kernel panic

can someone please help me decipher what this kernel panic means? I've heard it could be a software issue, or it could be a bad battery causing it. I have noticed the panic occur more often when I am on battery power. Thanks!

Anonymous UUID: 5CC62525-3740-5244-BAB6-638A55F998ED

Tue Sep 4 23:58:46 2018

*** Panic Report ***

panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f84bb78d7): "GPU Panic: mux-regs 5 3 7f 0 0 0 severity 3 WS-ready 1 switch-state 0 IG FBs 0 EG FBs 1:3 power-state 0 3D idle HDA idle system-state 1 power-level 20:20 connect-change 0 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0x0a2910de 0x00100000 0x00000000, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff911e2e5000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4\n"@/BuildRoot/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/AppleGraphicsControl/Ap pleGraphicsControl-3.20.13/src/AppleMuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:170

Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff800d7b3400 : 0xffffff800166c1c6

0xffffff800d7b3450 : 0xffffff8001795274

0xffffff800d7b3490 : 0xffffff8001787544

0xffffff800d7b3500 : 0xffffff800161e1e0

0xffffff800d7b3520 : 0xffffff800166bc3c

0xffffff800d7b3650 : 0xffffff800166b9fc

0xffffff800d7b36b0 : 0xffffff7f84bb78d7

0xffffff800d7b3710 : 0xffffff7f82430441

0xffffff800d7b37d0 : 0xffffff7f824fc1ca

0xffffff800d7b3810 : 0xffffff7f824fc235

0xffffff800d7b3890 : 0xffffff7f827777f0

0xffffff800d7b39b0 : 0xffffff7f8251dd35

0xffffff800d7b39d0 : 0xffffff7f82437048

0xffffff800d7b3a80 : 0xffffff7f82434a84

0xffffff800d7b3c70 : 0xffffff7f82435c41

0xffffff800d7b3d50 : 0xffffff7f823e161e

0xffffff800d7b3db0 : 0xffffff7f84b88463

0xffffff800d7b3e10 : 0xffffff7f84b887e2

0xffffff800d7b3e30 : 0xffffff8001c9eebc

0xffffff800d7b3ea0 : 0xffffff8001c9ede6

0xffffff800d7b3ed0 : 0xffffff80016a5844

0xffffff800d7b3f40 : 0xffffff80016a53a5

0xffffff800d7b3fa0 : 0xffffff800161d557

Kernel Extensions in backtrace:

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.20.13)[CAEF0436-9079-33B1-B4F4-30B831C565FC] @0xffffff7f84ba9000->0xffffff7f84bbbfff

dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.20.13)[21FE5549-B94B-3EF9-9BF1-76114C50 CB52]@0xffffff7f84ba6000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[95DA39BB-7C39-3742-A2E5-86C555E21D67]@0xfffff f7f82187000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[AEA4C7F5-CCB0-338B-B471-CF28A9792522]@0xffffff 7f81e94000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(519.20)[0E507098-E375-39B7-9AE2-AFF2C7A5D961]@ 0xffffff7f82379000

dependency: com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl(3.20.13)[55E796DB-EFBA-34DB-8148-E834A4383 AD2]@0xffffff7f84b78000

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0.4)[F8258F0F-61AD-30F4-BDD5-B18CCA AE535A]@0xffffff7f823df000->0xffffff7f82647fff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[AEA4C7F5-CCB0-338B-B471-CF28A9792522]@0xffffff 7f81e94000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(519.20)[64AB0898-0DF1-32DF-850A-8840C3478439]@0xf fffff7f823cf000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(519.20)[0E507098-E375-39B7-9AE2-AFF2C7A5D961]@ 0xffffff7f82379000

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla(10.0.4)[5DCF031B-F81F-32A3-ADCD-18E16 EAC7CF0]@0xffffff7f82653000->0xffffff7f828fbfff

dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0.4)[F8258F0F-61AD-30F4-BDD5-B18CCA AE535A]@0xffffff7f823df000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[AEA4C7F5-CCB0-338B-B471-CF28A9792522]@0xffffff 7f81e94000

com.apple.driver.AGPM(110.23.37)[57080476-7028-3602-AE28-C557A2BFC7CA]@0xffffff 7f84b84000->0xffffff7f84b9cfff

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[AEA4C7F5-CCB0-338B-B471-CF28A9792522]@0xffffff 7f81e94000

dependency: com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily(6.0.0d8)[344AAFD5-4547-377C-B3BF-477D78 BF7025]@0xffffff7f831f3000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(519.20)[64AB0898-0DF1-32DF-850A-8840C3478439]@0xf fffff7f823cf000

dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(519.20)[0E507098-E375-39B7-9AE2-AFF2C7A5D961]@ 0xffffff7f82379000

dependency: com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl(3.20.13)[55E796DB-EFBA-34DB-8148-E834A4383 AD2]@0xffffff7f84b78000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:

17G65

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 17.7.0: Thu Jun 21 22:53:14 PDT 2018; root:xnu-4570.71.2~1/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: 1AE5ACFD-3B6F-3D74-AD52-31F1430DBC6F

Kernel slide: 0x0000000001400000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff8001600000

__HIB text base: 0xffffff8001500000

System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 1115831347327

last loaded kext at 42820981329: com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70 (addr 0xffffff7f842a6000, size 32768)

last unloaded kext at 258602152986: com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBUHCI 1.2 (addr 0xffffff7f82dc5000, size 135168)

loaded kexts:

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0

com.apple.driver.AGPM 110.23.37

com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 131

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 281.52

com.apple.AGDCPluginDisplayMetrics 3.20.13

com.apple.driver.pmtelemetry 1

com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.5

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 281.52

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 6.0.7f10

com.apple.GeForceTesla 10.0.4

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1

com.apple.driver.eficheck 1

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics 10.0.4

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 3.1

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 211

com.apple.driver.AGDCBacklightControl 3.20.13

com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.4d1

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB 10.0.4

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.20.13

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.5.5

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 439.70.3

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 254

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 254

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 353

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0

com.apple.AppleSystemPolicy 1.0

com.apple.BootCache 40

com.apple.filesystems.hfs.kext 407.50.6

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 404.30.2

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 800.21.30

com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 10.3.1

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 329.50.2

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 5.5.9

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 6.1

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 6.1

com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 220.50.1

com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 183

com.apple.security.quarantine 3

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 220.50.1

com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 211.15

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 281.52

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 526

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 11

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla 10.0.4

com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla 10.0.4

com.apple.iokit.IOAVBFamily 680.2

com.apple.plugin.IOgPTPPlugin 680.15

com.apple.driver.AppleSSE 1.0

com.apple.AppleGPUWrangler 3.20.13

com.apple.iokit.IOSlowAdaptiveClockingFamily 1.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.9

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 281.52

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 281.52

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 206.5

com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.14d1

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 6.0.0d8

com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.20.13

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.20.13

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.1.0

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 519.20

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.18d1

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 519.20

com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 6.0.7f10

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 6.0.7f10

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerTransport 6.0.7f10

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 6.0.7f10

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 262

com.apple.driver.usb.IOUSBHostHIDDevice 1.2

com.apple.driver.usb.networking 5.0.0

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHostCompositeDevice 1.2

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHub 1.2

com.apple.driver.CoreStorage 546.50.1

com.apple.filesystems.hfs.encodings.kext 1

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 404.30.2

com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.8

com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.8

com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.8

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 267.50.1

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 301.40.2

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 1200.12.2

com.apple.driver.corecapture 1.0.4

com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.1.0

com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b8

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 288

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.7.2

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCIPCI 1.2

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCI 1.2

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBHostPacketFilter 1.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 900.4.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHostMergeProperties 1.2

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.1

com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.1

com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1

com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0

com.apple.security.sandbox 300.0

com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1

com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30

com.apple.driver.AppleEffaceableStorage 1.0

com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTDM 439.70.3

com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity 1.0.5

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageDriver 140.70.2

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 404.30.2

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 404.30.2

com.apple.driver.AppleCredentialManager 1.0

com.apple.driver.KernelRelayHost 1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHostFamily 1.2

com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBCommon 1.0

com.apple.driver.AppleBusPowerController 1.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSEPManager 1.0.1

com.apple.driver.IOSlaveProcessor 1

com.apple.driver.DiskImages 480.60.1

com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 2.1

com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 31

com.apple.iokit.IOTimeSyncFamily 680.15

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.4

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 6.1

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9

com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4

com.apple.kec.Libm 1

com.apple.kec.pthread 1

com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0

EOF

Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.005D.B00, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.8 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.58f17

Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe

Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x01BA, 0x202020202020202020202020202020202020

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x01BA, 0x202020202020202020202020202020202020

AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.102.30)

Bluetooth: Version 6.0.7f10, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1

Serial ATA Device: ST1000LM014-1EJ164-SSHD, 1 TB

Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898

USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus

USB Device: Hub

USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader

USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub

USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller

USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus

USB Device: Hub

USB Device: IR Receiver

USB Device: Built-in iSight

Thunderbolt Bus: