Message-ID: <20220621043910.GD1790663@paulmck-ThinkPad-P17-Gen-1>
Date:   Mon, 20 Jun 2022 21:39:10 -0700
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
To:     Zhouyi Zhou <zhouzhouyi@...il.com>
Cc:     john.ogness@...utronix.de, pmladek@...e.com, dave@...olabs.net,
        Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        rcu <rcu@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH linux-next] RFC: torture: add pr_flush to flush the
 results to console

On Tue, Jun 21, 2022 at 08:22:15AM +0800, Zhouyi Zhou wrote:
> [add Masahiro to CC list]
> 
> 1. Abstract:
> During the test of  0ba7324b44282870af740a5a121add62c7f5f730 ("printk:
> Wait for the global console lock when the system is going down"), I
> found
> 0ba7324b44282870af740a5a121add62c7f5f730 itself is OK. But I guess
> 31cb50b5590fe911077b8463ad01144fac8fa4f3 ("kbuild: check static
> EXPORT_SYMBOL* by script instead of modpost")
> lead to build systems failing in a random way.
> 
> 2. Introduction:
> To test 0ba7324b44282870af740a5a121add62c7f5f730 ("printk: Wait for
> the global console lock when the system is going down"), I do
> following both on
> my Dell PowerEdge R720 server (128G memory, 16 core Intel(R) Xeon(R)
> CPU E5-2660) and my Thinkpad T14 amd laptop (40G memory, 8 core AMD
> Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U)
> #git clone https://kernel.source.codeaurora.cn/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulmck/linux-rcu.git
> #cd linux-rcu
> #git checkout remotes/origin/pmladek.2022.06.15a
> #./tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/torture.sh
> 
> 3. The Testing
> 3.1
> On Dell PowerEdge R720 server, I performed torture.sh for 6 rounds
> (each cost 12 hours to finish)
> five of them report build failure, for example:
> root@...29c5cef4b:/mnt/linux-rcu/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/res#
> find . -name Make.out|xargs grep Error
> ./2022.06.19-09.29.42-torture/results-rcutorture/TREE07/Make.out:make[2]:
> *** [scripts/Makefile.build:249: security/selinux/ss/services.o] Error
> 255
> ./2022.06.19-09.29.42-torture/results-rcutorture/TREE07/Make.out:make[1]:
> *** [scripts/Makefile.build:466: security/selinux] Error 2
> ./2022.06.19-09.29.42-torture/results-rcutorture/TREE07/Make.out:make:
> *** [Makefile:1839: security] Error 2
> one of them passed all the tests:
> Started at Mon Jun 20 06:09:33 CST 2022, ended at Mon Jun 20 18:34:30
> CST 2022, duration 12:24:57.
> Summary: Successes: 49 Failures: 0.
> Size before compressing 60 files: 66G Mon Jun 20 18:34:30 CST 2022
> Waiting for batch 1 of 32 compressions Mon Jun 20 18:34:30 CST 2022
> Waiting for final batch 2 of 28 compressions Mon Jun 20 19:12:03 CST 2022
> Size after compressing 60 files: 15G Mon Jun 20 19:46:42 CST 2022
> 3.2
> On Thinkpad T14 amd laptop, I performed torture.sh for 2 rounds (each
> cost 13 hours to finish)
> one of them report build failure:
> zzy@...-ThinkPad-T14-Gen-1:~/Program/linux-rcu/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/res$
> find . -name Make.out|xargs grep Error
> ./2022.06.17-22.45.37-torture/results-refscale-refcnt-kasan/NOPREEMPT/Make.out:make[1]:
> *** [scripts/Makefile.build:249: arch/x86/boot/pm.o] Error 255
> ./2022.06.17-22.45.37-torture/results-refscale-refcnt-kasan/NOPREEMPT/Make.out:make:
> *** [arch/x86/Makefile:265: bzImage] Error 2
> another passed all the tests:
> 
> 4. Guess what caused the build error
> On Dell PowerEdge R720:
> root@...29c5cef4b:/mnt/linux-rcu/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/res#
> find . -name Make.out|xargs grep Error
> ./2022.06.19-09.29.42-torture/results-rcutorture/TREE07/Make.out:make[2]:
> *** [scripts/Makefile.build:249: security/selinux/ss/services.o] Error
> 255
> root@...29c5cef4b:/mnt/linux-rcu/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/res#
> emacs ./2022.06.19-09.29.42-torture/results-rcutorture/TREE07/Make.out
> I search services.o in my emacs editor, the only clue is:
> ./scripts/check-local-export security/selinux/ss/services.o
> make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:249:
> security/selinux/ss/services.o] Error 255
> make[2]: *** Deleting file 'security/selinux/ss/services.o'
> make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> 
> 5. Try to trace
> I have tried to trace the root cause of the problem, by modifying
> scripts/check-local-export:
> diff --git a/scripts/check-local-export b/scripts/check-local-export
> index da745e2743b7..a66ff333f22b 100755
> --- a/scripts/check-local-export
> +++ b/scripts/check-local-export
> @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ declare -A symbol_types
>  declare -a export_symbols
> 
>  exit_code=0
> -
> +cp ${1} /mnt/tmp/
>  while read value type name
>  do
>         # Skip the line if the number of fields is less than 3.
> @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ do
>         #
>         # Then, the following line will be really simple:
>         #   done < <(${NM} --quiet ${1})
> -done < <(${NM} ${1} 2>/dev/null || { echo "${0}: ${NM} failed" >&2; false; } )
> +done < <(${NM} ${1}  || { echo "${0}: ${NM} failed"
> >>/mnt/tmp/log-check ; false; } )
> 
>  # Catch error in the process substitution
>  wait $!
> @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ for name in "${export_symbols[@]}"
>  do
>         # nm(3) says "If lowercase, the symbol is usually local"
>         if [[ ${symbol_types[$name]} =~ [a-z] ]]; then
> -               echo "$@: error: local symbol '${name}' was exported" >&2
> +               echo "$@: error: local symbol '${name}' was exported"
> >> /mnt/tmp/log-check
>                 exit_code=1
>         fi
>  done
> 
> Then I invoke torture.sh again, but after two rounds of test, the bug
> did not appear, so I can't trace anything.
> 
> 6. Conclusion
> Sorry to bring you so much trouble, I am very interested in this.
> Could you please tell me what to do next?

