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IZ74402: SYSTEM CRASH IN THE ISCSISW DEVICE DRIVER APPLIES TO AIX 5300-10

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • System crash with a stack trace similar to:
    
    (1)> f
    pvthread+001200 STACK:
    [00065A5C]tstart+000080 (0000000000000000 [??])
    [04171F20]handleRtt+0001EC (??, ??)
    [04173A94]iscsisw_recv_handler+000804 (??, ??, ??)
    [001D7EF0]sowakeup+000328 (??, ??)
    [04326A4C]tcp_input0+006FB0 (??, ??, ??, ??)
    [043278E4]tcp_input+000098 (F1000600145C0C00,
    0000001400000014)
    [042EC26C]ipintr_noqueue_post_fw+000DBC ()
    [042EC634]ipintr_noqueue+000110 (??, ??, ??)
    [042EDAFC]in_newstack+000020 ()
    [042E82D0]in_flip_and_run+0000C0 (??, ??, ??)
    [042E74C8]dogisr+0000C8 ()
    [03FEC3E8]eth_std_receive+0001A4 (??, ??, ??)
    [03FEAB70]eth_receive+000248 (??, ??)
    [04017F14]rx_handler+000990 (??, ??, ??)
    [0401EB74]hea_eq_intr+000298 (??)
    [000F22E0]i_poll_soft+000184 (??)
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • System may crash with following stack
    pvthread+001200 STACK:
    tstart+000080 ()
    handleRtt+0001EC ()
    iscsisw_recv_handler+000804 ()
    sowakeup+000328 ()
    tcp_input0+006FB0 ()
    tcp_input+000098 ()
    ipintr_noqueue_post_fw+000DBC ()
    ipintr_noqueue+000110 ()
    in_newstack+000020 ()
    in_flip_and_run+0000C0 ()
    dogisr+0000C8 ()
    eth_std_receive+0001A4 ()
    eth_receive+000248 ()
    rx_handler+000990 ()
    hea_eq_intr+000298 ()
    i_poll_soft+000184 ()
    

Problem conclusion

  • Makesure the trb stopped before starting the timer.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

  • 5300-09 - use AIX APAR IZ74403
    5300-10 - use AIX APAR IZ74402
    5300-11 - use AIX APAR IZ69002
    5300-12 - use AIX APAR IZ73983
    6100-05 - use AIX APAR IZ73988
    

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IZ74402

  • Reported component name

    AIX 5.3

  • Reported component ID

    5765G0300

  • Reported release

    530

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Submitted date

    2010-04-10

  • Closed date

    2010-04-10

  • Last modified date

    2013-03-28

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

    IZ69002

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

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    AIX 5.3

  • Fixed component ID

    5765G0300

Applicable component levels

  • R530 PSY U832888

       UP10/05/18 I 1000

PTF to Fileset Mapping

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Document Information

Modified date:
28 March 2013