For the last several days (maybe even a week or longer) I've occasionally beeng getting messages like the following on all of my open konsole (all tabs, all instances) (both root and user).
I also looked into syslog at 18:18:51, and have quoted that further below. I see the mention of firefox on one line--is this an indication of a firefox problem or crash? (I get firefox crashes, but ususally not one or two a day (more like 2 or 3 a month). What is a CPU stall? Can anyone give me some insight into what is going on? Captured from a konsole: <quote> rhk@s19:/rhk/bin/backups_rotate$ Message from syslogd@s19 at Feb 10 01:10:07 ... kernel:[1692814.564150] Stack: Message from syslogd@s19 at Feb 10 01:10:07 ... kernel:[1692814.564160] Call Trace: Message from syslogd@s19 at Feb 10 01:10:07 ... kernel:[1692814.564177] Code: ee 48 c7 c7 80 a4 4c 81 31 c0 e8 6c 33 32 00 48 83 c4 18 89 d8 5b 5d 41 5c 41 5d c3 90 90 90 9c 58 c3 57 9d c3 fa c3 fb c3 fb f4 <c3> f4 c3 66 66 66 90 66 66 90 c3 66 66 66 90 66 66 90 c3 0f 06 Message from syslogd@s19 at Feb 10 01:10:07 ... kernel:[1692814.564472] Stack: Message from syslogd@s19 at Feb 10 01:10:07 ... kernel:[1692814.564507] Call Trace: Message from syslogd@s19 at Feb 10 01:10:07 ... kernel:[1692814.564512] <IRQ> Message from syslogd@s19 at Feb 10 01:10:07 ... kernel:[1692814.564642] <EOI> Message from syslogd@s19 at Feb 10 01:10:07 ... kernel:[1692814.564692] Code: 66 00 31 c0 f7 c2 00 00 20 00 74 18 48 8d 74 24 0c bf 1b 00 00 00 e8 ab fb ff ff f6 c4 04 0f 95 c0 0f b6 c0 48 83 c4 10 c3 90 57 <9d> 66 66 90 66 90 c3 89 ff 89 b7 00 b0 5f ff c3 89 ff 8b 87 00 <ignore this> rhk@s19:/rhk/bin/backups_rotate$ ping -6 security.debian.org ping: invalid option -- '6' Usage: ping [-LRUbdfnqrvVaAD] [-c count] [-i interval] [-w deadline] [-p pattern] [-s packetsize] [-t ttl] [-I interface] [-M pmtudisc-hint] [-m mark] [-S sndbuf] [-T tstamp-options] [-Q tos] [hop1 ...] destination rhk@s19:/rhk/bin/backups_rotate$ </ignore this> Message from syslogd@s19 at Feb 10 18:15:51 ... kernel:[1754358.244408] Stack: Message from syslogd@s19 at Feb 10 18:15:51 ... kernel:[1754358.244443] Call Trace: Message from syslogd@s19 at Feb 10 18:15:51 ... kernel:[1754358.244448] <IRQ> Message from syslogd@s19 at Feb 10 18:15:51 ... kernel:[1754358.244570] <EOI> Message from syslogd@s19 at Feb 10 18:15:51 ... kernel:[1754358.244620] Code: 66 00 31 c0 f7 c2 00 00 20 00 74 18 48 8d 74 24 0c bf 1b 00 00 00 e8 ab fb ff ff f6 c4 04 0f 95 c0 0f b6 c0 48 83 c4 10 c3 90 57 <9d> 66 66 90 66 90 c3 89 ff 89 b7 00 b0 5f ff c3 89 ff 8b 87 00 </quote> From syslog: <quote> Feb 10 07:35:12 s19 anacron[19011]: Job `cron.daily' terminated Feb 10 07:35:12 s19 anacron[19011]: Normal exit (1 job run) ... <ignore the clearing of .xsession-errors files> Feb 10 18:15:01 s19 /USR/SBIN/CRON[25926]: (root) CMD (echo "Cleared on $(date) by $USER cron" > /home/rhk/.xsession-errors) Feb 10 18:15:01 s19 /USR/SBIN/CRON[25927]: (root) CMD (echo "Cleared on $(date) by $USER cron" > /root/.xsession-errors) Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244038] INFO: rcu_bh detected stall on CPU 1 (t=0 jiffies) Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244049] sending NMI to all CPUs: Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244059] NMI backtrace for cpu 0 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244062] CPU 0 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244063] Modules linked in: snd_seq_dummy snd_hrtimer usblp sha256_generic cryptd aes_x86_64 aes_generic cbc dm_crypt dm_mod parport_pc ppdev lp parport nfsd nfs nfs_acl auth_rpcgss fscache lockd sunrpc nls_utf8 nls_cp437 vfat fat ext2 loop snd_hda_codec_hdmi sp5100_tco snd_hda_codec_via snd_usb_audio snd_usbmidi_lib snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event radeon i2c_piix4 powernow_k8 edac_mce_amd mperf k10temp psmouse evdev snd_rawmidi serio_raw edac_core snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_seq pcspkr snd_seq_device snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_timer ttm snd drm_kms_helper drm power_supply i2c_algo_bit i2c_core soundcore shpchp wmi button processor ext4 crc16 jbd2 mbcache sr_mod sg cdrom sd_mod crc_t10dif ata_generic thermal thermal_sys ohci_hcd atl1c pata_atiixp ahci libahci ehci_hcd usbcore libata usb_common scsi_mod [last unloaded: scsi_wait_scan] Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244108] Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244111] Pid: 6701, comm: firefox-esr Not tainted 3.2.0-5-amd64 #1 Debian 3.2.96-3 ECS A880GM-M7/A880GM-M7 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244114] RIP: 0033:[<00007f887d5ba579>] [<00007f887d5ba579>] 0x7f887d5ba578 