Description of problem: slab bio: redzone mismatch in slabp, then kernel crash Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Kernel 2.6.11-1.1381_FC5 How reproducible: First time to see this problem. Nothing special was done, just let the machine run for a few days. Additional info: From the /var/log/messages Jun 28 02:34:20 localhost kernel: slab bio: redzone mismatch in slabp ddfb5000, objp ddfb5510, bufctl 0xfffe Jun 28 02:34:20 localhost kernel: Redzone: 0x170fc2a5/0x6b0fc2a5. Jun 28 02:34:20 localhost kernel: Last user: [<c0155323>](mempool_create+0xec/0x106) Jun 28 02:34:20 localhost kernel: 000: f3 3d 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a Jun 28 02:34:20 localhost kernel: 010: f3 3d 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a Jun 28 02:34:20 localhost kernel: slab bio: redzone mismatch in slabp ddfb5000, objp ddfb5564, bufctl 0xfffe Jun 28 02:34:20 localhost kernel: Redzone: 0x6b0fc2a5/0x170fc2a5. Jun 28 02:34:20 localhost kernel: Last user: [<c0155323>](mempool_create+0xec/0x106) Jun 28 02:34:20 localhost kernel: 000: f3 3d 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 6b 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 6b Jun 28 02:34:20 localhost kernel: 010: f3 3d 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 6b 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a Continues to do this every five minutes till Jun 30th Jun 30 00:39:00 localhost kernel: slab bio: redzone mismatch in slabp ddfb5000, objp ddfb5564, bufctl 0xfffe Jun 30 00:39:00 localhost kernel: Redzone: 0x6b0fc2a5/0x170fc2a5. Jun 30 00:39:00 localhost kernel: Last user: [<c0155323>](mempool_create+0xec/0x106) Jun 30 00:39:00 localhost kernel: 000: f3 3d 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 6b 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 6b Jun 30 00:39:00 localhost kernel: 010: f3 3d 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 6b 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 41fed9ec Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: printing eip: Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: c015cb74 Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: *pde = 00000000 Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: Oops: 0002 [#1] Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: Modules linked in: parport_pc lp parport autofs4 rfcomm l2cap bluetooth sunrpc ipt_REJECT ipt_state ip_conntrack iptable_filter ip_tables reiserfs dm_mod video button battery ac nvidia(U) md5 ipv6 ohci1394 ieee1394 ohci_hcd ehci_hcd i2c_nforce2 i2c_core shpchp snd_intel8x0 snd_ac97_codec snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_timer snd soundcore snd_page_alloc forcedeth floppy ext3 jbd sata_nv libata sd_mod scsi_mod Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: CPU: 0 Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: EIP: 0060:[<c015cb74>] Tainted: P VLI Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: EFLAGS: 00010016 (2.6.11-1.1381_FC5) Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: EIP is at free_block+0x7f/0x12e Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: eax: 41fed9ec ebx: dd7f6000 ecx: 00000007 edx: ddfca000 Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: esi: ddfed9e0 edi: dd7f61a4 ebp: ddfed9e0 esp: c1430ee8 Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: ds: 007b es: 007b ss: 0068 Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: Process events/0 (pid: 4, threadinfo=c1430000 task=ddfdfaa0) Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: Stack: badc0ded 00000246 00000001 dd334040 00000002 00000007 ddfea47c 00000000 Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: ddfea47c ddfea46c 00000007 ddfed9e0 c015d866 ddfed9e0 00000001 ddfeda68 Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: c17e5d7c c015d990 000ffecc 00000282 ddfdfaa0 f3479cc0 000ffecc f3479cc0 Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: Call Trace: Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: [<c015d866>] drain_array_locked+0x43/0x9e Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: [<c015d990>] cache_reap+0xcf/0x400 Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: [<c0138e82>] worker_thread+0x198/0x457 Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: [<c037133d>] schedule+0x31d/0x7b3 Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: [<c011be46>] __wake_up_common+0x39/0x59 Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: [<c015d8c1>] cache_reap+0x0/0x400 Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: [<c011be01>] default_wake_function+0x0/0xc Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: [<c0138cea>] worker_thread+0x0/0x457 Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: [<c013f50b>] kthread+0x87/0x8b Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: [<c013f484>] kthread+0x0/0x8b Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: [<c01012ad>] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0xb Jun 30 00:39:10 localhost kernel: Code: 74 c2 8b 44 24 18 8b 54 24 14 8b 3c 82 8d 87 00 00 00 40 c1 e8 0c c1 e0 05 8b 15 30 55 48 c0 8b 5c 10 1c 8b 13 8b 43 04 89 42 04 <89> 10 c7 03 00 01 10 00 c7 43 04 00 02 20 00 89 f8 2b 43 0c 31
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 73733 ***