Oracle Linux: Frequent Hard lockup messages "kernel/watchdog.c:246 watchdog_overflow_callback" in /var/log/messages (Doc ID 2234958.1)

Last updated on MARCH 15, 2017

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 6.6 and later
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

Hard lockups found in the /var/log/messages repeatedly.

 

Cause

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