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244120] RSP: 002b:00007ffcc4565d80 EFLAGS: 00000246 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244122] RAX: 00007f86a6a15128 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007f86a6a62000 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244124] RDX: 00007f86a6a15128 RSI: 00007f86a7200000 RDI: 00007ffcc4565d90 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244125] RBP: 00007ffcc4565d80 R08: 00007f8889800048 R09: 0000000000001a2d Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244127] R10: 00007f8646e36160 R11: 0000000000000283 R12: 00007ffcc4565d88 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244128] R13: 00007ffcc4565d90 R14: 00007f869feb86e8 R15: 00007f869feb86f0 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244131] FS: 00007f8889bef720(0000) GS:ffff88041fc00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244133] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244134] CR2: 00007f868044e010 CR3: 000000040d4d8000 CR4: 00000000000006f0 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244136] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244138] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244140] Process firefox-esr (pid: 6701, threadinfo ffff880306c02000, task ffff88031eaf4740) Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244141] Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244142] Call Trace: Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244145] NMI backtrace for cpu 1 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244150] CPU 1 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244154] Modules linked in: snd_seq_dummy snd_hrtimer usblp sha256_generic cryptd aes_x86_64 aes_generic cbc dm_crypt dm_mod parport_pc ppdev lp parport nfsd nfs nfs_acl auth_rpcgss fscache lockd sunrpc nls_utf8 nls_cp437 vfat fat ext2 loop snd_hda_codec_hdmi sp5100_tco snd_hda_codec_via snd_usb_audio snd_usbmidi_lib snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event radeon i2c_piix4 powernow_k8 edac_mce_amd mperf k10temp psmouse evdev snd_rawmidi serio_raw edac_core snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_seq pcspkr snd_seq_device snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_timer ttm snd drm_kms_helper drm power_supply i2c_algo_bit i2c_core soundcore shpchp wmi button processor ext4 crc16 jbd2 mbcache sr_mod sg cdrom sd_mod crc_t10dif ata_generic thermal thermal_sys ohci_hcd atl1c pata_atiixp ahci libahci ehci_hcd usbcore libata usb_common scsi_mod [last unloaded: scsi_wait_scan] Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244294] Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244302] Pid: 0, comm: swapper/1 Not tainted 3.2.0-5-amd64 #1 Debian 3.2.96-3 ECS A880GM-M7/A880GM-M7 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244313] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff8102847d>] [<ffffffff8102847d>] arch_local_irq_restore+0x1/0x8 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244331] RSP: 0018:ffff88041fc43e18 EFLAGS: 00000046 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244337] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000002710 RCX: 000000000000dbc1 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244344] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000c00 RDI: 0000000000000046 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244350] RBP: ffffffff81623100 R08: 0000000000000002 R09: 0000000000000000 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244356] R10: 000000002541b503 R11: 000000002541b503 R12: ffffffff81623200 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244362] R13: ffff88041fc43f50 R14: ffff88041fc50678 R15: ffffffff8106e211 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244370] FS: 00007f8873efc700(0000) GS:ffff88041fc40000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244377] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244383] CR2: 00007f86c89e9000 CR3: 000000040d4d8000 CR4: 00000000000006f0 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244389] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244396] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244403] Process swapper/1 (pid: 0, threadinfo ffff88040f4fa000, task ffff88040f4df180) Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244408] Stack: Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244412] 0000000000000046 ffffffff81025602 ffff88041fc508a0 ffffffff8109833c Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244424] ffff88040ad6dd58 0000000000000092 ffffffff81011a01 0000000000000001 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244434] 0000000000000000 0000000000000001 