Attaching a USB hard drive halts the machine

[Wolf Rogner]

Ubuntu 17.10
$ uname -a
Linux mbpr13b 4.13.0-12-generic #13-Ubuntu SMP Sat Sep 23 03:40:16 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

near every time a hard disk is attached the kernel hangs.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: linux-image-4.13.0-12-generic 4.13.0-12.13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-12.13-generic 4.13.3
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: wolf 1612 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1: wolf 1612 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue Oct 3 12:17:30 2017
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=88d69bc7-ac96-42c6-bf6d-5c912964a63b
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-05 (27 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170902)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 05ac:8406 Apple, Inc.
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 05ac:0273 Apple, Inc.
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05ac:8290 Apple, Inc.
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Apple Inc. MacBookPro12,1
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.13.0-12-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-4.13.0-12-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-4.13.0-12-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.168
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 06/18/2017
dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.bios.version: MBP121.88Z.0167.B33.1706181928
dmi.board.name: Mac-E43C1C25D4880AD6
dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.board.version: MacBookPro12,1
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Mac-E43C1C25D4880AD6
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMBP121.88Z.0167.B33.1706181928:bd06/18/2017:svnAppleInc.:pnMacBookPro12,1:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-E43C1C25D4880AD6:rvrMacBookPro12,1:cvnAppleInc.:ct9:cvrMac-E43C1C25D4880AD6:
dmi.product.family: MacBook Pro
dmi.product.name: MacBookPro12,1
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc.

[Wolf Rogner (war-rsb)]

look for
Oct 3 12:14:24 mbpr13b kernel: [46287.294083] RIP: kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x7e/0x1b0 RSP: ffffbbea4229fc10
Oct 3 12:14:24 mbpr13b kernel: [46287.301122] ---[ end trace a831f44150dbc024 ]---
^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@Oct 3 12:15:25 mbpr13b rsyslogd: [origin software="rsyslogd" swVersion="8.16.0" x-pid="914" x-info="http://www.rsyslog.com"] start

[Ubuntu Kernel Bot (ubuntu-kernel-bot)]

This change was made by a bot.

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Did this issue start happening after an update/upgrade? Was there a prior kernel version where you were not having this particular problem?

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v4.14 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'.

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/v4.14-rc3

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