Huge Slowdown in kernel_task, buries MacBook pro

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Huge Slowdown in kernel_task, buries MacBook pro

I find this in the system.log - lot's of times! Once that starts up, you can interact with the system for 2-3 seconds, then it locks up for 10-15 seconds, and the cycle continues for a quite a while until it locks up altogether. (I'm on 10.5.2)

Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: Sound assertion ""( kRequestStateCORB == fCodecRequest->state ) = CORB engine stuck or response was missing"" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-156.1.19/AppleHDAController/AppleHDAController. cpp" at line 1492 goto handler
Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: Sound assertion "0 != err" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-156.1.19/IOHDAFamily/IOHDACodecDevice.cpp" at line 131 goto Exit
Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: Sound assertion "0 != result" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-156.1.19/AppleHDA/AppleHDANode.cpp" at line 376 goto Exit
Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: Sound assertion "0 != audioFunctionGroup->powerState ( &restorePowerState )" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-156.1.19/AppleHDA/AppleHDADriver.cpp" at line 232 goto handler
Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: Sound assertion ""( kRequestStateCORB == fCodecRequest->state ) = CORB engine stuck or response was missing"" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-156.1.19/AppleHDAController/AppleHDAController. cpp" at line 1492 goto handler
Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: Sound assertion "0 != err" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-156.1.19/IOHDAFamily/IOHDACodecDevice.cpp" at line 131 goto Exit
Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: Sound assertion "0 != result" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-156.1.19/AppleHDA/AppleHDANode.cpp" at line 376 goto Exit
Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: Sound assertion "0 != provider->powerState ( & afgPowerState )" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-156.1.19/AppleHDA/AppleHDAWidget.cpp" at line 1343 goto handler
Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: sound assertion where fNodeID = 26
Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: Sound assertion "kNODE POWER_STATE_D0_FULLON != ( kPowerStateSet_bitMask & afgPowerState )" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-156.1.19/AppleHDA/AppleHDAWidget.cpp" at line 1347 goto handler
Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: AppleYukon2: 00000000,00000000 sk98osx_dnet - recovering from missed interrupt
Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: Sound assertion ""( kRequestStateCORB == fCodecRequest->state ) = CORB engine stuck or response was missing"" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-156.1.19/AppleHDAController/AppleHDAController. cpp" at line 1492 goto handler
Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: Sound assertion "0 != err" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-156.1.19/IOHDAFamily/IOHDACodecDevice.cpp" at line 131 goto Exit
Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: Sound assertion "0 != result" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-156.1.19/AppleHDA/AppleHDAWidget.cpp" at line 1358 goto handler
Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: Sound assertion ""( kRequestStateCORB == fCodecRequest->state ) = CORB engine stuck or response was missing"" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-156.1.19/AppleHDAController/AppleHDAController. cpp" at line 1492 goto handler
Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: Sound assertion "0 != err" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-156.1.19/IOHDAFamily/IOHDACodecDevice.cpp" at line 131 goto Exit
Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: Sound assertion "0 != result" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-156.1.19/AppleHDA/AppleHDAWidget.cpp" at line 1612 goto Exit
Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: Sound assertion "0 != result" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-156.1.19/AppleHDA/AppleHDAWidgetALC885.cpp" at line 814 goto Exit
Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: Sound assertion "0 != result" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-156.1.19/AppleHDA/AppleHDAWidget.cpp" at line 1361 goto handler
Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: AppleYukon2: 00000000,00000000 sk98osx_dnet - recovering from missed interrupt
Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: Sound assertion ""( kRequestStateCORB == fCodecRequest->state ) = CORB engine stuck or response was missing"" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-156.1.19/AppleHDAController/AppleHDAController. cpp" at line 1492 goto handler
Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: Sound assertion "0 != err" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-156.1.19/IOHDAFamily/IOHDACodecDevice.cpp" at line 131 goto Exit
Mar 7 14:16:40 dynamic-1-204 kernel[0]: [Parallels] IPI stat: rescheduled 1 cpus out of 2.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.2)

Posted on Mar 7, 2008 1:43 PM

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Answer 1

dusingaz

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Mar 9, 2008 8:00 PM in response to clanbrown

Same problem here, lots os spinning beach balls, a couple times an hour. These errors in my log, and WAY more lockups than usual. All seems very random and not associated with a particular task.

I'm also on 10.5.2

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Mar 10, 2008 11:11 AM in response to clanbrown

I'm getting that too. I'm running 10.5.1 on a 2x2.8 Quad core, 6GB RAM.
Its driving me nuts. Usually happens within 10 min of startup.

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Mar 25, 2008 9:32 PM in response to thetxbrown

Same here. I don't know what I did to annoy it, but it locks my computer.

I know because I ssh'ed into it from a remote computer while it was stuck, and top showed kernel_task as the main culprit. top's output is updated (in the remote console) while the main computer is stuck.

Once I exit top, ssh is stuck too (I don't get a prompt back). Also, when I'm stuck, ssh won't connect.

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RhyK

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Mar 27, 2008 7:15 PM in response to clanbrown

Same problem here. Kernel_task using up 100% of CPU for 10-15 seconds at a time leaving 4-5 second bursts of usability. Only way to get out of this cycle is to hard reboot.

Think it has something to do with waking up from sleep but not sure.

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DgtHorse

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Apr 3, 2008 7:27 AM in response to RhyK

I am victim of this as well 😟

Its hard to see what exactly is causing it but it happens to me every few days on my MBP.
Here is my system.log
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03/04/08 10:11:45 AM kernel Sound assertion ""( kRequestStateCORB == fCodecRequest->state ) = CORB engine stuck or response was missing"" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-157.1.24/AppleHDAController/AppleHDAController. cpp" at line 1492 goto handler
03/04/08 10:11:45 AM kernel Sound assertion "0 != err" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-157.1.24/IOHDAFamily/IOHDACodecDevice.cpp" at line 131 goto Exit
03/04/08 10:11:45 AM kernel Sound assertion "0 != result" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-157.1.24/AppleHDA/AppleHDANode.cpp" at line 376 goto Exit
03/04/08 10:11:45 AM kernel Sound assertion "0 != audioFunctionGroup->powerState ( &restorePowerState )" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-157.1.24/AppleHDA/AppleHDADriver.cpp" at line 232 goto handler
03/04/08 10:11:45 AM kernel [Parallels] IPI stat: rescheduled 1 cpus out of 2.
03/04/08 10:11:50 AM kernel [Parallels] IPI stat: rescheduled 1 cpus out of 2.
03/04/08 10:12:03 AM kernel [Parallels] IPI stat: rescheduled 1 cpus out of 2.
03/04/08 10:12:08 AM kernel [Parallels] IPI stat: rescheduled 1 cpus out of 2.
03/04/08 10:12:14 AM kernel [Parallels] IPI stat: rescheduled 1 cpus out of 2.
03/04/08 10:12:14 AM /usr/libexec/hidd[27] IOHIDEventQueueEnqueue: Error enqueuing memory. (0xe00002e8)

03/04/08 10:12:25 AM kernel [Parallels] IPI stat: rescheduled 1 cpus out of 2.
03/04/08 10:12:30 AM kernel [Parallels] IPI stat: rescheduled 1 cpus out of 2.
03/04/08 10:12:46 AM kernel [Parallels] IPI stat: rescheduled 1 cpus out of 2.
03/04/08 10:12:52 AM kernel [Parallels] IPI stat: rescheduled 1 cpus out of 2.
03/04/08 10:12:55 AM /usr/libexec/hidd[27] IOHIDEventQueueEnqueue: Error enqueuing memory. (0xe00002e8)

03/04/08 10:12:55 AM /usr/libexec/hidd[27] IOHIDEventQueueEnqueue: Error enqueuing memory. (0xe00002e8)

03/04/08 10:12:55 AM kernel IOHIDSystem::relativePointerEventGated: Unwanted Direction Change X: oldDx=-3 dx=5
03/04/08 10:12:55 AM kernel IOHIDSystem::relativePointerEventGated: Unwanted Direction Change Y: oldDy=-3 dy=5
03/04/08 10:12:55 AM /usr/libexec/hidd[27] IOHIDEventQueueEnqueue: Error enqueuing memory. (0xe00002e8)

03/04/08 10:12:55 AM /usr/libexec/hidd[27] IOHIDEventQueueEnqueue: Error enqueuing memory. (0xe00002e8)

03/04/08 10:12:55 AM /usr/libexec/hidd[27] IOHIDEventQueueEnqueue: Error enqueuing memory. (0xe00002e8)

03/04/08 10:12:55 AM /usr/libexec/hidd[27] IOHIDEventQueueEnqueue: Error enqueuing memory. (0xe00002e8)

03/04/08 10:12:55 AM /usr/libexec/hidd[27] IOHIDEventQueueEnqueue: Error enqueuing memory. (0xe00002e8)

03/04/08 10:12:55 AM /usr/libexec/hidd[27] IOHIDEventQueueEnqueue: Error enqueuing memory. (0xe00002e8)

