Hi, While booting with the 2.6.25-rc1-git1 kernel on the powerbox the softlockup is seen, with following trace. insmod used greatest stack depth: 5568 bytes left Loading st.ko module BUG: soft lockup - CPU#1 stuck for 61s! [insmod:377] NIP: c0000000001b172c LR: c0000000001a6f00 CTR: 0000000000000034 REGS: c00000077cb2b8a0 TRAP: 0901 Not tainted (2.6.25-rc1-git1-autotest) MSR: 8000000000009032 CR: 84004084 XER: 20000000 TASK = c00000077cb2f0e0[377] 'insmod' THREAD: c00000077cb28000 CPU: 1 GPR00: c00000077e1a0460 c00000077cb2bb20 c00000000053ba08 0000000000000002 GPR04: f000000000000000 c00000077c880240 000000000000003c 000000000000000b GPR08: 1000000000000000 c00000077e1a0708 0000000000000002 000000000000000c GPR12: c00000077e1a0690 c000000000484d00 NIP [c0000000001b172c] .radix_tree_gang_lookup+0xdc/0x1e4 LR [c0000000001a6f00] .call_for_each_cic+0x50/0x10c Call Trace: [c00000077cb2bb20] [c0000000001a6f60] .call_for_each_cic+0xb0/0x10c (unreliable) [c00000077cb2bc60] [c00000000019ecd8] .exit_io_context+0xf0/0x110 [c00000077cb2bcf0] [c00000000006254c] .do_exit+0x820/0x850 [c00000077cb2bda0] [c000000000062648] .do_group_exit+0xcc/0xe8 [c00000077cb2be30] [c00000000000872c] syscall_exit+0x0/0x40 Instruction dump: 4800007c 7cc007b4 7ca90436 7f680036 792b06a0 7c8800d0 79691f24 200b0040 7c0903a6 7d296214 39290018 e8090000 <7caa2038> 39290008 2fa00000 409e0018 INFO: task insmod:385 blocked for more than 120 seconds. "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. insmod D 000000001000e144 12144 385 1 Call Trace: [c00000077cb97600] [c0000000008fc600] 0xc0000000008fc600 (unreliable) [c00000077cb977d0] [c000000000010c7c] .__switch_to+0x11c/0x154 [c00000077cb97860] [c0000000003455e0] .schedule+0x5d0/0x6b0 [c00000077cb97950] [c000000000345920] .schedule_timeout+0x3c/0xe8 [c00000077cb97a20] [c000000000344e7c] .wait_for_common+0x150/0x22c [c00000077cb97ae0] [c00000000008f5ac] .__stop_machine_run+0xbc/0xf0 [c00000077cb97bb0] [c00000000008f61c] .stop_machine_run+0x3c/0x80 [c00000077cb97c50] [c00000000008989c] .sys_init_module+0x14e4/0x1af4 [c00000077cb97e30] [c00000000000872c] syscall_exit+0x0/0x40 -- 0:conmux-control -- time-stamp -- Feb/11/08 14:30:10 -- INFO: task insmod:385 blocked for more than 120 seconds. "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. insmod D 000000001000e144 12144 385 1 Call Trace: [c00000077cb97600] [c0000000008fc600] 0xc0000000008fc600 (unreliable) [c00000077cb977d0] [c000000000010c7c] .__switch_to+0x11c/0x154 [c00000077cb97860] [c0000000003455e0] .schedule+0x5d0/0x6b0 [c00000077cb97950] [c000000000345920] .schedule_timeout+0x3c/0xe8 [c00000077cb97a20] [c000000000344e7c] .wait_for_common+0x150/0x22c [c00000077cb97ae0] [c00000000008f5ac] .__stop_machine_run+0xbc/0xf0 [c00000077cb97bb0] [c00000000008f61c] .stop_machine_run+0x3c/0x80 [c00000077cb97c50] [c00000000008989c] .sys_init_module+0x14e4/0x1af4 [c00000077cb97e30] [c00000000000872c] syscall_exit+0x0/0x40 -- 0:conmux-control -- time-stamp -- Feb/11/08 14:32:19 -- INFO: task insmod:385 blocked for more than 120 seconds. "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. insmod D 000000001000e144 12144 385 1 Call Trace: [c00000077cb97600] [c0000000008fc600] 0xc0000000008fc600 (unreliable) [c00000077cb977d0] [c000000000010c7c] .__switch_to+0x11c/0x154 [c00000077cb97860] [c0000000003455e0] .schedule+0x5d0/0x6b0 [c00000077cb97950] [c000000000345920] .schedule_timeout+0x3c/0xe8 [c00000077cb97a20] [c000000000344e7c] .wait_for_common+0x150/0x22c [c00000077cb97ae0] [c00000000008f5ac] .__stop_machine_run+0xbc/0xf0 [c00000077cb97bb0] [c00000000008f61c] .stop_machine_run+0x3c/0x80 [c00000077cb97c50] [c00000000008989c] .sys_init_module+0x14e4/0x1af4 [c00000077cb97e30] [c00000000000872c] syscall_exit+0x0/0x40 -- 0:conmux-control -- time-stamp -- Feb/11/08 14:34:28 -- INFO: task insmod:385 blocked for more than 120 seconds. "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. insmod D 000000001000e144 12144 385 1 Call Trace: [c00000077cb97600] [c0000000008fc600] 0xc0000000008fc600 (unreliable) [c00000077cb977d0] [c000000000010c7c] .