[lttng-dev] System Hang

Mathieu Desnoyers mathieu.desnoyers at efficios.com
Mon Jan 7 14:16:02 EST 2013


* Phil Wilshire (sysdcs at gmail.com) wrote:
> Hi,
> Just getting back into lttng after quite a few years
> I need to set up a continuous trace on a system.
> 
> Every 10 seconds I stop one session and start another to give me individual
> files for each 10 second segment.
> I originally intended to start the next session before stopping the
> previous but that was causing the sessond to hang.
> 
> Ever so often I can start the trace and the trace file is generated but
> ongoing commands to lttng are ignored. The new trace file then grows until
> all the disk space is used. sessiond seems to be hung
> 
> 
> I have the kernel dmseg log attached and I also have the trace file if
> needed
> 
> 
>  [  345.223564] LTT state dump thread start
> [  345.231033] LTT state dump end
> [  353.586011] ring buffer relay-metadata: 3604 records written, 0 records
> overrun
> [  353.590023] ring buffer relay-discard, cpu 0: 408474 records written, 0
> records overrun
> [  353.590237] ring buffer relay-discard, cpu 1: 390793 records written, 0
> records overrun
> [  353.590237] ring buffer relay-discard, cpu 2: 363560 records written, 0
> records overrun
> [  353.590685] ring buffer relay-discard, cpu 3: 518867 records written, 0
> records overrun
> [  355.720753] LTTng: state dump begin
> [  355.720753] LTT state dump thread start
> [  355.732034] LTT state dump end
> [  364.111388] ring buffer relay-metadata: 3604 records written, 0 records
> overrun
> [  364.120334] ring buffer relay-discard, cpu 0: 409693 records written, 0
> records overrun
> [  364.120334] ring buffer relay-discard, cpu 1: 401971 records written, 0
> records overrun
> [  364.121438] ring buffer relay-discard, cpu 2: 380074 records written, 0
> records overrun
> [  364.122187] ring buffer relay-discard, cpu 3: 524538 records written, 0
> records overrun
> [  366.259690] LTTng: state dump begin
> [  366.259690] LTT state dump thread start
> [  366.266253] LTT state dump end
> [  374.633764] ring buffer relay-metadata: 3604 records written, 0 records
> overrun
> [  374.640024] ring buffer relay-discard, cpu 0: 430919 records written, 0
> records overrun
> [  374.640024] ring buffer relay-discard, cpu 1: 387021 records written, 0
> records overrun
> [  374.641033] ring buffer relay-discard, cpu 2: 370007 records written, 0
> records overrun
> [  374.641033] ring buffer relay-discard, cpu 3: 528606 records written, 0
> records overrun
> [  376.795384] LTTng: state dump begin
> [  376.795384] LTT state dump thread start
> [  601.060274] INFO: task lttng-sessiond:2885 blocked for more than 120
> seconds.
> [  601.069038] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables
> this message.
> [  601.077626] lttng-sessiond  D ffff880074456b18     0  2885      1
> 0x10000000
> [  601.085210]  ffff88006c0679f8 0000000000000082 0000000000000001
> ffff88007b0a4140
> [  601.094031]  ffff88006c0679a8 ffff880074456840 ffff88006c067fd8
> ffff88006c067fd8
> [  601.105026]  0000000000011c80 ffff880074456840 0000000000000000
> ffff88006c067a68
> [  601.112170] Call Trace:
> [  601.116027]  [<ffffffff812dd423>] schedule+0x5b/0x5d

Hrm, the kernel seems to be stuck in the statedump. We added new stuff
there in LTTng-modules 2.1, so there is probably something fishy.

This backtrace only tells us that the statedump is waiting for
do_lttng_statedump to complete.

I would really like to see the backtrace of all tasks in your system at
that point (SysRQ t). For more info, see Documentation/sysrq.txt from
your Linux kernel sources. Also the dump of sysrq-l (all active cpus)
would be useful. Also sysrq-d (all locks held) might help.

