page allocation failure. order:0, mode:0x20

From: Naveen Burmi (naveenb_at_cisco.com)
Date: 03/19/04

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    Date:	Fri, 19 Mar 2004 19:38:08 +0530
    
    

    While testing linux-iscsi-4.0.1.1 driver on linux kernel version 2.6.3, my
    system's console was floded with follwoing message:

    "page allocation failure. order:0, mode:0x20"

    Is this a known problem in linux kernel version 2.6.x ?
    Is there any patch available for this problem ?

    My setup :-

    Four processor machine :
    ====================
    vendor_id : GenuineIntel
    cpu family : 6
    model : 10
    model name : Pentium III (Cascades)
    stepping : 1
    cpu MHz : 698.159
    cache size : 1024 KB
    fdiv_bug : no
    hlt_bug : no
    f00f_bug : no
    coma_bug : no
    fpu : yes
    fpu_exception : yes
    cpuid level : 2
    wp : yes
    flags : fpu vme de tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov
    pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse
    bogomips : 1392.64

    NIC :
    ====
    Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100]
    MTU: 1500

    Used two iscsi disks of 17GB, having filesystem ext3.

    Memory status before starting I/O:
    ===========================
                 total used free shared buffers cached
    Mem: 2070376 432996 1637380 0 45524 162980
    -/+ buffers/cache: 224492 1845884
    Swap: 2040212 388 2039824

    Memory status after starting I/O:
    =========================
                total used free shared buffers cached
    Mem: 2070376 2063604 6772 0 32124 1804716
    -/+ buffers/cache: 226764 1843612
    Swap: 2040212 380 2039832

    Following are excerpts from messages appears on my system console:
    ============================================================

    iscsi-tx: page allocation failure. order:0, mode:0x20
    Call Trace:
     [<c014ab6b>] __alloc_pages+0x33b/0x3d0
     [<c014ac27>] __get_free_pages+0x27/0x40
     [<c010dbab>] handle_IRQ_event+0x3b/0x70
     [<c014ec0c>] cache_grow+0xdc/0x3b0
     [<c014effd>] cache_alloc_refill+0x11d/0x530
     [<c011f953>] kernel_map_pages+0x33/0x68
     [<c014fe84>] __kmalloc+0x244/0x280
     [<c035c278>] alloc_skb+0x48/0xf0
     [<c02785a4>] e100_rx_srv+0x1f4/0x5e0
     [<c0278182>] e100intr+0x2b2/0x360
     [<c010dbab>] handle_IRQ_event+0x3b/0x70
     [<c010e022>] do_IRQ+0xe2/0x230
     [<c010c000>] common_interrupt+0x18/0x20
     [<c011007b>] handle_vm86_fault+0x57b/0xa70
     [<c015012f>] kmem_cache_free+0x1af/0x3c0
     [<c035c475>] kfree_skbmem+0x25/0x30
     [<c035c475>] kfree_skbmem+0x25/0x30
     [<c035c51e>] __kfree_skb+0x9e/0x130
     [<c038d107>] tcp_clean_rtx_queue+0x147/0x3d0
     [<c038da67>] tcp_ack+0xe7/0x3f0
     [<c035c51e>] __kfree_skb+0x9e/0x130
     [<c0390676>] tcp_rcv_established+0x436/0x7f0
     [<c039a3ba>] tcp_v4_do_rcv+0x13a/0x140
     [<c035b905>] __release_sock+0x65/0xd0
     [<c035c0ed>] release_sock+0xad/0xd0
     [<c0386b0b>] tcp_sendmsg+0x4db/0x13f0
     [<c0392f2a>] tcp_write_xmit+0x1ba/0x310
     [<c035c0b1>] release_sock+0x71/0xd0
     [<c035c278>] alloc_skb+0x48/0xf0
     [<c03ab37b>] inet_sendmsg+0x4b/0x60
     [<c035801b>] sock_sendmsg+0xcb/0xd0
     [<c03ab37b>] inet_sendmsg+0x4b/0x60
     [<c0155b7a>] kmap_high+0x23a/0x280
     [<c014d90b>] check_poison_obj+0x2b/0x1a0
     [<c0155bee>] kunmap_high+0x2e/0xf0
     [<c011fa0e>] kmap+0x3e/0x40
     [<c035bad8>] sock_no_sendpage+0x78/0xa0
     [<c03865eb>] tcp_sendpage+0x4b/0x90
     [<f89a0ea8>] iscsi_xmit_data+0x668/0xb00 [iscsi]
     [<c03865a0>] tcp_sendpage+0x0/0x90
     [<c038013e>] ip_output+0x5e/0x80
     [<c039ab86>] tcp_v4_rcv+0x7c6/0xaa0
     [<c0278160>] e100intr+0x290/0x360
     [<c011f576>] __change_page_attr+0x26/0x1e0
     [<c0130ef6>] update_wall_time+0x16/0x40
     [<c01313b0>] do_timer+0xc0/0xd0
     [<c0112e76>] timer_interrupt+0x96/0x1e0
     [<c010dbab>] handle_IRQ_event+0x3b/0x70
     [<c010e060>] do_IRQ+0x120/0x230
     [<c010dbab>] handle_IRQ_event+0x3b/0x70
     [<c010c000>] common_interrupt+0x18/0x20
     [<c014d90b>] check_poison_obj+0x2b/0x1a0
     [<f89a1487>] iscsi_xmit_r2t_data+0x147/0x310 [iscsi]
     [<f89a14db>] iscsi_xmit_r2t_data+0x19b/0x310 [iscsi]
     [<f89823ea>] iscsi_tx_thread+0x83a/0xbc0 [iscsi]
     [<c0121860>] schedule+0x60/0x780
     [<c0121f80>] default_wake_function+0x0/0x30
     [<c0121f80>] default_wake_function+0x0/0x30
     [<f8981bb0>] iscsi_tx_thread+0x0/0xbc0 [iscsi]
     [<c01091bd>] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0x18

