NMI fails to generate vmcore when the system is hung
Issue
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When the system is hung, sending an NMI through the hardware management console such as Dell iDRAC (web console or racadm), HPE iLO, or Cisco CIMC does not trigger a kernel panic. However, the same action works as expected when the system is responsive. As a result, a vmcore cannot be generated via NMI when the system is in a hung state.
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The system is enabled with below NMI panic parameter, but it is not responding to NMI when it is in hang state:
kernel.unknown_nmi_panic=1 kernel.panic_on_io_nmi=1 kernel.panic_on_unrecovered_nmi=1
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Physical Machine
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