IJ24294: KERNEL CRASH IN RHEL 7.7 V3.10.0-1062.18.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Spectrum Scale may crash with RHEL7.7 kernel version
  3.10.0-1062.18.1.
  
  Issue is due to a backported linux kernel commit that is
  put into kernel 3.10.0-1062.18.1 and above.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• On RHEL 7.7 node, with supported GPFS
  versions 4.2.3.18 or higher
  and 5.0.4.0 or higher, when the kernel
  is upgraded to a version 3.10.0-1062.18.1
  or higher, the node may encounter a
  kernel crash when accessing a deleted
  directory
  

Problem conclusion

• Benefits of the solution:
  Avoid kernel crash when accessing a
  deleted directory on a RHEL 7.7
  node with 3.10.0-1062.18.1 or higher kernel levels
  Work around:
  None
  Problem trigger:
  Accessing a directory which has been removed
  Symptom:
  Abend/Crash
  Platforms affected:
  All RHEL 7.7 OS environments with kernel
  version equal or higher than 3.10.0-1062.18.1
  Functional Area affected:
  All Scale Users
  Customer Impact:
  High Importance
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

  412AC3Ÿ IJ24603

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SPEC SCALE DME

• Fixed component ID

  5737F34AP

Applicable component levels