** Description changed: - I7-2600 on sandy bridge board goes in to slow mode due to interrupt problems. - (Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic 2.6.38.8) + I7-2600 on sandy bridge board goes in to slow mode due to interrupt + (handling?) problems. (Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic 2.6.38.8) + + (FYI: there are a few instances on this kernel problem published on the + web. Depending on what hardware is affected symptoms do change) Two to three times a day this occurs: Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380243] irq 16: nobody cared (try booting with the "irqpoll" option) Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380246] Pid: 2060, comm: vmware-vmx Tainted: P 2.6.38-11-generic #48-Ubuntu Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380248] Call Trace: Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380248] <IRQ> [<ffffffff810d515b>] ? __report_bad_irq.clone.2+0x2b/0xa0 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380256] [<ffffffff810d555a>] ? note_interrupt+0x19a/0x1e0 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380258] [<ffffffff8106d559>] ? __do_softirq+0xf9/0x1c0 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380260] [<ffffffff810d644d>] ? handle_fasteoi_irq+0xdd/0x110 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380263] [<ffffffff8100e9c2>] ? handle_irq+0x22/0x40 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380266] [<ffffffff815cb57d>] ? do_IRQ+0x5d/0xe0 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380268] [<ffffffff815c38d3>] ? ret_from_intr+0x0/0x15 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380269] <EOI> [<ffffffffa0c66347>] ? Task_Switch+0x1307/0x1690 [vmmon] Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380276] [<ffffffffa0c60010>] ? Warning+0x40/0x50 [vmmon] Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380279] [<ffffffffa0c68fcf>] ? Vmx86_RunVM+0xbf/0x360 [vmmon] Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380282] [<ffffffff81178558>] ? do_sys_poll+0x1d8/0x240 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380284] [<ffffffff81177080>] ? __pollwait+0x0/0xf0 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380287] [<ffffffffa0c5f6db>] ? LinuxDriver_Ioctl.clone.3+0xdcb/0x10b0 [vmmon] Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380289] [<ffffffff81177170>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380290] [<ffffffff81177170>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380292] [<ffffffff81177170>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380294] [<ffffffff81177170>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380296] [<ffffffff81177170>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380298] [<ffffffff81177170>] ? pollwake+0x0/0x60 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380300] [<ffffffff8105f464>] ? try_to_wake_up+0x244/0x3e0 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380301] [<ffffffff8105f612>] ? default_wake_function+0x12/0x20 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380304] [<ffffffff8127aab6>] ? security_task_kill+0x16/0x20 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380306] [<ffffffff81077e50>] ? check_kill_permission+0x120/0x180 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380308] [<ffffffff8107a0d6>] ? group_send_sig_info+0x26/0x70 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380310] [<ffffffff8107a22f>] ? kill_pid_info+0x3f/0x60 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380311] [<ffffffff8107a290>] ? kill_something_info+0x40/0x160 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380313] [<ffffffff8105f600>] ? default_wake_function+0x0/0x20 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380315] [<ffffffffa0c5f9d5>] ? LinuxDriver_UnlockedIoctl+0x15/0x20 [vmmon] Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380317] [<ffffffff811764ff>] ? do_vfs_ioctl+0x8f/0x360 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380319] [<ffffffff81165020>] ? vfs_read+0x120/0x180 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380321] [<ffffffff81176861>] ? sys_ioctl+0x91/0xa0 Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380323] [<ffffffff8100c002>] ? system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380324] handlers: Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380325] [<ffffffff814376f0>] (usb_hcd_irq+0x0/0x70) Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380329] [<ffffffffa007e4a0>] (rhine_interrupt+0x0/0x2d0 [via_rhine]) Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380334] [<ffffffffa06cbe90>] (nv_kern_isr+0x0/0x80 [nvidia]) Sep 3 02:32:30 atkinson1 kernel: [52442.380460] Disabling IRQ #16 - The system is then slow until i disable and re-enable networking. + The system is then slow until i disable and re-enable networkingIE. Probably due to Ethernet being on IRQ16. - ~$ cat /proc/interrupts - CPU0 CPU1 CPU2 CPU3 