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Centos 4.5 linux panic - unable to handle kernel paging request

Asked by: medent

Hi, this panic happened on a IBM i386 system that has been running for nearly a month with no problems. I am looking for any clues from the panic trace (below) that would point me to the cause.  
The OS is CENTOS linux 4.5 (RHEL 4.5 clone)
Thank You.

[root@support log]# cat panic
Nov  9 00:34:02 support in.rshd[11280]: root@ltapes2 as root: cmd='rcp -f /usr/medent/sysadmin/backup/users.cpio'
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 01ebc9db
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel:  printing eip:
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel: c01a58b5
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel: *pde = 00000000
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel: Oops: 0000 [#1]
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel: SMP
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel: Modules linked in: nls_utf8 ppp_deflate zlib_deflate ppp_async crc_ccitt ppp_generic slhc dgrp md5 ipv6 parport_pc lp parport tun usbhid usbkbd thermal processor ohci_hcd ehci_hcd e1000 ext3 jbd aacraid aic79xx sd_mod scsi_mod
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel: CPU:    7
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel: EIP:    0060:[<c01a58b5>]    Not tainted VLI
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel: EFLAGS: 00010246   (2.6.9-55.0.9.EL.p34gsmp)
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel: EIP is at sysfs_readdir+0xc5/0x210
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel: eax: 00000000   ebx: f765a980   ecx: ffffffff   edx: f765a980
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel: esi: f765a984   edi: 01ebc9db   ebp: f75e52c4   esp: e2b85f34
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel: ds: 007b   es: 007b   ss: 0068
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel: Process find (pid: 11345, threadinfo=e2b85000 task=e5f4a910)
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel: Stack: f765a980 f4cbd154 00000004 00000013 00000000 00001bde 00000004 01ebc9db
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel:        f7eec60c bffb44fc f7eec600 f7b841e8 fffffffe e9dcbc80 f7b84254 c017a923
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel:        e9dcbc80 e2b85fa0 c017ad40 c017ad40 ffffffda e9dcbc80 00000000 c017b07c
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel: Call Trace:
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel:  [<c017a923>] vfs_readdir+0xa3/0xc0
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel:  [<c017ad40>] filldir64+0x0/0x130
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel:  [<c017ad40>] filldir64+0x0/0x130
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel:  [<c017b07c>] sys_getdents64+0xdc/0xe4
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel:  [<c017ad40>] filldir64+0x0/0x130
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel:  [<c02f3137>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel:  [<c02f007b>] packet_mmap+0xcb/0x110
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel: Code: 8b 36 39 74 24 20 75 ee 83 c4 2c 31 c0 5b 5e 5f 5d c3 8d 74 26 00 89 1c 24 e8 e8 e5 ff ff 89 44 24 1c 89 c7 b9 ff ff ff ff 31 c0 <f2> ae f7 d1 49 0f b7 43 1c 8b 53 20 8b 5c 24 40 8b 7c 24 1c c1
Nov  9 00:34:31 support kernel:  <0>Fatal exception: panic in 5 seconds
Nov  9 06:11:53 support syslogd 1.4.1: restart.

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