[Solved] Multiple Kernel Panics

bakgwailo · 2012-07-24 06:23:27

Hi Everyone, lately I have been getting quite a few random kernel panic (starting noticing them at some point on the 3.4.x kernel, currently have testing enabled and 3.5 was just pushed). I have a T510 with an Intel Core i5 M520 and 8 gigs of ram and Intel graphics (latest release2.20.1-1) . Ran through a full pass and a half (~ an 1 and 1/2 hours) of memtest and that passed with flying colors. Panics are pretty random, ranging from sudo to pidgin to firefox (multiple). Also getting quite a few trying to compile Firefox 14 w/ PGO. Anyways, the panics are:

Pidgin:

Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.522399] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000008
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.522491] IP: [<ffffffff81372765>] netdev_run_todo+0x25/0x270
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.522559] PGD 22d55a067 PUD 22ed88067 PMD 0 
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.522615] Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP 
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.522669] CPU 3 
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.522689] Modules linked in: lm75 hwmon_vid dm_mod snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_conexant arc4 usb_storage btusb uas bluetooth mxm_wmi microcode aesni_intel aes_x86_64 aes_generic iwlwifi ghash_clmulni_intel cryptd coretemp crc32c_intel serio_raw psmouse mac80211 pcspkr snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec firewire_ohci snd_hwdep sdhci_pci sdhci snd_pcm firewire_core mmc_core snd_page_alloc crc_itu_t cfg80211 snd_timer e1000e thinkpad_acpi i2c_i801 iTCO_wdt nvram iTCO_vendor_support rfkill intel_ips snd mei(C) ac tpm_tis soundcore tpm battery tpm_bios acpi_cpufreq mperf thermal wmi processor evdev vboxdrv(O) ext4 crc16 jbd2 mbcache sr_mod sd_mod cdrom ahci libahci libata scsi_mod ehci_hcd usbcore usb_common i915 video button i2c_algo_bit intel_agp intel_gtt drm_kms_helper drm i2c_core [last unloaded: cpuid]
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.523660] 
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.523680] Pid: 30290, comm: pidgin Tainted: G         C O 3.4.6-1-ARCH #1 LENOVO 4313CTO/4313CTO
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.523772] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff81372765>]  [<ffffffff81372765>] netdev_run_todo+0x25/0x270
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.523854] RSP: 0018:ffff880229809b78  EFLAGS: 00010296
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.523905] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8801f54b3900 RCX: 0000000000000000
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.523970] RDX: 0000000000000014 RSI: 0000000000000014 RDI: ffff8801f54b3900
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.524034] RBP: ffff880229809bc8 R08: 2222222222222222 R09: 2222222222222222
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.524098] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff88001602a000
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.524163] R13: ffff880229809e88 R14: ffff8801f54b3900 R15: ffff880229809b88
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.524228] FS:  00007f21ec6a28c0(0000) GS:ffff88023bd80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.524302] CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.524355] CR2: 0000000000000008 CR3: 0000000229ba7000 CR4: 00000000000007e0
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.524420] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.524484] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.524549] Process pidgin (pid: 30290, threadinfo ffff880229808000, task ffff88009dc80fe0)
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.524623] Stack:
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.524645]  ffff8801f54b3900 ffffffff8137ee60 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.524726]  ffff880229809bc8 ffff8801f54b3900 ffff88001602a000 ffff880229809e88
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.524807]  ffff8801f54b3900 0000000000000000 ffff880229809be8 ffffffff8137dc3a
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.524887] Call Trace:
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.524917]  [<ffffffff8137ee60>] ? __rtnl_unlock+0x20/0x20
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.524971]  [<ffffffff8137dc3a>] rtnetlink_rcv+0x2a/0x40
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.525025]  [<ffffffff813970fd>] netlink_unicast+0x19d/0x1f0
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.525079]  [<ffffffff813974dd>] netlink_sendmsg+0x2cd/0x340
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.525137]  [<ffffffff81357cd7>] sock_sendmsg+0x117/0x130
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.525194]  [<ffffffff81132ae5>] ? handle_pte_fault+0x95/0xab0
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.525253]  [<ffffffff8114e620>] ? alloc_pages_current+0xb0/0x120
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.525313]  [<ffffffff81134ac7>] ? handle_mm_fault+0x1a7/0x2f0
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.525369]  [<ffffffff8135953a>] ? move_addr_to_kernel+0x3a/0xa0
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.525427]  [<ffffffff81359fcd>] sys_sendto+0x12d/0x180
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.525480]  [<ffffffff8116d014>] ? fd_install+0x64/0x80
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.525532]  [<ffffffff8135839a>] ? sock_map_fd+0x2a/0x40
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.525586]  [<ffffffff8146ab29>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.525641] Code: 84 00 00 00 00 00 55 48 89 e5 41 57 41 56 41 55 41 54 53 48 83 ec 28 66 66 66 66 90 48 8b 05 d3 21 50 00 4c 8d 7d c0 48 89 45 c0 <4c> 89 78 08 4d 89 fc 48 8b 05 85 21 50 00 48 89 45 c8 4c 89 38 
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.526089] RIP  [<ffffffff81372765>] netdev_run_todo+0x25/0x270
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.526150]  RSP <ffff880229809b78>
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.526183] CR2: 0000000000000008
Jul 23 11:54:10 localhost kernel: [32389.589580] ---[ end trace 18bb64ad707f8357 ]---
Jul 23 11:54:23 localhost kernel: [32402.552104] wlan0: deauthenticated from 00:26:62:82:2a:6f (Reason: 2)
Jul 23 11:54:23 localhost kernel: [32402.554407] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: US