CPU4 CPU5 CPU6 CPU7 - 0: 307 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-IO-APIC-edge timer - 1: 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-IO-APIC-edge i8042 - 4: 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-IO-APIC-edge - 8: 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-IO-APIC-edge rtc0 - 9: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-IO-APIC-fasteoi acpi - 12: 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-IO-APIC-edge i8042 - 16: 3581288 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-IO-APIC-fasteoi ehci_hcd:usb1, nvidia, eth2 - 17: 212 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-IO-APIC-fasteoi hda_intel - 23: 63 127495 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-IO-APIC-fasteoi ehci_hcd:usb2 - 40: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DMAR_MSI-edge dmar0 - 42: 6055887 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-PCI-MSI-edge eth1 - 43: 96186 688875 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-PCI-MSI-edge ahci - 44: 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-PCI-MSI-edge xhci_hcd - 45: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-PCI-MSI-edge xhci_hcd - 46: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-PCI-MSI-edge xhci_hcd - 47: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-PCI-MSI-edge xhci_hcd - 48: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-PCI-MSI-edge xhci_hcd - 49: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-PCI-MSI-edge xhci_hcd - 50: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-PCI-MSI-edge xhci_hcd - 51: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-PCI-MSI-edge xhci_hcd - 52: 3371 0 80292 0 0 0 0 0 IR-PCI-MSI-edge hda_intel + By slow i mean extremely slow graphics, slow keyboard response, jerky + mouse movement. + + ~$ cat /proc/interrupts + CPU0 CPU1 CPU2 CPU3 CPU4 CPU5 CPU6 CPU7 + 0: 307 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-IO-APIC-edge timer + 1: 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-IO-APIC-edge i8042 + 4: 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-IO-APIC-edge + 8: 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-IO-APIC-edge rtc0 + 9: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-IO-APIC-fasteoi acpi + 12: 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-IO-APIC-edge i8042 + 16: 3581288 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-IO-APIC-fasteoi ehci_hcd:usb1, nvidia, eth2 + 17: 212 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-IO-APIC-fasteoi hda_intel + 23: 63 127495 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-IO-APIC-fasteoi ehci_hcd:usb2 + 40: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DMAR_MSI-edge dmar0 + 42: 6055887 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-PCI-MSI-edge eth1 + 43: 96186 688875 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-PCI-MSI-edge ahci + 44: 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-PCI-MSI-edge xhci_hcd + 45: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-PCI-MSI-edge xhci_hcd + 46: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-PCI-MSI-edge xhci_hcd + 47: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-PCI-MSI-edge xhci_hcd + 48: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-PCI-MSI-edge xhci_hcd + 49: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-PCI-MSI-edge xhci_hcd + 50: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-PCI-MSI-edge xhci_hcd + 51: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IR-PCI-MSI-edge xhci_hcd + 52: 3371 0 80292 0 0 0 0 0 IR-PCI-MSI-edge hda_intel NMI: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non-maskable interrupts LOC: 36042344 13862118 9086861 4722130 35157018 11887098 24667071 5105328 Local timer interrupts SPU: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spurious interrupts PMI: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Performance monitoring interrupts IWI: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IRQ work interrupts RES: 47641 16087 3136 1403 50228 9355 3178 1422 Rescheduling interrupts CAL: 7674 11013 12902 15967 13619 15382 17726 15201 Function call interrupts TLB: 24375 47217 5488 1474 18702 8560 3888 1383 TLB shootdowns TRM: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thermal event interrupts THR: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Threshold APIC interrupts MCE: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Machine check exceptions MCP: 283 283 283 283 283 283 283 283 Machine check polls ERR: 0 MIS: 0 + + I agree that primarily one would expect vmware to be (part of) the cause, but there are many others indicating similar issues without vmware + example: http://blog.adamsbros.org/2011/07/21/ubuntu-sluggish-or-slow/ + Most informative: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=474624
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