Description of problem:

running dmidecode on ia64 causes the following panic.

sh-2.05b# stp_sysinfo.sh
mkdir: cannot create directory `/root/environment/proc': File exists
  Logging TOGO Errors ....
    Size of TOGO Errors : 0x0
                                                Complete
 Finish the Error Event Logging ....
                                                Complete
 Flush the cpu cache ....
                                                Complete
 ReEnabling CPU Poison Check ....
                                                Complete
Cpu20: MCA Rendez Always flag set to 1.
Cpu20: Perform rendezvous started.
Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 0000070eff84a6c8
swapper[0]: Oops 8813272891392
                               
Pid: 0, comm:              swapper
EIP is at xfrm_policy_list_Rsmp_df0f8b5f [] 0xfab6a068 (2.4.21-16.EL)
psr : 0000101008022018 ifs : 8000000000000f25 ip  :
[<e000070eff8388c0>]    Not tainted
unat: 0000000000000000 pfs : 000000C000p000u0f225 r0sc :: 0
00S0000e000n00t000 3Rernnat:d 80e000zffc 100v2be830c bstpso: 00r000
000n000u00m008b epr r :  8000000x00fef7a8d9 65
000drs:7 00.000 0000
   0000 ccv : 0000000000000000 fpsr: 0009804c0270033f
b0  : Ce00p007u0e2ff80388:a0  b6 R :e e0n0007d0efef39z49ev0 bo7  u:
es000 07t0effi409m00e0
 0f6t  :  0f:ff f800200000000000000000 f7   :
   fdaf300000000000000
f8  : 1003efffffffffffffe30 f9  : 1003e00000000000003cf
r1  : e000070Ceffp830u0002 r20  :: e 000W000a004i9ft77e0i r3n  :g 00
000p000r00o000c000e
ssr8 o : r000s000 000t00o0000 0 ra9  c: 0k0000n000o00w0000lffe r1d0 :g
000e000 000M000C000A0
430e11 c: ct000o0ffcr100.49
    r12 : e0000000049f78e0 r13 : e0000000049f0000
r14 : 0000000000000000 r15 : 00000000001f0000 r16 : e0000000049f7648
r17 : e0000000049f7650 r18 : e0000000049f7658 r19 : e0000000049f7698
r20 : e0000000049f7688 r21 : e0000000049f7680 r22 : 0000001008022018
r23 : c0000ffc20000000 r24 : e000000004b949e0 r25 : 0000000000000000
r26 : e000000004b949e0 r27 : e000000004b949e0 r28 : 0000000000000000
r29 : e0000000049f003c r30 : e000000004a81690 r31 : 0000000000000000
                                                                     
Call Trace: [<e0000000044158e0>] sp=0xe0000000049f74e0
bsp=0xe0000000049f1610 show_stack [kernel] 0x80
[<e000000004431ac0>] sp=0xe0000000049f76b0 bsp=0xe0000000049f15e0 die
[kernel] 0x200
[<e000000004451230>] sp=0xe0000000049f76b0 bsp=0xe0000000049f1588
ia64_do_page_fault [kernel] 0x310
[<e00000000440e9a0>] sp=0xe0000000049f7740 bsp=0xe0000000049f1588
ia64_leave_kernel [kernel] 0x0
[<e000070eff8388c0>] sp=0xe0000000049f78e0 bsp=0xe0000000049f1498
xfrm_policy_list_Rsmp_df0f8b5f [] 0xfab6a068
 <0>Kernel panic: Aiee, killing interrupt handler!
In interrupt handler - not syncing

Cpu20: Sending INIT to other processors for Rendezvous.
Cpu20: Waiting processors to acknowledge INIT.
pfree() ERROR = -1 [cpgm.o] ./../src/free.c:122
  Invalid block pointer
  handle = 0000000000, ptr = 80000ffc001209d0
Cpu22 : malloc() failed.
Cpu20: Successful through MCA vector and INIT.
Cpu20: Perform rendezvous complete, RendezState : 0x2 .
  Cell local CallGate Pointer 0x74fff409000
  CallGate Pointer after moving to CoreCell 0x70eff409000
 Firmware executing from Main Memory .......
Calling OS_MCA at 0x000000000444d0c0...
InitSequencer() ERROR = -1 [sequencer.elf]
./../src/pinnacles/thunderdome/init_sequencer.c:440
 malloc() failed
InitSequencer() ERROR = -1 [sequencer.elf]
./../src/pinnacles/thunderdome/init_sequencer.c:440
 malloc() failed
InitSequencer() ERROR = -1 [sequencer.elf]
./../src/pinnacles/thunderdome/init_sequencer.c:440
 malloc() failed


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
2.4.21-16.EL

How reproducible:
everytime

Steps to Reproduce:
1. install the above kernel
2. run dmideocde
3.
  
Actual results:
system panics

Expected results:


Additional info:

I know dmidecode is not supported on ia64 but it never used to panic
the system.