__switch_to+0x11c/0x154 [c00000077cb97860] [c0000000003455e0] .schedule+0x5d0/0x6b0 [c00000077cb97950] [c000000000345920] .schedule_timeout+0x3c/0xe8 [c00000077cb97a20] [c000000000344e7c] .wait_for_common+0x150/0x22c [c00000077cb97ae0] [c00000000008f5ac] .__stop_machine_run+0xbc/0xf0 [c00000077cb97bb0] [c00000000008f61c] .stop_machine_run+0x3c/0x80 [c00000077cb97c50] [c00000000008989c] .sys_init_module+0x14e4/0x1af4 [c00000077cb97e30] [c00000000000872c] syscall_exit+0x0/0x40 -- 0:conmux-control -- time-stamp -- Feb/11/08 14:36:37 -- INFO: task insmod:385 blocked for more than 120 seconds. "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. insmod D 000000001000e144 12144 385 1 Call Trace: [c00000077cb97600] [c0000000008fc600] 0xc0000000008fc600 (unreliable) [c00000077cb977d0] [c000000000010c7c] .__switch_to+0x11c/0x154 [c00000077cb97860] [c0000000003455e0] .schedule+0x5d0/0x6b0 [c00000077cb97950] [c000000000345920] .schedule_timeout+0x3c/0xe8 [c00000077cb97a20] [c000000000344e7c] .wait_for_common+0x150/0x22c [c00000077cb97ae0] [c00000000008f5ac] .__stop_machine_run+0xbc/0xf0 [c00000077cb97bb0] [c00000000008f61c] .stop_machine_run+0x3c/0x80 [c00000077cb97c50] [c00000000008989c] .sys_init_module+0x14e4/0x1af4 [c00000077cb97e30] [c00000000000872c] syscall_exit+0x0/0x40 -- 0:conmux-control -- time-stamp -- Feb/11/08 14:38:46 -- INFO: task insmod:385 blocked for more than 120 seconds. "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. insmod D 000000001000e144 12144 385 1 Call Trace: [c00000077cb97600] [c0000000008fc600] 0xc0000000008fc600 (unreliable) [c00000077cb977d0] [c000000000010c7c] .__switch_to+0x11c/0x154 [c00000077cb97860] [c0000000003455e0] .schedule+0x5d0/0x6b0 [c00000077cb97950] [c000000000345920] .schedule_timeout+0x3c/0xe8 [c00000077cb97a20] [c000000000344e7c] .wait_for_common+0x150/0x22c [c00000077cb97ae0] [c00000000008f5ac] .__stop_machine_run+0xbc/0xf0 [c00000077cb97bb0] [c00000000008f61c] .stop_machine_run+0x3c/0x80 [c00000077cb97c50] [c00000000008989c] .sys_init_module+0x14e4/0x1af4 [c00000077cb97e30] [c00000000000872c] syscall_exit+0x0/0x40 -- 0:conmux-control -- time-stamp -- Feb/11/08 14:40:54 -- INFO: task insmod:385 blocked for more than 120 seconds. "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. insmod D 000000001000e144 12144 385 1 Call Trace: [c00000077cb97600] [c0000000008fc600] 0xc0000000008fc600 (unreliable) [c00000077cb977d0] [c000000000010c7c] .__switch_to+0x11c/0x154 [c00000077cb97860] [c0000000003455e0] .schedule+0x5d0/0x6b0 [c00000077cb97950] [c000000000345920] .schedule_timeout+0x3c/0xe8 [c00000077cb97a20] [c000000000344e7c] .wait_for_common+0x150/0x22c [c00000077cb97ae0] [c00000000008f5ac] .__stop_machine_run+0xbc/0xf0 [c00000077cb97bb0] [c00000000008f61c] .stop_machine_run+0x3c/0x80 [c00000077cb97c50] [c00000000008989c] .sys_init_module+0x14e4/0x1af4 [c00000077cb97e30] [c00000000000872c] syscall_exit+0x0/0x40 -- 0:conmux-control -- time-stamp -- Feb/11/08 14:43:04 -- INFO: task insmod:385 blocked for more than 120 seconds. "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. insmod D 000000001000e144 12144 385 1 Call Trace: [c00000077cb97600] [c0000000008fc600] 0xc0000000008fc600 (unreliable) [c00000077cb977d0] [c000000000010c7c] .__switch_to+0x11c/0x154 [c00000077cb97860] [c0000000003455e0] .schedule+0x5d0/0x6b0 [c00000077cb97950] [c000000000345920] .schedule_timeout+0x3c/0xe8 [c00000077cb97a20] [c000000000344e7c] .wait_for_common+0x150/0x22c [c00000077cb97ae0] [c00000000008f5ac] .__stop_machine_run+0xbc/0xf0 [c00000077cb97bb0] [c00000000008f61c] .stop_machine_run+0x3c/0x80 [c00000077cb97c50] [c00000000008989c] .sys_init_module+0x14e4/0x1af4 [c00000077cb97e30] [c00000000000872c] syscall_exit+0x0/0x40 -- Thanks & Regards, Kamalesh Babulal, Linux Technology Center, IBM, ISTL.