Firefox (has happened multiple times):

Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.872220] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000008
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.872315] IP: [<ffffffff81372765>] netdev_run_todo+0x25/0x270
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.872381] PGD 22e9e7067 PUD 22edb7067 PMD 0 
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.872436] Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP 
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.872488] CPU 1 
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.872509] Modules linked in: rndis_wlan rndis_host cdc_ether usbnet mii usb_storage uas cdc_acm snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_conexant arc4 btusb bluetooth vboxdrv(O) mxm_wmi microcode aesni_intel aes_x86_64 aes_generic ghash_clmulni_intel cryptd coretemp serio_raw crc32c_intel psmouse iwlwifi pcspkr i2c_i801 intel_ips mac80211 thinkpad_acpi snd_hda_intel nvram snd_hda_codec firewire_ohci cfg80211 snd_hwdep snd_pcm e1000e sdhci_pci snd_page_alloc snd_timer firewire_core iTCO_wdt sdhci crc_itu_t rfkill mmc_core iTCO_vendor_support snd mei(C) thermal soundcore battery ac tpm_tis tpm tpm_bios acpi_cpufreq mperf wmi evdev processor ext4 crc16 jbd2 mbcache sd_mod sr_mod cdrom ahci libahci ehci_hcd libata scsi_mod usbcore usb_common i915 video button i2c_algo_bit intel_agp intel_gtt drm_kms_helper drm i2c_core
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.873483] 
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.873502] Pid: 21367, comm: firefox Tainted: G         C O 3.4.6-1-ARCH #1 LENOVO 4313CTO/4313CTO
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.873594] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff81372765>]  [<ffffffff81372765>] netdev_run_todo+0x25/0x270
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.873675] RSP: 0018:ffff8800377a1b78  EFLAGS: 00010296
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.873724] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff88004fc9fa00 RCX: 0000000000000000
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.873789] RDX: 0000000000000014 RSI: 0000000000000014 RDI: ffff88004fc9fa00
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.875207] RBP: ffff8800377a1bc8 R08: 2222222222222222 R09: 2222222222222222
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.876628] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff880182d37800
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.878081] R13: ffff8800377a1e88 R14: ffff88004fc9fa00 R15: ffff8800377a1b88
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.879577] FS:  00007fbb42bfc700(0000) GS:ffff88023bc80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.880904] CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.881751] CR2: 0000000000000008 CR3: 000000022c435000 CR4: 00000000000007e0
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.882685] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.883641] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.884580] Process firefox (pid: 21367, threadinfo ffff8800377a0000, task ffff880182f03f80)
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.885554] Stack:
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.886548]  ffff88004fc9fa00 ffffffff8137ee60 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.887611]  ffff8800377a1bc8 ffff88004fc9fa00 ffff880182d37800 ffff8800377a1e88
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.888703]  ffff88004fc9fa00 0000000000000000 ffff8800377a1be8 ffffffff8137dc3a
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.889816] Call Trace:
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.890929]  [<ffffffff8137ee60>] ? __rtnl_unlock+0x20/0x20
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.892063]  [<ffffffff8137dc3a>] rtnetlink_rcv+0x2a/0x40
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.893253]  [<ffffffff813970fd>] netlink_unicast+0x19d/0x1f0
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.895024]  [<ffffffff813974dd>] netlink_sendmsg+0x2cd/0x340
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.896326]  [<ffffffff81357cd7>] sock_sendmsg+0x117/0x130
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.897541]  [<ffffffff81132c6b>] ? handle_pte_fault+0x21b/0xab0
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.898776]  [<ffffffff81080f4e>] ? dequeue_task+0x8e/0xa0
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.900042]  [<ffffffff811703b7>] ? fget_light+0x97/0x100
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.901500]  [<ffffffff8135953a>] ? move_addr_to_kernel+0x3a/0xa0
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.902877]  [<ffffffff81359fcd>] sys_sendto+0x12d/0x180
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.904495]  [<ffffffff8116d014>] ? fd_install+0x64/0x80
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.905918]  [<ffffffff8135839a>] ? sock_map_fd+0x2a/0x40
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.907266]  [<ffffffff8146ab29>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.908653] Code: 84 00 00 00 00 00 55 48 89 e5 41 57 41 56 41 55 41 54 53 48 83 ec 28 66 66 66 66 90 48 8b 05 93 21 50 00 4c 8d 7d c0 48 89 45 c0 <4c> 89 78 08 4d 89 fc 48 8b 05 85 21 50 00 48 89 45 c8 4c 89 38 
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.912057] RIP  [<ffffffff81372765>] netdev_run_todo+0x25/0x270
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.913725]  RSP <ffff8800377a1b78>
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.915358] CR2: 0000000000000008
Jul 20 13:26:36 localhost kernel: [ 9614.974712] ---[ end trace fd0a208cb5859ac4 ]---

