MacBook Pro freeze and goes off by kernel panic For several weeks, my mac bug when I use Chrome or Photoshop. The mouse cursor make rainbow loops, for 2/3 minutes I can't do anything and voilà,  it turns off alone ! This happens 2/3 times a day!

Does anyone have the same problem recently?
Thank you for your help.

OS : last macOS Sierra 10.12.6
MacBook Pro 15" mi-2014 nVidia

Here is the error report:


  * Panic Report * panic(cpu 7 caller 0xffffff801036b46f): initproc exited  -- exit reason namespace 2 subcode 0xa description: none
  
  uuid info:  0x111405000   uuid = &lt;322c06b7-8878-311d-888c-c8fd2ca96ff3> 
  0x107988000   uuid = &lt;0ac314b8-c89c-3912-8bb7-e3f92c847169>
  
  Thread 4 crashed
  
  RAX: 0x0000000107988000, RBX: 0x00007fffca0fd108, RCX:
  0x00007fffca0fd108, RDX: 0x0000000111444978 RSP: 0x0000700001215db0,
  RBP: 0x0000700001215db0, RSI: 0x00000000000016f7, RDI:
  0x0000000111447b18 R8:  0x00007fffca0fd139, R9:  0x00007000012161c0,
  R10: 0x0000000004001080, R11: 0x00000001079cc188 R12:
  0x0000000111447b18, R13: 0x00007fba2000f600, R14: 0x00000000000016f7,
  R15: 0x0000000111444978 RFL: 0x0000000000010206, RIP:
  0x0000000111418fd4, CS:  0x000000000000002b, SS:  0x0000000000000023
  
  Thread 0: 0xffffff80311819a8  0x00007fffca2301e6  0x00007fffca0d924f
    0x0000000000000000
  
  Thread 1: 0xffffff8031048000  0x00007fffca228386    Could not read LR
  from frame at 0x000070000139fca8
  
  Thread 2: 0xffffff804ba55748  0x00007fffca31a070
  
  Thread 3: 0xffffff8036813bb8  0x00007fffca2316ae  0x00007fffca0e0a16
    0x00007fffca0d6a6c  0x00007fffca0ce13b  0x00007fffca0e17db
    0x00007fffca0d4306  0x00007fffca0cd6b5  0x00007fffca0cd48c
    0x00007fffca31a5a2  0x00007fffca31a07d  0x0000000000000000
  
  Thread 4: 0xffffff803558b028  0x0000000111418fd4  0x0000000111421f8b
    0x000000011140986d  0x00007fffca0fd282  0x00000001079cc188
    0x00000001079aa082  0x00000001079b8e09  0x00007fffca0cb8fc
    0x00007fffca0e0a16  0x00007fffca0d6a6c  0x00007fffca0ce13b
    0x00007fffca0e17db  0x00007fffca0d4306  0x00007fffca0e224c
    0x00007fffca0e527a  0x00007fffca31a47b  0x00007fffca31a07d
    0x0000000000000000
  
  Mac OS version: 16G29
  
  Kernel version: Darwin Kernel Version 16.7.0: Thu Jun 15 17:36:27 PDT
  2017; root:xnu-3789.70.16~2/RELEASE_X86_64 Kernel UUID:
  D3314D98-5D40-3CD8-98A4-F1DD46C20E03 System model name: MacBookPro11,3
  (Mac-2BD1B31983FE1663) Root disk errors: "Could not recover SATA HDD
  after 5 attempts. Terminating." Model: MacBookPro11,3, BootROM
  MBP112.0138.B40, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 2,5 GHz, 16 GB, SMC
  2.19f12 Graphics: Intel Iris Pro, Intel Iris Pro, Built-In Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M, PCIe, 2048 MB Memory
  Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD,
  0x484D54343147533641465238412D50422020 Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 8
  GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54343147533641465238412D50422020
  AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x134),
  Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.21.171.130.1a1) Bluetooth: Version 5.0.5f1, 3
  services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports Network Service: Wi-Fi,
  AirPort, en0 Serial ATA Device: APPLE SSD SM0512F, 500,28 GB USB
  Device: USB 3.0 Bus USB Device: Card Reader USB Device: Apple Internal
  Keyboard / Trackpad USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub USB Device: Bluetooth
  USB Host Controller Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Pro, Apple Inc., 17.1
Troubleshooting is a process of elimination and often requires patience, so keep that in mind as I'm going to offer you quite a few troubleshooting steps below.

