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Message-ID: <4658A4F4.1080204@rncbc.org>
Date:	Sat, 26 May 2007 22:21:56 +0100
From:	Rui Nuno Capela <rncbc@...bc.org>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-rt-users@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.21-rt2..8 troubles

Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-05-25 at 21:58 +0100, Rui Nuno Capela wrote:
>> Is there anything I can do better to help myself figuring out this
>> issue? As this is a  modern laptop such things like a serial console are
>> unavailable, but it would be nice to track things up over netconsole
>> perhaps?
>>
>> I just need some bright and nice directions now ;) Hope someone finds
>> this worth of attention too. Meanwhile, I'll be happy with 2.6.21-rt1 :)
> 
> Can you boot with "hpet=disable" on the command line ?
> 

Nope. It doesn't seem to have significant effect. Same time-bomb
behavior: after an indeterminate period of uptime, the systems stops
responding and cannot spawn new processes (current running ones still
live on, strange).

> If that does not help, please provide the output of /proc/timer_list.
> 

This is with my latest iteration:
  http://www.rncbc.org/datahub/config-2.6.21.1-rt8.0

Normal boot on which it behaves as badly as reported:
  http://www.rncbc.org/datahub/dmesg-2.6.21.1-rt8.0

# cat /proc/timer_list
Timer List Version: v0.3
HRTIMER_MAX_CLOCK_BASES: 2
now at 131736771907 nsecs

cpu: 0
 clock 0:
  .index:      0
  .resolution: 1 nsecs
  .get_time:   ktime_get_real
  .offset:     1180213690448299114 nsecs
active timers:
 clock 1:
  .index:      1
  .resolution: 1 nsecs
  .get_time:   ktime_get
  .offset:     0 nsecs
active timers:
 #0: <ed7c4ef4>, tick_sched_timer, S:01
 # expires at 131737000000 nsecs [in 228093 nsecs]
 #1: <ed7c4ef4>, it_real_fn, S:01
 # expires at 131751277843 nsecs [in 14505936 nsecs]
 #2: <ed7c4ef4>, hrtimer_wakeup, S:01
 # expires at 131802703679 nsecs [in 65931772 nsecs]
 #3: <ed7c4ef4>, hrtimer_wakeup, S:01
 # expires at 131802705006 nsecs [in 65933099 nsecs]
 #4: <ed7c4ef4>, hrtimer_wakeup, S:01
 # expires at 132412838830 nsecs [in 676066923 nsecs]
 #5: <ed7c4ef4>, it_real_fn, S:01
 # expires at 137026607454 nsecs [in 5289835547 nsecs]
 #6: <ed7c4ef4>, hrtimer_wakeup, S:01
 # expires at 141381493725 nsecs [in 9644721818 nsecs]
 #7: <ed7c4ef4>, hrtimer_wakeup, S:01
 # expires at 170796028701 nsecs [in 39059256794 nsecs]
  .expires_next   : 131737000000 nsecs
  .hres_active    : 1
  .nr_events      : 40634
  .nohz_mode      : 2
  .idle_tick      : 131724000000 nsecs
  .tick_stopped   : 0
  .idle_jiffies   : 4294799020
  .idle_calls     : 178848
  .idle_sleeps    : 133212
  .idle_entrytime : 131736069830 nsecs
  .idle_sleeptime : 100895567465 nsecs
  .last_jiffies   : 4294799033
  .next_jiffies   : 4294799039
  .idle_expires   : 131736000000 nsecs
jiffies: 4294799033

cpu: 1
 clock 0:
  .index:      0
  .resolution: 1 nsecs
  .get_time:   ktime_get_real
  .offset:     1180213690448299114 nsecs
active timers:
 clock 1:
  .index:      1
  .resolution: 1 nsecs
  .get_time:   ktime_get
  .offset:     0 nsecs
active timers:
 #0: <ed7c4ef4>, hrtimer_wakeup, S:01
 # expires at 131737067173 nsecs [in 295266 nsecs]
 #1: <ed7c4ef4>, tick_sched_timer, S:01
 # expires at 131737250000 nsecs [in 478093 nsecs]
 #2: <ed7c4ef4>, hrtimer_wakeup, S:01
 # expires at 139151071745 nsecs [in 7414299838 nsecs]
 #3: <ed7c4ef4>, hrtimer_wakeup, S:01
 # expires at 139151133755 nsecs [in 7414361848 nsecs]
 #4: <ed7c4ef4>, hrtimer_wakeup, S:01
 # expires at 139151154005 nsecs [in 7414382098 nsecs]
  .expires_next   : 131737067173 nsecs
  .hres_active    : 1
  .nr_events      : 31510
  .nohz_mode      : 2
  .idle_tick      : 131734250000 nsecs
  .tick_stopped   : 0
  .idle_jiffies   : 4294799030
  .idle_calls     : 151213
  .idle_sleeps    : 107018
  .idle_entrytime : 131735193036 nsecs
  .idle_sleeptime : 108256832194 nsecs
  .last_jiffies   : 4294799032
  .next_jiffies   : 4294799040
  .idle_expires   : 131743000000 nsecs
jiffies: 4294799033


Tick Device: mode:     1
Clock Event Device: hpet
 max_delta_ns:   2147483647
 min_delta_ns:   3352
 mult:           61496110
 shift:          32
 mode:           3
 next_event:     131737000000 nsecs
 set_next_event: hpet_legacy_next_event
 set_mode:       hpet_legacy_set_mode
 event_handler:  tick_handle_oneshot_broadcast
tick_broadcast_mask: 00000003
tick_broadcast_oneshot_mask: 00000001


