TASK System Log Messages

This chapter describes messages with the TASK prefix.

TASK_ABORT

System Log Message

abort executable-name[pid] version version built by builder on date: error-message

Description

The control protocol process terminated because of an internal error.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

error

Facility

ANY

Action

Examine the messages that immediately follow this message in the system log for information about possible causes.

Cause

An internal software failure occurred.

TASK_ACTIVE_TERMINATE

System Log Message

Exiting with active tasks: task-name

Description

After receiving multiple termination requests, the control protocol process exited without performing the indicated cleanup tasks.

Type

Event: This message reports an event, not an error

Severity

notice

Facility

ANY

TASK_ASSERT

System Log Message

Assertion failed executable-name[pid]: file "source-filename", line line-number: "message"

Description

The source code for this process includes internal self-consistency checks. The process terminated because a check failed, creating a diagnostic core dump for analysis by technical support personnel and noting the number of the line in the source file where the check failed.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

error

Facility

ANY

Cause

An internal software failure occurred.

Action

Examine the messages that immediately follow this message in the system log for information about possible causes. Contact a technical support representative, and be ready to provide the list of messages and the diagnostic core dump, if requested.

TASK_ASSERT_SOFT

System Log Message

Soft assertion failed executable-name[pid]: file "source-filename", line line-number: "message", daemon continued running

Description

The source code for the process includes internal self-consistency checks. A check failed but the process continued running. It created a diagnostic core dump for analysis by technical support personnel and noted the number of the line in the source file where the check failed.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

error

Facility

ANY

Cause

An internal software failure occurred.

Action

TASK_EXIT

System Log Message

Exit executable-name[pid] version version built by builder on date, caller address

Description

The process exited, either in response to a user request or because of a system error.

Type

Event: This message reports an event, not an error

Severity

notice

Facility

ANY

Cause

A system resource was unavailable, an unexpected error occurred, or a user terminated the process.

Action

Examine the messages that immediately follow this message in the system log for information about possible causes.

TASK_LOCK_FLOCKED

System Log Message

Unable to obtain a lock on filename, is another copy of the process running?

Description

The process could not obtain the mutual exclusion lock that prevents more than one instance from running simultaneously. The system terminated the indicated process.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

error

Facility

ANY

Cause

Another process is running.

Action

Use the 'show system process' command to verify that another process is running.

TASK_LOCK_LOCKED

System Log Message

Unable to obtain a lock on filename, program-name[pid] is still running

Description

The process could not obtain the mutual exclusion lock that prevents more than one instance from running simultaneously. The system terminated this instance.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

error

Facility

ANY

Cause

Another process is running.

Action

Use the 'show system process' command to verify that another process is running.

TASK_MGMT_TIMEOUT

System Log Message

peer peer-name timed out waiting for input

Description

Daemon timed out waiting for management input.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

warning

Facility

ANY

Action

Examine the messages that immediately follow this message in the system log for information about possible causes.

Cause

An internal software failure occurred.

TASK_OS_MEMHIGH

System Log Message

Using size KB of memory, percentage-value percent of available

Description

The process is using the indicated amount and percentage of Routing Engine memory, which is considered excessive.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

error

Facility

ANY

Cause

Either the process is leaking memory or the use of system resources is excessive.

Action

Increase the amount of RAM in the Routing Engine.

TASK_SCHED_CALLBACK_LONGRUNTIME

System Log Message

function-name: excessive runtime time during action of module

Description

The indicated submodule of this process ran uninterrupted for the indicated period of time, which is considered excessive.

Type

Event: This message reports an event, not an error

Severity

warning

Facility

ANY

Cause

The duration was noted because task accounting is enabled. The function might be implemented inefficiently.

TASK_SCHED_CUMULATIVE_RUNTIME

System Log Message

function-name: excessive runtime (total of time in count callbacks) after action of module

Description

Several submodules of this process ran uninterrupted for the indicated period of time, which is considered excessive.

Type

Event: This message reports an event, not an error

Severity

warning

Facility

ANY

Cause

The duration was noted because task accounting is enabled. The function might be implemented inefficiently.

