Unusual error in syslog.log file

[Eric S]

I noticed today that two servers started generating similar messages in syslog.log.

Both systems with the error are rx2620 running hpux 11iv2 and have been up for 497 days.

The messages are:

Feb 14 09:08:01 gumby vmunix: Timeout called with negative time.
Feb 14 09:08:01 gumby vmunix: function == 0xE00000000042F180, arg == 0xE00000012E063800, ticks == 0xFFFFFEEE, flags == 0x0
Feb 14 09:08:01 gumby vmunix: function == 0xE00000000042F180, arg == 0xE00000012E063800, ticks == 0xFFFFFEED, flags == 0x0
Feb 14 09:08:01 gumby vmunix: function == 0xE00000000042F180, arg == 0xE00000012E063800, ticks == 0xFFFFFEEC, flags == 0x0
Feb 14 09:08:01 gumby vmunix: function == 0xE00000000042F180, arg == 0xE00000012E063800, ticks == 0xFFFFFEEB, flags == 0x0
Feb 14 09:08:01 gumby vmunix: function == 0xE00000000042F180, arg == 0xE00000012E063800, ticks == 0xFFFFFEEA, flags == 0x0

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Not terribly unusual though its the first time I've ever seen it.

http://docs.hp.com/en/B6257-90050/ch01s05.html

Programs can be apparently created with a negative time function. I won't pretend to understand it but it appears to be something the kernel logs.

SEP

[Eric S]

Talked with HP Support and they suggested updating the firmware with PHSS_35296. I rebooted the server without applying firmware and the error messages stopped. I still suspect the cause was the number of days the system had been up. Two systems that had been up for that length of time exhibited the same symptoms at nearly the same time.