The first thing I would do is to test whether this behaviour is replicated in Safe Mode.

Boot into Safe Mode

Follow these steps to boot your MacBook Pro into Safe Mode:


Fully shut down your MacBook Pro
Restart your MacBook Pro
Immediately press the Shift key and keep it down 
Let go of the Shift key when you see the login window (NOTE: If you have FileVault enabled you may need to log in twice).
Take a note of what happens (i.e. is the issue still present when using Chrom and/or Photoshop)
Now exit Safe Mode by restarting your MacBook Pro as normal
Once logged in again, test to see whether the behaviour continues


Now, depending on the above testing, we can narrow down how to proceed:


If the problem is still present during Safe Mode and afterwards, proceed to 1. Run Apple Diagnostics (see below). 
If the problem is not present during Safe Mode then it's time to investigate login items, fonts, and kernel extensions. If that's the case, proceed to 2. Investigating login items, fonts, and kernel extensions (see below).



1. Run Apple Diagnostics

Follow the steps below to run Apple Diagnostics:


Fully shut down your MacBook Pro
Restart your MacBook Pro
Immediately press the D key and keep it down until you see the Diagnostics screen appear
Wait for Diagnostics to finish (this typically only takes a few minutes)
Once complete, one of two things will appear on the screen:


a No issues found message
a brief description of any errors found plus further instructions

If the diagnostics test does find errors, take a note of what they are


If you get an error let me know the results. If you get no error, skip to 3. Some suggestions re Google Chrome, Photoshop and macOS Sierra.

Note: If pressing and holding the D key at Step 3 doesn't work, start again at Step 1 and, at Step 3 press and hold both the OptionD keys instead. This will try and run diagnostics from the internet instead, so you will need to allow more time for it to complete. 


2. Investigating login items, fonts, and kernel extensions

Let's start with Login Items:


Startup normally
Go to System Preferences > Users &amp; Groups
Select the Login Items tab
Take a note of your Login Items 
Now remove all of them by highlighting them and clicking on the - button below
Restart your computer


Now your Mac will boot up without those login items loading. Test this and see if the problem persists: 


If the problem goes away you know one (or more) of the Login items were causing the problem. You can then add them back in one by one until you've identified the culprit. Problem solved.
If the problem does persist, it's either a problem with fonts you've installed yourself or with a 3rd party kernel extension. A little more info below:


Fonts:- You can remove any of the fonts you've installed yourself to see if this makes a difference.

Kernel Extensions:- You can open Terminal (found within your Utilites folder) and enter the following command:

kextstat | grep -v com.apple

The above command will list 3rd party kernel extensions (you may need to stretch the Terminal window so it's easier to read). Look for anything you don't remember installing, or something that belongs to software you've removed, or just anything that looks out of place. Remember though, this is a list of 3rd party kernel extensions and therefore any of them could be causing the problem.


3. Some suggestions re Google Chrome, Photoshop and macOS Sierra

I would try the following suggestions to see if they have any impact on what's going on.

Google Chrome

I would strongly consider not using Chrome for a few days as a test. However, if you need to, there’s actually a setting in Google Chrome that may help you:


Go to Chrome > Preferences
Scroll down to the bottom
Click on Show advanced settings…
Scroll down to the System heading
Uncheck the Use hardware acceleration when available option


Adobe Photoshop

Likewise, you may be able to tinker with Photoshop’s settings as well. Depending on the version you use, if you go to Photoshop’s Preferences and look under the Performance category, there should be a section for GPU Settings. By going into its Advanced Settings you may be able to try different options for the mode of use. It will probably default to Normal, but you could change it to Basic and see whether Photoshop plays more nicely with your MBP. Under GPU settings you could also switch off OpenGL Drawing altogether, but that may limit some functionality.

macOS Sierra

There are a couple of things you can do within Sierra:


You’re probably already aware of this one – but for your MBP you should have an additional setting under System Preferences > Energy Saver for Automatic graphics switching. Playing with this and the other Graphics option (for better battery life) may be useful.
Now this one is not so obvious:


Go to System Preferences
Click on Accessibility
Select Display (in the left-hand column)
Tick the Reduce transparency box (on the right-hand side)
Exit System Preferences



After making these changes, use your Mac long enough to see what difference, if any, they make. This is basically a troubleshooting step to help narrow down the possible cause of your problem, so let me know how you go.