You see a random blue screen error (system crash) on a server system. This issue occurs only in extremely busy server environments. The crash file includes references to:
- BugCheck 133
- DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION
- mfefirek.sys
A generated crash dump file might also include the following:
DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION (133)
The DPC watchdog detected a prolonged run time at an IRQL of DISPATCH_LEVEL or above.
Arguments:
Arg1: 0000000000000000, A single DPC or ISR exceeded its time allotment. The offending component can usually be identified with a stack trace.
Arg2: 0000000000000501, The DPC time count (in ticks).
Arg3: 0000000000000500, The DPC time allotment (in ticks).
Arg4: 0000000000000000, cast to nt!DPC_WATCHDOG_GLOBAL_TRIAGE_BLOCK, which contains additional information regarding this single DPC timeout
Possible STACK_TEXT:
ffffbe00`7ed5fd88 fffff800`56e2fc07 : nt!KeBugCheckEx
ffffbe00`7ed5fd90 fffff800`56e2d868 : nt!KeAccumulateTicks+0x407
ffffbe00`7ed5fdf0 fffff800`576264e5 : nt!KeClockInterruptNotify+0xb8
ffffbe00`7ed5ff40 fffff800`56e20876 : hal!HalpTimerClockIpiRoutine+0x15
ffffbe00`7ed5ff70 fffff800`56f5de0a : nt!KiCallInterruptServiceRoutine+0x106
ffffbe00`7ed5ffb0 fffff800`56f5e257 : nt!KiInterruptSubDispatchNoLockNoEtw+0xea
ffffbe00`7ffb9da0 fffff800`56e86540 : nt!KiInterruptDispatchNoLockNoEtw+0x37
ffffbe00`7ffb9f30 fffff800`56e864f4 : nt!KxWaitForLockOwnerShip+0x30
ffffbe00`7ffb9f60 fffff807`418db3c9 : nt!KeAcquireInStackQueuedSpinLock+0x44
ffffbe00`7ffb9f90 fffff807`418c6249 : mfefirek+0x2b3c9
ffffbe00`7ffba030 fffff807`418c8224 : mfefirek+0x16249
ffffbe00`7ffba120 fffff807`418c86d1 : mfefirek+0x18224
ffffbe00`7ffba150 fffff807`3fbd2374 : mfefirek+0x186d1
ffffbe00`7ffba190 fffff807`3e0c3e97 : mfenlfk+0x2374
ffffbe00`7ffba2c0 fffff807`3e0c2c2d : NDIS!ndisCallReceiveHandler+0x47
ffffbe00`7ffba310 fffff807`403e622b : NDIS!NdisMIndicateReceiveNetBufferLists+0x67d
Possible STACK_TEXT:
ffffd000`fc038c88 fffff802`287e9378 : 00000000`00000133 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000501 00000000`00000500 : nt!KeBugCheckEx
ffffd000`fc038c90 fffff802`286c7c71 : ffffffff`ffffffff 00000000`0074f496 ffffe000`42f27500 ffffe801`91faa270 : nt! ?? ::FNODOBFM::`string'+0x140a8
ffffd000`fc038d20 fffff802`2860f7b5 : 00000000`00000000 fffff802`287503c3 ffffe000`4550e850 ffffd000`f785d000 : nt!KeClockInterruptNotify+0x91
ffffd000`fc038f40 fffff802`287503c3 : fffff9bd`84b66537 ffffd000`fc02ac90 ffffe000`44c68300 ffffe000`47a9f010 : hal!HalpTimerClockIpiRoutine+0x15
ffffd000`fc038f70 fffff802`287c622a : ffffe000`42a00100 ffffe000`44c680a8 ffffe000`48f44280 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiCallInterruptServiceRoutine+0xa3
ffffd000`fc038fb0 fffff802`287c6b9b : 00000000`00000000 ffffe801`9196b000 ffffe801`9196b000 00000000`00004238 : nt!KiInterruptSubDispatchNoLockNoEtw+0xea
ffffd000`fc02a7e0 fffff800`6fd98e85 : fffff800`6fd9a2d5 ffffe000`44c68300 ffffe000`44ec51f0 ffffe000`44c68010 : nt!KiInterruptDispatchNoLockNoEtw+0xfb
ffffd000`fc02a978 fffff800`6fd9a2d5 : ffffe000`44c68300 ffffe000`44ec51f0 ffffe000`44c68010 fffff800`6fdd9208 : mfefirek+0x26e85
ffffd000`fc02a980 fffff800`6fd9adc4 : ffffe801`9064d130 00000001`ffffffff ffffe000`45297850 ffffe000`00000007 : mfefirek+0x282d5
ffffd000`fc02a9b0 fffff800`6fd9ae76 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000246 ffffd000`fc02aa08 00000000`00000018 : mfefirek+0x28dc4
ffffd000`fc02a9e0 fffff800`6fd9bf10 : 00000116`cc2cf36a ffffe000`44c68010 ffffe000`4885a010 00000000`00000003 : mfefirek+0x28e76
ffffd000`fc02aa10 fffff800`6fd9c5d8 : ffffe000`00000000 ffffe000`44c68010 00000000`001bd105 00000032`d300132c : mfefirek+0x29f10
ffffd000`fc02aa80 fffff802`286e8b68 : ffffd000`fc02ac70 ffffd000`fc02ac20 ffffe000`44c681b0 ffffd000`fc000180 : mfefirek+0x2a5d8
ffffd000`fc02ab20 fffff802`287c88ea : ffffd000`fc000180 ffffd000`fc000180 ffffd000`fc00c9c0 ffffe000`44e97400 : nt!KiRetireDpcList+0x4f8
ffffd000`fc02ada0 00000000`00000000 : ffffd000`fc02b000 ffffd000`fc025000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiIdleLoop+0x5a
