Hello all,
Am Dienstag, 17. März 2026, 17:19:11 Mitteleuropäische Normalzeit schrieb
Pedro Falcato:
> +Cc a bunch of relevant people
>
> On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 09:18:37AM +0100, Benjamin Eikel wrote:
> > Dear Linux kernel developers,
> >
> > I have reported this issue as Debian bug #1130138 [1], which has been
> > marked “upstream”. I am therefore also reaching out here to make you
> > aware of it. Please let me know if you need additional information.
> >
> > After upgrading from linux-image-6.18.15+deb14-amd64, I see this error
> > several times and the system shortly freezes. It seems related to Zoom
> > crashing first, but the freezes were not noticable with older Linux
> > kernels.
>
> Do you have a simpler repro you can share?
unfortunately, no. I tried killing some programs to simulate a non-proper
shutdown, but that did not trigger the behavior. Currently, I am not even able
to reproduce the issue with the Zoom Linux client. So, it's probably best to
treat this as “cannot reproduce.” If I find a way to reproduce the problem, I
will try v7.0-rc4 first to see if it still occurs. If so, I will report it.
>
> > Currently booted into 6.18.15+deb14-amd64 which does not exhibit this
> > issue. The stalls occurred when running 6.19.6+deb14-amd64. More
> > information about my system can be found in the Debian bug report.
>
> Can you attach the debian kernel config? Is it possible something relevant
> changed since 6.18?
FWIW I've attached the config files from /boot.
Thanks for your reply
Benjamin
>
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: rcu: INFO: rcu_preempt detected
> > stalls on CPUs/tasks:
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: rcu: Tasks blocked on
> > level-0 rcu_node (CPUs 0-15): P10008/1:b..l
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: rcu: (detected by 5,
> > t=5252 jiffies, g=177537, q=28067 ncpus=16)
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: task:zoom state:R
> > running task stack:0 pid:10008 tgid:10008 ppid:2089
> > task_flags:0x40040c flags:0x00080802
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: Call Trace:
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel:
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: __schedule+0x48a/0xfc0
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: preempt_schedule+0x32/0x50
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel:
> > preempt_schedule_thunk+0x16/0x30
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: _raw_spin_unlock+0x22/0x30
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: unmap_page_range+0xbcb/0x1700
>
> Hmm. We have a bunch of cond_resched() sprayed around this code. This
> _should_ work. I don't see anything particularly interesting that changed
> between 6.18 and 6.19.
>
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: unmap_vmas+0xa1/0x180
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: exit_mmap+0xe1/0x3b0
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: __mmput+0x41/0x150
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: do_exit+0x251/0xa70
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: do_group_exit+0x2d/0xc0
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ?
> > srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: get_signal+0x8a4/0x920
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel:
> > arch_do_signal_or_restart+0x40/0x250
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel:
> > exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x8e/0x480 Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin
> > kernel: ? __x64_sys_sched_setaffinity+0x6a/ 0xb0
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: do_syscall_64+0x20b/0x600
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ?
> > srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ? ksys_read+0xcd/0xf0
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ?
> > srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ? do_syscall_64+0xbe/0x600
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ?
> > srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ? do_syscall_64+0xbe/0x600
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ? __x64_sys_close+0x3d/0x80
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ?
> > srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ? do_syscall_64+0xbe/0x600
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ?
> > srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ? exc_page_fault+0x7e/0x1a0
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel:
> > entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: RIP: 0033:0x7f2876359e2d
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: RSP: 002b:00007ffc91243ad8
> > EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000cb
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX:
> > 00007f2875207700 RCX: 00007f2876359e2d
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: RDX: 00007ffc91243ae0 RSI:
> > 0000000000000080 RDI: 0000000000002718
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: RBP: 0000000000000020 R08:
> > 0000000000000001 R09: 00007f2875206de8
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: R10: 0000000000000000 R11:
> > 0000000000000246 R12: 00007ffc91243ae0
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: R13: 00007ffc91243c80 R14:
> > 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000020
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel:
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: rcu: INFO: rcu_preempt detected
> > expedited stalls on CPUs/tasks: { P10008 } 5361 jiffies s: 1609 root:
> > 0x0/T
> > Mär 09 09:13:48 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: rcu: blocking rcu_node
> > structures
> > (internal RCU debug):
> >
> > Another one:
> >
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: rcu: INFO: rcu_preempt detected
> > stalls on CPUs/tasks:
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: rcu: Tasks blocked on
> > level-0 rcu_node (CPUs 0-15): P10008/1:b..l
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: rcu: (detected by 5,
> > t=21007 jiffies, g=177537, q=87903 ncpus=16)
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: task:zoom state:R
> > running task stack:0 pid:10008 tgid:10008 ppid:2089
> > task_flags:0x40040c flags:0x00080802
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: Call Trace:
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel:
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: __schedule+0x48a/0xfc0
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: preempt_schedule+0x32/0x50
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel:
> > preempt_schedule_thunk+0x16/0x30
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: _raw_spin_unlock+0x22/0x30
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: unmap_page_range+0xbcb/0x1700
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: unmap_vmas+0xa1/0x180
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: exit_mmap+0xe1/0x3b0
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: __mmput+0x41/0x150
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: do_exit+0x251/0xa70
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: do_group_exit+0x2d/0xc0
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ?
> > srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: get_signal+0x8a4/0x920
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel:
> > arch_do_signal_or_restart+0x40/0x250
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel:
> > exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x8e/0x480 Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin
> > kernel: ? __x64_sys_sched_setaffinity+0x6a/ 0xb0
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: do_syscall_64+0x20b/0x600
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ?
> > srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ? ksys_read+0xcd/0xf0
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ?
> > srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ? do_syscall_64+0xbe/0x600
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ?
> > srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ? do_syscall_64+0xbe/0x600
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ? __x64_sys_close+0x3d/0x80
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ?
> > srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ? do_syscall_64+0xbe/0x600
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ?
> > srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: ? exc_page_fault+0x7e/0x1a0
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel:
> > entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: RIP: 0033:0x7f2876359e2d
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: RSP: 002b:00007ffc91243ad8
> > EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000cb
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX:
> > 00007f2875207700 RCX: 00007f2876359e2d
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: RDX: 00007ffc91243ae0 RSI:
> > 0000000000000080 RDI: 0000000000002718
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: RBP: 0000000000000020 R08:
> > 0000000000000001 R09: 00007f2875206de8
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: R10: 0000000000000000 R11:
> > 0000000000000246 R12: 00007ffc91243ae0
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: R13: 00007ffc91243c80 R14:
> > 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000020
> > Mär 09 09:14:51 thinkpad-benjamin kernel:
> > Mär 09 09:14:52 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: rcu: INFO: rcu_preempt detected
> > expedited stalls on CPUs/tasks: { P10008 } 21233 jiffies s: 1609 root:
> > 0x0/T Mär 09 09:14:52 thinkpad-benjamin kernel: rcu: blocking rcu_node
> > structures (internal RCU debug):
> >
> > Note the stall duration escalating from t=5252 jiffies (~5s) to t=21007
> > jiffies (~21s), with the same grace period (g=177537), indicating the
> > unmap_page_range operation blocked for over a minute.
> >
> > Kind regards
> > Benjamin
> >
> > [1] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1130138