I just hit this on my box running 3.17rc7 It was followed by a userspace lockup. (Could still ping, and sysrq from the console, but even getty wasn't responding on the console).
I was trying to reproduce another bug faster, and had ramped up the number of processes trinity to uses to 512. This didn't take long to fall out.. INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: Tasks blocked on level-0 rcu_node (CPUs 0-3): Tasks blocked on level-0 rcu_node (CPUs 0-3): (detected by 3, t=6502 jiffies, g=1014253, c=1014252, q=0) INFO: Stall ended before state dump start INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: Tasks blocked on level-0 rcu_node (CPUs 0-3): Tasks blocked on level-0 rcu_node (CPUs 0-3): (detected by 0, t=26007 jiffies, g=1014253, c=1014252, q=0) INFO: Stall ended before state dump start INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: Tasks blocked on level-0 rcu_node (CPUs 0-3): Tasks blocked on level-0 rcu_node (CPUs 0-3): (detected by 2, t=45512 jiffies, g=1014253, c=1014252, q=0) INFO: Stall ended before state dump start INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: Tasks blocked on level-0 rcu_node (CPUs 0-3): Tasks blocked on level-0 rcu_node (CPUs 0-3): (detected by 1, t=65017 jiffies, g=1014253, c=1014252, q=0) INFO: Stall ended before state dump start INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: Tasks blocked on level-0 rcu_node (CPUs 0-3): P15547 P15232 P15616 P15634 Tasks blocked on level-0 rcu_node (CPUs 0-3): P15547 P15232 P15616 P15634 (detected by 1, t=6502 jiffies, g=1014254, c=1014253, q=0) trinity-c318 R running task 13480 15547 14371 0x00000000 ffff880031df7df0 0000000000000002 ffffffff870cb70e ffff88008ec30000 00000000001d4080 0000000000000000 ffff880031df7fd8 00000000001d4080 ffff8802166c2de0 ffff88008ec30000 ffff880031df7fd8 ffffffff872361f4 Call Trace: [<ffffffff870cb70e>] ? put_lock_stats.isra.28+0xe/0x30 [<ffffffff872361f4>] ? bdi_queue_work+0xe4/0x1a0 [<ffffffff8781df46>] preempt_schedule+0x36/0x60 [<ffffffff8700e3d6>] ___preempt_schedule+0x56/0xb0 [<ffffffff872361f4>] ? bdi_queue_work+0xe4/0x1a0 [<ffffffff8707db77>] ? __local_bh_enable_ip+0xb7/0xe0 [<ffffffff87823a45>] _raw_spin_unlock_bh+0x35/0x40 [<ffffffff872361f4>] bdi_queue_work+0xe4/0x1a0 [<ffffffff87236318>] __bdi_start_writeback+0x68/0x190 [<ffffffff87238eb0>] wakeup_flusher_threads+0x100/0x1e0 [<ffffffff87238de0>] ? wakeup_flusher_threads+0x30/0x1e0 [<ffffffff8723cd86>] sys_sync+0x36/0xb0 [<ffffffff878249e4>] tracesys+0xdd/0xe2 trinity-c9 R running task 13496 15232 14371 0x00000000 ffff88011a01fdf0 0000000000000002 ffffffff870cb70e ffff8800a19616f0 00000000001d4080 0000000000000000 ffff88011a01ffd8 00000000001d4080 ffff8802166c2de0 ffff8800a19616f0 ffff88011a01ffd8 ffffffff872361f4 Call Trace: [<ffffffff870cb70e>] ? put_lock_stats.isra.28+0xe/0x30 [<ffffffff872361f4>] ? bdi_queue_work+0xe4/0x1a0 [<ffffffff8781df46>] preempt_schedule+0x36/0x60 [<ffffffff8700e3d6>] ___preempt_schedule+0x56/0xb0 [<ffffffff872361f4>] ? bdi_queue_work+0xe4/0x1a0 [<ffffffff8707db77>] ? __local_bh_enable_ip+0xb7/0xe0 [<ffffffff87823a45>] _raw_spin_unlock_bh+0x35/0x40 [<ffffffff872361f4>] bdi_queue_work+0xe4/0x1a0 [<ffffffff87236318>] __bdi_start_writeback+0x68/0x190 [<ffffffff87238eb0>] wakeup_flusher_threads+0x100/0x1e0 [<ffffffff87238de0>] ? wakeup_flusher_threads+0x30/0x1e0 [<ffffffff8723cd86>] sys_sync+0x36/0xb0 [<ffffffff878249e4>] tracesys+0xdd/0xe2 trinity-c387 R running task 13272 15616 14371 0x00000004 ffff880043fd37f8 0000000000000002 ffff880001fd3868 ffff88023304ade0 00000000001d4080 0000000000000000 ffff880043fd3fd8 00000000001d4080 ffff8802166c2de0 ffff88023304ade0 ffff880043fd3fd8 0000000000000000 Call Trace: [<ffffffff8781e182>] preempt_schedule_irq+0x52/0xb0 [<ffffffff87825550>] retint_kernel+0x20/0x30 [<ffffffff87190624>] ? find_get_entry+0xb4/0x270 [<ffffffff8719076e>] ? find_get_entry+0x1fe/0x270 [<ffffffff87190575>] ? find_get_entry+0x5/0x270 [<ffffffff871907ff>] find_lock_entry+0x1f/0x90 [<ffffffff871acb65>] shmem_getpage_gfp+0xd5/0xa10 [<ffffffff871adb3d>] shmem_fault+0x6d/0x1c0 [<ffffffff871bff58>] __do_fault+0x48/0xd0 [<ffffffff871c25e0>] do_shared_fault.isra.75+0x40/0x1c0 [<ffffffff8718892b>] ? __perf_sw_event+0x4b/0x380 [<ffffffff871c3b21>] handle_mm_fault+0x261/0xcd0 [<ffffffff870cb687>] ? __lock_is_held+0x57/0x80 [<ffffffff87042c84>] __do_page_fault+0x1a4/0x600 [<ffffffff870cbbf6>] ? lock_release_holdtime.part.29+0xe6/0x160 [<ffffffff8718eda7>] ? context_tracking_user_exit+0x67/0x1b0 [<ffffffff870430fe>] do_page_fault+0x1e/0x70 [<ffffffff878264b2>] page_fault+0x22/0x30 [<ffffffff871bd7e3>] ? copy_page_to_iter+0x3b3/0x500 [<ffffffff871bd5fe>] ? copy_page_to_iter+0x1ce/0x500 [<ffffffff8723a2b0>] ? vmsplice_to_user+0x130/0x130 [<ffffffff8723a2d2>] pipe_to_user+0x22/0x40 [<ffffffff87239d4e>] __splice_from_pipe+0x11e/0x190 [<ffffffff8723a254>] vmsplice_to_user+0xd4/0x130 [<ffffffff870cb101>] ? trace_hardirqs_off_caller+0x21/0xc0 [<ffffffff878253e4>] ? retint_restore_args+0xe/0xe [<ffffffff870ac74d>] ? get_parent_ip+0xd/0x50 [<ffffffff870ac8ab>] ? preempt_count_sub+0x6b/0xf0 [<13480 15547 14371 0x00000000 ffff880031df7df0 0000000000000002 ffffffff870cb70e ffff88008ec30000 00000000001d4080 0000000000000000 ffff880031df7fd8 00000000001d4080 ffff8801039344d0 ffff88008ec30000 ffff880031df7fd8 ffffffff872361f4 Call Trace: [<ffffffff870cb70e>] ? put_lock_stats.isra.28+0xe/0x30 [<ffffffff872361f4>] ? bdi_queue_work+0xe4/0x1a0 [<ffffffff8781df46>] preempt_schedule+0x36/0x60 [<ffffffff8700e3d6>] ___preempt_schedule+0x56/0xb0 [<ffffffff872361f4>] ? bdi_queue_work+0xe4/0x1a0 [<ffffffff8707db77>] ? __local_bh_enable_ip+0xb7/0xe0 [<ffffffff87823a45>] _raw_spin_unlock_bh+0x35/0x40 [<ffffffff872361f4>] bdi_queue_work+0xe4/0x1a0 [<ffffffff87236318>] __bdi_start_writeback+0x68/0x190 [<ffffffff87238eb0>] wakeup_flusher_threads+0x100/0x1e0 [<ffffffff87238de0>] ? wakeup_flusher_threads+0x30/0x1e0 [<ffffffff8723cd86>] sys_sync+0x36/0xb0 [<ffffffff878249e4>] tracesys+0xdd/0xe2 trinity-c9 R running task 13496 15232 14371 0x00000000 ffff88011a01fe58 0000000000000002 ffffffff87238ecf ffff8800a19616f0 00000000001d4080 0000000000000000 ffff88011a01ffd8 00000000001d4080 ffff880085d35bc0 ffff8800a19616f0 ffff88011a01ffd8 0000000000000000 Call Trace: [<ffffffff87238ecf>] ? wakeup_flusher_threads+0x11f/0x1e0 [<ffffffff87238ecf>] ? wakeup_flusher_threads+0x11f/0x1e0 [<ffffffff8781e182>] preempt_schedule_irq+0x52/0xb0 [<ffffffff87825550>] retint_kernel+0x20/0x30 [<ffffffff87238ecf>] ? wakeup_flusher_threads+0x11f/0x1e0 [<ffffffff870d1049>] ? lock_release+0x29/0x300 [<ffffffff87238ee7>] wakeup_flusher_threads+0x137/0x1e0 [<ffffffff87238de0>] ? wakeup_flusher_threads+0x30/0x1e0 [<ffffffff8723cd86>] sys_sync+0x36/0xb0 [<ffffffff878249e4>] tracesys+0xdd/0xe2 trinity-c387 R running task 13272 15616 14371 0x00000004 ffff880043fd37f8 0000000000000002 ffff880001fd3868 ffff88023304ade0 00000000001d4080 0000000000000000 ffff880043fd3fd8 00000000001d4080 ffff8801039344d0 ffff88023304ade0 ffff880043fd3fd8 0000000000000000 Call Trace: [<ffffffff8781e182>] preempt_schedule_irq+0x52/0xb0 [<ffffffff87825550>] retint_kernel+0x20/0x30 [<ffffffff87190624>] ? find_get_entry+0xb4/0x270 [<ffffffff8719076e>] ? find_get_entry+0x1fe/0x270 [<ffffffff87190575>] ? find_get_entry+0x5/0x270 [<ffffffff871907ff>] find_lock_entry+0x1f/0x90 [<ffffffff871acb65>] shmem_getpage_gfp+0xd5/0xa10 [<ffffffff871adb3d>] shmem_fault+0x6d/0x1c0 [<ffffffff871bff58>] __do_fault+0x48/0xd0 [<ffffffff871c25e0>] do_shared_fault.isra.75+0x40/0x1c0 [<ffffffff8718892b>] ? __perf_sw_event+0x4b/0x380 [<ffffffff871c3b21>] handle_mm_fault+0x261/0xcd0 [<ffffffff870cb687>] ? __lock_is_held+0x57/0x80 [<ffffffff87042c84>] __do_page_fault+0x1a4/0x600 [<ffffffff870cbbf6>] ? lock_release_holdtime.part.29+0xe6/0x160 [<ffffffff8718eda7>] ? context_tracking_user_exit+0x67/0x1b0 [<ffffffff870430fe>] do_page_fault+0x1e/0x70 [<ffffffff878264b2>] page_fault+0x22/0x30 [<ffffffff871bd7e3>] ? copy_page_to_iter+0x3b3/0x500 [<ffffffff871bd5fe>] ? copy_page_to_iter+0x1ce/0x500 [<ffffffff8723a2b0>] ? vmsplice_to_user+0x130/0x130 [<ffffffff8723a2d2>] pipe_to_user+0x22/0x40 [<ffffffff87239d4e>] __splice_from_pipe+0x11e/0x190 [<ffffffff8723a254>] vmsplice_to_user+0xd4/0x130 [<ffffffff870cb101>] ? trace_hardirqs_off_caller+0x21/0xc0 [<ffffffff878253e4>] ? retint_restore_args+0xe/0xe [<ffffffff870ac74d>] ? get_parent_ip+0xd/0x50 [<ffffffff870ac8ab>] ? preempt_count_sub+0x6b/0xf0 [<ffffffff8723bd31>] SyS_vmsplice+0xc1/0xe0 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/