sudo:

Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.478570] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000008
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.478662] IP: [<ffffffff81372765>] netdev_run_todo+0x25/0x270
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.478730] PGD 22ec33067 PUD 220c84067 PMD 0 
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.478787] Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP 
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.478840] CPU 2 
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.478863] Modules linked in: snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_conexant arc4 mxm_wmi usb_storage btusb uas microcode bluetooth aesni_intel aes_x86_64 aes_generic ghash_clmulni_intel cryptd coretemp serio_raw crc32c_intel psmouse pcspkr iwlwifi intel_ips snd_hda_intel mac80211 firewire_ohci firewire_core i2c_i801 crc_itu_t snd_hda_codec iTCO_wdt snd_hwdep iTCO_vendor_support snd_pcm thinkpad_acpi sdhci_pci snd_page_alloc nvram snd_timer sdhci cfg80211 mmc_core e1000e rfkill mei(C) snd tpm_tis tpm soundcore tpm_bios battery ac acpi_cpufreq mperf thermal wmi evdev processor vboxdrv(O) ext4 crc16 jbd2 mbcache sr_mod sd_mod cdrom ahci libahci libata ehci_hcd scsi_mod usbcore usb_common i915 video button i2c_algo_bit intel_agp intel_gtt drm_kms_helper drm i2c_core
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.479768] 
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.479788] Pid: 5128, comm: sudo Tainted: G         C O 3.4.6-1-ARCH #1 LENOVO 4313CTO/4313CTO
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.479877] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff81372765>]  [<ffffffff81372765>] netdev_run_todo+0x25/0x270
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.479958] RSP: 0018:ffff880220b3bb78  EFLAGS: 00010296
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.480010] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8801aabcb600 RCX: 0000000000000000
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.480075] RDX: 0000000000000014 RSI: 0000000000000014 RDI: ffff8801aabcb600
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.480140] RBP: ffff880220b3bbc8 R08: 2222222222222222 R09: 2222222222222222
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.480204] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff88022a2a0000
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.480268] R13: ffff880220b3be88 R14: ffff8801aabcb600 R15: ffff880220b3bb88
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.480334] FS:  00007f6b98d0b700(0000) GS:ffff88023bd00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.480409] CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.480462] CR2: 0000000000000008 CR3: 000000022a2e1000 CR4: 00000000000007e0
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.480529] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.480594] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.480659] Process sudo (pid: 5128, threadinfo ffff880220b3a000, task ffff8802280b7710)
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.480731] Stack:
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.480755]  ffff8801aabcb600 ffffffff8137ee60 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.480837]  ffff880220b3bbc8 ffff8801aabcb600 ffff88022a2a0000 ffff880220b3be88
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.480918]  ffff8801aabcb600 0000000000000000 ffff880220b3bbe8 ffffffff8137dc3a
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.482917] Call Trace:
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.484950]  [<ffffffff8137ee60>] ? __rtnl_unlock+0x20/0x20
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.487042]  [<ffffffff8137dc3a>] rtnetlink_rcv+0x2a/0x40
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.489125]  [<ffffffff813970fd>] netlink_unicast+0x19d/0x1f0
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.491279]  [<ffffffff813974dd>] netlink_sendmsg+0x2cd/0x340
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.493451]  [<ffffffff81357cd7>] sock_sendmsg+0x117/0x130
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.495632]  [<ffffffff81132ae5>] ? handle_pte_fault+0x95/0xab0
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.497882]  [<ffffffff81395f5d>] ? netlink_table_ungrab+0x2d/0x30
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.500155]  [<ffffffff81396089>] ? netlink_insert+0x129/0x210
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.502421]  [<ffffffff8135953a>] ? move_addr_to_kernel+0x3a/0xa0
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.504756]  [<ffffffff81359fcd>] sys_sendto+0x12d/0x180
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.507114]  [<ffffffff8116d014>] ? fd_install+0x64/0x80
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.509468]  [<ffffffff8135839a>] ? sock_map_fd+0x2a/0x40
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.511890]  [<ffffffff8146ab29>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.514394] Code: 84 00 00 00 00 00 55 48 89 e5 41 57 41 56 41 55 41 54 53 48 83 ec 28 66 66 66 66 90 48 8b 05 d3 21 50 00 4c 8d 7d c0 48 89 45 c0 <4c> 89 78 08 4d 89 fc 48 8b 05 85 21 50 00 48 89 45 c8 4c 89 38 
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.520154] RIP  [<ffffffff81372765>] netdev_run_todo+0x25/0x270
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.523042]  RSP <ffff880220b3bb78>
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.525927] CR2: 0000000000000008
Jul 23 02:52:44 localhost kernel: [ 5809.591566] ---[ end trace a9e0f010813b27ce ]---

