Kernel panic: can't push onto full stack

Michael Merhej (michael@pmcl.ph.utexas.edu)
Sun, 28 Feb 1999 10:00:31 -0600 (EST)


Hello,

I have been getting this error message quite frequently on 3 similarly
configured machines. After the kernel panics, the machine is still
pingable and seems to almost establish tcp connections, but
just hangs. All services running on the machines no longer function.
What exactly does this error mean? The machines have plenty of ram and
never use the swap space due to the large amount of ram.

Hardware in use:
Tyan dual processor motherboard (1836DLU) w/ 2 pentium II 400 processors
1 machine has 256 megs of PC100 SDRAM
1 machine has 256 megs of ECC PC100 SDRAM
1 machine has 512 megs of ECC PC100 SDRAM
All 3 machines are SCSI with IBM 4.5gig drives
3com 905b cards

Software in use:
kernel 2.2.2
apache 1.3.4 w/ fast cgi
MySQL 3.22.16gamma

Feb 28 00:39:22 web1 kernel: Kernel panic: can't push onto full stack
Feb 28 05:43:20 web2 kernel: Kernel panic: can't push onto full stack
Feb 28 07:45:09 web1 kernel: Kernel panic: can't push onto full stack

Thanks for your help!

--Michael Merhej
michael@pmcl.ph.utexas.edu

Here is an example of a syslog bootup sequence:

Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: klogd 1.3-3, log source = /proc/kmsg started.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Loaded 5128 symbols from
/usr/src/linux/System.map.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.2.2.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: No module symbols loaded - kernel modules not
enabled.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Linux version 2.2.2 (root@audiogalaxy.com)
(gcc version 2.7.2.3) #1 SMP Wed Feb 24 12:21:10 CST 1999
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Intel MultiProcessor Specification v1.4
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Virtual Wire compatibility mode.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: OEM ID: INTEL Product ID: 440GX
APIC at: 0xFEE00000
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Processor #0 Pentium(tm) Pro APIC version 17
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Processor #1 Pentium(tm) Pro APIC version 17
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: I/O APIC #2 Version 17 at 0xFEC00000.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Processors: 2
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: mapped APIC to ffffe000 (fee00000)
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: mapped IOAPIC to ffffd000 (fec00000)
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Detected 400913894 Hz processor.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Console: colour VGA+ 80x25
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Calibrating delay loop... 399.77 BogoMIPS
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Memory: 257916k/262144k available (932k
kernel code, 420k reserved, 2832k data, 44k init)
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Checking 386/387 coupling... OK, FPU using
exception 16 error reporting.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: per-CPU timeslice cutoff: 100.22 usecs.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: CPU0: Intel Pentium II (Deschutes) stepping
00
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: calibrating APIC timer ...
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: ..... CPU clock speed is 400.8975 MHz.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: ..... system bus clock speed is 100.2241 MHz.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Booting processor 1 eip 2000
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Calibrating delay loop... 400.59 BogoMIPS
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: OK.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: CPU1: Intel Pentium II (Deschutes) stepping
00
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Total of 2 processors activated (800.36
BogoMIPS).
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: enabling symmetric IO mode... ...done.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: ENABLING IO-APIC IRQs
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: init IO_APIC IRQs
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: IO-APIC pin 0, 9, 10, 11, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23
not connected.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: number of MP IRQ sources: 17.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: number of IO-APIC registers: 24.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: testing the IO APIC.......................
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: .... register #00: 02000000
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: ....... : physical APIC id: 02
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: .... register #01: 00170011
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: ....... : max redirection entries: 0017
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: ....... : IO APIC version: 0011
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: .... register #02: 00000000
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: ....... : arbitration: 00
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: .... IRQ redirection table:
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: NR Log Phy Mask Trig IRR Pol Stat Dest Deli
Vect:
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 00 000 00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
00
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 01 000 00 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
59
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 02 0FF 0F 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
51
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 03 000 00 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
61
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 04 000 00 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
69
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 05 000 00 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
71
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 06 000 00 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
79
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 07 000 00 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
81
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 08 000 00 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
89
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 09 000 00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
00
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 0a 000 00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
00
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 0b 000 00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
00
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 0c 000 00 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
91
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 0d 000 00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
00
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 0e 000 00 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
99
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 0f 000 00 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
A1
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 10 0FF 0F 1 1 0 1 0 1 1
A9
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 11 0FF 0F 1 1 0 1 0 1 1
B1
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 12 000 00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
00
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 13 0FF 0F 1 1 0 1 0 1 1
B9
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 14 000 00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
00
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 15 000 00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
00
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 16 000 00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
00
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 17 000 00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
00
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: .................................... done.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfdb81
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: PCI: Using configuration type 1
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: PCI: Probing PCI hardware
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: PCI: Enabling I/O for device 00:3a
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.2
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Based upon Swansea University Computer
Society NET3.039
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0 for Linux
NET4.0.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Starting kswapd v 1.5
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Serial driver version 4.27 with no serial
options enabled
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Real Time Clock Driver v1.09
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: PIIX4: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 39
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: PIIX4: device not capable of full native PCI
mode
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: PIIX4: device disabled (BIOS)
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: keyboard: Too any NACKs -- noisy kbd cable?
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: keyboard: Too many NACKs -- noisy kbd cable?
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: (scsi0) <Adaptec AIC-7895 Ultra SCSI host
adapter> found at PCI 18/0
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: (scsi0) Wide Channel A, SCSI ID=7, 32/255
SCBs
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: (scsi0) Warning - detected auto-termination
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: (scsi0) Please verify driver detected
settings are correct.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: (scsi0) If not, then please properly set the
device termination
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: (scsi0) in the Adaptec SCSI BIOS by hitting
CTRL-A when prompted
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: (scsi0) during machine bootup.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: (scsi0) Cables present (Int-50 NO, Int-68 NO,
Ext-68 NO)
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: (scsi0) Downloading sequencer code... 404
instructions downloaded
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: (scsi1) <Adaptec AIC-7895 Ultra SCSI host
adapter> found at PCI 18/1
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: (scsi1) Wide Channel B, SCSI ID=7, 32/255
SCBs
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: (scsi1) Warning - detected auto-termination
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: (scsi1) Please verify driver detected
settings are correct.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: (scsi1) If not, then please properly set the
device termination
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: (scsi1) in the Adaptec SCSI BIOS by hitting
CTRL-A when prompted
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: (scsi1) during machine bootup.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: (scsi1) Cables present (Int-50 NO, Int-68 NO,
Ext-68 NO)
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: (scsi1) Downloading sequencer code... 404
instructions downloaded
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: scsi0 : Adaptec AHA274x/284x/294x
(EISA/VLB/PCI-Fast SCSI) 5.1.10/3.2.4
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: <Adaptec AIC-7895 Ultra SCSI host
adapter>
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: scsi1 : Adaptec AHA274x/284x/294x
(EISA/VLB/PCI-Fast SCSI) 5.1.10/3.2.4
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: <Adaptec AIC-7895 Ultra SCSI host
adapter>
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: scsi : 2 hosts.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Vendor: IBM Model: DDRS-34560W
Rev: S97B
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Type: Direct-Access
ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Detected scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0,
id 6, lun 0
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: (scsi0:0:6:0) Synchronous at 40.0 Mbyte/sec,
offset 8.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: scsi : detected 1 SCSI disk total.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: SCSI device sda: hdwr sector= 512 bytes.
Sectors= 8925000 [4357 MB] [4.4 GB]
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 3c59x.c:v0.99H 11/17/98 Donald Becker
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: eth0: 3Com 3c905 Boomerang 100baseTx at
0xef00, 00:10:4b:33:51:17, IRQ 9
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: 8K word-wide RAM 3:5 Rx:Tx split,
autoselect/MII interface.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: MII transceiver found at address 24, status
786d.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Enabling bus-master transmits and
whole-frame receives.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Partition check:
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: sda: sda1 sda2 < sda5 sda6 >
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly.
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Freeing unused kernel memory: 44k freed
Feb 28 09:03:36 web2 kernel: Adding Swap: 40124k swap-space (priority -1)
Feb 28 09:04:40 web2 sshd[524]: log: Generating 768 bit RSA key.

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