"kernel failure" on boot, but everything seems ok

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Hi,

I’m in the process of adding packages to my fresh install of opensuse factory (with the packman 11.2 repos in my repository list), and of fixing my system as the packman packages break it one after another.

On boot I am getting a message to inform me that “Your system had a kernel failure” - however, everything seems to be functioning ok.
I am unable to tell what is causing the trouble - can anyone help me interpret the kernel messages?

Thank you very kindly!

Here are the last few kernel messages, though I have had to truncate them for length:

Kernel failure message 7:
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WARNING: at /usr/src/packages/BUILD/kernel-default-2.6.31.5/linux-2.6.31/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c:398 inotify_remove_from_idr+0x9f/0xc0()
Hardware name: 40684AG         
Modules linked in: nfs lockd fscache nfs_acl auth_rpcgss sunrpc michael_mic arc4 ecb cryptomgr aead pcompress crypto_blkcipher crypto_hash crypto_algapi af_packet ip6t_LOG xt_tcpudp xt_pkttype xt_physdev ipt_LOG xt_limit rfcomm sco bridge stp llc bnep snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss l2cap snd_seq snd_seq_device edd i915 drm i2c_algo_bit cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_powersave acpi_cpufreq speedstep_lib ip6t_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv6 ip6table_raw xt_NOTRACK ipt_REJECT xt_state iptable_raw iptable_filter ip6table_mangle nf_conntrack_netbios_ns nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv4 ip_tables ip6table_filter ip6_tables x_tables ipv6 microcode fuse loop dm_mod snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep lib80211_crypt_tkip uvcvideo videodev v4l1_compat usb_storage snd_pcm snd_timer btusb pcspkr i2c_i801 iTCO_wdt video bluetooth rfkill iTCO_vendor_support joydev sg i2c_core output ac battery wl(P) tg3 button snd soundcore snd_page_alloc li
b80211 intel_agp ext4 jbd2 crc16 rtc_cmos uhci_hcd rtc_core rtc_lib ehci_hcd fan processor ide_pci_generic piix ide_core ata_generic ata_piix libata thermal thermal_sys hwmon [last unloaded: preloadtrace]
Pid: 12932, comm: kded4 Tainted: P           2.6.31.5-0.1-default #1
Call Trace:
 <c02082aa>] try_stack_unwind+0x17a/0x1a0
 <c020706c>] dump_trace+0x6c/0x130
 <c0207e58>] show_trace_log_lvl+0x58/0x80
 <c0207ea6>] show_trace+0x26/0x40
 <c05ffa8f>] dump_stack+0x79/0x91
 <c024f2b8>] warn_slowpath_common+0x78/0xc0
 <c024f321>] warn_slowpath_null+0x21/0x40
 <c034c7df>] inotify_remove_from_idr+0x9f/0xc0
 <c034cd20>] inotify_ignored_and_remove_idr+0x90/0xc0
 <c034bd97>] inotify_freeing_mark+0x17/0x30
 <c034a2da>] fsnotify_destroy_mark_by_entry+0x11a/0x190
 <c034c565>] sys_inotify_rm_watch+0x75/0xe0
 <c0203f43>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x28
 <ffffe430>] 0xffffe430
--- end trace f643080df76428a5 ]---


