* invalid opcode 0000 / kernel bug with defect HDD
@ 2016-06-28 8:16 Peter Becker
2016-06-28 9:26 ` Duncan
2016-06-29 1:43 ` Liu Bo
0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Peter Becker @ 2016-06-28 8:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-btrfs
Cause of kernel bugs was a defective HDD (/dev/sdd).
The kernel BUG:
May 16 07:41:38 nas kernel: [37168.832800]
btrfs_dev_stat_print_on_error: 470 callbacks suppressed
May 16 07:41:38 nas kernel: [37168.832806] BTRFS error (device sdd):
bdev /dev/sdb errs: wr 49293, rd 567248, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0
May 16 07:41:38 nas kernel: [37168.832843] BTRFS error (device sdd):
bdev /dev/sdf errs: wr 0, rd 537544, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0
May 16 07:41:38 nas kernel: [37168.832887] BTRFS error (device sdd):
bdev /dev/sdb errs: wr 49293, rd 567249, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0
May 16 07:41:38 nas kernel: [37168.832893] BTRFS error (device sdd):
bdev /dev/sdf errs: wr 0, rd 537545, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0
May 16 07:41:38 nas kernel: [37168.832969] BTRFS error (device sdd):
bdev /dev/sdb errs: wr 49293, rd 567250, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0
May 16 07:41:38 nas kernel: [37168.832977] BTRFS error (device sdd):
bdev /dev/sdf errs: wr 0, rd 537546, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0
May 16 07:41:38 nas kernel: [37168.832987] BTRFS error (device sdd):
bdev /dev/sdb errs: wr 49293, rd 567251, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0
May 16 07:41:38 nas kernel: [37168.832992] BTRFS error (device sdd):
bdev /dev/sdf errs: wr 0, rd 537547, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0
May 16 07:41:38 nas kernel: [37168.862127] BTRFS error (device sdd):
bdev /dev/sdf errs: wr 0, rd 537548, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0
May 16 07:41:38 nas kernel: [37168.862188] BTRFS error (device sdd):
bdev /dev/sdb errs: wr 49293, rd 567252, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.103386] ------------[ cut here ]------------
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.103414] kernel BUG at
/home/kernel/COD/linux/fs/btrfs/ctree.c:5201!
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.103434] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.103450] Modules linked in: cpuid
xt_nat veth xt_addrtype xt_conntrack br_netfilter dm_thin_pool
dm_persistent_data dm_bio_prison dm_bufio libcrc32c nvram msr
input_leds joydev hid_generic usbhid hid xt_CHECKSUM iptable_mangle
ipt_MASQUERADE nf_nat_masquerade_ipv4 iptable_nat nf_conntrack_ipv4
nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_nat_ipv4 nf_nat nf_conntrack xt_tcpudp bridge stp
llc iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables autofs4 eeepc_wmi asus_wmi
sparse_keymap intel_rapl x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp kvm
irqbypass crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul ghash_clmulni_intel cryptd
dm_multipath serio_raw snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_codec_generic snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec bnep rfcomm
snd_hda_core bluetooth snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi lpc_ich snd_seq snd_seq_device mei_me
snd_timer mei snd soundcore mac_hid shpchp nfsd auth_rpcgss parport_pc
nfs_acl ppdev nfs nct6775 hwmon_vid binfmt_misc coretemp lockd grace
lp parport sunrpc fscache btrfs xor raid6_pq nls_iso8859_1 dm_mirror
dm_region_hash dm_log uas usb_storage i915 e1000e psmouse ahci libahci
i2c_algo_bit drm_kms_helper ptp pps_core syscopyarea sysfillrect
sysimgblt fb_sys_fops drm video fjes wmi
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.103893] CPU: 1 PID: 17784 Comm:
btrfs Tainted: G U W 4.5.4-040504-generic #201605120823
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.103916] Hardware name: ASUS All
Series/H87I-PLUS, BIOS 2003 11/05/2014
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.103932] task: ffff88020501c240 ti:
ffff880161f18000 task.ti: ffff880161f18000
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.103950] RIP:
0010:[<ffffffffc02f4bdd>] [<ffffffffc02f4bdd>]
btrfs_search_forward+0x24d/0x330 [btrfs]
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.103995] RSP: 0018:ffff880161f1bc38
EFLAGS: 00010246
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104009] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX:
0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000001
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104029] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI:
0000091572628000 RDI: ffff8801ff2fa368
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104048] RBP: ffff880161f1bc98 R08:
0000091571c00000 R09: 00000915b1c00000
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104067] R10: ffff880161f1ba30 R11:
0000000000000000 R12: ffff8801d71b6930
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104086] R13: 0000000000000001 R14:
0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104106] FS: 00007ff94d968900(0000)
GS:ffff88021fb00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104129] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000
CR0: 0000000080050033
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104144] CR2: 00007ff94ca80a00 CR3:
0000000214a96000 CR4: 00000000000406e0
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104164] Stack:
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104173] 00ff880100000000
ffff880161f1bcd7 ffff8800d7699800 c3ff880100000001
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104203] 0100000000000019
0000000000000000 000000007539a5b8 ffff8801d71b6930
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104233] ffff880161f1bd30
0000000000000000 ffff880161f1bcd7 0000000000000000
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104262] Call Trace:
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104329] [<ffffffffc034d81d>]
search_ioctl+0xed/0x1b0 [btrfs]
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104388] [<ffffffffc034d952>]
btrfs_ioctl_tree_search+0x72/0xc0 [btrfs]
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104434] [<ffffffffc0351f47>]
btrfs_ioctl+0x3f7/0x1ea0 [btrfs]
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104457] [<ffffffff811c20d9>] ?
