VirtualBox

Opened 14 years ago

Closed 14 years ago

#6872 closed defect (fixed)

Flooding system logs with systraces => Fixed in SVN

Reported by: Bogdan Lipski Owned by:
Component: network/hostif Version: VirtualBox 3.2.0
Keywords: Cc:
Guest type: Windows Host type: Linux

Description (last modified by Frank Mehnert)

I am getting a lot of these messages below after upgrading to virtualbox 3.2.0 (3.1.6 and was ok, then i upgraded to 3.2.0 and started getting lots of messages as below, now i downgraded to 3.1.8 and it's also running without a problem)

problem observed under: gentoo 10 x64, all updates, kernel 2.6.33-vanilla and 2.6.34-gentoo virtualbox 3.2.0 guests: windows 2003 x86, windows 2008 x64

problem seems to happen when network operations involved (not all though) - noticed with:

  • clicking links in internet explorer/firefox (in guest)
  • connecting by rdp

but does not seem to happen when using some other services like ftp.

host os and guests seem to run fine, so flooding seems to be the only symptom so far. very annoying though. there might be other one - guest having problems with shutting down completely.

i was googling for it, also in here and bug reports and found nothing so far.

here the example of messages i am getting, i have been getting tons of them every few minutes:

Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: WARNING: at net/core/dev.c:1737
skb_gso_segment+0xf9/0x239()
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: Hardware name: OEM
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: asix: caps=(0x0, 0x0) len=11434 data_len=0
ip_summed=1
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: Modules linked in: vboxnetadp vboxnetflt vboxdrv
f71882fg coretemp hwmon cryptd aes_x86_64 aes_generic 8021q ipt_LOG xt_state
iptable_filter xt_tcpudp iptable_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4
iptable_mangle ipt_addrtype xt_dscp xt_string xt_owner xt_multiport xt_mark
xt_iprange xt_hashlimit xt_conntrack xt_connmark xt_DSCP xt_NFQUEUE xt_MARK
xt_CONNMARK nf_conntrack ip_tables x_tables dahdi_echocan_mg2 wctdm dahdi
crc_ccitt ipv6 reiserfs arc4 sr_mod cdrom ath9k ath9k_common mac80211 ath9k_hw
ath cfg80211 snd_hda_codec_intelhdmi rtc_cmos iTCO_wdt asix rtc_core i2c_i801
usbnet led_class r8169 snd_hda_codec_realtek i2c_core pcspkr
iTCO_vendor_support rtc_lib sg pata_jmicron snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec
snd_hwdep fan processor snd_pcm snd_timer snd soundcore psmouse snd_page_alloc
thermal button ehci_hcd uhci_hcd thermal_sys usbcore
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: Pid: 7020, comm: VBoxHeadless Tainted: G W
2.6.34-gentoo-01 #1
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: Call Trace:
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: <IRQ> [<ffffffff8121bd01>] ?
skb_gso_segment+0xf9/0x239
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff8121bd01>] ? skb_gso_segment+0xf9/0x239
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff8102bc08>] ?
warn_slowpath_common+0x77/0xa3
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff8102bc90>] ? warn_slowpath_fmt+0x51/0x59
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa02c478a>] ? ipt_do_table+0x59f/0x5da
[ip_tables]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa01331d7>] ?
usbnet_get_drvinfo+0x50/0x7f [usbnet]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa0148688>] ? asix_get_drvinfo+0x3c/0x51
[asix]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff8121bd01>] ? skb_gso_segment+0xf9/0x239
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff8121bffb>] ?
dev_hard_start_xmit+0x1ba/0x301
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff8122c64e>] ? sch_direct_xmit+0x5a/0x15b
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff8124109d>] ? ip_finish_output+0x0/0x28b
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff8121c4fe>] ? dev_queue_xmit+0x2bb/0x417
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff8123c671>] ? ip_rcv_finish+0x321/0x33b
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff8123c8f2>] ? ip_rcv+0x267/0x2a3
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff8121b5cd>] ? process_backlog+0x73/0xa1
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff8121b751>] ? net_rx_action+0x69/0x11d
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff810304f1>] ? __do_softirq+0x8b/0x106
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff81002ccc>] ? call_softirq+0x1c/0x28
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: <EOI> [<ffffffff810046d5>] ? do_softirq+0x31/0x63
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff8121bbd3>] ? netif_rx_ni+0x19/0x1d
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa056a02f>] ?
vboxNetFltPortOsXmit+0x7a/0x97 [vboxnetflt]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa056a9e9>] ?
vboxNetFltRelease+0x297/0x386 [vboxnetflt]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa040752e>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x375ce/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa0413efe>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x43f9e/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa03edc74>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x1dd14/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa03d8ca1>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x8d41/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa03d8ca1>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x8d41/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa03c61c2>] ?
RTSpinlockAcquireNoInts+0xd/0x12 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa0412aad>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x42b4d/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa0414c37>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x44cd7/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa0412652>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x426f2/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa041576a>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x4580a/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa0444478>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x74518/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa0444f2f>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x74fcf/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa0445f92>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x76032/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa044642b>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x764cb/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa04464cd>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x7656d/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa03e952d>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x195cd/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa03ea6e7>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x1a787/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa03d8ca1>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x8d41/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa03edc74>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x1dd14/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa03eb930>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x1b9d0/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa03ff089>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x2f129/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa03fd210>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x2d2b0/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa03dfa4d>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0xfaed/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff81034e56>] ? process_timeout+0x0/0x5
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff8103dc76>] ? prepare_to_wait+0x19/0x73
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff8103dac0>] ?
autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x2e
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa03d6a8a>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x6b2a/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa03e3470>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x13510/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa03ddc1b>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0xdcbb/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa03d8c42>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x8ce2/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa0412217>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x422b7/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa03e2d1e>] ?
g_abExecMemory+0x12dbe/0x180000 [vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa03bc441>] ? supdrvIOCtlFast+0x41/0x53
[vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffffa03bc220>] ? SUPR0Printf+0xdd/0x232
[vboxdrv]
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff810995d2>] ? vfs_ioctl+0x21/0x92
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff81099acd>] ? do_vfs_ioctl+0x414/0x44c
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff8104b58a>] ? sys_futex+0x113/0x131
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff81099b42>] ? sys_ioctl+0x3d/0x5c
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: [<ffffffff81001eab>] ?
system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
Jun 2 08:51:56 gizmo kernel: ---[ end trace 8f28366478322075 ]---