Kernel failure message 8:
------------ cut here ]------------
WARNING: at /usr/src/packages/BUILD/kernel-desktop-2.6.32/linux-2.6.31/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c:129 idr_callback+0x67/0xa0()
Hardware name: 40684AG         
inotify closing but id=0 for entry=f4425dc0 in group=f365f140 still in idr.  Probably leaking memory
Modules linked in: lp parport_pc ppdev parport st sr_mod ide_gd_mod ide_cd_mod cdrom ip6t_LOG xt_tcpudp xt_pkttype xt_physdev ipt_LOG xt_limit rfcomm sco bridge stp llc bnep snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss l2cap snd_seq snd_seq_device edd af_packet i915 drm_kms_helper drm i2c_algo_bit cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_powersave acpi_cpufreq speedstep_lib ip6t_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv6 ip6table_raw xt_NOTRACK ipt_REJECT xt_state iptable_raw iptable_filter ip6table_mangle nf_conntrack_netbios_ns nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv4 ip_tables microcode ip6table_filter ip6_tables x_tables fuse loop dm_mod snd_hda_codec_realtek b43 mac80211 snd_hda_intel cfg80211 snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm ssb uvcvideo snd_timer mmc_core iTCO_wdt videodev btusb pcmcia snd iTCO_vendor_support v4l1_compat battery video ac bluetooth rfkill pcspkr joydev sg i2c_i801 snd_page_alloc pcmcia_core button intel_agp tg3 ext4 jbd2 crc16 fan processor ide_pci_generic piix ide_core 
ata_generic thermal thermal_sys [last unloaded: parport_pc]
Pid: 3915, comm: kded4 Tainted: G        W  2.6.32-rc5-git3-1-desktop #1
Call Trace:
 <c02083fa>] try_stack_unwind+0x17a/0x1a0
 <c020702c>] dump_trace+0x6c/0x130
 <c0207fa8>] show_trace_log_lvl+0x58/0x80
 <c0207ff6>] show_trace+0x26/0x40
 <c06c5f34>] dump_stack+0x79/0x91
 <c0255518>] warn_slowpath_common+0x78/0xc0
 <c02555d1>] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x31/0x50
 <c0360d77>] idr_callback+0x67/0xa0
 <c04399de>] idr_for_each+0x7e/0xe0
 <c0360ce4>] inotify_free_group_priv+0x24/0x50
 <c035e969>] fsnotify_final_destroy_group+0x29/0x50
 <c035ea9f>] fsnotify_put_group+0x8f/0xa0
 <c0360ffb>] inotify_release+0x2b/0x50
 <c03299dc>] __fput+0xdc/0x1f0
 <c0329b12>] fput+0x22/0x40
 <c0325742>] filp_close+0x52/0x90
 <c0257c23>] put_files_struct+0x73/0xd0
 <c0257ccb>] exit_files+0x4b/0x70
 <c02594f0>] do_exit+0x150/0x360
 <c0259746>] do_group_exit+0x46/0xb0
 <c02597d2>] sys_exit_group+0x22/0x40
 <c0204093>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x28
 <ffffe424>] 0xffffe424
--- end trace ac2d34189dd4cf5c ]---


Kernel failure message 9:
------------ cut here ]------------
WARNING: at /usr/src/packages/BUILD/kernel-desktop-2.6.32/linux-2.6.31/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c:129 idr_callback+0x67/0xa0()
Hardware name: 40684AG         
inotify closing but id=0 for entry=f37a4d48 in group=f44bfb40 still in idr.  Probably leaking memory
Modules linked in: lp parport_pc ppdev parport st sr_mod ide_gd_mod ide_cd_mod cdrom ip6t_LOG xt_tcpudp xt_pkttype xt_physdev ipt_LOG xt_limit rfcomm sco bridge stp llc bnep snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss l2cap snd_seq snd_seq_device edd af_packet i915 drm_kms_helper drm i2c_algo_bit cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_powersave acpi_cpufreq speedstep_lib ip6t_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv6 ip6table_raw xt_NOTRACK ipt_REJECT xt_state iptable_raw iptable_filter ip6table_mangle nf_conntrack_netbios_ns nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv4 ip_tables microcode ip6table_filter ip6_tables x_tables fuse loop dm_mod snd_hda_codec_realtek b43 mac80211 snd_hda_intel cfg80211 snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm ssb uvcvideo snd_timer mmc_core iTCO_wdt videodev btusb pcmcia snd iTCO_vendor_support v4l1_compat battery video ac bluetooth rfkill pcspkr joydev sg i2c_i801 snd_page_alloc pcmcia_core button intel_agp tg3 ext4 jbd2 crc16 fan processor ide_pci_generic piix ide_core 
ata_generic thermal thermal_sys [last unloaded: parport_pc]
Pid: 1978, comm: kded4 Tainted: G        W  2.6.32-rc5-git3-1-desktop #1
Call Trace:
 <c02083fa>] try_stack_unwind+0x17a/0x1a0
 <c020702c>] dump_trace+0x6c/0x130
 <c0207fa8>] show_trace_log_lvl+0x58/0x80
 <c0207ff6>] show_trace+0x26/0x40
 <c06c5f34>] dump_stack+0x79/0x91
 <c0255518>] warn_slowpath_common+0x78/0xc0
 <c02555d1>] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x31/0x50
 <c0360d77>] idr_callback+0x67/0xa0
 <c04399de>] idr_for_each+0x7e/0xe0
 <c0360ce4>] inotify_free_group_priv+0x24/0x50
 <c035e969>] fsnotify_final_destroy_group+0x29/0x50
 <c035ea9f>] fsnotify_put_group+0x8f/0xa0
 <c0360ffb>] inotify_release+0x2b/0x50
 <c03299dc>] __fput+0xdc/0x1f0
 <c0329b12>] fput+0x22/0x40
 <c0325742>] filp_close+0x52/0x90
 <c0257c23>] put_files_struct+0x73/0xd0
 <c0257ccb>] exit_files+0x4b/0x70
 <c02594f0>] do_exit+0x150/0x360
 <c0259746>] do_group_exit+0x46/0xb0
 <c02597d2>] sys_exit_group+0x22/0x40
 <c0204093>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x28
 <ffffe424>] 0xffffe424
--- end trace ac2d34189dd4cf5b ]---


