<div dir="ltr"><div>I've recently upgraded my kernel from 3.10.25 to 3.24.21 and I've been seeing these warnings from the kernel. The frequency is about 2 or 3 times per day, and only in the early morning when there's a lot of load and activity due to system backups. Should I be worried about this? I tried kernel 3.16 recently, but there's just too many stability problems there.</div><div>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 48614 at fs/jbd2/transaction.c:269 start_this_handle+0x544/0x590()</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: Modules linked in:</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: CPU: 0 PID: 48614 Comm: kworker/u128:0 Tainted: G W 3.14.21-gentoo #1</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R810/05W7DG, BIOS 1.2.0 06/22/2010</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: Workqueue: ocfs2_wq ocfs2_drop_dl_inodes</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: 0000000000000009 ffff8802c290f960 ffffffff81a971a2 0000000000000000</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: ffff8802c290f998 ffffffff81089c08 ffff88046ff08800 ffff8802747fc540</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: ffff88046ff08800 00000000000004da ffff8802747fc540 ffff8802c290f9a8</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: Call Trace:</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff81a971a2>] dump_stack+0x45/0x56</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff81089c08>] warn_slowpath_common+0x78/0xa0</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff81089ce5>] warn_slowpath_null+0x15/0x20</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff812936e4>] start_this_handle+0x544/0x590</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff810c5e2f>] ? __wake_up+0x3f/0x50</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8129dc19>] ? __jbd2_log_start_commit+0xa9/0xc0</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff81293b42>] jbd2__journal_restart+0xf2/0x160</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff81293bbe>] jbd2_journal_restart+0xe/0x10</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff813a3fc3>] ocfs2_extend_trans+0x83/0x240</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff813a44ca>] ? ocfs2_journal_dirty+0x2a/0x70</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8136f332>] __ocfs2_flush_truncate_log+0x1b2/0x700</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff813e7e24>] ? ocfs2_metadata_cache_unlock+0x14/0x20</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff813769f8>] ocfs2_remove_btree_range+0x588/0x9d0</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff81378313>] ocfs2_commit_truncate+0x153/0x570</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff813a4370>] ? ocfs2_allocate_extend_trans+0x1f0/0x1f0</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8139ec40>] ocfs2_evict_inode+0x980/0x2000</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff810c6270>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x30/0x30</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff811a3786>] evict+0xa6/0x190</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff811a3f8b>] iput+0xeb/0x180</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8137f3f2>] __ocfs2_drop_dl_inodes.isra.1+0x52/0x90</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8137fde6>] ocfs2_drop_dl_inodes+0x16/0x70</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff810a381a>] process_one_work+0x17a/0x440</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff810a4449>] worker_thread+0x119/0x390</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff810a4330>] ? manage_workers.isra.26+0x2a0/0x2a0</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff810aa054>] kthread+0xc4/0xe0</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff810a9f90>] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x170/0x170</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff81aa663c>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff810a9f90>] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x170/0x170</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: ---[ end trace 8c4c844cbfe3a499 ]---</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 00:56:58 localhost kernel: JBD2: kworker/u128:0 wants too many credits (1242 > 1024)</span></p>
<p class=""><span class=""><br></span></p><p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 50168 at fs/jbd2/transaction.c:269 start_this_handle+0x544/0x590()</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: Modules linked in:</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: CPU: 0 PID: 50168 Comm: kworker/u128:2 Tainted: G W 3.14.21-gentoo #1</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: Hardware name: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R810/05W7DG, BIOS 1.2.0 06/22/2010</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: Workqueue: ocfs2_wq ocfs2_drop_dl_inodes</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: 0000000000000009 ffff8803918e3960 ffffffff81a971a2 0000000000000000</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: ffff8803918e3998 ffffffff81089c08 ffff88046ff08800 ffff8802747fc8d0</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: ffff88046ff08800 00000000000005a7 ffff8802747fc8d0 ffff8803918e39a8</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: Call Trace:</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff81a971a2>] dump_stack+0x45/0x56</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff81089c08>] warn_slowpath_common+0x78/0xa0</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff81089ce5>] warn_slowpath_null+0x15/0x20</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff812936e4>] start_this_handle+0x544/0x590</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff810c5e2f>] ? __wake_up+0x3f/0x50</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8129dc19>] ? __jbd2_log_start_commit+0xa9/0xc0</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff81293b42>] jbd2__journal_restart+0xf2/0x160</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff81293bbe>] jbd2_journal_restart+0xe/0x10</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff813a3fc3>] ocfs2_extend_trans+0x83/0x240</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff813a44ca>] ? ocfs2_journal_dirty+0x2a/0x70</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8136f332>] __ocfs2_flush_truncate_log+0x1b2/0x700</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff813e7e24>] ? ocfs2_metadata_cache_unlock+0x14/0x20</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff813769f8>] ocfs2_remove_btree_range+0x588/0x9d0</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff81378313>] ocfs2_commit_truncate+0x153/0x570</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff813a4370>] ? ocfs2_allocate_extend_trans+0x1f0/0x1f0</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8139ec40>] ocfs2_evict_inode+0x980/0x2000</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff810c6270>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x30/0x30</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff811a3786>] evict+0xa6/0x190</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff811a3f8b>] iput+0xeb/0x180</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8137f3f2>] __ocfs2_drop_dl_inodes.isra.1+0x52/0x90</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff8137fde6>] ocfs2_drop_dl_inodes+0x16/0x70</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff810a381a>] process_one_work+0x17a/0x440</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff810a4449>] worker_thread+0x119/0x390</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff810a4330>] ? manage_workers.isra.26+0x2a0/0x2a0</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff810aa054>] kthread+0xc4/0xe0</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff810a9f90>] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x170/0x170</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff81aa663c>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: [<ffffffff810a9f90>] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x170/0x170</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: ---[ end trace 8c4c844cbfe3a49a ]---</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Nov 24 01:04:10 localhost kernel: JBD2: kworker/u128:2 wants too many credits (1447 > 1024)</span></p><p class=""><span class=""><br></span></p>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">Adam Randall<br><a href="http://www.xaren.net">http://www.xaren.net</a><br>AIM: blitz574<br>Twitter: @randalla0622<br><br>"To err is human... to really foul up requires the root password."</div>
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