known vboxgetty/isdn issue in 2.6.35.3?

From: Udo van den Heuvel
Date: Tue Sep 07 2010 - 09:58:38 EST


Found this in messages:

Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: INFO: task vboxgetty:25662 blocked for more
than 120 seconds.
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: "echo 0 >
/proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: vboxgetty D 00000000 0 25662 1
0x00000000
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: cba29c74 00000046 c1157e3a 00000000
f4c28000 f4c28000 cbb13c4c f4c28000
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: cbb13858 f4c28000 00000202 cba29ca4
c1294879 cbb13878 00000202 cbb13878
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: cbb13878 f4c28000 cba29c84 ffffffff
cbb13800 cbb13858 cbb13c4c cba29cb4
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: Call Trace:
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c1157e3a>] ? tty_unthrottle+0x13/0x3a
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c1294879>] mutex_lock_nested+0x13e/0x23f
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c1157e3a>] tty_unthrottle+0x13/0x3a
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c1156a6e>] reset_buffer_flags+0xd4/0xd9
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c1156a80>] n_tty_flush_buffer+0xd/0x63
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c11593c7>] tty_ldisc_flush+0x1f/0x34
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c11d6e28>] isdn_tty_modem_result+0x342/0x37c
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c1153ff3>] ? tty_wakeup+0x46/0x4e
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c11d910a>] isdn_tty_modem_hup+0x76/0x176
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c115824b>] ? set_termios+0x1a8/0x397
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c129476a>] ? mutex_lock_nested+0x2f/0x23f
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c11d9b17>] isdn_tty_change_speed+0xa2/0xd4
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c11d9b86>] isdn_tty_set_termios+0x3d/0x5a
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c11583bb>] set_termios+0x318/0x397
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c1158661>] tty_mode_ioctl+0x178/0x2db
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c1158a06>] ? tty_ldisc_try+0x11/0x38
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c1155f62>] ? n_tty_ioctl+0x0/0xa0
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c1158908>] n_tty_ioctl_helper+0x144/0x154
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c1155f62>] ? n_tty_ioctl+0x0/0xa0
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c1155ff9>] n_tty_ioctl+0x97/0xa0
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c1155f62>] ? n_tty_ioctl+0x0/0xa0
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c11547ed>] tty_ioctl+0x699/0x6d3
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c1083788>] vfs_ioctl+0x27/0x91
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c1154154>] ? tty_ioctl+0x0/0x6d3
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c1083d06>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x467/0x4a5
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c1205478>] ? __kfree_skb+0x68/0x6b
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c1205478>] ? __kfree_skb+0x68/0x6b
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c1209c83>] ? net_tx_action+0x47/0xcc
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c102262a>] ? __do_softirq+0xc3/0xd2
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c1083d85>] sys_ioctl+0x41/0x61
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c1003cb9>] ? do_IRQ+0x74/0x87
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: [<c1002813>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x2d
Sep 2 15:00:22 epia klogd: INFO: lockdep is turned off.


Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: INFO: task vboxgetty:25662 blocked for more
than 120 seconds.
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: "echo 0 >
/proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: vboxgetty D 00000000 0 25662 1
0x00000000
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: cba29c74 00000046 c1157e3a 00000000
f4c28000 f4c28000 cbb13c4c f4c28000
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: cbb13858 f4c28000 00000202 cba29ca4
c1294879 cbb13878 00000202 cbb13878
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: cbb13878 f4c28000 cba29c84 ffffffff
cbb13800 cbb13858 cbb13c4c cba29cb4
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: Call Trace:
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c1157e3a>] ? tty_unthrottle+0x13/0x3a
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c1294879>] mutex_lock_nested+0x13e/0x23f
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c1157e3a>] tty_unthrottle+0x13/0x3a
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c1156a6e>] reset_buffer_flags+0xd4/0xd9
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c1156a80>] n_tty_flush_buffer+0xd/0x63
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c11593c7>] tty_ldisc_flush+0x1f/0x34
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c11d6e28>] isdn_tty_modem_result+0x342/0x37c
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c1153ff3>] ? tty_wakeup+0x46/0x4e
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c11d910a>] isdn_tty_modem_hup+0x76/0x176
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c115824b>] ? set_termios+0x1a8/0x397
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c129476a>] ? mutex_lock_nested+0x2f/0x23f
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c11d9b17>] isdn_tty_change_speed+0xa2/0xd4
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c11d9b86>] isdn_tty_set_termios+0x3d/0x5a
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c11583bb>] set_termios+0x318/0x397
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c1158661>] tty_mode_ioctl+0x178/0x2db
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c1158a06>] ? tty_ldisc_try+0x11/0x38
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c1155f62>] ? n_tty_ioctl+0x0/0xa0
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c1158908>] n_tty_ioctl_helper+0x144/0x154
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c1155f62>] ? n_tty_ioctl+0x0/0xa0
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c1155ff9>] n_tty_ioctl+0x97/0xa0
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c1155f62>] ? n_tty_ioctl+0x0/0xa0
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c11547ed>] tty_ioctl+0x699/0x6d3
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c1083788>] vfs_ioctl+0x27/0x91
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c1154154>] ? tty_ioctl+0x0/0x6d3
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c1083d06>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x467/0x4a5
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c1205478>] ? __kfree_skb+0x68/0x6b
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c1205478>] ? __kfree_skb+0x68/0x6b
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c1209c83>] ? net_tx_action+0x47/0xcc
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c102262a>] ? __do_softirq+0xc3/0xd2
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c1083d85>] sys_ioctl+0x41/0x61
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c1003cb9>] ? do_IRQ+0x74/0x87
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: [<c1002813>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x2d
Sep 2 15:02:22 epia klogd: INFO: lockdep is turned off.


Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: INFO: task vboxgetty:25662 blocked for more
than 120 seconds.
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: "echo 0 >
/proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: vboxgetty D 00000000 0 25662 1
0x00000000
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: cba29c74 00000046 c1157e3a 00000000
f4c28000 f4c28000 cbb13c4c f4c28000
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: cbb13858 f4c28000 00000202 cba29ca4
c1294879 cbb13878 00000202 cbb13878
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: cbb13878 f4c28000 cba29c84 ffffffff
cbb13800 cbb13858 cbb13c4c cba29cb4
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: Call Trace:
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c1157e3a>] ? tty_unthrottle+0x13/0x3a
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c1294879>] mutex_lock_nested+0x13e/0x23f
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c1157e3a>] tty_unthrottle+0x13/0x3a
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c1156a6e>] reset_buffer_flags+0xd4/0xd9
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c1156a80>] n_tty_flush_buffer+0xd/0x63
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c11593c7>] tty_ldisc_flush+0x1f/0x34
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c11d6e28>] isdn_tty_modem_result+0x342/0x37c
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c1153ff3>] ? tty_wakeup+0x46/0x4e
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c11d910a>] isdn_tty_modem_hup+0x76/0x176
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c115824b>] ? set_termios+0x1a8/0x397
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c129476a>] ? mutex_lock_nested+0x2f/0x23f
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c11d9b17>] isdn_tty_change_speed+0xa2/0xd4
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c11d9b86>] isdn_tty_set_termios+0x3d/0x5a
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c11583bb>] set_termios+0x318/0x397
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c1158661>] tty_mode_ioctl+0x178/0x2db
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c1158a06>] ? tty_ldisc_try+0x11/0x38
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c1155f62>] ? n_tty_ioctl+0x0/0xa0
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c1158908>] n_tty_ioctl_helper+0x144/0x154
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c1155f62>] ? n_tty_ioctl+0x0/0xa0
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c1155ff9>] n_tty_ioctl+0x97/0xa0
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c1155f62>] ? n_tty_ioctl+0x0/0xa0
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c11547ed>] tty_ioctl+0x699/0x6d3
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c1083788>] vfs_ioctl+0x27/0x91
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c1154154>] ? tty_ioctl+0x0/0x6d3
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c1083d06>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x467/0x4a5
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c1205478>] ? __kfree_skb+0x68/0x6b
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c1205478>] ? __kfree_skb+0x68/0x6b
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c1209c83>] ? net_tx_action+0x47/0xcc
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c102262a>] ? __do_softirq+0xc3/0xd2
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c1083d85>] sys_ioctl+0x41/0x61
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c1003cb9>] ? do_IRQ+0x74/0x87
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: [<c1002813>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x2d
Sep 2 15:04:22 epia klogd: INFO: lockdep is turned off.

(etc)

Load went to 1.0 and up even while the box was 90%+ idle.
Why did this happen?
How to debug?


Kind regards,
Udo
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