Kernel failure message 10:
------------ cut here ]------------
WARNING: at /usr/src/packages/BUILD/kernel-desktop-2.6.32/linux-2.6.31/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c:398 inotify_remove_from_idr+0x94/0xb0()
Hardware name: 40684AG         
Modules linked in: lp parport_pc ppdev parport st sr_mod ide_gd_mod ide_cd_mod cdrom ip6t_LOG xt_tcpudp xt_pkttype xt_physdev ipt_LOG xt_limit rfcomm sco bridge stp llc bnep snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss l2cap snd_seq snd_seq_device edd af_packet i915 drm_kms_helper drm i2c_algo_bit cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_powersave acpi_cpufreq speedstep_lib ip6t_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv6 ip6table_raw xt_NOTRACK ipt_REJECT xt_state iptable_raw iptable_filter ip6table_mangle nf_conntrack_netbios_ns nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv4 ip_tables microcode ip6table_filter ip6_tables x_tables fuse loop dm_mod snd_hda_codec_realtek b43 mac80211 snd_hda_intel cfg80211 snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm ssb uvcvideo snd_timer mmc_core iTCO_wdt videodev btusb pcmcia snd iTCO_vendor_support v4l1_compat battery video ac bluetooth rfkill pcspkr joydev sg i2c_i801 snd_page_alloc pcmcia_core button intel_agp tg3 ext4 jbd2 crc16 fan processor ide_pci_generic piix ide_core 
ata_generic thermal thermal_sys [last unloaded: parport_pc]
Pid: 3915, comm: kded4 Tainted: G        W  2.6.32-rc5-git3-1-desktop #1
Call Trace:
 <c02083fa>] try_stack_unwind+0x17a/0x1a0
 <c020702c>] dump_trace+0x6c/0x130
 <c0207fa8>] show_trace_log_lvl+0x58/0x80
 <c0207ff6>] show_trace+0x26/0x40
 <c06c5f34>] dump_stack+0x79/0x91
 <c0255518>] warn_slowpath_common+0x78/0xc0
 <c0255581>] warn_slowpath_null+0x21/0x40
 <c0361674>] inotify_remove_from_idr+0x94/0xb0
 <c0361b90>] inotify_ignored_and_remove_idr+0x90/0xc0
 <c0360ca7>] inotify_freeing_mark+0x17/0x30
 <c035f2b2>] fsnotify_destroy_mark_by_entry+0xf2/0x140
 <c036143f>] sys_inotify_rm_watch+0x6f/0xc0
 <c0204093>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x28
 <ffffe424>] 0xffffe424
--- end trace ac2d34189dd4cf5a ]---


Kernel failure message 11:
------------ cut here ]------------
WARNING: at /usr/src/packages/BUILD/kernel-desktop-2.6.32/linux-2.6.31/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c:398 inotify_remove_from_idr+0x94/0xb0()
Hardware name: 40684AG         
Modules linked in: lp parport_pc ppdev parport st sr_mod ide_gd_mod ide_cd_mod cdrom ip6t_LOG xt_tcpudp xt_pkttype xt_physdev ipt_LOG xt_limit rfcomm sco bridge stp llc bnep snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss l2cap snd_seq snd_seq_device edd af_packet i915 drm_kms_helper drm i2c_algo_bit cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_powersave acpi_cpufreq speedstep_lib ip6t_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv6 ip6table_raw xt_NOTRACK ipt_REJECT xt_state iptable_raw iptable_filter ip6table_mangle nf_conntrack_netbios_ns nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv4 ip_tables microcode ip6table_filter ip6_tables x_tables fuse loop dm_mod snd_hda_codec_realtek b43 mac80211 snd_hda_intel cfg80211 snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm ssb uvcvideo snd_timer mmc_core iTCO_wdt videodev btusb pcmcia snd iTCO_vendor_support v4l1_compat battery video ac bluetooth rfkill pcspkr joydev sg i2c_i801 snd_page_alloc pcmcia_core button intel_agp tg3 ext4 jbd2 crc16 fan processor ide_pci_generic piix ide_core 
ata_generic thermal thermal_sys [last unloaded: parport_pc]
Pid: 1978, comm: kded4 Not tainted 2.6.32-rc5-git3-1-desktop #1
Call Trace:
 <c02083fa>] try_stack_unwind+0x17a/0x1a0
 <c020702c>] dump_trace+0x6c/0x130
 <c0207fa8>] show_trace_log_lvl+0x58/0x80
 <c0207ff6>] show_trace+0x26/0x40
 <c06c5f34>] dump_stack+0x79/0x91
 <c0255518>] warn_slowpath_common+0x78/0xc0
 <c0255581>] warn_slowpath_null+0x21/0x40
 <c0361674>] inotify_remove_from_idr+0x94/0xb0
 <c0361b90>] inotify_ignored_and_remove_idr+0x90/0xc0
 <c0360ca7>] inotify_freeing_mark+0x17/0x30
 <c035f2b2>] fsnotify_destroy_mark_by_entry+0xf2/0x140
 <c036143f>] sys_inotify_rm_watch+0x6f/0xc0
 <c0204093>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x28
 <ffffe424>] 0xffffe424
--- end trace ac2d34189dd4cf59 ]---

