linux-kernel - Re: blktrace/relay/s390: Oops in subbuf_splice

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Message-ID: <20080317080836.GZ17940@kernel.dk>
Date:	Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:08:37 +0100
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	Christof Schmitt <christof.schmitt@...ibm.com>
Cc:	David Wilder <dwilder@...ibm.com>, linux-btrace@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	wilder@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: blktrace/relay/s390: Oops in subbuf_splice_actor

On Fri, Mar 14 2008, Christof Schmitt wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 08:21:03AM -0700, David Wilder wrote:
> > Christof Schmitt wrote:
> > >On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 02:10:07PM +0100, Jens Axboe wrote:
> > >>On Fri, Mar 14 2008, Christof Schmitt wrote:
> > >>>On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 12:58:03PM +0100, Jens Axboe wrote:
> > >>>>That is indeed a bug, does this work for you?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>diff --git a/kernel/relay.c b/kernel/relay.c
> > >>>>index d080b9d..39d1fa8 100644
> > >>>>--- a/kernel/relay.c
> > >>>>+++ b/kernel/relay.c
> > >>>>@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ static int subbuf_splice_actor(struct file *in,
> > >>>> 			       unsigned int flags,
> > >>>> 			       int *nonpad_ret)
> > >>>> {
> > >>>>-	unsigned int pidx, poff, total_len, subbuf_pages, ret;
> > >>>>+	unsigned int pidx, poff, total_len, subbuf_pages, nr_pages, ret;
> > >>>> 	struct rchan_buf *rbuf = in->private_data;
> > >>>> 	unsigned int subbuf_size = rbuf->chan->subbuf_size;
> > >>>> 	uint64_t pos = (uint64_t) *ppos;
> > >>>>@@ -1098,7 +1098,9 @@ static int subbuf_splice_actor(struct file *in,
> > >>>> 	pidx = (read_start / PAGE_SIZE) % subbuf_pages;
> > >>>> 	poff = read_start & ~PAGE_MASK;
> > >>>>
> > >>>>-	for (total_len = 0; spd.nr_pages < subbuf_pages; spd.nr_pages++) {
> > >>>>+	nr_pages = min_t(unsigned int, subbuf_pages, PIPE_BUFFERS);
> > >>>>+
> > >>>>+	for (total_len = 0; spd.nr_pages < nr_pages; spd.nr_pages++) {
> > >>>> 		unsigned int this_len, this_end, private;
> > >>>> 		unsigned int cur_pos = read_start + total_len;
> > >>>With the patch, i can run dd and 'blktrace -h traceserver' without the
> > >>>oops. But the output from blktrace only contains only zeros and no
> > >>>usable data for blkparse. Using blktrace to write the data directly to
> > >>>disk, without using the blktrace server works. Is there anything i
> > >>>should look for to help debugging the problem?
> > >>We should probably get Tom in the loop, as he is the relay expert. I'll
> > >>make sure the above patch gets into 2.6.25, as it is definitely a bug
> > >>that needs fixing.
> > >
> > >http://relayfs.sourceforge.net/contact.html mentions Tom Zanussi, but
> > >his email address seems to be no longer valid. I copy Dave Wilder
> > >here, since he is mentioned as relay maintainer on the web page.
> > >
> > >Dave, can you have a look at this? I can easily reproduce the problem
> > >on s390 Linux for testing and getting more debug information.
> > >
> > >Christof
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> > 
> > I will take a look at the problem.
> > Any thing special about the test you are running I need to know?
> 
> The test is about using the blktrace network feature on a 64 bit s390
> guest on z/VM. I don't know if 64 bit and z/VM are related to the
> problem scenario, it is the only setup i tested. To reproduce, start
> somewhere 'blktrace -l' as a server and issue 
> blktrace -h tracehostname
> dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/null
> to start blktrace and some I/O load.

If the problem is in the splice part of relay, then the problem will
likely go away if you add the -s parameter to blktrace. Might be handy
to know if you are experimenting.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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