Tick Device: mode:     1
Clock Event Device: lapic
 max_delta_ns:   806914928
 min_delta_ns:   1442
 mult:           44650051
 shift:          32
 mode:           1
 next_event:     131737000000 nsecs
 set_next_event: lapic_next_event
 set_mode:       lapic_timer_setup
 event_handler:  hrtimer_interrupt

Tick Device: mode:     1
Clock Event Device: lapic
 max_delta_ns:   806914928
 min_delta_ns:   1442
 mult:           44650051
 shift:          32
 mode:           3
 next_event:     131737067173 nsecs
 set_next_event: lapic_next_event
 set_mode:       lapic_timer_setup
 event_handler:  hrtimer_interrupt
--


Alternate boot with hpet=disabled as suggested, but no better results:
  http://www.rncbc.org/datahub/dmesg-2.6.21.1-rt8.0-hpet_disabled

# cat /proc/timer_list
Timer List Version: v0.3
HRTIMER_MAX_CLOCK_BASES: 2
now at 269529706096 nsecs

cpu: 0
 clock 0:
  .index:      0
  .resolution: 1 nsecs
  .get_time:   ktime_get_real
  .offset:     1180214106093436428 nsecs
active timers:
 clock 1:
  .index:      1
  .resolution: 1 nsecs
  .get_time:   ktime_get
  .offset:     0 nsecs
active timers:
 #0: <ed2a2ef4>, tick_sched_timer, S:01
 # expires at 269530000000 nsecs [in 293904 nsecs]
 #1: <ed2a2ef4>, hrtimer_wakeup, S:01
 # expires at 269554568320 nsecs [in 24862224 nsecs]
 #2: <ed2a2ef4>, hrtimer_wakeup, S:01
 # expires at 269585566924 nsecs [in 55860828 nsecs]
 #3: <ed2a2ef4>, hrtimer_wakeup, S:01
 # expires at 269822782823 nsecs [in 293076727 nsecs]
 #4: <ed2a2ef4>, hrtimer_wakeup, S:01
 # expires at 272726158017 nsecs [in 3196451921 nsecs]
 #5: <ed2a2ef4>, it_real_fn, S:01
 # expires at 278007767018 nsecs [in 8478060922 nsecs]
 #6: <ed2a2ef4>, hrtimer_wakeup, S:01
 # expires at 283716431029 nsecs [in 14186724933 nsecs]
 #7: <ed2a2ef4>, hrtimer_wakeup, S:01
 # expires at 283716456168 nsecs [in 14186750072 nsecs]
 #8: <ed2a2ef4>, hrtimer_wakeup, S:01
 # expires at 295789281627 nsecs [in 26259575531 nsecs]
  .expires_next   : 269530000000 nsecs
  .hres_active    : 1
  .nr_events      : 63228
  .nohz_mode      : 2
  .idle_tick      : 269527000000 nsecs
  .tick_stopped   : 0
  .idle_jiffies   : 4294936823
  .idle_calls     : 217590
  .idle_sleeps    : 168323
  .idle_entrytime : 269528785728 nsecs
  .idle_sleeptime : 230915526366 nsecs
  .last_jiffies   : 4294936825
  .next_jiffies   : 4294936840
  .idle_expires   : 269543000000 nsecs
jiffies: 4294936826

cpu: 1
 clock 0:
  .index:      0
  .resolution: 1 nsecs
  .get_time:   ktime_get_real
  .offset:     1180214106093436428 nsecs
active timers:
 clock 1:
  .index:      1
  .resolution: 1 nsecs
  .get_time:   ktime_get
  .offset:     0 nsecs
active timers:
 #0: <ed2a2ef4>, tick_sched_timer, S:01
 # expires at 269530250000 nsecs [in 543904 nsecs]
 #1: <ed2a2ef4>, it_real_fn, S:01
 # expires at 269546379364 nsecs [in 16673268 nsecs]
 #2: <ed2a2ef4>, hrtimer_wakeup, S:01
 # expires at 283723356553 nsecs [in 14193650457 nsecs]
  .expires_next   : 269530250000 nsecs
  .hres_active    : 1
  .nr_events      : 64947
  .nohz_mode      : 2
  .idle_tick      : 269527250000 nsecs
  .tick_stopped   : 0
  .idle_jiffies   : 4294936824
  .idle_calls     : 172684
  .idle_sleeps    : 111081
  .idle_entrytime : 269529298565 nsecs
  .idle_sleeptime : 234502295072 nsecs
  .last_jiffies   : 4294936826
  .next_jiffies   : 4294936833
  .idle_expires   : 269536000000 nsecs
jiffies: 4294936826


Tick Device: mode:     1
Clock Event Device: pit
 max_delta_ns:   27461866
 min_delta_ns:   12571
 mult:           5124677
 shift:          32
 mode:           3
 next_event:     269530250000 nsecs
 set_next_event: pit_next_event
 set_mode:       init_pit_timer
 event_handler:  tick_handle_oneshot_broadcast
tick_broadcast_mask: 00000003
tick_broadcast_oneshot_mask: 00000002


Tick Device: mode:     1
Clock Event Device: lapic
 max_delta_ns:   807031401
 min_delta_ns:   1443
 mult:           44643607
 shift:          32
 mode:           3
 next_event:     269530000000 nsecs
 set_next_event: lapic_next_event
 set_mode:       lapic_timer_setup
 event_handler:  hrtimer_interrupt

Tick Device: mode:     1
Clock Event Device: lapic
 max_delta_ns:   807031401
 min_delta_ns:   1443
 mult:           44643607
 shift:          32
 mode:           1
 next_event:     269530250000 nsecs
 set_next_event: lapic_next_event
 set_mode:       lapic_timer_setup
 event_handler:  hrtimer_interrupt
--

Thanks for the hints.

Cheers.
-- 
rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela
rncbc@...bc.org
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