a

2

adding packages to my fresh install of opensuse factory (with the packman 11.2 repos in my repository list)

Factory has kernel 2.6.32 and is development on the way to 11.3. You can’t mix this with packages from packman 11.2. What are you trying to do?

If you want a stable system please install 11.2.

3

And who told you that? I use kernels from Factory all the time (though I reconfigure and recompile them to fit my needs - currently on 2.6.32rc6 from factory). What have packages from packman for 11.2 to do with the kernel?

4

Look at the Pid-lines: there’s references to 2.6.31 AND to 2.6.32. No good if the messages come from a running kernel. Don’t know what you did, but please stop, install 11.2. If you actually need 2.6.32 it can be installed from the Kernel:HEAD repo. But don’t, if you don’t know what you’re doing.

5

No, I don’t think I do know what I’m doing - but I had to downgrade my kernel to 2.6.31 because 2.6.32 didn’t support my broadcom-wl wireless drivers. However, it was working fine after that - it’s something else since that’s broken it.
I tried to install 11.2 but was unsuccessful - see this thread.
Anyway of course I don’t know what I’m doing- that’s why I posted here to ask you for help interpreting the kernel error messages. Happy for any help you can offer -
a

6

Well, I have taken your advice and downgraded to opensuse 11.2, but I am still getting these kernel failure messages. Here is what it’s telling me now:

Kernel failure message 1:
------------ cut here ]------------
WARNING: at /usr/src/packages/BUILD/kernel-default-2.6.31.5/linux-2.6.31/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c:129 idr_callback+0x67/0xa0()
Hardware name: 40684AG         
inotify closing but id=0 for entry=f6609118 in group=f4fd2940 still in idr.  Probably leaking memory
Modules linked in: ansi_cprng krng chainiv crypto_wq rng twofish_i586 twofish_common xts gf128mul dm_crypt nfs lockd fscache nfs_acl auth_rpcgss sunrpc michael_mic arc4 ecb cryptomgr aead pcompress crypto_blkcipher crypto_hash crypto_algapi ip6t_LOG xt_tcpudp xt_pkttype xt_physdev ipt_LOG xt_limit af_packet snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss rfcomm snd_seq snd_seq_device sco bridge stp llc bnep l2cap edd i915 drm i2c_algo_bit cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_powersave acpi_cpufreq speedstep_lib ip6t_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv6 ip6table_raw xt_NOTRACK microcode ipt_REJECT xt_state iptable_raw iptable_filter ip6table_mangle nf_conntrack_netbios_ns nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv4 ip_tables ip6table_filter ip6_tables x_tables ipv6 fuse loop dm_mod snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec uvcvideo snd_hwdep lib80211_crypt_tkip iTCO_wdt videodev i2c_i801 snd_pcm wl(P) iTCO_vendor_support v4l1_compat btusb usb_storage bluetooth rfkill pcspkr joydev 
i2c_core lib80211 sg tg3 snd_timer video battery output snd ac button intel_agp soundcore snd_page_alloc ext4 jbd2 crc16 rtc_cmos uhci_hcd ehci_hcd rtc_core rtc_lib fan processor ide_pci_generic piix ide_core ata_generic ata_piix ahci libata thermal thermal_sys hwmon [last unloaded: preloadtrace]
Pid: 1541, comm: kded4 Tainted: P        W  2.6.31.5-0.1-default #1
Call Trace:
 <c02082aa>] try_stack_unwind+0x17a/0x1a0
 <c020706c>] dump_trace+0x6c/0x130
 <c0207e58>] show_trace_log_lvl+0x58/0x80
 <c0207ea6>] show_trace+0x26/0x40
 <c05ffa8f>] dump_stack+0x79/0x91
 <c024f2b8>] warn_slowpath_common+0x78/0xc0
 <c024f371>] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x31/0x50
 <c034be67>] idr_callback+0x67/0xa0
 <c041f2ce>] idr_for_each+0x7e/0xe0
 <c034bdd4>] inotify_free_group_priv+0x24/0x50
 <c0349949>] fsnotify_final_destroy_group+0x29/0x50
 <c0349a7f>] fsnotify_put_group+0x8f/0xa0
 <c034c0fb>] inotify_release+0x2b/0x50
 <c0315467>] __fput+0xd7/0x200
 <c03155b2>] fput+0x22/0x40
 <c0311232>] filp_close+0x52/0x90
 <c0251633>] put_files_struct+0x73/0xd0
 <c02516e6>] exit_files+0x56/0x80
 <c0253cad>] do_exit+0x13d/0x300
 <c0253eb7>] do_group_exit+0x47/0xd0
 <c0253f62>] sys_exit_group+0x22/0x40
 <c0203f43>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x28
 <ffffe430>] 0xffffe430
--- end trace 83b6b3d7a9a7b532 ]---


