AIX system crashes when removing a device

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Article ID: 100027371

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Description

Error Message

vxdisk rm command stack will show as below.

CRASH INFORMATION:
CPU 16 CSA F000000030019600 at time of crash, error code for LEDs: 30000000
pvthread+08FE00 STACK:
[00009514].simple_lock+000014 ()
[0061F6FC]closef+00001C (??)
[0061F868]fp_close+000048 (??)
[00014F50].kernel_add_gate_cstack+000030 ()
[04E65C8C]dmp_aixfp_close+0000FC (800000180000011A, 0000000000000000)
[04E65FBC]dmpaix_close_disk_device+0000D8 (800000180000011A, 0000000000000000)
[04E66454]dmp_close_path+000360 (F1000A039FE8C800, 0000000000000000,
0000000000000000)
[04E94EA4]dmp_change_path_state+000360 (8000002D0000FFFF, 000000002FF227A0,
0000000300000003, 0000000000000000)
[04EC45A4]gendmpioctl+00034C (8000002D0000FFFF, 444D5011444D5011,
000000002FF227A0, 0000000300000003, 0000000000000000, F000000030019150)
[04E61250]vxdmpioctl+0000B0 (8000002D0000FFFF, 444D5011444D5011,
000000002FF227A0, 0000000300000003, 0000000000000000, 0000000000000000)
[0054E9C0]rdevioctl+0000C0 (??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??)
[0071C220]spec_ioctl+000080 (??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??)
[0057ED50]vnop_ioctl+000050 (??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??)
[00593CBC]vno_ioctl+00009C (??, ??, ??, ??, ??)
[0065A1F8]common_ioctl+0000F8 (??, ??, ??, ??)
[00003850]ovlya_addr_sc_flih_main+000130 ()
[kdb_get_virtual_memory] no real storage @ 2FF226C8
[D0131094]D0131094 ()
[kdb_read_mem] no real storage @ FFFFFFFFFFF66E0

(16)> pr node_t F1000A039FE8C800 | grep file
struct file *d_fpp = 0x0000000000000000; <=== NULL pointer

 

Cause

System panics due to a known issue where, Dynamic Multi Pathing passes a NULL file pointer to fp_close().

 

Resolution

This issue is tracked via e2624565 and fixed in below patches.

SF 5.0MP3 -  Fixed in hotfix 50MP3RP5HF7. Please contact Veritas support to obtain this hotfix.

SF 5.1SP1 -  Issue will be be fixed in the next rolling patch 5.1SP1RP3 scheduled for Oct-2012. Till such time an alternative is to upgrade to 6.0RP1.
 
SF 6.0 - Fixed in rolling patch 6.0RP1, which Can be downloaded from below SORT website link.

https://docs.infoscale.com 
 

Applies To

AIX 6.1  / SF 5.0MP3 / SFHA 5.1SP1 / SFHA 6.0

 

Issue/Introduction

AIX system crashes when running vxdisk rm to remove a device.