03/04/08 10:12:55 AM /usr/libexec/hidd[27] IOHIDEventQueueEnqueue: Error enqueuing memory. (0xe00002e8)

03/04/08 10:12:55 AM /usr/libexec/hidd[27] IOHIDEventQueueEnqueue: Error enqueuing memory. (0xe00002e8)

03/04/08 10:12:55 AM /usr/libexec/hidd[27] IOHIDEventQueueEnqueue: Error enqueuing memory. (0xe00002e8)

03/04/08 10:12:55 AM /usr/libexec/hidd[27] IOHIDEventQueueEnqueue: Error enqueuing memory. (0xe00002e8)
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Apr 4, 2008 4:13 PM in response to clanbrown

I'm having the exact same problem on my Macbook Pro. Were anyone of you running Parallels at the same time? I noticed some Parallels related log entries above.

Hope this gets fixed asap, I can't work like this at all.

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DgtHorse

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Apr 4, 2008 4:16 PM in response to Community User

actually, it was not running. It was the first time i noticed it but it happened many times without parallels running.

I find that when it does tend to happen, on my screen i get blurges of colored pixels in a random location. Almost seems like a graphical issue...

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Apr 4, 2008 4:21 PM in response to DgtHorse

I've had graphical problems for two times now, where my entire screen(s) would turn into some pixel dance fest. The first time was when I booted up Photo Booth to make a picture, and the second time was when i was in the middle of a Skype conversation (with webcam again). This started to happen after I installed the new graphic drivers.

When I was noticing the slowdowns on my mac, I tried to close all active programs to see if it would go away. I had parallels running at the time, and as I went through command+tab (every time I could actually do something), Parallels wanted to show a 'are you sure?' window, which showed up all garbled.

This may be related to the graphics drivers?

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DgtHorse

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Apr 4, 2008 4:24 PM in response to Community User

Yeah, well the system.log does not have any Graphical driver exceptions, mostly hard drive controller issues from the looks of it. I hope apple fixes this! Its driving me nuts!

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Apr 4, 2008 4:30 PM in response to DgtHorse

I'm thinking of completely reinstalling Leopard from scratch, did any of you try this already?

Come to think of it, I installed Leopard as an update to Tiger, did you do this too? I'm just thinking out loud here, the more information apple can receive, the better. I guess.. 🙂

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DgtHorse

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Apr 4, 2008 4:33 PM in response to Community User

Wont work...i got my MacBook 2-weeks ago, brand new with 10.5.2 pre-loaded and this happened to me within the first 2 hours of use. So i doubt re-installing will fix it.

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DgtHorse

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Apr 4, 2008 4:34 PM in response to DgtHorse

sorry i meant Macbook Pro :P

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Answer 13

Apr 4, 2008 4:47 PM in response to DgtHorse

There must be something triggering this event. I've had this 2 times now, and only recently (so a while after any upgrades). It happened two times after I left my mac alone for a couple of hours, and then came back while several applications were still open (I was in the middle of a work session). At least Safari, iTunes, Adium, Mail, Skype, MAMP, Flash (CS3) and Photoshop (CS3) were open. Maybe we can find the culprit in one of these? I haven't heard any problems from my friend, who also recently got a Macbook Pro and is running leopard, fully updated.

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Apr 5, 2008 4:37 PM in response to clanbrown

I have the EXACT same issue. I wasn't running parallels at the time, but i seem to have the following in my log as my system hung (kernel bursts of 100% for something like 15 seconds):

Apr 5 19:21:25 faure kernel[0]: Sound assertion "0 != err" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-156.1.23/IOHDAFamily/IOHDACodecDevice.cpp" at line 131 goto Exit
Apr 5 19:21:25 faure kernel[0]: Sound assertion "0 != result" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-156.1.23/AppleHDA/AppleHDANode.cpp" at line 376 goto Exit
Apr 5 19:21:25 faure kernel[0]: Sound assertion "0 != audioFunctionGroup->powerState ( &restorePowerState )" failed in "/SourceCache/AppleHDA/AppleHDA-156.1.23/AppleHDA/AppleHDADriver.cpp" at line 232 goto handler
Apr 5 19:21:25 faure kernel[0]: [Parallels] IPI stat: rescheduled 1 cpus out of 2.

I don't understand how Parallels can be doing anything when it isn't even running.

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Answer 15

Apr 5, 2008 5:21 PM in response to Arvind Dorai

I guess Parallels is in there because of the network drivers/emuation/whatnot. What's interesting is the returning HDA entries. Is it perhaps a sound-related issue? Or more specifically the (re-)powering on part of the sound card?

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