Panic string: User initiated "system core" nmi when user did not initiate system core
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- 2/6/2025, 4:58:25 PM
Applies to
- FAS 8300/8700
- AFF A400
Issue
- The following unexpected PANIC message is seen during normal system operation.
PANIC : User initiated "system core" nmi on cpu
version: 9.7P11:03:00 EST 2021
conf : x86_64.optimize
cpuid = 5
Uptime: 333d11h2m17s
ahcich2: AHCI reset done: devices=00000001
fpudna: fpcurthread == curthread
PANIC: User initiated "system core" nmi on cpu 5 in process idle: cpu5 on relea on Thu Feb 10 02
version: 9.7P
compile flags: x86_64.optimize
HA: current time (in sk_msecs) 28810833068 (in sk_cycles) 63235544303788032
DUMPCORE: START
Dumping to boot device.
- The following is seen in the BMC event log:
576 | 02/10/2022 | 14:28:12 | Critical Interrupt #0xb0 | NMI/Diag Interrupt | Asserted
577 | 02/10/2022 | 14:28:14 | Watchdog 2 #0xb1 | Timer interrupt (NMI/SMS/OS) | Asserted
578 | 02/10/2022 | 14:38:29 | OS Stop/Shutdown #0xff | OS graceful shutdown | Asserted
- The following is seen in the (BMC)
SP-LATEST-SYSLOG:
[18425808.070000] BUG: Bad page state in process ipmitool pfn:96a04
- The panic message indicates that the user initiated the panic by performing a system core, which they did not.