Kernel failure message 2:
------------ cut here ]------------
WARNING: at /usr/src/packages/BUILD/kernel-default-2.6.31.5/linux-2.6.31/fs/buffer.c:1158 mark_buffer_dirty+0x94/0xb0()
Hardware name: 40684AG         
Modules linked in: ansi_cprng krng chainiv crypto_wq rng twofish_i586 twofish_common xts gf128mul dm_crypt nfs lockd fscache nfs_acl auth_rpcgss sunrpc michael_mic arc4 ecb cryptomgr aead pcompress crypto_blkcipher crypto_hash crypto_algapi ip6t_LOG xt_tcpudp xt_pkttype xt_physdev ipt_LOG xt_limit af_packet snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss rfcomm snd_seq snd_seq_device sco bridge stp llc bnep l2cap edd i915 drm i2c_algo_bit cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_powersave acpi_cpufreq speedstep_lib ip6t_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv6 ip6table_raw xt_NOTRACK microcode ipt_REJECT xt_state iptable_raw iptable_filter ip6table_mangle nf_conntrack_netbios_ns nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv4 ip_tables ip6table_filter ip6_tables x_tables ipv6 fuse loop dm_mod snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec uvcvideo snd_hwdep lib80211_crypt_tkip iTCO_wdt videodev i2c_i801 snd_pcm wl(P) iTCO_vendor_support v4l1_compat btusb usb_storage bluetooth rfkill pcspkr joydev 
i2c_core lib80211 sg tg3 snd_timer video battery output snd ac button intel_agp soundcore snd_page_alloc ext4 jbd2 crc16 rtc_cmos uhci_hcd ehci_hcd rtc_core rtc_lib fan processor ide_pci_generic piix ide_core ata_generic ata_piix ahci libata thermal thermal_sys hwmon [last unloaded: preloadtrace]
Pid: 8463, comm: cp Tainted: P        W  2.6.31.5-0.1-default #1
Call Trace:
 <c02082aa>] try_stack_unwind+0x17a/0x1a0
 <c020706c>] dump_trace+0x6c/0x130
 <c0207e58>] show_trace_log_lvl+0x58/0x80
 <c0207ea6>] show_trace+0x26/0x40
 <c05ffa8f>] dump_stack+0x79/0x91
 <c024f2b8>] warn_slowpath_common+0x78/0xc0
 <c024f321>] warn_slowpath_null+0x21/0x40
 <c033ce94>] mark_buffer_dirty+0x94/0xb0
 <c039ae91>] ext2_sync_super+0x41/0x70
 <c039b959>] ext2_error+0xa9/0xd0
 <c0395fb7>] ext2_readdir+0x317/0x390
 <c03247e2>] vfs_readdir+0xa2/0xc0
 <c0324877>] sys_getdents64+0x77/0xe0
 <c0203f43>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x28
 <ffffe430>] 0xffffe430
--- end trace 83b6b3d7a9a7b531 ]---

The only issues I can see with the functionality are that kmix and the keyboard layout switch are not appearing in my system tray at boot. When I manually restart these, they function normally, however.
Any guesses?

Thanks again

a