This article explains an issue where srxpfe crashes when RE CPU is running on 100% utilisation.
When RE CPU is running with 0% idle, srxpfe may crash and generate a core dump, as shown below:
User@srx> show chassis routing-engine no-forwardingRouting Engine status: Temperature 36 degrees C / 96 degrees F CPU temperature 36 degrees C / 96 degrees F Total memory 1898 MB Max 380 MB used ( 20 percent) Memory utilization 20 percent 5 sec CPU utilization: User 93 percent Background 0 percent Kernel 7 percent Interrupt 1 percent Idle 0 percentUser@srx> show system core-dumps-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 201589419 Sep 3 18:13 core-srxpfe-1725358188.core.tgz
This issue is being tracked in PR1765140 and has been fixed in the following JunOS versions:23.3R2, 23.4R1, 24.1R1