handle_mm_fault+0x1349/0x1ae0
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104481] [<ffffffff81228c61>]
do_vfs_ioctl+0xa1/0x5b0
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104500] [<ffffffff81228c61>] ?
do_vfs_ioctl+0xa1/0x5b0
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104521] [<ffffffff8106aa94>] ?
__do_page_fault+0x1b4/0x400
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104540] [<ffffffff812291e9>]
SyS_ioctl+0x79/0x90
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104562] [<ffffffff81820f72>]
entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x16/0x71
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104579] Code: 8b 4d a0 48 8b 55 a8
4d 89 f8 48 8b 7d b0 4c 89 e6 e8 78 fb ff ff 85 c0 0f 85 bf 00 00 00
4c 89 e7 e8 58 80 ff ff e9 fa fd ff ff <0f> 0b 48 8d 04 92 43 89 54 ac
40 48 8d 75 bf b9 11 00 00 00 48
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104746] RIP [<ffffffffc02f4bdd>]
btrfs_search_forward+0x24d/0x330 [btrfs]
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104804] RSP <ffff880161f1bc38>
May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.111041] ---[ end trace c5e9746835476803 ]---
# uname -a
Linux nas 4.5.4-040504-generic #201605120823 SMP Thu May 12 12:25:28
UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
# btrfs --version
btrfs-progs v4.5.3
# btrfs fi show
Label: 'RAID' uuid: 3247737b-87f9-4e8c-8db3-2beed50fb104
Total devices 4 FS bytes used 4.21TiB
devid 1 size 2.73TiB used 1.66TiB path /dev/sde
devid 2 size 2.73TiB used 1.66TiB path /dev/sdb
devid 3 size 2.73TiB used 1.66TiB path /dev/sdd
devid 4 size 4.55TiB used 3.48TiB path /dev/sdc
Label: 'BACKUP' uuid: 6e20fe0c-d4ea-4583-96e4-4f4b9634cb8f
Total devices 1 FS bytes used 17.44GiB
devid 1 size 232.89GiB used 38.02GiB path /dev/sdf
# btrfs fi df /media/RAID/
Data, RAID1: total=4.23TiB, used=4.21TiB
System, RAID1: total=32.00MiB, used=624.00KiB
Metadata, RAID1: total=6.00GiB, used=4.67GiB
GlobalReserve, single: total=512.00MiB, used=0.00B
# btrfs scrub status /media/RAID/
scrub status for 3247737b-87f9-4e8c-8db3-2beed50fb104
scrub started at Mon May 16 15:26:35 2016 and finished after 07:13:34
total bytes scrubbed: 8.42TiB with 266185 errors
error details: verify=354 csum=265831
corrected errors: 266057, uncorrectable errors: 128, unverified errors: 0
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* Re: invalid opcode 0000 / kernel bug with defect HDD
2016-06-28 8:16 invalid opcode 0000 / kernel bug with defect HDD Peter Becker
@ 2016-06-28 9:26 ` Duncan
2016-06-29 1:43 ` Liu Bo
1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Duncan @ 2016-06-28 9:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-btrfs
Peter Becker posted on Tue, 28 Jun 2016 10:16:58 +0200 as excerpted:
> Cause of kernel bugs was a defective HDD (/dev/sdd).
Just a short note to mention that invalid opcode 0000 doesn't say much.
I'm just another user and list regular, but apparently, opcode 0000 is
used as a deliberate way to trigger a kernel bugon, when the kernel hits
code that it isn't expected to ever hit in normal operations. Given that
common usage, opcode 0000 itself says very little except that something
went wrong, which we already know given the triggered backtrace.
While the 0000 opcode isn't of much help, however, devs can make more
sense of the backtrace, particularly in cases such as this where it has
the file and line number that triggered the bugon. That and the other
information provided does help quite a bit to trace down the bug.
