[CentOS] RHEL/CentOS Kernel:BUG: soft lockup CPU#N stuck for 113s!

Test Server Environment

OS : CentOS 6.3 x86_64
Kernel : 2.6.32-279.el6.x86_64

Solution

1. Update kernel fixed the bug

- RHEL6.2.z(EUS): Update the kernel to 2.6.32-220.45.1.el6 (released with RHSA-2013-1519) or later to fix the issue.
- RHEL6.3.z(EUS): Update the kernel to 2.6.32-279.39.1.el6 (released with RHSA-2013-1783) or later to fix the issue.
- RHEL6.4.z(EUS): Update the kernel to 2.6.32-358.28.1.el6 (released with RHBA-2013-1770) or later to fix the issue.
- RHEL6.5: Update the kernel to 2.6.32-431.el6 (released with RHSA-2013-1645) or later to fix the issue. This fix is already included in RHEL6.5.

2. Disable audit

#> vi /boot/grub/grub.conf

set audit=0