Multiple oopses with 2.4.25

From: Johannes Resch
Date: Wed Mar 03 2004 - 12:59:49 EST


Hello,

[please CC me on replies]

I found the following output on a box running 2.4.25-grsec today.
This is a P2-350 (i440BX), 384MB RAM, 2 ide disks on raid1 (md) with reiserfs.

Those oopses happened while dpkg was running. I then tried to reboot the machine but had to do a hard reset as it wouldn't shut down properly.

Any ideas what could be the cause?

This box has been running without any problems (and hardware changes) 24/7 for about 1 year, only rebooted for kernel updates.

TIA,
Johannes Resch


Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: printing eip:
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: c01f07cd
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: *pde = 00000000
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: Oops: 0002
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: CPU: 0
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: EIP: 0010:[prune_dcache+45/336] Not tainted
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: EFLAGS: 00010206
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: eax: c0103700 ebx: c25540b8 ecx: 00000015 edx: 00000000
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: esi: c25540a0 edi: 00000000 ebp: 000036e6 esp: d7fe7f14
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: Process kswapd (pid: 4, stackpage=d7fe7000)
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: Stack: d780f5c0 c4fe2b60 0000000d c10a0660 c01029b8 000025ba c01f0bd4 00003c6c
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: c01d4446 00000006 000001d0 ffffffff 000001d0 0000000d 00000020 000001d0
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: c01029b8 c01029b8 c01d480d d7fe7f80 000001d0 0000003c 00000020 c01d4892
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: Call Trace: [shrink_dcache_memory+36/64] [shrink_cache+358/912] [shrink_caches+61/96] [try_to_free_pages_zone+98/256] [kswa
pd_balance_pgdat+102/176]
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: [kswapd_balance+40/64] [kswapd+152/192] [kswapd+0/192] [arch_kernel_thread+46/64] [kswapd+0/192]
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel:
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: Code: 89 02 89 5b 04 89 1b 8b 46 54 a8 08 74 25 83 e0 f7 89 46 54


Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: <1>Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: printing eip:
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: c01f07c2
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: *pde = 00000000
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: Oops: 0000
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: CPU: 0
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: EIP: 0010:[prune_dcache+34/336] Not tainted
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: EFLAGS: 00010207
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: eax: 00003b84 ebx: 00000000 ecx: 00000006 edx: 00000001
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: esi: c126859c edi: c01029b8 ebp: 00003b84 esp: c8045ddc
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: Process rrdtool (pid: 26403, stackpage=c8045000)
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: Stack: d7ffcc90 00000001 0000000f c126859c c01029b8 00002612 c01f0bd4 00003b84
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: c01d4446 00000006 000001d2 ffffffff 000001d2 0000000f 00000020 000001d2
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: c01029b8 c01029b8 c01d480d c8045e48 000001d2 0000003c 00000020 c01d4892
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: Call Trace: [shrink_dcache_memory+36/64] [shrink_cache+358/912] [shrink_caches+61/96] [try_to_free_pages_zone+98/256] [bala
nce_classzone+66/480]
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: [__alloc_pages+376/640] [do_anonymous_page+108/272] [handle_mm_fault+119/256] [do_page_fault+552/1454] [generic_file_read+18
3/432] [file_read_actor+0/160]
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: [sys_read+247/320] [do_page_fault+0/1454] [error_code+52/64]
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel:
Mar 3 17:45:05 merkur kernel: Code: 8b 03 8d 73 e8 8b 53 04 89 50 04 89 02 89 5b 04 89 1b 8b 46


Mar 3 17:45:06 merkur kernel: <1>Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000
Mar 3 17:45:06 merkur kernel: printing eip:
Mar 3 17:45:06 merkur kernel: c01f0b3c
Mar 3 17:45:06 merkur kernel: *pde = 00000000
Mar 3 17:45:06 merkur kernel: Oops: 0000
Mar 3 17:45:06 merkur kernel: CPU: 0
Mar 3 17:45:06 merkur kernel: EIP: 0010:[select_parent+92/160] Not tainted
Mar 3 17:45:06 merkur kernel: EFLAGS: 00010246
Mar 3 17:45:06 merkur kernel: eax: 00000000 ebx: d7027220 ecx: d7027238 edx: d7027138
Mar 3 17:45:06 merkur kernel: esi: d7027140 edi: d7027820 ebp: d7027848 esp: cb25ff34
Mar 3 17:45:06 merkur kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018
Mar 3 17:45:06 merkur kernel: Process avgatefwd (pid: 30304, stackpage=cb25f000)
Mar 3 17:45:06 merkur kernel: Stack: 00000000 d7027820 d7746348 d77462c0 d7027820 c01f0b98 d7027820 d7027820
Mar 3 17:45:06 merkur kernel: c01e8ca6 d7027820 cb25e000 c01e8da1 d7027820 00000003 fffffff3 cb26d000
Mar 3 17:45:06 merkur kernel: d7027820 00000000 c01e901a d77462c0 d7027820 00000000 d780f5c0 d7ffa320
Mar 3 17:45:06 merkur kernel: Call Trace: [shrink_dcache_parent+24/48] [d_unhash+38/96] [vfs_rmdir+193/576] [sys_rmdir+250/368] [system_call+51/64]
Mar 3 17:45:06 merkur kernel:
Mar 3 17:45:06 merkur kernel: Code: 8b 10 89 4a 04 89 53 18 89 41 04 89 08 ff 04 24 8d 43 28 39



Mar 3 17:48:52 merkur kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000
Mar 3 17:48:52 merkur kernel: printing eip:
Mar 3 17:48:52 merkur kernel: c01f0b3c
Mar 3 17:48:52 merkur kernel: *pde = 00000000
Mar 3 17:48:52 merkur kernel: Oops: 0000
Mar 3 17:48:52 merkur kernel: CPU: 0
Mar 3 17:48:52 merkur kernel: EIP: 0010:[select_parent+92/160] Not tainted
Mar 3 17:48:52 merkur kernel: EFLAGS: 00010246
Mar 3 17:48:52 merkur kernel: eax: 00000000 ebx: c72fc9a0 ecx: c72fc9b8 edx: ce6e46b8
Mar 3 17:48:52 merkur kernel: esi: ce6e46c0 edi: c4e08de0 ebp: c4e08e08 esp: cfd8df34
Mar 3 17:48:52 merkur kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018
Mar 3 17:48:52 merkur kernel: Process ctl_cyrusdb (pid: 29171, stackpage=cfd8d000)
Mar 3 17:48:52 merkur kernel: Stack: 00000000 c4e08de0 d401de48 d401ddc0 c4e08de0 c01f0b98 c4e08de0 c4e08de0
Mar 3 17:48:52 merkur kernel: c01e8ca6 c4e08de0 00000003 c01e8da1 c4e08de0 00000003 fffffff3 d165d000
Mar 3 17:48:52 merkur kernel: c4e08de0 00000000 c01e901a d401ddc0 c4e08de0 00000000 d42133c0 d7ffa320
Mar 3 17:48:52 merkur kernel: Call Trace: [shrink_dcache_parent+24/48] [d_unhash+38/96] [vfs_rmdir+193/576] [sys_rmdir+250/368] [system_call+51/64]
Mar 3 17:48:52 merkur kernel:
Mar 3 17:48:52 merkur kernel: Code: 8b 10 89 4a 04 89 53 18 89 41 04 89 08 ff 04 24 8d 43 28 39


Mar 3 18:22:22 merkur kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000
Mar 3 18:22:22 merkur kernel: printing eip:
Mar 3 18:22:22 merkur kernel: c01f0b3c
Mar 3 18:22:22 merkur kernel: *pde = 00000000
Mar 3 18:22:22 merkur kernel: Oops: 0000
Mar 3 18:22:22 merkur kernel: CPU: 0
Mar 3 18:22:22 merkur kernel: EIP: 0010:[select_parent+92/160] Not tainted
Mar 3 18:22:22 merkur kernel: EFLAGS: 00010246
Mar 3 18:22:22 merkur kernel: eax: 00000000 ebx: d375e360 ecx: d375e378 edx: ca8243b8
Mar 3 18:22:22 merkur kernel: esi: d375e200 edi: ca824620 ebp: ca824648 esp: ca04ff34
Mar 3 18:22:22 merkur kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018
Mar 3 18:22:22 merkur kernel: Process dpkg (pid: 25114, stackpage=ca04f000)
Mar 3 18:22:22 merkur kernel: Stack: 00000000 ca824620 cab124e8 cab12460 ca824620 c01f0b98 ca824620 ca824620
Mar 3 18:22:22 merkur kernel: c01e8ca6 ca824620 00000003 c01e8da1 ca824620 00000003 fffffff3 c7d2c000
Mar 3 18:22:22 merkur kernel: ca824620 00000000 c01e901a cab12460 ca824620 00000000 d2120640 d7ffa320
Mar 3 18:22:22 merkur kernel: Call Trace: [shrink_dcache_parent+24/48] [d_unhash+38/96] [vfs_rmdir+193/576] [sys_rmdir+250/368] [system_call+51/64]
Mar 3 18:22:22 merkur kernel:
Mar 3 18:22:22 merkur kernel: Code: 8b 10 89 4a 04 89 53 18 89 41 04 89 08 ff 04 24 8d 43 28 39

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