    iscsi-tx: page allocation failure. order:0, mode:0x20
    iscsi-tx: page allocation failure. order:0, mode:0x20
    Call Trace:
     [<c014ab6b>] __alloc_pages+0x33b/0x3d0
     [<c014ea02>] cache_init_objs+0xe2/0x1e0
     [<c014ac27>] __get_free_pages+0x27/0x40
     [<c014ec0c>] cache_grow+0xdc/0x3b0
     [<c014effd>] cache_alloc_refill+0x11d/0x530
     [<c011f953>] kernel_map_pages+0x33/0x68
     [<c014fbb5>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x205/0x230
     [<c035c253>] alloc_skb+0x23/0xf0
     [<c0387779>] tcp_sendmsg+0x1149/0x13f0
     [<c0392f2a>] tcp_write_xmit+0x1ba/0x310
     [<c035c0b1>] release_sock+0x71/0xd0
     [<c035bff0>] lock_sock+0x70/0xc0
     [<c03ab37b>] inet_sendmsg+0x4b/0x60
     [<c035801b>] sock_sendmsg+0xcb/0xd0
     [<c03ab37b>] inet_sendmsg+0x4b/0x60
     [<c035801b>] sock_sendmsg+0xcb/0xd0
     [<c014d90b>] check_poison_obj+0x2b/0x1a0
     [<c011fa00>] kmap+0x30/0x40
     [<c035bad8>] sock_no_sendpage+0x78/0xa0
     [<c03865eb>] tcp_sendpage+0x4b/0x90
     [<f89a11a8>] iscsi_xmit_data+0x668/0xb00 [iscsi]
     [<c03865a0>] tcp_sendpage+0x0/0x90
     [<c011f953>] kernel_map_pages+0x33/0x68
     [<c010c000>] common_interrupt+0x18/0x20
     [<c039a9af>] tcp_v4_rcv+0x5ef/0xaa0
     [<c011f953>] kernel_map_pages+0x33/0x68
     [<c0121275>] scheduler_tick+0x105/0x680
     [<c011b93d>] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0xcd/0x140
     [<c010c082>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x1a/0x20
     [<c014d90b>] check_poison_obj+0x2b/0x1a0
     [<f89a1787>] iscsi_xmit_r2t_data+0x147/0x310 [iscsi]
     [<f8982470>] iscsi_tx_thread+0x890/0xc10 [iscsi]
     [<c0121860>] schedule+0x60/0x780
     [<c0121f80>] default_wake_function+0x0/0x30
     [<c0121f80>] default_wake_function+0x0/0x30
     [<f8981be0>] iscsi_tx_thread+0x0/0xc10 [iscsi]
     [<c01091bd>] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0x18

