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Date:	Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:22:31 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	htmldeveloper@...il.com
Cc:	bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
Subject: Re: [Bug 10575] New: WARNING: at mm/slub.c:2444

(switched to email.  Please respond via emailed reply-to-all, not via the
bugzilla web interface).

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:31:36 -0700 (PDT) bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org wrote:

> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10575
> 
>            Summary: WARNING: at mm/slub.c:2444
>            Product: Memory Management
>            Version: 2.5
>      KernelVersion: 2.6.25-sched-devel.git-x86-latest.git
>           Platform: All
>         OS/Version: Linux
>               Tree: Mainline
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: P1
>          Component: Slab Allocator
>         AssignedTo: akpm@...l.org
>         ReportedBy: htmldeveloper@...il.com
> 
> 
> kernel version:
> 
> cat include/config/kernel.release 
> 2.6.25-sched-devel.git-x86-latest.git
> 
> Distribution:
> 
> FC6
> 
> Hardware Environment:
> Software Environment:
> Problem Description:
> 
> Shutting down the system generated the following errors:
> 
> Apr 28 00:20:22 funnyman libvirtd: Shutting down on signal 15
> Apr 28 00:20:25 funnyman kernel: sky2 eth0: Link is down.
> Apr 28 00:20:25 funnyman xinetd[3373]: Exiting...
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel: WARNING: at mm/slub.c:2444
> kmem_cache_destroy+0xfe/0x108()
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel: Modules linked in: rfcomm hidp l2cap bluetooth
> button ext2 btrfs hfsplus usb_storage nls_utf8 bridge autofs4 nf_conntrack(-)
> xt_tcpudp x_tables sunrpc loop dm_multipath video output sbs sbshc battery ac
> ipv6 parport_pc lp parport snd_usb_audio snd_usb_lib snd_rawmidi snd_hwdep
> snd_hda_intel snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq
> snd_seq_device snd_pcm_oss sg firewire_ohci snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm firewire_core
> crc_itu_t snd_timer snd pata_jmicron soundcore serio_raw sky2 snd_page_alloc
> pcspkr i2c_i801 iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support i2c_core floppy dm_snapshot
> dm_zero dm_mirror dm_mod ahci ata_generic ata_piix libata sd_mod scsi_mod ext3
> jbd ehci_hcd ohci_hcd uhci_hcd [last unloaded: xt_state]
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel: Pid: 11669, comm: modprobe Not tainted
> 2.6.25-sched-devel.git-x86-latest.git #1
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel:  [<c042bad6>] warn_on_slowpath+0x46/0x56
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel:  [<c0415a33>] ? apic_wait_icr_idle+0x16/0x1d
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel:  [<c0415243>] ?
> __send_IPI_dest_field+0x50/0x54
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel:  [<c04020e5>] ? send_IPI_mask+0xd/0xf
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel:  [<c046773c>] ?
> get_pageblock_flags_group+0x50/0x6e
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel:  [<c046777e>] ?
> get_pageblock_migratetype+0x24/0x27
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel:  [<c0468472>] ? free_hot_page+0xf/0x11
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel:  [<c0468494>] ? __free_pages+0x20/0x2b
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel:  [<c047f471>] ? __free_slab+0xac/0xb4
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel:  [<c0480754>] kmem_cache_destroy+0xfe/0x108
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel:  [<f8d337c0>] nf_conntrack_cleanup+0x53/0x7a
> [nf_conntrack]
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel:  [<f8d3766d>]
> nf_conntrack_standalone_fini+0x1c/0x1e [nf_conntrack]
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel:  [<c044b56f>] sys_delete_module+0x177/0x1af
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel:  [<c0472c00>] ? remove_vma+0x31/0x53
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel:  [<c0473468>] ? do_munmap+0x182/0x19c
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel:  [<c0404bae>] sysenter_past_esp+0x6a/0x90
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel:  [<c0640000>] ? pci_scan_bridge+0x1dc/0x2eb
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman hcid[9436]: Got disconnected from the system message
> bus
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel:  =======================
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman rpc.statd[2994]: Caught signal 15, un-registering and
> exiting.
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman kernel: ---[ end trace eb2ec02455daeda8 ]---
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman portmap[11769]: connect from 127.0.0.1 to
> unset(status): request from unprivileged port
> Apr 28 00:20:30 funnyman pcscd: pcscdaemon.c:529:signal_trap() Preparing for
> suicide
> 
> and mm/slub.c:2444 are as follows:
> 
>  2433  * Close a cache and release the kmem_cache structure
>    2434  * (must be used for caches created using kmem_cache_create)
>    2435  */
>    2436 void kmem_cache_destroy(struct kmem_cache *s)
>    2437 {
>    2438         down_write(&slub_lock);
>    2439         s->refcount--;
>    2440         if (!s->refcount) {
>    2441                 list_del(&s->list);
>    2442                 up_write(&slub_lock);
>    2443                 if (kmem_cache_close(s))
>    2444                         WARN_ON(1);
>    2445                 sysfs_slab_remove(s);
>    2446         } else
>    2447                 up_write(&slub_lock);
>    2448 }
>    2449 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmem_cache_destroy);
> 
> How to reproduce:
> 
> Not sure how, as it occur during shutdown.

Looks like nf_contrack is destroying a slab cache which still has
live objects.

I think this came up a few days ago but I'm not sure if it was fixed?
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