(At first I was wondering about all these opcode 0000 traces too, until
someone explained that to me.)
--
Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs.
"Every nonfree program has a lord, a master --
and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman
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* Re: invalid opcode 0000 / kernel bug with defect HDD
2016-06-28 8:16 invalid opcode 0000 / kernel bug with defect HDD Peter Becker
2016-06-28 9:26 ` Duncan
@ 2016-06-29 1:43 ` Liu Bo
1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Liu Bo @ 2016-06-29 1:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Peter Becker; +Cc: linux-btrfs
On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 10:16:58AM +0200, Peter Becker wrote:
> Cause of kernel bugs was a defective HDD (/dev/sdd).
Thanks for reporting this bug, I can reproduce it, it's due to the fact
that we cannot read a valid btree node from the underlying disks, which
comes from a defective HDD in your case, but no worry, I'll send a patch
to return -EIO to the command line. :)
BTW, we're luck that we can still mount it which means the major part of
metadata are valid.
Thanks,
-liubo
>
> The kernel BUG:
>
> May 16 07:41:38 nas kernel: [37168.832800]
> btrfs_dev_stat_print_on_error: 470 callbacks suppressed
> May 16 07:41:38 nas kernel: [37168.832806] BTRFS error (device sdd):
> bdev /dev/sdb errs: wr 49293, rd 567248, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0
> May 16 07:41:38 nas kernel: [37168.832843] BTRFS error (device sdd):
> bdev /dev/sdf errs: wr 0, rd 537544, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0
> May 16 07:41:38 nas kernel: [37168.832887] BTRFS error (device sdd):
> bdev /dev/sdb errs: wr 49293, rd 567249, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0
> May 16 07:41:38 nas kernel: [37168.832893] BTRFS error (device sdd):
> bdev /dev/sdf errs: wr 0, rd 537545, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0
> May 16 07:41:38 nas kernel: [37168.832969] BTRFS error (device sdd):
> bdev /dev/sdb errs: wr 49293, rd 567250, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0
> May 16 07:41:38 nas kernel: [37168.832977] BTRFS error (device sdd):
> bdev /dev/sdf errs: wr 0, rd 537546, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0
> May 16 07:41:38 nas kernel: [37168.832987] BTRFS error (device sdd):
> bdev /dev/sdb errs: wr 49293, rd 567251, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0
> May 16 07:41:38 nas kernel: [37168.832992] BTRFS error (device sdd):
> bdev /dev/sdf errs: wr 0, rd 537547, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0
> May 16 07:41:38 nas kernel: [37168.862127] BTRFS error (device sdd):
> bdev /dev/sdf errs: wr 0, rd 537548, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0
> May 16 07:41:38 nas kernel: [37168.862188] BTRFS error (device sdd):
> bdev /dev/sdb errs: wr 49293, rd 567252, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.103386] ------------[ cut here ]------------
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.103414] kernel BUG at
> /home/kernel/COD/linux/fs/btrfs/ctree.c:5201!
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.103434] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.103450] Modules linked in: cpuid
> xt_nat veth xt_addrtype xt_conntrack br_netfilter dm_thin_pool
> dm_persistent_data dm_bio_prison dm_bufio libcrc32c nvram msr
> input_leds joydev hid_generic usbhid hid xt_CHECKSUM iptable_mangle
> ipt_MASQUERADE nf_nat_masquerade_ipv4 iptable_nat nf_conntrack_ipv4
> nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_nat_ipv4 nf_nat nf_conntrack xt_tcpudp bridge stp
> llc iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables autofs4 eeepc_wmi asus_wmi
> sparse_keymap intel_rapl x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp kvm
> irqbypass crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul ghash_clmulni_intel cryptd
> dm_multipath serio_raw snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_realtek
> snd_hda_codec_generic snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec bnep rfcomm
> snd_hda_core bluetooth snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_seq_midi
> snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi lpc_ich snd_seq snd_seq_device mei_me
> snd_timer mei snd soundcore mac_hid shpchp nfsd auth_rpcgss parport_pc
> nfs_acl ppdev nfs nct6775 hwmon_vid binfmt_misc coretemp lockd grace
> lp parport sunrpc fscache btrfs xor raid6_pq nls_iso8859_1 dm_mirror
> dm_region_hash dm_log uas usb_storage i915 e1000e psmouse ahci libahci
> i2c_algo_bit drm_kms_helper ptp pps_core syscopyarea sysfillrect
> sysimgblt fb_sys_fops drm video fjes wmi
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.103893] CPU: 1 PID: 17784 Comm:
> btrfs Tainted: G U W 4.5.4-040504-generic #201605120823
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.103916] Hardware name: ASUS All
> Series/H87I-PLUS, BIOS 2003 11/05/2014
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.103932] task: ffff88020501c240 ti:
> ffff880161f18000 task.ti: ffff880161f18000
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.103950] RIP:
> 0010:[<ffffffffc02f4bdd>] [<ffffffffc02f4bdd>]
> btrfs_search_forward+0x24d/0x330 [btrfs]
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.103995] RSP: 0018:ffff880161f1bc38
> EFLAGS: 00010246
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104009] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX:
> 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000001
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104029] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI:
> 0000091572628000 RDI: ffff8801ff2fa368
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104048] RBP: ffff880161f1bc98 R08:
> 0000091571c00000 R09: 00000915b1c00000
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104067] R10: ffff880161f1ba30 R11:
> 0000000000000000 R12: ffff8801d71b6930
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104086] R13: 0000000000000001 R14:
> 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104106] FS: 00007ff94d968900(0000)
> GS:ffff88021fb00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104129] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000
> CR0: 0000000080050033
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104144] CR2: 00007ff94ca80a00 CR3:
> 0000000214a96000 CR4: 00000000000406e0
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104164] Stack:
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104173] 00ff880100000000
> ffff880161f1bcd7 ffff8800d7699800 c3ff880100000001
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104203] 0100000000000019
> 0000000000000000 000000007539a5b8 ffff8801d71b6930
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104233] ffff880161f1bd30
> 0000000000000000 ffff880161f1bcd7 0000000000000000
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104262] Call Trace:
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104329] [<ffffffffc034d81d>]
> search_ioctl+0xed/0x1b0 [btrfs]
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104388] [<ffffffffc034d952>]
> btrfs_ioctl_tree_search+0x72/0xc0 [btrfs]
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104434] [<ffffffffc0351f47>]
> btrfs_ioctl+0x3f7/0x1ea0 [btrfs]
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104457] [<ffffffff811c20d9>] ?
> handle_mm_fault+0x1349/0x1ae0
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104481] [<ffffffff81228c61>]
> do_vfs_ioctl+0xa1/0x5b0
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104500] [<ffffffff81228c61>] ?
> do_vfs_ioctl+0xa1/0x5b0
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104521] [<ffffffff8106aa94>] ?
> __do_page_fault+0x1b4/0x400
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104540] [<ffffffff812291e9>]
> SyS_ioctl+0x79/0x90
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104562] [<ffffffff81820f72>]
> entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x16/0x71
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104579] Code: 8b 4d a0 48 8b 55 a8
> 4d 89 f8 48 8b 7d b0 4c 89 e6 e8 78 fb ff ff 85 c0 0f 85 bf 00 00 00
> 4c 89 e7 e8 58 80 ff ff e9 fa fd ff ff <0f> 0b 48 8d 04 92 43 89 54 ac
> 40 48 8d 75 bf b9 11 00 00 00 48
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104746] RIP [<ffffffffc02f4bdd>]
> btrfs_search_forward+0x24d/0x330 [btrfs]
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.104804] RSP <ffff880161f1bc38>
> May 16 07:41:42 nas kernel: [37173.111041] ---[ end trace c5e9746835476803 ]---
>
> # uname -a
> Linux nas 4.5.4-040504-generic #201605120823 SMP Thu May 12 12:25:28
> UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> # btrfs --version
> btrfs-progs v4.5.3
>
> # btrfs fi show
> Label: 'RAID' uuid: 3247737b-87f9-4e8c-8db3-2beed50fb104
> Total devices 4 FS bytes used 4.21TiB
> devid 1 size 2.73TiB used 1.66TiB path /dev/sde
> devid 2 size 2.73TiB used 1.66TiB path /dev/sdb
> devid 3 size 2.73TiB used 1.66TiB path /dev/sdd
> devid 4 size 4.55TiB used 3.48TiB path /dev/sdc
>
> Label: 'BACKUP' uuid: 6e20fe0c-d4ea-4583-96e4-4f4b9634cb8f
> Total devices 1 FS bytes used 17.44GiB
> devid 1 size 232.89GiB used 38.02GiB path /dev/sdf
>
> # btrfs fi df /media/RAID/
> Data, RAID1: total=4.23TiB, used=4.21TiB
> System, RAID1: total=32.00MiB, used=624.00KiB
> Metadata, RAID1: total=6.00GiB, used=4.67GiB
> GlobalReserve, single: total=512.00MiB, used=0.00B
>
> # btrfs scrub status /media/RAID/
> scrub status for 3247737b-87f9-4e8c-8db3-2beed50fb104
> scrub started at Mon May 16 15:26:35 2016 and finished after 07:13:34
> total bytes scrubbed: 8.42TiB with 266185 errors
> error details: verify=354 csum=265831
> corrected errors: 266057, uncorrectable errors: 128, unverified errors: 0
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