# General protection fault **URL:** \ **Category:** SLES Hardware\ **Created:** [March 23, 2013, 10:05pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/general-protection-fault/23776 "2013-03-23T22:05:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ArtRet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cab0a1/32.png) [@ArtRet](https://forums.suse.com/u/ArtRet)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 10:05pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/general-protection-fault/23776/1 "2013-03-23T22:05:50Z")
Hello everyone! Some time ago our server hung. I don’t really understand what’s the problem. Memtest and HDD benchmark didn’t show any error (Inquisitor hardware testing platform). There is a part of logfile: `Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355785] general protection fault: 0000 [#5] SMP Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355801] last sysfs file: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:04:00.0/host 8/rport-8:0-1/target8:0:1/8:0:1:4/state Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355809] CPU 25 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355813] Modules linked in: nls_utf8 oracleacfs(PX) oracleadvm(PX) oracleoks(PX) af_packet oracleasm(X) nfs lockd fscache nfs_acl auth_rpcgss sunrpc bonding cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_userspace cpuf req_powersave acpi_cpufreq ib_ipoib ib_cm ipv6 ib_usa(N) ib_sa ib_uverbs ib_umad iw_nes crc32c libcrc32c iw_cxgb3 cxgb3 kcopy(N) mlx4_ib mlx4_core ib_mthca microcode fuse loop rds_tcp(N) rds(N) sr_mod cdrom ib_qib(N) tpm_tis qla2xxx ses shp chp ib_mad tpm tpm_bios serio_raw igb pcspkr ib_core pci_hotplug dca enclosure scsi_transport_fc usb_storage joydev sg s csi_tgt rtc_cmos rtc_core rtc_lib container button usbhid hid scsi_dh_alua scsi_dh_rdac scsi_dh_hp_sw scsi_dh_emc dm_rou nd_robin dm_multipath scsi_dh ehci_hcd usbcore sd_mod crc_t10dif dm_snapshot dm_mod edd ext3 mbcache jbd fan processor a acraid(N) ahci libata scsi_mod thermal thermal_sys hwmon Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355921] Supported: No, Unsupported modules are loaded Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355929] Pid: 17729, comm: emagent Tainted: P M D NX 2.6.32.12-0.7-default #1 X9DRW Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355936] RIP: 0010:[] [] netlink_autobind+0 x78/0xf0 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355954] RSP: 0018:ffff88042391be68 EFLAGS: 00010086 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355959] RAX: 90ff882039401000 RBX: ffffffff81cd2940 RCX: 00000000767248b7 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355965] RDX: 00000000fc0ec4e4 RSI: 00000000f97134e7 RDI: ffff8820396a3000 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355971] RBP: 0000000000002b49 R08: 0000000062ef2729 R09: ffff882035d3bcf0 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355977] R10: 0000000000000a84 R11: ffffffff811a51c0 R12: ffff8820396a3000 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355983] R13: ffff882034584800 R14: 00000000ffffefff R15: 0000000000000000 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355989] FS: 00007fe20636e820(0000) GS:ffff8810b8920000(0000) knlGS:00000000000 00000 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355995] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356001] CR2: 00007f8c84006718 CR3: 00000014cb1e6000 CR4: 00000000000406e0 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356007] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356013] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356019] Process emagent (pid: 17729, threadinfo ffff88042391a000, task ffff8804 2b7e6280) Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356025] Stack: Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356028] ffff8814a014bc00 ffff882034584800 ffffffff81cd2940 ffff88042391bec8 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356035] <0> 00007fe2085a05e0 ffffffff813139fd 0000000000000000 ffff8814a014bc00 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356043] <0> 000000000000000c 00007fe20636d640 00007fe2080026cd ffffffff812e236f Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356053] Call Trace: Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356071] [] netlink_bind+0x7d/0x1f0 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356083] [] sys_bind+0xdf/0xf0 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356097] [] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356109] [<00007fe20cba0c07>] 0x7fe20cba0c07 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356114] Code: e8 7e e7 ff ff 89 ee 4c 89 e7 e8 c4 d2 ff ff 48 8b 00 48 85 c0 75 14 eb 4a 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 48 85 d2 74 3b 48 89 d0 <48> 3b 58 38 48 8b 10 0f 18 0a 75 ec 3b a8 50 02 00 00 75 e4 8b Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356161] RIP [] netlink_autobind+0x78/0xf0` Could anybody say what’s the problem? Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![smflood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/smflood/32/10576_2.png) [@smflood](https://forums.suse.com/u/smflood)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 1:57am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/general-protection-fault/23776/2 "2013-03-24T01:57:39Z")