Steps to Reproduce: possibly:

  1. install gentoo amd64 version with kernels 2.6.33/34, emerge --sync,emerge

--update --deep world

  1. install virtualbox 3.2.0
  2. install windows 2003 or 2008 guest with 3.2.0 guest additions
  3. run firefox or IE and click on some links, or even connect to it via rdp and

watch the messages log on host system

btw. looks like i am not the only one: http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=31614

also opened a ticket with gentoo bugzilla: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=322475

but they told me to bother you about it :-)

Hope you can help! Rgds,B.

Attachments (3)

trace1.txt (6.2 KB ) - added by Bogdan Lipski 14 years ago.
systrace-3.2.4.txt (6.7 KB ) - added by Bogdan Lipski 14 years ago.
same problem in 3.2.4
diff_vboxnetflt (1015 bytes ) - added by Frank Mehnert 14 years ago.
Patch for /usr/src/vboxneflt

Download all attachments as: .zip

Change History (9)

by Bogdan Lipski, 14 years ago

Attachment: trace1.txt added

comment:1 by Bogdan Lipski, 14 years ago

the same problem in 3.2.2, systrace attached.

by Bogdan Lipski, 14 years ago

Attachment: systrace-3.2.4.txt added

same problem in 3.2.4

comment:2 by Bogdan Lipski, 14 years ago

might be important: i am using bridged networking

btw. please let me know if you want to get any files or info. i will be checking this bug from time to time and am more than happy to help.

for now coming back to 3.1.8.

comment:3 by Frank Mehnert, 14 years ago

Description: modified (diff)

by Frank Mehnert, 14 years ago

Attachment: diff_vboxnetflt added

Patch for /usr/src/vboxneflt

comment:4 by Frank Mehnert, 14 years ago

Component: host supportnetwork/hostif

Confirmed. The attached patch should fix these warnings. You can apply the patch like this (make sure all your VMs are stopped):

sudo -s
cd /usr/src/vboxnetflt-3.2.4
patch -p0 < ~/diff_vboxnetflt
/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

comment:5 by Frank Mehnert, 14 years ago

Summary: app-emulation/virtualbox-bin-3.2.0 PUEL flooding system logs with systracesFlooding system logs with systraces => Fixed in SVN

This fix will be included in the next maintenance release.

comment:6 by Sander van Leeuwen, 14 years ago

Resolution: fixed
Status: newclosed
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