More below,

> [  601.121025]  [<ffffffffa01b46cb>] lttng_statedump_start+0x5aa/0x623
> [lttng_statedump]
> [  601.129035]  [<ffffffff810543c7>] ? abort_exclusive_wait+0x8f/0x8f
> [  601.136030]  [<ffffffffa01c03bb>] lttng_session_enable+0x52d/0x55b
> [lttng_tracer]
> [  601.144034]  [<ffffffff810543c7>] ? abort_exclusive_wait+0x8f/0x8f
> [  601.150039]  [<ffffffffa01c0de8>] lttng_session_ioctl+0x15f/0x225
> [lttng_tracer]
> [  601.158042]  [<ffffffff8123a1c3>] ? sock_recvmsg+0xa4/0xb9
> [  601.163185]  [<ffffffff810f37b7>] ? lookup_page_cgroup+0x36/0x4d
> [  601.169453]  [<ffffffff81186cf9>] ? cpumask_any_but+0x29/0x38
> [  601.175508]  [<ffffffff8109984b>] ? trace_preempt_on+0x12/0x2f
> [  601.182031]  [<ffffffff812e15eb>] ? sub_preempt_count+0x97/0xc0
> [  601.187735]  [<ffffffff812de9a1>] ? _raw_spin_unlock+0x2a/0x35
> [  601.193922]  [<ffffffff810c9767>] ? spin_unlock+0xe/0x10
> [  601.200027]  [<ffffffff810caa44>] ? do_wp_page+0x26f/0x563
> [  601.206028]  [<ffffffff8109987a>] ? trace_preempt_off+0x12/0x30
> [  601.212031]  [<ffffffff812e16c8>] ? add_preempt_count+0xb4/0xcf
> [  601.218043]  [<ffffffff810cc320>] ? handle_pte_fault+0x6c6/0x76c
> [  601.223737]  [<ffffffff812443a7>] ? verify_iovec+0x52/0xa3
> [  601.229426]  [<ffffffff810cc6cc>] ? handle_mm_fault+0x199/0x1a9
> [  601.236033]  [<ffffffff812e14d3>] ? do_page_fault+0x2f6/0x377
> [  601.242034]  [<ffffffffa01c4f8d>] ?
> __event_probe__sys_mprotect+0xf5/0xf5 [lttng_tracer]
> [  601.251031]  [<ffffffff8110332a>] vfs_ioctl+0x22/0x3a
> [  601.256029]  [<ffffffff81103bb7>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x3c4/0x407
> [  601.261188]  [<ffffffff810f6e8e>] ? fget_light+0x91/0x9d
> [  601.267026]  [<ffffffff81103c41>] sys_ioctl+0x47/0x6a
> [  601.272050]  [<ffffffff812e377f>] tracesys+0xd9/0xde
> 
> 
> cat /proc/cpuinfo
> 
> processor : 0
> vendor_id : GenuineIntel
> cpu family : 6
> model : 28
> model name : Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU D525   @ 1.80GHz
> stepping : 10
> microcode : 0x107
> cpu MHz : 1799.823
> cache size : 512 KB
> physical id : 0
> siblings : 4
> core id : 0
> cpu cores : 2
> apicid : 0
> initial apicid : 0
> fpu : yes
> fpu_exception : yes
> cpuid level : 10
> wp : yes
> flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat
> pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm
> constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl aperfmperf pni dtes64
> monitor ds_cpl tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm movbe lahf_lm dts
> bogomips : 1775.61
> clflush size : 64
> cache_alignment : 64
> address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
> power management:
> 
> (repeated for 3 other cpus )
> 
>  uname -a
> Linux  3.2.21-x510v1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Dec 20 11:24:36 EST 2012 x86_64
> GNU/Linux
> 
> Script used to run trace
> =================================================
> #!/bin/sh
> 
> xx=`/bin/date +"%s"`
> yy="yy"
> zz="zz"
> log_xx=/home/pswuser/trace/log/psw-${xx}.log
> log_yy=/home/pswuser/trace/log/psw-${yy}.log
> log_zz=/home/pswuser/trace/log/psw-${zz}.log
> #depmod
> mkdir -p /home/pswuser/trace
> mount -t tmpfs -o size=500M tmpfs /home/pswuser/trace
