PF Exception 14 in world 2098366:vmnic0-pollW IP 0x############ addr 0x48

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Version Details: VMware ESXi 8.0.3 build-24022510

Panic Details: Crash at YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.###Z on CPU 99 running world 2098366 - vmnic0-pollWorld-0-0x4301958b17c0. VMK Uptime:HH:MM:SS
Panic Message: @BlueScreen: #PF Exception 14 in world 2098366:vmnic0-pollW IP 0x############ addr 0x48
Backtrace:
  0x4539e119b9a0:[0x42002ecb0899]World_ArchReleaseFastSwitchParent@vmkernel#nover+0xe9 stack: 0x420058c00000, 0x4539fe91f000, 0x430286401ad0, 0x0, 0x0
  0x4539e119b9e0:[0x42002e7b3e4a]WorldReleaseFastSwitchParent@vmkernel#nover+0x2f stack: 0x0, 0xf6, 0x0, 0x42002e760e4d, 0x0
  0x4539e119b9f0:[0x42002ecccb87]CpuSchedReschedIntHandler@vmkernel#nover+0x14 stack: 0x0, 0x42002e760e4d, 0x0, 0x430286409b80, 0x0
  0x4539e119ba10:[0x42002e760e4c]IntrCookie_DoInterrupt@vmkernel#nover+0x19d stack: 0x0, 0x7b00, 0x4539e119bb00, 0xf39109f0, 0xf6
  0x4539e119bac0:[0x42002e761353]IntrCookie_VmkernelInterrupt@vmkernel#nover+0x38 stack: 0xf6, 0x42002eca290b, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0
  0x4539e119bae0:[0x42002eca290a]IDT_IntrHandler@vmkernel#nover+0x97 stack: 0x0, 0x42002ec9b0c7, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0
  0x4539e119bb00:[0x42002ec9b0c6]gate_entry@vmkernel#nover+0xa7 stack: 0x0, 0x63, 0x4539e1190000, 0xe1190000, 0x1
  0x4539e119bbc0:[0x42002ecd861f]CpuSchedDispatch@vmkernel#nover+0x1e13 stack: 0x453900000001, 0x420058c01040, 0x420058c01110, 0x420058c01128, 0x420058c01040
  0x4539e119be00:[0x42002ecd904e]CpuSchedWait@vmkernel#nover+0x35b stack: 0x800000000000006f, 0x0, 0x1000000000000, 0x6f, 0x0
  0x4539e119bf70:[0x42002e89de35]NetPollWorldCallback@vmkernel#nover+0x36 stack: 0x4539dda10043, 0x42002f848810, 0x42002e89df8c, 0x0, 0x0
  0x4539e119bfe0:[0x42002ecd67b2]CpuSched_StartWorld@vmkernel#nover+0xbf stack: 0x0, 0x42002e744c70, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0
  0x4539e119c000:[0x42002e744c6f]Debug_IsInitialized@vmkernel#nover+0xc stack: 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0

Environment

VMware ESXi 8.0.3

Cause

A problem with the CPU on the ESXi server. 

Module(s) involved in panic: [vmkernel Version Releasebuild-24022510]

[YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS].059Z cpu99:2098366)cr0=0x8001003d cr2=0x48 cr3=0x25a000 cr4=0x14216c
[YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS].060Z cpu99:2098366)FMS=06/6a/6 uCode=0xd0003d1
[YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS].060Z cpu99:2098366)frame=0x4539e119b8e0 ip=0x42002ecb0899 err=0x0 rflags=0x10002
[YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS].060Z cpu99:2098366)rax=0x0 rbx=0x2e7 rcx=0x1f
[YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS].060Z cpu99:2098366)rdx=0xffffffff rbp=0x4539e119f000 rsi=0x0
[YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS].061Z cpu99:2098366)rdi=0x4539fe9208b0 r8=0x8 r9=0x3
[YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS].061Z cpu99:2098366)r10=0x42002ecccb74 r11=0x0 r12=0x4539fe91f000
[YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS].061Z cpu99:2098366)r13=0x0 r14=0x0 r15=0x0

Resolution

Contact the hardware vendor.