Re: 2.6.39-rc4 BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereferenceat 0000000c IP: cfq_insert_request+0x1d/0x3f5

[Michal Hocko]

On Wed 20-04-11 15:13:15, Jens Axboe wrote:
> On 2011-04-20 14:58, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I am not able to boot with the current git tree
> > (2.6.39-rc4-00089-g2f666bc). 2.6.39-rc3 boots just fine.
> > 
> > The backtrace [1] looks really messy.
> > 
> > I have seen a similar backtrace at https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/3/25/169
> > and tried the patch from https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/3/25/173 but it
> > didn't help. The backtrace looks similar (much smaller) but the machine
> > ends up dead as well with unbalanced preempt counter[2].
> > 
> > The config is attached.
> > 
> > Is this a known problem?
> > 
> > ---
> > * [1] backtrace with the current git tree (2f666bc)
> > 
> > [   31.207283] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000c
> > NULL pointer dereference[   31.207540] IP: at 0000000c
> > [   31.207540] IP: [<c028dece>] cfq_insert_request+0x1d/0x3f5
> > [   31.207720] *pde = 00000000  [<c028dece>] cfq_insert_request+0x1d/0x3f5
> > NULL pointer dereference[   31.207720] *pde = 00000000
> >  at 0000000c
> > [   31.207888] Oops: 0000 [#1]
> > PREEMPT [   31.207540] IP:[   31.207888] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP PREEMPT DEBUG_PAGEALLOC [<c028dece>] cfq_insert_request+0x1d/0x3f5
> > SMP DEBUG_PAGEALLOC[   31.207720] *pde = 00000000
> > [   31.207888] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT [   31.208186] last sysfs file: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host0/target0:0:0/0:0:0:0/block/sda/queue/scheduler
> 
> Ahh hang on, this may be a good clue. Does your boot scripts change the
> IO scheduler?

Good one...
Yes, I have:
echo deadline > /sys/block/sda/queue/scheduler
in /etc/rc.local

I am able to boot after I remove it. This is the first time I have seen
"last sysfs file" being useful.
Still want me to test the patch from the other email?
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs
SUSE LINUX s.r.o.
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190 00 Praha 9    
Czech Republic
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