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IV57554: SYSTEM CRASH WHILE CLEANING UP RESOURCES IN ELXENT DRIVER APPLIES TO AIX 7100-01

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • An OS crash occurs and this stack trace is seen in kdb:
    
    pvthread+014100 STACK:
    [00495494]m_freem+0000B4 (FFFCC3FFFFFFFFFF [??])
    [F1000000C0196384]elxent_tx_undo+000264 (??, ??)
    [F1000000C019A328]elxent_tx_free+000048 (??, ??)
    [F1000000C0199A0C]elxent_tx_init+0000EC (??, ??)
    [F1000000C0195360]elxent_open+000540 (??)
    [00014D70].hkey_legacy_gate+00004C ()
    [004A7B3C]ns_alloc+00013C (??, ??)
    [004A8F24]ndd_usrreq+000824 (??, ??, ??, ??, ??)
    [00525AB0]soeconnect+0005B0 (??, ??, ??)
    [00524D14]_econnect+000454 (??, ??, ??, ??)
    [0052A4BC]connext+00001C (??, ??, ??)
    [00003888]mfspurr_sc_flih01+0000E4 ()
    [kdb_get_virtual_memory] no real storage @ 2FF21A38
    [D02336A8]D02336A8 ()
    [kdb_read_mem] no real storage @ FFFFFFFFFFF5C40
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • An OS crash occurs and this stack trace is seen in kdb:
    
    pvthread+014100 STACK:
     00495494 m_freem+0000B4 (FFFCC3FFFFFFFFFF  ?? )
     F1000000C0196384 elxent_tx_undo+000264 (??, ??)
     F1000000C019A328 elxent_tx_free+000048 (??, ??)
     F1000000C0199A0C elxent_tx_init+0000EC (??, ??)
     F1000000C0195360 elxent_open+000540 (??)
     00014D70 .hkey_legacy_gate+00004C ()
     004A7B3C ns_alloc+00013C (??, ??)
     004A8F24 ndd_usrreq+000824 (??, ??, ??, ??, ??)
     00525AB0 soeconnect+0005B0 (??, ??, ??)
     00524D14 _econnect+000454 (??, ??, ??, ??)
     0052A4BC connext+00001C (??, ??, ??)
     00003888 mfspurr_sc_flih01+0000E4 ()
     kdb_get_virtual_memory  no real storage @ 2FF21A38
     D02336A8 D02336A8 ()
     kdb_read_mem  no real storage @ FFFFFFFFFFF5C40
    

Problem conclusion

  • Modify the driver code to avoid system crash.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

  • 6100-07 - use AIX APAR IV58248
    6100-08 - use AIX APAR IV50346
    6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV51126
    6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV51126
    6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV51126
    7100-01 - use AIX APAR IV57554
    7100-02 - use AIX APAR IV57003
    7100-03 - use AIX APAR IV51287
    

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV57554

  • Reported component name

    AIX V7.1

  • Reported component ID

    5765H4000

  • Reported release

    710

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Submitted date

    2014-03-26

  • Closed date

    2014-03-26

  • Last modified date

    2014-08-14

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

    IV50346

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    AIX V7.1

  • Fixed component ID

    5765H4000

Applicable component levels

  • R710 PSY U861891

       UP14/08/12 I 1000

PTF to Fileset Mapping

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Document Information

Modified date:
14 August 2014