    Call Trace:
     [<c014ab6b>] __alloc_pages+0x33b/0x3d0
     [<c014ac27>] __get_free_pages+0x27/0x40
     [<c014ec0c>] cache_grow+0xdc/0x3b0
     [<c014effd>] cache_alloc_refill+0x11d/0x530
     [<c011f953>] kernel_map_pages+0x33/0x68
     [<c014fe84>] __kmalloc+0x244/0x280
     [<c035c278>] alloc_skb+0x48/0xf0
     [<c035c278>] alloc_skb+0x48/0xf0
     [<c0278505>] e100_rx_srv+0x155/0x5e0
     [<c02785a4>] e100_rx_srv+0x1f4/0x5e0
     [<c0533f4c>] isapnp_read_tag+0x2c/0xa0
     [<c0278182>] e100intr+0x2b2/0x360
     [<c010dbab>] handle_IRQ_event+0x3b/0x70
     [<c010e022>] do_IRQ+0xe2/0x230
     [<c010c000>] common_interrupt+0x18/0x20
     [<c011007b>] handle_vm86_fault+0x57b/0xa70
     [<c015012f>] kmem_cache_free+0x1af/0x3c0
     [<c035c475>] kfree_skbmem+0x25/0x30
     [<c035c475>] kfree_skbmem+0x25/0x30
     [<c035c51e>] __kfree_skb+0x9e/0x130
     [<c038d107>] tcp_clean_rtx_queue+0x147/0x3d0
     [<c0392f2a>] tcp_write_xmit+0x1ba/0x310
     [<c038da67>] tcp_ack+0xe7/0x3f0
     [<c0390676>] tcp_rcv_established+0x436/0x7f0
     [<c039a3ba>] tcp_v4_do_rcv+0x13a/0x140
     [<c035b905>] __release_sock+0x65/0xd0
     [<c035c0ed>] release_sock+0xad/0xd0
     [<c0385851>] wait_for_tcp_memory+0x141/0x210
     [<c0124bc0>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x50
     [<c0124bc0>] autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x50
     [<c0387542>] tcp_sendmsg+0xf12/0x13f0
     [<c035c0b1>] release_sock+0x71/0xd0
     [<c035bff0>] lock_sock+0x70/0xc0
     [<c03ab37b>] inet_sendmsg+0x4b/0x60
     [<c035801b>] sock_sendmsg+0xcb/0xd0
     [<c03ab37b>] inet_sendmsg+0x4b/0x60
     [<c0155b7a>] kmap_high+0x23a/0x280
     [<c014d90b>] check_poison_obj+0x2b/0x1a0
     [<c0155bee>] kunmap_high+0x2e/0xf0
     [<c011fa0e>] kmap+0x3e/0x40
     [<c035bad8>] sock_no_sendpage+0x78/0xa0
     [<c03865eb>] tcp_sendpage+0x4b/0x90
     [<f89a11a8>] iscsi_xmit_data+0x668/0xb00 [iscsi]
     [<c03865a0>] tcp_sendpage+0x0/0x90
     [<c011007b>] handle_vm86_fault+0x57b/0xa70
     [<c0361bb7>] netif_receive_skb+0x1b7/0x230
     [<c0130ef6>] update_wall_time+0x16/0x40
     [<c01313b0>] do_timer+0xc0/0xd0
     [<c0112e76>] timer_interrupt+0x96/0x1e0
     [<c0121275>] scheduler_tick+0x105/0x680
     [<c0130ef6>] update_wall_time+0x16/0x40
     [<c0112e76>] timer_interrupt+0x96/0x1e0
     [<c014d90b>] check_poison_obj+0x2b/0x1a0
     [<f89a1787>] iscsi_xmit_r2t_data+0x147/0x310 [iscsi]
     [<f8982470>] iscsi_tx_thread+0x890/0xc10 [iscsi]
     [<c0121860>] schedule+0x60/0x780
     [<c0121f80>] default_wake_function+0x0/0x30
     [<c0121f80>] default_wake_function+0x0/0x30
     [<f8981be0>] iscsi_tx_thread+0x0/0xc10 [iscsi]
     [<c01091bd>] kernel_thread_helper+0x5/0x18

    Thanks,
    Naveen.

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