This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. While running an Ubuntu kernel (not a mainline or third-party kernel) please enter the following command in a terminal window:
apport-collect 1703944 and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'. If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'. This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Tags added: xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1703944 Title: ethtool - "vmalloc: allocation failure: 0 bytes" message Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in linux source package in Xenial: New Bug description: If ->get_regs_len() callback return 0, we allocate 0 bytes of memory, what print the following warning in kern.log : vmalloc: allocation failure: 0 bytes ethtool: page allocation failure: order:0, mode:0x24080c2 CPU: 21 PID: 7668 Comm: ethtool Tainted: G 4.4.0-62-generic #83-Ubuntu Hardware name:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 0000000000000286 000000005949f325 ffff8801fddcfba8 ffffffff813f7c63 00000000024080c2 ffffffff81ccfe30 ffff8801fddcfc38 ffffffff8119498a ffffffff81ccfe30 ffff8801fddcfbc8 0000000000000018 ffff8801fddcfc48 Call Trace: [<ffffffff813f7c63>] dump_stack+0x63/0x90 [<ffffffff8119498a>] warn_alloc_failed+0xfa/0x150 [<ffffffff811d1082>] __vmalloc_node_range+0x202/0x290 [<ffffffff8183812e>] ? _raw_spin_unlock_bh+0x1e/0x20 [<ffffffff811d1214>] vzalloc+0x54/0x60 [<ffffffff81733c57>] ? dev_ethtool+0xfc7/0x1ef0 [<ffffffff81733c57>] dev_ethtool+0xfc7/0x1ef0 [<ffffffff81746362>] dev_ioctl+0x182/0x580 [<ffffffff8170d4a2>] sock_do_ioctl+0x42/0x50 [<ffffffff8170d9a2>] sock_ioctl+0x1d2/0x290 [<ffffffff812227af>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x29f/0x490 [<ffffffff8106b514>] ? __do_page_fault+0x1b4/0x400 [<ffffffff81222a19>] SyS_ioctl+0x79/0x90 [<ffffffff818385f2>] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x16/0x71 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1703944/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp