Version-Release number of selected component: kernel-2.6.18-194.el5 (this is regresion older RHEL5.4 kernlel -164 works) How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: (on both back-to-back connected servers do) modprobe 8021q insmod bnx2x/src/bnx2x.ko modprobe bonding mode=6 miimon=100 ifconfig bond0 up ifenslave bond0 eth4 #port one of 57711 device ifenslave bond0 eth5 #port two of 57711 device vconfig add bond0 7 ifconfig bond0.7 192.168.10.${SERVIP} try to ping machine with RH55 Actual results: > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#2 stuck for 10s! [swapper:0] > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: CPU 2: > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: Modules linked in: bnx2x(U) bonding autofs4 hidp rfcomm l2cap bluetooth lockd sunrpc ipv6 xfrm_nalgo crypto_api loop dm_mirror dm_multipath scsi_dh video backlight sbs power_meter hwmon i2c_ec i2c_cor > e dell_wmi wmi button battery asus_acpi acpi_memhotplug ac parport_pc lp parport ide_cd i5000_edac hpilo edac_mc cdrom bnx2 8021q pcspkr serio_raw dm_raid45 dm_message dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod dm_mem_cache ata_piix libata shpchp cciss > sd_mod scsi_mod ext3 jbd uhci_hcd ohci_hcd ehci_hcd > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: Pid: 0, comm: swapper Tainted: G 2.6.18-197.el5.bnx2x_test #1 > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff80064c20>] [<ffffffff80064c20>] .text.lock.spinlock+0x26/0x30 > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: RSP: 0018:ffff81023ff6bcc0 EFLAGS: 00000286 > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: RAX: ffff81023ff67fd8 RBX: ffff81023ad8eec0 RCX: ffff81023ad8e800 > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: RDX: ffff810231466710 RSI: ffff81023ad8e800 RDI: ffff81023ad8ef58 > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: RBP: ffff81023ff6bc40 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff81023f682380 > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 00000000000000c8 R12: ffffffff8005dc8e > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: R13: ffff81023ad8ef58 R14: ffffffff8007820e R15: ffff81023ff6bc40 > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff81023ff26e40(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: CS: 0010 DS: 0018 ES: 0018 CR0: 000000008005003b > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: CR2: 000000000f3f63d0 CR3: 000000023410d000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: Call Trace: > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: <IRQ> [<ffffffff8849bffa>] :bonding:rlb_arp_recv+0xb2/0x146 > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: [<ffffffff80020916>] netif_receive_skb+0x43e/0x49f > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: [<ffffffff884e721b>] :bnx2x:bnx2x_rx_int+0xfd4/0x1138 > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: [<ffffffff8008102e>] cacheinfo_cpu_callback+0x4e2/0x516 > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: [<ffffffff80150031>] __bitmap_shift_right+0xd/0x123 > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: [<ffffffff80081031>] cacheinfo_cpu_callback+0x4e5/0x516 > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: [<ffffffff884e970a>] :bnx2x:bnx2x_poll+0x82/0x2d5 > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: [<ffffffff8000c85b>] net_rx_action+0xac/0x1e0 > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: [<ffffffff80012383>] __do_softirq+0x89/0x133 > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: [<ffffffff8005e2fc>] call_softirq+0x1c/0x28 > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: [<ffffffff8006cb8e>] do_softirq+0x2c/0x85 > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: [<ffffffff8006ca16>] do_IRQ+0xec/0xf5 > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: [<ffffffff80056ede>] mwait_idle+0x0/0x4a > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: [<ffffffff8005d615>] ret_from_intr+0x0/0xa > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: <EOI> [<ffffffff80056f14>] mwait_idle+0x36/0x4a > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: [<ffffffff800490cc>] cpu_idle+0x95/0xb8 > Jul 18 16:43:43 kernel: [<ffffffff8007797a>] start_secondary+0x498/0x4a7
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 578531 ***