ArtRet wrote: [color=blue] > Hello everyone! Some time ago our server hung. I don’t really understand > what’s the problem. Memtest and HDD benchmark didn’t show any error > (Inquisitor hardware testing platform). > There is a part of logfile: > > ## Code: > > ``` > Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355785] general protection > > ``` > > ## fault: 0000 [#5] SMP Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355801] last sysfs file: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:04:00.0/host 8/rport-8:0-1/target8:0:1/8:0:1:4/state Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355809] CPU 25 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355813] Modules linked in: nls\_utf8 oracleacfs(PX) oracleadvm(PX) oracleoks(PX) af\_packet oracleasm(X) nfs lockd fscache nfs\_acl auth\_rpcgss sunrpc bonding cpufreq\_conservative cpufreq\_userspace cpuf req\_powersave acpi\_cpufreq ib\_ipoib ib\_cm ipv6 ib\_usa(N) ib\_sa ib\_uverbs ib\_umad iw\_nes crc32c libcrc32c iw\_cxgb3 cxgb3 kcopy(N) mlx4\_ib mlx4\_core ib\_mthca microcode fuse loop rds\_tcp(N) rds(N) sr\_mod cdrom ib\_qib(N) tpm\_tis qla2xxx ses shp chp ib\_mad tpm tpm\_bios serio\_raw igb pcspkr ib\_core pci\_hotplug dca enclosure scsi\_transport\_fc usb\_storage joydev sg s csi\_tgt rtc\_cmos rtc\_core rtc\_lib container button usbhid hid scsi\_dh\_alua scsi\_dh\_rdac scsi\_dh\_hp\_sw scsi\_dh\_emc dm\_rou nd\_robin dm\_multipath scsi\_dh ehci\_hcd usbcore sd\_mod crc\_t10dif dm\_snapshot dm\_mod edd ext3 mbcache jbd fan processor a acraid(N) ahci libata scsi\_mod thermal thermal\_sys hwmon Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355921] Supported: No, Unsupported modules are loaded Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355929] Pid: 17729, comm: emagent Tainted: P M D NX 2.6.32.12-0.7-default #1 X9DRW Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355936] RIP: 0010:[] [] netlink\_autobind+0 x78/0xf0 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355954] RSP: 0018:ffff88042391be68 EFLAGS: 00010086 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355959] RAX: 90ff882039401000 RBX: ffffffff81cd2940 RCX: 00000000767248b7 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355965] RDX: 00000000fc0ec4e4 RSI: 00000000f97134e7 RDI: ffff8820396a3000 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355971] RBP: 0000000000002b49 R08: 0000000062ef2729 R09: ffff882035d3bcf0 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355977] R10: 0000000000000a84 R11: ffffffff811a51c0 R12: ffff8820396a3000 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355983] R13: ffff882034584800 R14: 00000000ffffefff R15: 0000000000000000 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355989] FS: 00007fe20636e820(0000) GS:ffff8810b8920000(0000) knlGS:00000000000 00000 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.355995] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356001] CR2: 00007f8c84006718 CR3: 00000014cb1e6000 CR4: 00000000000406e0 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356007] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356013] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356019] Process emagent (pid: 17729, threadinfo ffff88042391a000, task ffff8804 2b7e6280) Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356025] Stack: Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356028] ffff8814a014bc00 ffff882034584800 ffffffff81cd2940 ffff88042391bec8 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356035] \<0\> 00007fe2085a05e0 ffffffff813139fd 0000000000000000 ffff8814a014bc00 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356043] \<0\> 000000000000000c 00007fe20636d640 00007fe2080026cd ffffffff812e236f Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356053] Call Trace: Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356071] [] netlink\_bind+0x7d/0x1f0 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356083] [] sys\_bind+0xdf/0xf0 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356097] [] system\_call\_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356109] [\<00007fe20cba0c07\>] 0x7fe20cba0c07 Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356114] Code: e8 7e e7 ff ff 89 ee 4c 89 e7 e8 c4 d2 ff ff 48 8b 00 48 85 c0 75 14 eb 4a 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 48 85 d2 74 3b 48 89 d0 \<48\> 3b 58 38 48 8b 10 0f 18 0a 75 ec 3b a8 50 02 00 00 75 e4 8b Feb 21 03:00:10 node501 kernel: [1657361.356161] RIP [] netlink\_autobind+0x78/0xf0 > > Could anybody say what’s the problem? Thanks in advance.[/color] Which version of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server are you using? What does “cat /etc/\*release” produce? How up-to-date are you with patches? Which kernel version are using? “rpm -qa | grep kernel” Is this server hosting Oracle? If so, which version? ## HTH. Simon SUSE Knowledge Partner ---
**Author:** ![ArtRet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cab0a1/32.png) [@ArtRet](https://forums.suse.com/u/ArtRet)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/general-protection-fault/23776/3 "2013-03-25T15:00:09Z")
Sorry for delay. cat /etc/\*release: `LSB_VERSION="core-2.0-noarch:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-noarch:core-2.0-x86_64:core-3.2-x86_64:core-4.0-x86_64" SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64) VERSION = 11 PATCHLEVEL = 1` rpm -qa | grep kernel: `kernel-default-devel-2.6.32.12-0.7.1 kernel-mft-2.7.1-2.6.32.12_0.7_default kernel-source-2.6.32.12-0.7.1 kernel-ib-1.5.4.1-2.6.32.12_0.7_default kernel-default-base-2.6.32.12-0.7.1 kernel-ib-devel-1.5.4.1-2.6.32.12_0.7_default linux-kernel-headers-2.6.32-1.4.13 kernel-default-2.6.32.12-0.7.1` Yes, this server is hosting Oracle Database Standard Edition 11.2.0.3. I don’t really know if patches are up-to-date. ---
**Author:** ![ArtRet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cab0a1/32.png) [@ArtRet](https://forums.suse.com/u/ArtRet)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/general-protection-fault/23776/4 "2013-04-02T09:53:48Z")
It seems the problem was in number of huge pages.