Kernel dump: dmesg perf buffer not large enough

Hello,

I’m having an issue with my VPS running an up-to-date copy of Alma linux.

dmesg output below:
[ 229.314347] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 229.314348] perf buffer not large enough
[ 229.314366] WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 6235 at kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c:399 perf_trace_buf_alloc+0x7f/0x90
[ 229.314367] Modules linked in: kcare(OE) xt_owner ip6t_REJECT nf_reject_ipv6 xt_nat xt_set xt_multiport ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 xt_NFLOG ip_set_hash_net ip_set_bitmap_port ip_set xt_conntrack ipt_MASQUERADE nf_conntrack_netlink nft_counter xt_addrtype nft_compat nft_chain_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_tables br_netfilter bridge stp llc binfmt_misc overlay tun nfnetlink_log cfg80211 rfkill nfnetlink joydev pcspkr virtio_balloon i2c_piix4 xfs libcrc32c sd_mod sr_mod cdrom t10_pi sg ata_generic bochs_drm drm_vram_helper drm_kms_helper syscopyarea sysfillrect sysimgblt fb_sys_fops drm_ttm_helper ttm drm ata_piix serio_raw libata virtio_net net_failover failover virtio_scsi dm_mod fuse
[ 229.314482] Features: eBPF/event
[ 229.314488] CPU: 3 PID: 6235 Comm: autoinstaller Kdump: loaded Tainted: G OE --------- - - 4.18.0-348.20.1.el8_5.x86_64 #1
[ 229.314488] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.11.2-0-gf9626ccb91-prebuilt.qemu-project.org 04/01/2014
[ 229.314490] RIP: 0010:perf_trace_buf_alloc+0x7f/0x90
[ 229.314492] Code: 48 c7 44 18 f8 00 00 00 00 5b 5d 41 5c c3 80 3d 82 a0 5d 01 00 75 15 48 c7 c7 bb 08 ee 8d c6 05 72 a0 5d 01 01 e8 da b0 ee ff <0f> 0b 5b 31 c0 5d 41 5c c3 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 55 89 f5 53 48
[ 229.314493] RSP: 0018:ffffb2d38645bd70 EFLAGS: 00010282
[ 229.314494] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000f6c RCX: 00000000ffffffff
[ 229.314495] RDX: 000000000000001c RSI: ffffffff8ecdff20 RDI: 0000000000000246
[ 229.314495] RBP: ffffb2d38645be60 R08: 6675622066726570 R09: 20746f6e20726566
[ 229.314496] R10: 6772616c20746f6e R11: 6867756f6e652065 R12: ffffd2d37fd8e418
[ 229.314496] R13: 000000000000000f R14: ffffb2d38645bdb4 R15: ffff9fcc685da000
[ 229.314498] FS: 00007fdf94ebf780(0000) GS:ffff9fcf6fd80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 229.314498] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 229.314499] CR2: ffffffffffffffff CR3: 0000000190ca2000 CR4: 00000000000006e0
[ 229.314504] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[ 229.314505] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[ 229.314505] Call Trace:
[ 229.314530] kprobe_perf_func+0xb3/0x260
[ 229.314535] ? do_execveat_common.isra.37+0x1/0x8c0
[ 229.314536] ? do_execveat_common.isra.37+0x5/0x8c0
[ 229.314539] kprobe_ftrace_handler+0x90/0xf0
[ 229.314544] ftrace_ops_assist_func+0x6e/0xe0
[ 229.314561] 0xffffffffc07d40c8
[ 229.314566] ? do_execveat_common.isra.37+0x1/0x8c0
[ 229.314568] do_execveat_common.isra.37+0x5/0x8c0
[ 229.314570] __x64_sys_execve+0x32/0x40
[ 229.314573] do_syscall_64+0x5b/0x1a0
[ 229.314577] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x65/0xca
[ 229.314579] RIP: 0033:0x7fdf92e4405b
[ 229.314580] Code: 41 89 01 eb da 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 f7 d8 64 41 89 01 eb d6 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 f3 0f 1e fa b8 3b 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d fd 5d 2f 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48
[ 229.314581] RSP: 002b:00007ffed45a2c78 EFLAGS: 00000202 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000003b
[ 229.314582] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007ffed45a2ca0 RCX: 00007fdf92e4405b
[ 229.314583] RDX: 0000000001d06690 RSI: 00007ffed45a2c80 RDI: 00007fdf92f01dac
[ 229.314583] RBP: 00007ffed45a2d00 R08: 00007ffed45a2d10 R09: 00007ffed45a2ca0
[ 229.314584] R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000202 R12: 0000000000000001
[ 229.314584] R13: 0000000003194030 R14: 0000000000000008 R15: 0000000000000006
[ 229.314590] —[ end trace 6b2b3f302f006de8 ]—

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

  • New Alma User

I forgot to mention, this happens with or without the kernelcare.

Thanks!