Public bug reported: Dear Maintainers
I have encountered a kernel oops, which causes the VM to hard hang. This is an Ubuntu VM running on an ESXi 5.5 host. The hang happens regularly (as in every few days). There is some memory pressure on the host, which explain the ballooning. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: linux-image-4.4.0-43-generic 4.4.0-43.63 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-43.63-generic 4.4.21 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-43-generic i686 AlsaDevices: total 0 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 1 Nov 13 13:46 seq crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 33 Nov 13 13:46 timer AplayDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'aplay' ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: i386 ArecordDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'arecord' AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1: Date: Sun Nov 13 14:13:05 2016 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=ce916614-f122-49a8-a4ae-3d4ac5c515d9 InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-10-30 (1841 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110426) IwConfig: ens32 no wireless extensions. lo no wireless extensions. Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1: MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform PciMultimedia: ProcFB: 0 svgadrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.4.0-43-generic root=/dev/mapper/dev2-root ro quiet crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.4.0-43-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.4.0-43-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.157.4 RfKill: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'rfkill' SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-30 (75 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 09/17/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD dmi.bios.version: 6.00 dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation dmi.board.version: None dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 1 dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd09/17/2015:svnVMware,Inc.:pnVMwareVirtualPlatform:pvrNone:rvnIntelCorporation:rn440BXDesktopReferencePlatform:rvrNone:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform dmi.product.version: None dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Confirmed ** Tags: apport-bug i386 xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1641403 Title: Kernel Oops, possibly VMWare ballooning related To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1641403/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs