Bug 132152

Summary: syslog message: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Pawel Orzechowski <orzechowskip>
Component: kernelAssignee: Dave Jones <davej>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: Brian Brock <bbrock>
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gziped /var/log/messages file with the error
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Output from lsmod command
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Output from "ps -fe" command none

Description Pawel Orzechowski 2004-09-09 09:44:32 UTC
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Description of problem:
Every few days /var/log/messages becomes full of a following message:
"kernel: mm/shmem.c:XXXX: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370."
After a restart of a machine the message is not showing anymore (until next time).


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-2.6.8-1.521

How reproducible:
Couldn't Reproduce

Steps to Reproduce:
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Additional info:

"Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1187: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1193: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1004: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1013: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1004: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1013: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1004: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1013: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1004: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1013: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1004: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1013: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1004: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1013: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1004: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1013: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1004: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1013: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1004: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1013: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1004: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1013: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1004: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1013: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1004: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1013: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1004: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1013: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1004: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1013: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1004: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1013: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1004: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:1013: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                          Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:353: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                           Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:360: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370.                           Aug 30 10:46:35 orzechowskip kernel: mm/shmem.c:353: spin_is_locked on uninitialized spinlock 21feb370."

Comment 1 Arjan van de Ven 2004-09-09 09:46:56 UTC
are you using any kind of external kernel modules?
or any "less common" applications ?

Comment 2 Pawel Orzechowski 2004-09-09 09:59:21 UTC
Created attachment 103630 [details]
gziped /var/log/messages file with the error

The attached file is a syslog file from a few days (with some restarts of the
machine), showing how the error has occured.

Comment 3 Pawel Orzechowski 2004-09-09 10:05:19 UTC
There is no external modules or any "less common" applications I can 
think of (maybe rdesktop). I will attach lsmod and ps -fe output. 

Comment 4 Pawel Orzechowski 2004-09-09 10:06:14 UTC
Created attachment 103631 [details]
Output from lsmod command

Comment 5 Pawel Orzechowski 2004-09-09 10:07:46 UTC
Created attachment 103632 [details]
Output from "ps -fe" command

Comment 6 Dave Jones 2004-11-27 21:53:12 UTC
Is this still a problem with the 2.6.9 based kernel update ?


Comment 7 Pawel Orzechowski 2004-11-29 22:05:08 UTC
No, there is no problem any more. 

Comment 8 Pawel Orzechowski 2005-01-27 18:27:30 UTC
Because the problem does not seem to occur anymore with current 
kernel releases, I'm closing this bug report as resolved.