Bug#592497: linux-image-2.6.32-bpo.5-686-bigmem: Kernel panic in put_cred_rcu()

To: Joseph Landry <jolan78@gmail.com>
Cc: 592497@bugs.debian.org, Imad Alosstaz <imad@caloga.com>
Subject: Bug#592497: linux-image-2.6.32-bpo.5-686-bigmem: Kernel panic in put_cred_rcu()
From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 14:51:50 -0500
Message-id: <[🔎] 20110903195150.GA31243@elie>
Reply-to: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>, 592497@bugs.debian.org
In-reply-to: <797227BE-AB8C-4E80-BA63-3DB2687D530C@gmail.com>
References: <797227BE-AB8C-4E80-BA63-3DB2687D530C@gmail.com>

Hi,

Joseph Landry wrote:

> I'm using the latest lenny-backport kernel on a new dell poweredge R710.
> every few days I have a kernel panic similar to : Kernel panic - not syncing: CRED: put_cred_rcu() sees f640ad80 with usage -163535872"
> I automated a vmcore backup with kexec in order to collect useful infos:

Thanks.

I wonder if the fix "cred: Fix get_task_cred() and task_state() to not
resurrect dead credentials" included in 2.6.32-31 fixes this.  What is
the latest kernel version you've tested, and what was the result?

Reply to:

Follow-Ups:
- Bug#592497: linux-image-2.6.32-bpo.5-686-bigmem: Kernel panic in put_cred_rcu()
  - From: Joseph Landry <jolan78@gmail.com>

Prev by Date: Bug#629259: ATI RADEON 9200 freezes on Squeeze with firmware-linux-nonfree
Next by Date: Bug#625953: hostap: connection drops after 10 minutes
Previous by thread: Bug#629259: ATI RADEON 9200 freezes on Squeeze with firmware-linux-nonfree
Next by thread: Bug#592497: linux-image-2.6.32-bpo.5-686-bigmem: Kernel panic in put_cred_rcu()
Index(es):
- Date
- Thread