Fix: BSD Process Name Corresponding to Current Thread: Google Chrome
Were you recently using Google Chrome web browser for Mac OS X and experience a kernel panic forcing you to restart your Mac? If you viewed the Mac OS crash report, it may look similar to the below example report.
*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff800358776f): Kernel trap at 0xffffff80034a5e38, type 14=page fault, registers:
Fault CR2: 0x000000000044bd60, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x0, PL: 2, VF: 5
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: Google Chrome
Mac OS version:
17G65
It does not matter what you were browsing in Google Chrome when the kernel panic occurs. While it isn’t exactly known why Google Chrome is causing the kernel panics, online discussions suggest incompatible Mac OS 3rd party driver software conflicting with Google Chrome being the most common cause.
If 3rd party drivers are the cause, your Mac OS crash report will display this information in the immediately above the line about BSD process name corresponding to current thread:Google Chrome. If your crash report contains lines about drivers, check for the latest updates for that particular driver on the vendor’s website. All else, follow the steps below.
Below are suggested solutions to prevent your Mac to continue Kernel Panic while browsing with Google Chrome.
- Reset Google Chrome to defaults and clear all caches. Go to Chrome menu -> Clear Browsing Data -> Advanced -> select all options and all time time range and click clear data.
- Update Google Chrome. Go to Chrome menu -> About Google Chrome. It will automatically check for the latest software update.
If you have another solution or have been experiencing this issue, please let us know using the comment form below.
Example of sample output crash report error from a Google Chrome kernel panic in Mac OS X.
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panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff801e5cd363): Kernel trap at 0xffffff801e56bf40, type 13=general protection, registers:
CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x0000010c0115400e, CR3: 0x0000000169474108, CR4: 0x00000000003626e0
RAX: 0xffffff801f332a40, RBX: 0xff7fff8024735110, RCX: 0x000000000004584d, RDX: 0xffffff801f332a40
RSP: 0xffffffffd6f537a0, RBP: 0xffffffffd6f537f0, RSI: 0x000000008004584d, RDI: 0xffffff801f332a40
R8: 0xffffff80247351b8, R9: 0xffffff8023800000, R10: 0xffffff80247350d8, R11: 0xffffff80247318d8
R12: 0xffffff801f3328c0, R13: 0xffffffffd6f537c0, R14: 0x00000000f7f0ffff, R15: 0xff7fff8024735110
RFL: 0x0000000000010282, RIP: 0xffffff801e56bf40, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0x0000010c0115400e, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x1, PL: 1, VF: 0
Panicked task 0xffffffa02c540d40: 9 threads: pid 457: Google Chrome He
Backtrace (CPU 1), panicked thread: 0xffffffa02cc6e540, Frame : Return Address
0xffffff801e30c970 : 0xffffff801e47af4d
0xffffff801e30c9c0 : 0xffffff801e5ddc06
0xffffff801e30ca00 : 0xffffff801e5ccf73
0xffffff801e30ca50 : 0xffffff801e41aa70
0xffffff801e30ca70 : 0xffffff801e47b31d
0xffffff801e30cb90 : 0xffffff801e47aad6
0xffffff801e30cbf0 : 0xffffff801ed14733
0xffffff801e30cce0 : 0xffffff801e5cd363
0xffffff801e30ce60 : 0xffffff801e5cd046
0xffffff801e30ceb0 : 0xffffff801e41aa70
0xffffff801e30ced0 : 0xffffff801e56bf40
0xffffffffd6f537f0 : 0xffffff801e54afbd
0xffffffffd6f53860 : 0xffffff801e5499fd
0xffffffffd6f538a0 : 0xffffff801e54adab
0xffffffffd6f538d0 : 0xffffff801e549f38
0xffffffffd6f53910 : 0xffffff801e52e8a9
0xffffffffd6f53ab0 : 0xffffff801e52ccc4
0xffffffffd6f53c30 : 0xffffff801ea4d8e4
0xffffffffd6f53f40 : 0xffffff801eb8682b
0xffffffffd6f53fa0 : 0xffffff801e41b236
Process name corresponding to current thread (0xffffffa02cc6e540): Google Chrome Helper
Mac OS version:
21G816
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 21.6.0: Fri Sep 15 16:17:23 PDT 2023; root:xnu-8020.240.18.703.5~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: E2CFB82A-F829-3647-9B0F-4C451F6E7B05
KernelCache slide: 0x000000001e200000
KernelCache base: 0xffffff801e400000
Kernel slide: 0x000000001e210000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff801e410000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff801e300000
System model name: MacBookAir7,2 (Mac-937CB26E2E02BB01)
System shutdown begun: NO
Panic diags file available: YES (0x0)
Hibernation exit count: 0
System uptime in nanoseconds: 72337491418
Last Sleep: absolute base_tsc base_nano
Uptime : 0x00000010d7a68aeb
Sleep : 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000
Wake : 0x0000000000000000 0x00000007e82b3ab8 0x0000000000000000
Compressor Info: 0% of compressed pages limit (OK) and 0% of segments limit (OK) with 0 swapfiles and OK swap space
Zone info:
Zone map: 0xffffff902a917000 - 0xffffffb02a917000
. PGZ : 0xffffff902a917000 - 0xffffff902b918000
. VM : 0xffffff902b918000 - 0xffffff94f837e000
. RO : 0xffffff94f837e000 - 0xffffff9691c4a000
. GEN0 : 0xffffff9691c4a000 - 0xffffff9b5e6b0000
. GEN1 : 0xffffff9b5e6b0000 - 0xffffffa02b116000
. GEN2 : 0xffffffa02b116000 - 0xffffffa4f7b7c000
. GEN3 : 0xffffffa4f7b7c000 - 0xffffffa9c45e3000
. DATA : 0xffffffa9c45e3000 - 0xffffffb02a917000
Metadata: 0xfffffff2602c3000 - 0xfffffff2802c3000
Bitmaps : 0xfffffff2802c3000 - 0xfffffff2832c3000
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