ffff88041fc43f50 ffff88041fc50678 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244443] Call Trace: Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244448] <IRQ> Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244460] [<ffffffff81025602>] ? arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace+0x4d/0x7b Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244471] [<ffffffff8109833c>] ? __rcu_pending+0x82/0x358 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244480] [<ffffffff81011a01>] ? arch_local_irq_save+0x5/0x13 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244491] [<ffffffff8106e211>] ? tick_nohz_handler+0xcd/0xcd Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244499] [<ffffffff8109895e>] ? rcu_check_callbacks+0xaf/0xcc Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244508] [<ffffffff81054874>] ? update_process_times+0x31/0x63 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244517] [<ffffffff8106e278>] ? tick_sched_timer+0x67/0x8d Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244526] [<ffffffff810643e8>] ? __run_hrtimer+0xc4/0x161 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244535] [<ffffffff81064b03>] ? hrtimer_interrupt+0xd7/0x1b1 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244544] [<ffffffff81014124>] ? sched_clock+0x5/0x8 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244554] [<ffffffff81024c0b>] ? smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x6f/0x82 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244565] [<ffffffff8135bd22>] ? apic_timer_interrupt+0x82/0x90 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244570] <EOI> Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244577] [<ffffffff81098a19>] ? rcu_needs_cpu+0x50/0x1bb Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244586] [<ffffffff8102c370>] ? native_safe_halt+0x2/0x3 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244595] [<ffffffff81014c40>] ? default_idle+0x47/0x7f Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244604] [<ffffffff8100d24c>] ? cpu_idle+0xaf/0xf2 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244614] [<ffffffff8134805b>] ? start_secondary+0x1da/0x1e0 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244620] Code: 66 00 31 c0 f7 c2 00 00 20 00 74 18 48 8d 74 24 0c bf 1b 00 00 00 e8 ab fb ff ff f6 c4 04 0f 95 c0 0f b6 c0 48 83 c4 10 c3 90 57 <9d> 66 66 90 66 90 c3 89 ff 89 b7 00 b0 5f ff c3 89 ff 8b 87 00 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244695] Call Trace: Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244699] <IRQ> [<ffffffff81025602>] ? arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace+0x4d/0x7b Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244714] [<ffffffff8109833c>] ? __rcu_pending+0x82/0x358 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244722] [<ffffffff81011a01>] ? arch_local_irq_save+0x5/0x13 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244731] [<ffffffff8106e211>] ? tick_nohz_handler+0xcd/0xcd Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244739] [<ffffffff8109895e>] ? rcu_check_callbacks+0xaf/0xcc Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244747] [<ffffffff81054874>] ? update_process_times+0x31/0x63 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244756] [<ffffffff8106e278>] ? tick_sched_timer+0x67/0x8d Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244763] [<ffffffff810643e8>] ? __run_hrtimer+0xc4/0x161 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244772] [<ffffffff81064b03>] ? hrtimer_interrupt+0xd7/0x1b1 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244780] [<ffffffff81014124>] ? sched_clock+0x5/0x8 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244789] [<ffffffff81024c0b>] ? smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x6f/0x82 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244798] [<ffffffff8135bd22>] ? apic_timer_interrupt+0x82/0x90 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244803] <EOI> [<ffffffff81098a19>] ? rcu_needs_cpu+0x50/0x1bb Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244816] [<ffffffff8102c370>] ? native_safe_halt+0x2/0x3 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244824] [<ffffffff81014c40>] ? default_idle+0x47/0x7f Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244832] [<ffffffff8100d24c>] ? cpu_idle+0xaf/0xf2 Feb 10 18:15:51 s19 kernel: [1754358.244842] [<ffffffff8134805b>] ? start_secondary+0x1da/0x1e0 Feb 10 18:16:01 s19 /USR/SBIN/CRON[25958]: (root) CMD (echo "Cleared on $(date) by $USER cron" > /root/.xsession-errors) Feb 10 18:16:01 s19 /USR/SBIN/CRON[25959]: (root) CMD (echo "Cleared on $(date) by $USER cron" > /home/rhk/.xsession-errors) </quote>