BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 24s! [kworker/0:1:156]

[Taha Chiadmi]

running iside a Windows 8.1 64,VMware Wrosktation 10 environment, i3 3rd gen, with the defaults and 2.5GB RAM allocated out of a total physical 4GB

ProblemType: KernelOops
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-image-3.13.0-23-generic 3.13.0-23.45
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-23.45-generic 3.13.8
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-23-generic x86_64
Annotation: Your system might become unstable now and might need to be restarted.
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: zat 2289 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Tue Apr 8 08:50:01 2014
DuplicateSignature: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 24s! [kworker/0:1:156] RIP: 0010:location location _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x1b/0x40
Failure: oops
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=9887d2cb-df55-4841-b4ff-8d241e8d6630
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-04 (4 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Daily amd64+mac (20140404)
IwConfig:
 eth0 no wireless extensions.

 lo no wireless extensions.
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0e0f:0008 VMware, Inc.
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0e0f:0002 VMware, Inc. Virtual USB Hub
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0e0f:0003 VMware, Inc. Virtual Mouse
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform
ProcFB: 0 svgadrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-23-generic root=UUID=cf118622-be60-4621-9cf2-4c90fb65b368 ro find_preseed=/preseed.cfg auto noprompt priority=critical locale=en_US quiet
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RelatedPackageVersions: kerneloops-daemon 0.12+git20090217-3ubuntu8
RfKill:
 0: hci0: Bluetooth
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
Title: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 24s! [kworker/0:1:156]
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/31/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00
dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: None
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd07/31/2013:svnVMware,Inc.:pnVMwareVirtualPlatform:pvrNone:rvnIntelCorporation:rn440BXDesktopReferencePlatform:rvrNone:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform
dmi.product.version: None
dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v3.14 kernel[0].

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

If you are unable to test the mainline kernel, for example it will not boot, please add the tag: 'kernel-unable-to-test-upstream'.
Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed".

Thanks in advance.

[0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.14-trusty/

[Steve Kokensparger (sjekoken)]

Can confirm I'm having same issue on a fresh install of Edubuntu 14.04 with ltsp set up.

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