kernel 5.5.4: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 000000000000000

From: Toralf FÃrster
Date: Sat Feb 15 2020 - 11:20:09 EST


Since 5.5.1 I do experience hangs under a hardend Gerntoo Linux + KDE, neither mouse nor keyboard are then working anymore, power off is the only one.
The syslog tells:


Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: #PF: supervisor instruction fetch in kernel mode
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: #PF: error_code(0x0010) - not-present page
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: PGD 0 P4D 0
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: Oops: 0010 [#1] SMP PTI
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: CPU: 0 PID: 3401 Comm: X Tainted: G T 5.5.4 #2
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: Hardware name: LENOVO 20AQCTO1WW/20AQCTO1WW, BIOS GJET92WW (2.42 ) 03/03/2017
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: RIP: 0010:0x0
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: Code: Bad RIP value.
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: RSP: 0018:ffff9d8780917a40 EFLAGS: 00010087
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00000000000919dd
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff8b13d4024b08 RDI: ffff8b149d88a400
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: RBP: ffff8b149d88a400 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff8b13d4024100
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: R10: 0000000000000002 R11: 0000000000000005 R12: ffff9d8780917a48
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff8b14aa17ae00 R15: ffff8b14a39a02c0
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: FS: 00007f8c162148c0(0000) GS:ffff8b14b2600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: CR2: ffffffffffffffd6 CR3: 0000000323998005 CR4: 00000000001606f0
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: Call Trace:
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: dma_fence_signal_locked+0x85/0xc0
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: i915_request_retire+0x259/0x2a0 [i915]
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: i915_request_create+0x3f/0xc0 [i915]
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: i915_gem_do_execbuffer+0x973/0x17d0 [i915]
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: i915_gem_execbuffer2_ioctl+0xe9/0x3a0 [i915]
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: ? i915_gem_execbuffer_ioctl+0x2c0/0x2c0 [i915]
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: drm_ioctl_kernel+0xae/0x100 [drm]
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: drm_ioctl+0x223/0x400 [drm]
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: ? i915_gem_execbuffer_ioctl+0x2c0/0x2c0 [i915]
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: do_vfs_ioctl+0x4d4/0x760
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: ksys_ioctl+0x5b/0x90
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: __x64_sys_ioctl+0x15/0x20
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: do_syscall_64+0x46/0x100
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: RIP: 0033:0x7f8c1644d137
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: Code: 00 00 00 75 0c 48 c7 c0 ff ff ff ff 48 83 c4 18 c3 e8 2d d4 01 00 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 00 b8 10 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d 19 ed 0c 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: RSP: 002b:00007ffc2e8fabc8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007ffc2e8fac10 RCX: 00007f8c1644d137
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: RDX: 00007ffc2e8fac10 RSI: 0000000040406469 RDI: 000000000000000d
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: RBP: 0000000040406469 R08: 0000561136d07680 R09: 0000000000000202
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000561136cca130
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: R13: 000000000000000d R14: 00007f8c15c2cc48 R15: 0000000000000000
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: Modules linked in: af_packet bridge stp llc ip6table_filter ip6_tables xt_MASQUERADE iptable_nat nf_nat nf_log_ipv4 nf_log_common xt_LOG xt_limit xt_recent xt_conntrack nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 iptable_filter ip_tables uvcvideo videobuf2_vmalloc videobuf2_memops videobuf2_v4l2 videodev videobuf2_common btusb btrtl btbcm btintel bluetooth ecdh_generic ecc rmi_smbus rmi_core mousedev x86_pkg_temp_thermal coretemp i915 kvm_intel kvm irqbypass intel_gtt snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_codec_generic i2c_algo_bit input_leds drm_kms_helper snd_hda_intel wmi_bmof snd_intel_dspcfg cfbfillrect iwlmvm psmouse syscopyarea cfbimgblt aesni_intel glue_helper crypto_simd pcspkr snd_hda_codec atkbd sysfillrect cryptd ehci_pci iwlwifi ehci_hcd sysimgblt fb_sys_fops e1000e cfbcopyarea thinkpad_acpi snd_hda_core i2c_i801 drm snd_pcm ac battery ledtrig_audio tpm_tis tpm_tis_core drm_panel_orientation_quirks snd_timer tpm rng_core agpgart snd i2c_core wmi soundcore thermal evdev
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: CR2: 0000000000000000
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: ---[ end trace 0efcb8355216bb62 ]---
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: RIP: 0010:0x0
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: Code: Bad RIP value.
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: RSP: 0018:ffff9d8780917a40 EFLAGS: 00010087
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00000000000919dd
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff8b13d4024b08 RDI: ffff8b149d88a400
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: RBP: ffff8b149d88a400 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff8b13d4024100
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: R10: 0000000000000002 R11: 0000000000000005 R12: ffff9d8780917a48
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff8b14aa17ae00 R15: ffff8b14a39a02c0
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: FS: 00007f8c162148c0(0000) GS:ffff8b14b2600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
Feb 15 12:56:31 t44 kernel: CR2: ffffffffffffffd6 CR3: 0000000323998005 CR4: 00000000001606f0
Feb 15 12:57:01 t44 CROND[6715]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib/sa/sa1 30 2 -S XALL)
Feb 15 12:57:06 t44 kernel: elogind-daemon[1422]: Power key pressed.
Feb 15 12:57:06 t44 kernel: elogind-daemon[1422]: New session c134 of user tfoerste.
Feb 15 12:57:06 t44 kernel: elogind-daemon[1422]: Removed session c134.
Feb 15 17:12:40 t44 syslog-ng[1897]: syslog-ng starting up; version='3.22.1'


5.4.x are fine

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Toralf