As I said, it is pretty random, sometimes occuring soon after boot, other times I can get through the day w/ multiple suspends and resumes/etc. I have found that attempting to compile firefox-kde-opensuse w/ PGO and JEMALLOC enabled in a clean chroot generally causes a kernel panic when it gets to the PGO stage (probably related, although maybe the package itself).

uname -r:
3.5.0-1-ARCH
(like I said it started happening somwhere on the 3.4.x branch). Any ideas anyone?

Last edited by bakgwailo (2012-07-31 03:39:23)

bakgwailo · 2012-07-24 19:14:26

Just got another kernel panic, but it somehow didn't end up in /var/log/kernel.log for some odd reason. It was in yet another/different application (swapper I believe, didn't get a camera shot of it). Any ideas anyone, or anyone experiencing something similar ?

goran'agar · 2012-07-25 10:17:59

All your panics are "Tainted: G". Can you try without the vboxdrv module installed? Just to be sure that is a problem inside vanilla kernel and not elsewhere.

bakgwailo · 2012-07-25 18:44:01

Hey, thanks for the reply. It would be pretty funny if it was the virtual box module causing all of these problems (I was not actually using the user space application when any of these happened). Anyways, I removed it from loading the module in my rc.conf and reboot - will report back if I trigger a panic again (seem to happen a bit less lately - but generally 1 a day).

safrax · 2012-07-25 19:38:39

The virtualbox module has a reputation for being "tainted crap" according to Dave Jones. So if you remove it and there's no panics, well there you go. As much as I hate to say it, VMware is much superior to VirtualBox at least in terms of code quality and reliability.

goran'agar · 2012-07-25 20:05:59

bakgwailo wrote:

Hey, thanks for the reply. It would be pretty funny if it was the virtual box module causing all of these problems (I was not actually using the user space application when any of these happened). Anyways, I removed it from loading the module in my rc.conf and reboot - will report back if I trigger a panic again (seem to happen a bit less lately - but generally 1 a day).

Actually it doesn't matter if you're using the vbox app or not. A kernel module can crash everything even being totally idle.

ewaller · 2012-07-25 22:13:21

Just to be clear, these are not panics. The kernel has detected issues and regards itself as tainted. When it panics, it is so confused it will halt rather than risk corrupting something.

bakgwailo · 2012-07-31 03:38:57

OK, update. I removed the virtual box module from being loaded, and after about a week, no more hard crashes (thanks ewaller for the clarification - I just called them panics as they looked rather similar to them and took down my system anyways, lol). So yes, I concur, there is something funky with the virtual box module and the 3.5 kernel series. Saw Pacman pull down an updated package (just -X release, not a new version) of it - maybe that fixes it, but, I don't currently really need my VM until the next time I need to test in IE7 (double *sigh*) and don't feel like using my actual windows box (double *sigh*). Next time I need it, I might just tree out VMWare, I think there is still a free version of some sort that allows a Windows VM.

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#1 2012-07-24 06:23:27

[Solved] Multiple Kernel Panics

#2 2012-07-24 19:14:26

Re: [Solved] Multiple Kernel Panics

#3 2012-07-25 10:17:59

Re: [Solved] Multiple Kernel Panics

#4 2012-07-25 18:44:01

Re: [Solved] Multiple Kernel Panics

#5 2012-07-25 19:38:39

Re: [Solved] Multiple Kernel Panics

#6 2012-07-25 20:05:59

Re: [Solved] Multiple Kernel Panics

#7 2012-07-25 22:13:21

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