PI82065: SOLARIS 11 KERNEL PANIC WITH CLEARCASE 8.0.1.14

APAR status

• Closed as unreproducible.

Error description

• Solaris 11 Non-Global Zone with IBM Rational ClearCase 8.0.1.14
  installed may receive a kernel panic when utmp recieves a
  SIGTERM.
  The system logs shows an entry:
  savecore: [ID XXXXXX daemon.notice] reboot after panic:
  assertion failed: vp->v_count > 0, file:
  ../../common/fs/vnode.c, line: 1365.
  
  The resulting dump is:
  unix:vpanic_common+0x13a()
  unix:0xfffffffffb8a5590()
  genunix:0xfffffffffbb07f69()
  void genunix:vn_rele+0x79((vnode_t *)0xffffa1c00d47c800)
  void procfs:prinactive+0x1f9((vnode_t *)0xffffa1c0d2b4d600,
  (cred_t *)0xffffa1c00b8ad858, (caller_context_t *)0)
  void genunix:fop_inactive+0xde((vnode_t *)0xffffa1c0d2b4d600,
  (cred_t *)0xffffa1c00b8ad858, (caller_context_t *)0)
  void genunix:vn_rele+0x58((vnode_t *)0xffffa1c0d2b4d600)
  void procfs:prinactive+0x1f9((vnode_t *)0xffffa1c0aa532f00,
  (cred_t *)0xffffa1c00b8ad858, (caller_context_t *)0)
  void genunix:fop_inactive+0xde((vnode_t *)0xffffa1c0aa532f00,
  (cred_t *)0xffffa1c00b8ad858, (caller_context_t *)0)
  void genunix:vn_rele+0x58((vnode_t *)0xffffa1c0aa532f00)
  int genunix:closef2+0x141((file_t *)0xffffa1c044688318,
  (boolean_t)0)
  int genunix:closef+0x17((file_t *)0xffffa1c044688318)
  void genunix:closeall+0x67((uf_info_t *)0xffffa1036aff3e50)
  int genunix:proc_exit+0x442((int)2, (int)0xf)
  void genunix:exit+0x15((int)2, (int)0xf)
  void genunix:psig+0x548()
  void genunix:post_syscall+0x471((long)4, (long)0)
  void genunix:syscall_exit+0x54((kthread_t *)0xffffa1c00b97f900,
  (long)4, (long)0)
  unix:_full_syscall_postsys32+0x1e()
  
  WORKAROUND:
  Use NFSv3
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of ClearCase dynamic views on Solaris 11.              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Users of ClearCase on Oracle Solaris 11 may experience       *
  * sporadic system crashes, with the following message in the   *
  * system log: "assertion failed : vp->v_count > 0"             *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * This problem is no longer reproducible, it has likely been   *
  * fixed upstream.   We recommend upgrading to the current      *
  * ClearCase fixpack.                                           *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

Applicable component levels