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Message-ID: <20090521025037.GD6839@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Wed, 20 May 2009 19:50:37 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Janos Haar <djani22@...center.hu>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Fw: RCU detected CPU 1 stall (t=4295904002/751 jiffies) Pid:
	902, comm: md1_raid5

On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 11:46:07AM +0200, Janos Haar wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> Somebody know, what is this?
> May 17 23:12:13 gladiator-afth1 kernel: RCU detected CPU 1 stall 
> (t=4295904002/751 jiffies)
> May 17 23:12:13 gladiator-afth1 kernel: Pid: 902, comm: md1_raid5 Not 
> tainted 2.6.28.10 #1
> May 17 23:12:13 gladiator-afth1 kernel: Call Trace:
> May 17 23:12:13 gladiator-afth1 kernel:  <IRQ>  [<ffffffff80265395>] ? 
> get_timestamp+0x9/0xf
> May 17 23:12:13 gladiator-afth1 kernel:  [<ffffffff8026854f>] 
> __rcu_pending+0x64/0x1e2
> May 17 23:12:13 gladiator-afth1 kernel:  [<ffffffff80268703>] 
> rcu_pending+0x36/0x6f
> May 17 23:12:13 gladiator-afth1 kernel:  [<ffffffff8023f546>] 
> update_process_times+0x37/0x5f
> May 17 23:12:13 gladiator-afth1 kernel:  [<ffffffff802504a7>] 
> tick_periodic+0x6e/0x7a
> May 17 23:12:13 gladiator-afth1 kernel:  [<ffffffff802504d4>] 
> tick_handle_periodic+0x21/0x65
> May 17 23:12:13 gladiator-afth1 kernel:  [<ffffffff8021ad60>] 
> smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x8f/0xad
> May 17 23:12:13 gladiator-afth1 kernel:  [<ffffffff8020bf1b>] 
> apic_timer_interrupt+0x6b/0x70
> May 17 23:12:13 gladiator-afth1 kernel:  <EOI>  [<ffffffff80820b8f>] ? 
> _spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x13/0x17

One of the following functions is looping in the kernel.  If you are
running with HZ=250, it has been looping for about three seconds.
Interrupts are enabled, but preemption must be disabled (perhaps due
to !CONFIG_PREEMPT).

							Thanx, Paul

> May 17 23:12:13 gladiator-afth1 kernel:  [<ffffffff80728720>] ? 
> bitmap_daemon_work+0x142/0x3b0
> May 17 23:12:18 gladiator-afth1 kernel:  [<ffffffff80724c58>] ? 
> md_check_recovery+0x1b/0x45b
> May 17 23:12:18 gladiator-afth1 kernel:  [<ffffffff8071976c>] ? 
> raid5d+0x5d/0x503
> May 17 23:12:18 gladiator-afth1 kernel:  [<ffffffff80726533>] ? 
> md_thread+0xd5/0xed
> May 17 23:12:18 gladiator-afth1 kernel:  [<ffffffff80248e4a>] ? 
> autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x38
> May 17 23:12:18 gladiator-afth1 kernel:  [<ffffffff8072645e>] ? 
> md_thread+0x0/0xed
> May 17 23:12:18 gladiator-afth1 kernel:  [<ffffffff80248d3b>] ? 
> kthread+0x49/0x76
> May 17 23:12:18 gladiator-afth1 kernel:  [<ffffffff8020c169>] ? 
> child_rip+0xa/0x11
> May 17 23:12:18 gladiator-afth1 kernel:  [<ffffffff80248cf2>] ? 
> kthread+0x0/0x76
> May 17 23:12:18 gladiator-afth1 kernel:  [<ffffffff8020c15f>] ? 
> child_rip+0x0/0x11
> Neilbrown from the RAID list suggested to ask someone else...(The mail is 
> below.)Thanks,Janos Haar----- Original Message ----- From: "Janos Haar" 
> <janos.haar@...center.hu>
> To: "Neil Brown" <neilb@...e.de>
> Cc: <linux-raid@...r.kernel.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 12:30 PM
> Subject: Re: RCU detected CPU 1 stall (t=4295904002/751 jiffies) Pid: 902, 
> comm: md1_raid5
>
>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Brown" <neilb@...e.de>
>> To: "Janos Haar" <janos.haar@...center.hu>
>> Cc: <linux-raid@...r.kernel.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 3:05 AM
>> Subject: Re: RCU detected CPU 1 stall (t=4295904002/751 jiffies) Pid: 902, 
>> comm: md1_raid5
>>
>>
>>> On Tuesday May 19, janos.haar@...center.hu wrote:
>>>> Hello list, Neil,
>>>>
>>>> Somebody can say something about this issue?
>>>> I am not surprised, if it is hardware related, but this is on a brand 
>>>> new
>>>> server, so i am looking for a solution... :-)
>>>> May 17 23:12:13 gladiator-afth1 kernel: RCU detected CPU 1 stall
>>>> (t=4295904002/751 jiffies)
>>>
>>> I have no idea what this means.
>>> I've occasionally seen this sort of message in early boot then the
>>> system continued to work perfectly so I figured it was an early-boot
>>> glitch.  I suggest asking someone who understands RCU.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> The entire log is here:
>>>> http://download.netcenter.hu/bughunt/20090518/messages
>>>>
>>>> The system is on the md1, and working, but slowly.
>>>
>>> How slowly?  Is the slowness due to disk throughput?
>>
>> No no, this is a fresh and idle server.
>> I have configured the disks, raid on another PC, and when it finished, i 
>> have copy up the known good, pre-installed sw pack with old 2.6.18.
>> This pack is good, tested on many times, and this reports too this issue 
>> on this machine. (first)
>> I have compiled the 2.6.28.10 on it, it takes about 6 hour! 8-/
>> But the 2.6.28.10 reports this too.
>>
>> The slowness is not disk based, i think, on idle time if i move the 
>> selector line in mc, this stopps too for some seconds or i can't type in 
>> bash when this happens, and another one RCU message comes to the log...
>> (It happens periodically, independently of i am doing something or not.)
>>
>> I am not sure, it is raid related or not, but the kernel reports only the 
>> md1_raid5 pid, not another one.
>> This is why i am asking here first.
>>
>> Thanks anyway. :-)
>>
>>> Have you tested the individual drives and compared that with the
>>> array?
>>
>> This is a brand new hw, with 4x500GB samsung drive, wich reports no 
>> problem at all by smart.
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> If i left the server for 1 day,  it will crash without a saved log.
>>>
>>> This is a concern!  It usually points to some sort of hardware
>>> problem, but it is very hard to trace.
>>> Is the power supply rated high enough to support all devices?
>>
>> I am using 550W good quality new PS, and the PC uses only 55-65W, 
>> measured. ;-)
>> (1x core2duo, 4x hdd, nothing more interesting)
>>
>>> I cannot think of anything else to suggest .. except start swapping
>>> components until the problem goes away...
>>
>> In this way, i need to start with the motherboard. 8-(
>>
>> Thanks a lot,
>> Janos Haar
>>
>>>
>>> NeilBrown
>>
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