Comment 0 for bug 1070837

Binary package hint: VMware-Player-5.0.0-812388.x86_64

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 12.10
Release: 12.10

$ cat /proc/version_signature
Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7

/var/log/kern.log

Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.537691] /dev/vmmon[17155]: PTSC: initialized at 2196110000 Hz using TSC, TSCs are synchronized.
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.539846] general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.539873] CPU 1
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.539881] Modules linked in: vmnet(O) parport_pc vsock(O) vmci(O) vmmon(O) bbswitch(O) ppdev bnep rfcomm bluetooth snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_realtek joydev snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec xt_hl ip6t_rt nf_conntrack_ipv6 snd_hwdep snd_pcm nf_defrag_ipv6 snd_seq_midi ipt_REJECT kvm_intel snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event kvm snd_seq xt_LOG snd_timer snd_seq_device xt_limit xt_tcpudp xt_addrtype snd xt_state arc4 soundcore uvcvideo iwlwifi ip6table_filter ghash_clmulni_intel i915 ip6_tables videobuf2_core nf_conntrack_netbios_ns snd_page_alloc videodev mac80211 aesni_intel asus_nb_wmi nf_conntrack_broadcast videobuf2_vmalloc asus_wmi mxm_wmi nf_nat_ftp nf_nat cryptd drm_kms_helper nf_conntrack_ipv4 aes_x86_64 videobuf2_memops nf_defrag_ipv4 lpc_ich nf_conntrack_ftp drm psmouse cfg80211 nf_conntrack serio_raw sparse_keymap mac_hid coretemp wmi i2c_algo_bit iptable_filter lp ip_tables mei video x_tables microcode parport hid_generic usbhid hid atl1c [last unloaded: vmnet]
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.540261]
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.540264] Pid: 17155, comm: vmware-vmx Tainted: G O 3.5.0-18-generic #29-Ubuntu ASUSTeK Computer Inc. K53SD/K53SD
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.540302] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffa051321f>] [<ffffffffa051321f>] HostIF_SafeRDMSR+0xf/0x30 [vmmon]
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.540336] RSP: 0018:ffff88019e89db08 EFLAGS: 00010246
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.540353] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000001 RCX: 0000000000000491
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.540375] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff880208eea010 RDI: 0000000000000491
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.540397] RBP: ffff88019e89db08 R08: ffff88024f436830 R09: ffffffffa0511882
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.540419] R10: 0000000001ec9be4 R11: 0000000000003246 R12: 0000000000000000
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.540441] R13: ffff880208eea000 R14: ffff880208eea000 R15: 00007fffb9150bf0
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.540463] FS: 00007f985e0db700(0000) GS:ffff88024f420000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.540488] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.540505] CR2: 0000000001eca018 CR3: 0000000214f64000 CR4: 00000000000407e0
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.540527] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.540549] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.541483] Process vmware-vmx (pid: 17155, threadinfo ffff88019e89c000, task ffff880208ec5c00)
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.542403] Stack:
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.543324] ffff88019e89db38 ffffffffa0516b73 ffffffffa0516af0 ffff88019e89db68
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.544280] ffff880208eea000 0000000000000000 ffff88019e89db58 ffffffffa0512990
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.545252] ffff880208eea000 00000000fffffff4 ffff88019e89db88 ffffffffa051896c
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.546231] Call Trace:
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.547212] [<ffffffffa0516b73>] Vmx86GetMSR+0x83/0xd0 [vmmon]
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.548213] [<ffffffffa0516af0>] ? Vmx86GetUnavailPerfCtrsOnCPU+0x150/0x150 [vmmon]
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.549226] [<ffffffffa0512990>] HostIF_CallOnEachCPU+0x20/0x40 [vmmon]
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.550242] [<ffffffffa051896c>] Vmx86_GetAllMSRs+0x2c/0x50 [vmmon]
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.551214] [<ffffffffa05104df>] LinuxDriver_Ioctl+0x72f/0xd60 [vmmon]
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.552221] [<ffffffff8112b99e>] ? __alloc_pages_nodemask+0x19e/0x920
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.553204] [<ffffffff81179c63>] ? __mem_cgroup_commit_charge+0x183/0x310
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.554190] [<ffffffff8112fa44>] ? lru_cache_add_lru+0x24/0x50
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.555179] [<ffffffff81153b9d>] ? page_add_new_anon_rmap+0xbd/0xe0
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.556180] [<ffffffff8114a006>] ? handle_pte_fault+0x286/0x430
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.557169] [<ffffffff8115af7d>] ? free_pages_and_swap_cache+0xad/0xd0
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.558160] [<ffffffff8114af09>] ? handle_mm_fault+0x259/0x320
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.559149] [<ffffffff8168700c>] ? do_page_fault+0x1cc/0x4e0
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.560134] [<ffffffffa0510b28>] LinuxDriver_UnlockedIoctl+0x18/0x20 [vmmon]
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.561124] [<ffffffff811939d9>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x99/0x590
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.562111] [<ffffffff81193f69>] sys_ioctl+0x99/0xa0
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.563093] [<ffffffff8168b629>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.564068] Code: 83 c4 01 e8 24 c4 c1 e0 44 89 e0 48 3b 43 08 72 e9 48 89 df e8 e3 ac c5 e0 eb 9e 90 55 48 89 e5 66 66 66 66 90 31 c0 89 c2 89 f9 <0f> 32 31 ff 41 89 c0 48 c1 e2 20 89 f8 4c 09 c2 48 89 16 5d c3
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.566296] RIP [<ffffffffa051321f>] HostIF_SafeRDMSR+0xf/0x30 [vmmon]
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.567388] RSP <ffff88019e89db08>
Oct 24 20:29:29 taaroa kernel: [ 6274.576355] ---[ end trace 19a01161c11759c4 ]---
Oct 24 20:32:34 taaroa kernel: [ 6459.603157] SysRq : This sysrq operation is disabled.
Oct 24 20:32:35 taaroa kernel: [ 6461.106665] SysRq : This sysrq operation is disabled.
Oct 24 20:32:38 taaroa kernel: [ 6464.164724] SysRq : This sysrq operation is disabled.
Oct 24 20:32:40 taaroa kernel: [ 6465.494919] SysRq : Emergency Sync
Oct 24 20:32:40 taaroa kernel: [ 6465.496348] Emergency Sync complete
Oct 24 20:32:41 taaroa kernel: [ 6466.635321] SysRq : Emergency Remount R/O

References:
http://communities.vmware.com/message/2103172