ES2 Switch Kernel Panic NULL pointer dereference at 000000000000001d

Asset ID:	1-72-2055714.1
Update Date:	2016-10-26
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Solution Type Problem Resolution Sure

Solution 2055714.1 : ES2 Switch Kernel Panic NULL pointer dereference at 000000000000001d

Applies to:

Oracle Ethernet Switch ES2-64 - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Oracle Ethernet Switch ES2-72 - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

ES2 switch is currently running 2.0.0.2

ES2-> version
SP firmware 3.2.5.60
SP firmware build number: 99058
SP firmware date: Fri Apr 17 17:42:35 PDT 2015
SP filesystem version: 2.0.0.2

ES2 switch crashes with the following output:

ES2-> BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 000000000000001d
IP: [<ffffffff8108a34f>] commit_creds+0x6f/0x230
PGD 3f7b77067 PUD 3cfcde067 PMD 0
Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP
Modules linked in: fm6k(OF) i2c_dev(F) i2c_it851x(OF) gpio_it851x(OF) it851x_hwmon(OF) it851x(OF) autofs4(F) cpufreq_ondemand(F) cachefiles(F) fscache(F) 8021q(F) garp(F) stp(F) llc(F) ipv6(F) iTCO_wdt(F) iTCO_vendor_support(F) sg(F) coretemp(F) hwmon(F) acpi_cpufreq(F) freq_table(F) mperf(F) kvm_intel(F) kvm(F) crc32c_intel(F) ghash_clmulni_intel(F) microcode(F) pcspkr(F) i2c_i801(F) lpc_ich(F) mfd_core(F) e1000e(F) snd_hda_codec_hdmi(F) snd_hda_intel(F) snd_hda_codec(F) snd_hwdep(F) snd_seq(F) snd_seq_device(F) snd_pcm(F) snd_timer(F) snd(F) soundcore(F) snd_page_alloc(F) ext4(F) jbd2(F) mbcache(F) sd_mod(F) crc_t10dif(F) aesni_intel(F) ablk_helper(F) cryptd(F) lrw(F) aes_x86_64(F) xts(F) gf128mul(F) ahci(F) libahci(F) xhci_hcd(F) i915(F) drm_kms_helper(F) drm(F) i2c_algo_bit(F) i2c_core(F) video(F) dm_mirror(F) dm_region_hash(F) dm_log(F) dm_mod(F)
CPU 0
Pid: 4315, comm: pod Tainted: GF O 3.8.13-16.2.1.el6uek.x86_64 #1 To be filled by O.E.M. To be filled by O.E.M./SHARKBAY

Cause

This is a known defect in all releases below 2.0.0.3.

Solution

Upgrade to the latest release by installing Patch 21378426: ORACLE ETHERNET SWITCH ES2-72/ES2-64 2.0

References

<BUG:21778121> - ES2-64 SP ILOM LOST SETTINGS FOR NETWORK WITH FIRMWARE UPGRADE

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