc6>] ? cpu_idle+0xb6/0x110
 [<ffffffff81506d9c>] ? start_secondary+0x2ac/0x2ef

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Adaptec HBA
  • SCSI attached tape drive

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