TASK_SCHED_MODULE_LONGRUNTIME

System Log Message

function-name: excessive runtime time during action of module

Description

Several submodules of this process ran uninterrupted for the indicated period of time, which is considered excessive.

Type

Event: This message reports an event, not an error

Severity

warning

Facility

ANY

Cause

The duration was noted because task accounting is enabled. The function might be implemented inefficiently.

TASK_SCHED_TASK_LONGRUNTIME

System Log Message

function-name ran for total-time (user-time user, system-time system) doing action

Description

A task callback within this process ran uninterrupted for the indicated period of time, which is considered excessive.

Type

Event: This message reports an event, not an error

Severity

warning

Facility

ANY

Cause

The duration was noted because task accounting is enabled. The function might be implemented inefficiently.

TASK_SIGNAL_TERMINATE

System Log Message

signal-name termination signal received

Description

In response to the indicated termination request, the process terminated and shut down.

Type

Event: This message reports an event, not an error

Severity

notice

Facility

ANY

TASK_START

System Log Message

Start executable-name[pid] version version built date

Description

Process started.

Type

Event: This message reports an event, not an error

Severity

info

Facility

ANY

TASK_SYSTEM

System Log Message

reason: error-message

Description

A system call made by this process failed.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

error

Facility

ANY

Cause

It is possible that the kernel lacked the resources to fulfill the request.

TASK_TASK_BEGIN

System Log Message

Commencing virtual chassis control daemon, version process-version, built date by builder

Description

The process started.

Type

Event: This message reports an event, not an error

Severity

notice

Facility

ANY

TASK_TASK_CHILDKILLED

System Log Message

task-name terminated by SIGsignal-namecore-dump-status

Description

While a child process was performing the indicated operation, it terminated in response to the indicated signal.

Type

Event: This message reports an event, not an error

Severity

error

Facility

ANY

TASK_TASK_CHILDSTOPPED

System Log Message

task-name stopped by SIGsignal-name

Description

While a child process was performing the indicated operation, it stopped in response to the indicated signal.

Type

Event: This message reports an event, not an error

Severity

error

Facility

ANY

TASK_TASK_FORK

System Log Message

Unable to fork task-name: error-message

Description

This process failed to create the indicated child process.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

error

Facility

ANY

TASK_TASK_GETWD

System Log Message

getwd: error-message

Description

The getwd() system call failed.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

error

Facility

ANY

Cause

It is possible that the kernel lacked the resources to fulfill the request.

TASK_TASK_NOREINIT

System Log Message

Reinitialization not possible

Description

This process (VCCPD) failed to reinitialize as requested, because it was running in a state that did not allow reconfiguration.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

error

Facility

ANY

TASK_TASK_PIDCLOSED

System Log Message

Unable to close and remove filename: error-message

Description

This process tried to close and remove the file that records its process ID (PID), which serves to prevent multiple instances from running simultaneously. The attempt failed.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

error

Facility

ANY

TASK_TASK_PIDFLOCK

System Log Message

flock(filename, LOCK_EX): error-message

Description

This process issued the flock() system call on the file that records its process ID (PID), which serves to prevent multiple instances from running simultaneously. The system call failed.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

error

Facility

ANY

TASK_TASK_PIDWRITE

System Log Message

Unable to write filename: error-message

Description

This process tried to write to the file that records its process ID (PID), which serves to prevent multiple instances from running simultaneously. The attempt failed.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

error

Facility

ANY

TASK_TASK_REINIT

System Log Message

Reinitializing

Description

This process reinitialized.

Type

Event: This message reports an event, not an error

Severity

info

Facility

ANY

TASK_TASK_SIGNALIGNORE

System Log Message

sigaction(SIGsignal-name): error-message

Description

This process informed the kernel that it wished to ignore the indicated signal, but the kernel failed to process the request.

Type

Error: An error occurred

Severity

error

Facility

ANY

TASK_TRACE_FAILED

System Log Message

Unable to write to trace file filename

Description

This process could not write to the indicated trace file, and stopped attempting to do so. The next commit of the configuration database will reenable tracing.

Type

Event: This message reports an event, not an error

Severity

error

Facility

ANY