Description of Problem: Kernel crashes when system is inactive/idle for an unspecified amount of time. Kernel crash requires a reboot to restore full functionality. Kernel 2.6.34-0.38.rc5.git0.fc14.i686.PAE Virtual Platform -- Vmware Fusion Mac OSX How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. Allow system to remain inactive for a random length of time. 2. Screensaver is activated Actual results: BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 6b6b6b8b Expected results: no BUG Backtrace Provided: BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 6b6b6b6b IP: [<c05c189b>] cfq_free_io_context+0x13/0x2b *pdpt = 0000000000c33001 *pde = 0000000000000000 Oops: 0000 [#3] SMP last sysfs file: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.0/0000:02:00.0/usb2/devnum Modules linked in: fuse lp sunrpc ip6t_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv6 ip6table_filter ip6_tables ipv6 uinput snd_ens1371 gameport snd_rawmidi snd_ac97_codec ac97_bus snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_pcm pcnet32 ppdev parport_pc parport snd_timer mii snd soundcore snd_page_alloc i2c_piix4 i2c_core mptspi mptscsih mptbase scsi_transport_spi [last unloaded: scsi_wait_scan] Pid: 31844, comm: gzip Tainted: G D 2.6.34-0.38.rc5.git0.fc14.i686.PAE #1 440BX Desktop Reference Platform/VMware Virtual Platform EIP: 0060:[<c05c189b>] EFLAGS: 00010202 CPU: 0 EIP is at cfq_free_io_context+0x13/0x2b EAX: 00000286 EBX: 6b6b6b6b ECX: 00000286 EDX: 0cbf1387 ESI: f1382000 EDI: d05f2f9c EBP: eecc1f30 ESP: eecc1f28 DS: 007b ES: 007b FS: 00d8 GS: 00e0 SS: 0068 Process gzip (pid: 31844, ti=eecc0000 task=d05f2b40 task.ti=eecc0000) Stack: f1382000 d05f2b40 eecc1f3c c05bb0dc f1382000 eecc1f50 c05bb1b1 d05f2b40 00000012 00000000 eecc1f8c c0445df2 eecc1f74 d05f2d68 d05f2d68 d05f2b38 00000001 f70e8000 00000000 eecc1f74 eecc1f74 eecc1fb4 eefe3080 d05f2b40 Call Trace: [<c05bb0dc>] ? put_io_context+0x52/0x7c [<c05bb1b1>] ? exit_io_context+0x7f/0x8a [<c0445df2>] ? do_exit+0x652/0x681 [<c0445e88>] ? do_group_exit+0x67/0x8a [<c0445ec3>] ? sys_exit_group+0x18/0x1c [<c0408bdf>] ? sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x38 Code: e8 be d1 20 00 8d 43 3c ba b3 18 5c c0 e8 0f 22 ed ff 5b 5b 5e 5f 5d c3 55 89 e5 56 53 0f 1f 44 00 00 8b 58 48 89 c6 85 db 74 14 <8b> 03 0f 18 00 90 8d 53 d4 89 f0 e8 76 ff ff ff 8b 1b eb e8 5b EIP: [<c05c189b>] cfq_free_io_context+0x13/0x2b SS:ESP 0068:eecc1f28 CR2: 000000006b6b6b6b
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 14 development cycle. Changing version to '14'. More information and reason for this action is here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping
Is this still a problem? I believe there were some cfq bugs fixed.
(In reply to comment #2) > Is this still a problem? I believe there were some cfq bugs fixed. I haven't had the opportunity to run the latest update on the VM to test. Will get to it this weekend.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 577968 ***