> mkdir -p /home/pswuser/trace/log
> touch /home/pswuser/trace/run_trace
> sleep 20
> if [ -f /home/pswuser/trace/run_trace ] ; then
> 
>    echo "lttng create" > ${log_xx}
>    lttng create psw-${xx} \
>       -o /home/pswuser/trace/psw-${xx} >> ${log_xx} 2>&1
>    echo "lttng enable-event" >> ${log_xx}
>    sleep 1
>    lttng enable-event -a -k  -s psw-${xx} >> ${log_xx} 2>&1
>    sleep 1
>    echo "lttng start" >> ${log_xx}
>    lttng start psw-${xx} >> ${log_xx} 2>&1
>    sleep 1
> 
> fi
> 
> while [ 1 -gt 0 ] ; do
>    sleep 7
>    yy=`/bin/date +"%s"`
>    log_yy=/home/pswuser/trace/log/psw-${yy}.log
> 
> 
> #stop xx
>    if [ -d /home/pswuser/trace/psw-${xx} ] ; then
>       echo "lttng stop" >> ${log_xx}
>       lttng stop psw-${xx} >> ${log_xx} 2>&1
>       sleep 1
>       echo "lttng destroy" >> ${log_xx}
>       lttng destroy psw-${xx} >> ${log_xx} 2>&1
>       echo "lttng done" >> ${log_xx}
>    fi
> 
> # start yy after stopping xx
>    if [ -f /home/pswuser/trace/run_trace ] ; then
>       echo "lttng create ${yy} after closing ${xx}" > ${log_yy}
>       lttng create psw-${yy} \
>          -o /home/pswuser/trace/psw-${yy} >> ${log_yy} 2>&1
>       sleep 1
>       echo "lttng enable_event" >> ${log_yy}
>       lttng enable-event -a -k -s psw-${yy} >> ${log_yy} 2>&1
>       sleep 1
>       echo "lttng start" >> ${log_yy}
>       lttng start psw-${yy} >> ${log_yy} 2>&1
>    fi
> # check zz
> # delete unless detected or detected2 is present
>    if [ ! -f /home/pswuser/bin/delay-detected ] &&
>       [ ! -f /home/pswuser/bin/delay-detected2 ] ; then
>       echo "lttng delete files" >> ${log_zz}
>      rm -rf /home/pswuser/trace/psw-${zz}* >> ${log_zz} 2>&1
>      #if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then rm ${log_zz} ; fi
>    fi
> # delete second snapshot
>    if [ -f /home/pswuser/bin/delay-detected2 ] ; then
>      rm -f /home/pswuser/bin/delay-detected2
> 
> # no more tracing once event detected
>      rm -f /home/pswuser/trace/run_trace
>    fi
> # trigger second snapshot delete first snapshot
>    if [ -f /home/pswuser/bin/delay-detected ] ; then
>      rm -f /home/pswuser/bin/delay-detected
>      touch /home/pswuser/bin/delay-detected2
>    fi
> 
> #   ls -l /lttng-traces/psw-*
>    # zz (delete candidate) is old xx
>    echo "xx ${xx} yy ${yy} zz ${zz}"
>    zz=${xx}
>    log_zz=$log_xx
> 
>   # xx is now the new one
>    xx=${yy}
>    log_xx=$log_yy
> 
> # check disk use
>    if [ -d /home/pswuser/trace ] ; then
>      du -h /home/pswuser/trace
>    fi
> 
> 
> done
> ----------------------------------------
> 
> Any clues are welcome.
> 
> Another question.
> 
> Would it be possible to do this by setting up a ring buffer that will wrap
> around after a certain time. I can easily timestamp the event I am looking
> for and then capture the buffer containing the event.

Stay tuned for 2013 lttng releases. This will likely be implemented this
year (flight recorder and snapshots).

Thanks,

Mathieu

> 
> 
> Regards
>    Phil Wilshire

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Mathieu Desnoyers
Operating System Efficiency R&D Consultant
EfficiOS Inc.
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