Panic Message: @BlueScreen: VERIFY bora/vmkernel/sched/cpusched.c:11252

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Panic Details: Crash at 20XX-XX-XXTXX:XX:XX.XXXZ on CPU 62 running world 20xxxxx. VMK Uptime:XXX:XX:XX:XX.XXX
Panic Message: @BlueScreen: VERIFY bora/vmkernel/sched/cpusched.c:11252
Backtrace (top 8 lines):
  XxXXXaXXXXbbXX:[XxXXXXXXXXbbcX]PanicvPanicInt@vmkernel#nover+XxXXc stack: XxXXXaXXXXfXXX, XxXXXXXXXXbbcX, XxX, XxXXXXXXXXXXX1, XxXXXXXXXXbbcX
  XxXXXaXXXXbcXX:[XxXXXXXXXXcXXc]Panic_NoSave@vmkernel#nover+XxXd stack: XxXXXaXXXXbcXX, XxXXXaXXXXbcXX, XxX, XxXXXXXXXXXeaX, XxXbfX
  XxXXXaXXXXbcXX:[XxXXXXXXXXcXXX]Panic_OnAssertAt@vmkernel#nover+0xba stack: XxXbfX00000000, XxXXXXXXXXXeaX, XxXXXXXXXXXdXX, XxXXXXXXXXXfXX, XxXXXXXXXXXXXX
  XxXXXaXXXXbdXX:[XxXXXXXXXaXXeX]Int6_UD2Assert@vmkernel#nover+0xXX0 stack: 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0xXXXXXXXXbXcX, 0x0
  XxXXXaXXXXbdXX:[XxXXXXXXXXbXcX]gate_entry@vmkernel#nover+XxaX stack: 0x0, Xxbfffffff, 0x0, XxXXXffeebXcXXXX, 0x0
  XxXXXaXXXXbdfX:[XxXXXXXXXdXXXf]CpuSchedWait@vmkernel#nover+XxXXb stack: XxXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, 0x0, 0x0, XxXXeXXcXXXXXX, XxXXXaXXXXbfXX
  XxXXXaXXXXbfXX:[XxXXXXXXXeXXXa]TcpipDispatchWorld@(tcpip4)#<None>+XxXXX stack: 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0
  XxXXXaXXXXbfeX:[XxXXXXXXXdXXbX]CpuSched_StartWorld@vmkernel#nover+Xxbf stack: 0x0, XxXXXXXXXXXcfX, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 8.X

Cause

Incorrect state of CPU preemption state is causing the PSOD here. This is a per CPU state that is checked at different points by scheduler to make sure the system is in correct state.

Resolution

Please reach out by opening a ticket with Broadcom.

Note If you can reproduce the PSOD please ensure you open a ticket with Broadcom.