Where do NVIDIA GPU fault messages commonly appear on Linux?
Why D is the answer
As Xid messages in the kernel log
Xid errors are reported through the kernel log.
In detail
- Xid errors are reported through the kernel log.
- Check the code against NVIDIA's list.
Use case
An illustrative scenario, not a real incident.
A training job crashes, and the kernel log shows an Xid message.
See it in different ways
flowchart TD
A["Symptom"] --> B{"GPU, fan, NIC or power?"}
B --> C["Check logs and sensors"]
C --> D["Run diagnostics"]
D --> E["Replace the failed part"]
E --> F["Run the tests again"]stateDiagram-v2 [*] --> Symptom Symptom --> Logs: Xid and BMC events Logs --> Diagnostics Diagnostics --> Replace Replace --> Retest Retest --> [*]
flowchart LR S0["Read kernel log"] --> S1["Find Xid"] --> S2["Look up the code"]
Key point: Xid messages report GPU faults.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. As comments in the Slurm configuration
- That file holds settings.
- B. As entries in the NGC catalog
- That lists software.
- C. As lines in the Docker image history
- That shows image layers.