Kernel outputs lots of warning of the form [Firmware Warn]: GHES: Failed to read error status block address for hardware error source: 10.

[agenkin]

On a Supermicro X7SB4 based system the kernel outputs a host of error messages of the form:

[ 713.444010] ghes_read_estatus: 11 callbacks suppressed
[ 713.444014] [Firmware Warn]: GHES: Failed to read error status block address for hardware error source: 10.
[ 713.520005] [Firmware Warn]: GHES: Failed to read error status block address for hardware error source: 10.
[ 713.836007] [Firmware Warn]: GHES: Failed to read error status block address for hardware error source: 9.
[ 714.476007] [Firmware Warn]: GHES: Failed to read error status block address for hardware error source: 10.
[ 714.556005] [Firmware Warn]: GHES: Failed to read error status block address for hardware error source: 10.
[ 715.236008] [Firmware Warn]: GHES: Failed to read error status block address for hardware error source: 9.
[ 715.444005] [Firmware Warn]: GHES: Failed to read error status block address for hardware error source: 10.
[ 715.556005] [Firmware Warn]: GHES: Failed to read error status block address for hardware error source: 10.
[ 715.756006] [Firmware Warn]: GHES: Failed to read error status block address for hardware error source: 9.
[ 716.236007] [Firmware Warn]: GHES: Failed to read error status block address for hardware error source: 9.

This happens with 32-bit kernels (both -pae and non-pae). This may or may not be a duplicate of bug 881164 (this is for a Precise kernel and the hardware is not Dell PowerEdge).

WORKAROUND: Use kernel parameter:
ghes.disable=1

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-image-3.2.0-24-generic-pae 3.2.0-24.37
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686
AlsaDevices:
 total 0
 crw-rw---T 1 root audio 116, 1 May 15 17:12 seq
 crw-rw---T 1 root audio 116, 33 May 15 17:12 timer
AplayDevices: aplay: device_list:252: no soundcards found...
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices: arecord: device_list:252: no soundcards found...
AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1:
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
Date: Tue May 15 17:20:09 2012
IwConfig: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
MachineType: Supermicro X7SB4/E
PciMultimedia:

ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: root=/dev/sda1 ro
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-24-generic-pae N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-24-generic-pae N/A
 linux-firmware 1.79
RfKill: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/19/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 1.2a
dmi.board.name: X7SB4/E
dmi.board.vendor: Supermicro
dmi.board.version: PCB Version
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Supermicro
dmi.chassis.version: 0123456789
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr1.2a:bd12/19/2008:svnSupermicro:pnX7SB4/E:pvr0123456789:rvnSupermicro:rnX7SB4/E:rvrPCBVersion:cvnSupermicro:ct1:cvr0123456789:
dmi.product.name: X7SB4/E
dmi.product.version: 0123456789
dmi.sys.vendor: Supermicro

[agenkin (agenkin-p)]

Just tried booting into kernel 3.2.0-23-generic-pae (instead of 3.2.0-24-generic-pae) and the problem exists in it, too.

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Do you know if this issue happened in a previous version of Ubuntu, or is this a new issue?

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v3.4kernel[1] (Not a kernel in the daily directory). Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-testing' tag(Only that one tag, please leave the other tags). This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon next to the tag located at the bottom of the bug description and deleting the 'needs-upstream-testing' text.

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.

http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4-rc7-precise/

[agenkin (agenkin-p)]

This machine did not run Ubuntu before. It ran Debian Lenny (5.0) with kernel 2.6.26 and did not have this problem.

I have just tried booting it with linux-image-3.4.0-999-generic-pae_3.4.0-999.201205160409_i386.deb and I am no longer seeing the warning messages output by the kernel.

[agenkin (agenkin-p)]

Adding ghes.disable=1 as a kernel boot option stops the messages from appearing.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

agenkin, This bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? If so, could you please test for this with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ .

If it remains an issue, could you please just make a comment to this.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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