When I hot-plug a CPU to a Fedora 21 VM running on KVM, I get following kernel bug:
$ uname -a Linux fedora 3.17.6-300.fc21.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Dec 8 22:29:32 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux $ journalctl Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: CPU1 has been hot-added Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: SMP alternatives: switching to SMP code Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: x86: Booting SMP configuration: Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: smpboot: Booting Node 0 Processor 1 APIC 0x1 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: kvm-clock: cpu 1, msr 0:3ffca041, secondary cpu clock Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: kvm: enabling virtualization on CPU1 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: KVM setup async PF for cpu 1 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: kvm-stealtime: cpu 1, msr 3de2d100 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: kobject '(null)' (ffff88003de3b4d8): tried to add an uninitialized object, something is seriously wrong. Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: CPU: 1 PID: 1056 Comm: systemd-udevd Not tainted 3.17.6-300.fc21.x86_64 #1 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: Hardware name: Bochs Bochs, BIOS Bochs 01/01/2011 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: 0000000000000000 00000000ffd31f20 ffff88003b593c68 ffffffff8173f8aa Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: ffff88003de3b4d8 ffff88003b593ce0 ffffffff813850e6 ffffffff00000020 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: ffff88003b593cf0 ffff88003b593c98 00000000ffd31f20 0000000000000002 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: Call Trace: Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff8173f8aa>] dump_stack+0x45/0x56 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff813850e6>] kobject_add+0xc6/0xd0 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81383bd5>] ? ida_get_new_above+0x1f5/0x220 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81362376>] blk_mq_register_hctx+0xa6/0xc0 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81362cb1>] blk_mq_sysfs_register+0x41/0x60 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff813606b2>] blk_mq_queue_reinit_notify+0x72/0xb0 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff810b62dd>] notifier_call_chain+0x4d/0x70 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff810b63ee>] __raw_notifier_call_chain+0xe/0x10 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81097363>] cpu_notify+0x23/0x50 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81097598>] _cpu_up+0x188/0x1a0 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff8109763a>] cpu_up+0x8a/0xb0 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81738fa0>] cpu_subsys_online+0x40/0xa0 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff814975b5>] device_online+0x65/0x90 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81497675>] online_store+0x95/0xa0 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81494708>] dev_attr_store+0x18/0x30 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff812895fa>] sysfs_kf_write+0x3a/0x50 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff812889de>] kernfs_fop_write+0xee/0x180 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff8120c597>] vfs_write+0xb7/0x1f0 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81060e21>] ? trace_do_page_fault+0x41/0x100 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff8120d1c5>] SyS_write+0x55/0xd0 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81746a69>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: microcode: CPU1: patch_level=0x01000065 Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: Will online and init hotplugged CPU: 1
I initially reported this bug in openSUSE and it was fixed in the Linus tree: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=06a41a9
When I hot-plug a CPU to a Fedora 21 VM running on KVM, I get following kernel bug:
$ uname -a 300.fc21. x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Dec 8 22:29:32 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux 300.fc21. x86_64 #1 8aa>] dump_stack+ 0x45/0x56 0e6>] kobject_ add+0xc6/ 0xd0 bd5>] ? ida_get_ new_above+ 0x1f5/0x220 376>] blk_mq_ register_ hctx+0xa6/ 0xc0 cb1>] blk_mq_ sysfs_register+ 0x41/0x60 6b2>] blk_mq_ queue_reinit_ notify+ 0x72/0xb0 2dd>] notifier_ call_chain+ 0x4d/0x70 3ee>] __raw_notifier_ call_chain+ 0xe/0x10 363>] cpu_notify+ 0x23/0x50 598>] _cpu_up+0x188/0x1a0 63a>] cpu_up+0x8a/0xb0 fa0>] cpu_subsys_ online+ 0x40/0xa0 5b5>] device_ online+ 0x65/0x90 675>] online_ store+0x95/ 0xa0 708>] dev_attr_ store+0x18/ 0x30 5fa>] sysfs_kf_ write+0x3a/ 0x50 9de>] kernfs_ fop_write+ 0xee/0x180 597>] vfs_write+ 0xb7/0x1f0 e21>] ? trace_do_ page_fault+ 0x41/0x100 1c5>] SyS_write+0x55/0xd0 a69>] system_ call_fastpath+ 0x16/0x1b 0x01000065
Linux fedora 3.17.6-
$ journalctl
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: CPU1 has been hot-added
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: SMP alternatives: switching to SMP code
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: x86: Booting SMP configuration:
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: smpboot: Booting Node 0 Processor 1 APIC 0x1
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: kvm-clock: cpu 1, msr 0:3ffca041, secondary cpu clock
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: kvm: enabling virtualization on CPU1
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: KVM setup async PF for cpu 1
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: kvm-stealtime: cpu 1, msr 3de2d100
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: kobject '(null)' (ffff88003de3b4d8): tried to add an uninitialized object, something is seriously wrong.
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: CPU: 1 PID: 1056 Comm: systemd-udevd Not tainted 3.17.6-
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: Hardware name: Bochs Bochs, BIOS Bochs 01/01/2011
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: 0000000000000000 00000000ffd31f20 ffff88003b593c68 ffffffff8173f8aa
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: ffff88003de3b4d8 ffff88003b593ce0 ffffffff813850e6 ffffffff00000020
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: ffff88003b593cf0 ffff88003b593c98 00000000ffd31f20 0000000000000002
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: Call Trace:
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff8173f
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81385
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81383
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81362
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81362
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81360
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff810b6
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff810b6
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81097
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81097
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81097
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81738
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81497
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81497
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81494
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81289
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81288
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff8120c
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81060
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff8120d
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: [<ffffffff81746
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: microcode: CPU1: patch_level=
Dez 17 10:40:21 fedora kernel: Will online and init hotplugged CPU: 1
I initially reported this bug in openSUSE and it was fixed in the Linus tree: https:/ /git.kernel. org/cgit/ linux/kernel/ git/torvalds/ linux.git/ commit/ ?id=06a41a9