I recently had a strange build error that was caused by a different
extraneous file.  I deleted the file and no problem since.  I suspect
that the file was lying around because I had interrupted a previous
build.  Though such files are -supposed- to be deleted when the build
is interrupted.

Next time you get an similar strange build error, try "git status"
to see if it maybe doesn't belong.

Beyond that point, I don't count myself as an expert on the Linux
kernel's build system.

							Thanx, Paul

> Thanks
> Zhouyi
> 
> On Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 4:28 AM Zhouyi Zhou <zhouzhouyi@...il.com> wrote:
> >
> > Thank Paul and Petr for your efforts!
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 3:09 AM Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 06:52:20AM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 08:36:54PM +0800, Zhouyi Zhou wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 1:15 PM Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 08:37:33AM +0800, zhouzhouyi@...il.com wrote:
> > > > > > > From: Zhouyi Zhou <zhouzhouyi@...il.com>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > currently tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/torture.sh reports
> > > > > > > false positve because of kthread printing.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Commit "printk: add functions to prefer direct printing" (2bb2b7b57f812)
> > > > > > > have added functions to prefer direct printing activated for the primary
> > > > > > > import messages.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Meanwhile adding printk_prefer_direct_enter/exit to
> > > > > > > torture_cleanup_begin/end still can't eliminate the false positives
> > > > > > > for a hundred percent.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > This patch add pr_flush to torture_cleanup_end because the latter
> > > > > > > is sleepable.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Reported-by: Zhouyi Zhou <zhouzhouyi@...il.com>
> > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Zhouyi Zhou <zhouzhouyi@...il.com>
> > > > > > > Tested-by: Zhouyi Zhou <zhouzhouyi@...il.com>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Just the one Signed-off-by suffices.  ;-)
> > > > > Thank Paul for your guidance ;-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > >  kernel/torture.c | 1 +
> > > > > > >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > diff --git a/kernel/torture.c b/kernel/torture.c
> > > > > > > index 789aeb0e1159..b51e42463a67 100644
> > > > > > > --- a/kernel/torture.c
> > > > > > > +++ b/kernel/torture.c
> > > > > > > @@ -878,6 +878,7 @@ void torture_cleanup_end(void)
> > > > > > >       mutex_lock(&fullstop_mutex);
> > > > > > >       torture_type = NULL;
> > > > > > >       mutex_unlock(&fullstop_mutex);
> > > > > > > +     pr_flush(1000, true);
> > > > > >
> > > > > > But in this case, the kernel keeps on running, correct?  So won't the
> > > > > > output appear over time?  All of printk()'s kthreads are still running
> > > > > > after all.
> > > > > I am doing research on linux-next following your guidance on my Dell
> > > > > PowerEdge R720 server:
> > > > > #git clone https://kernel.source.codeaurora.cn/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/
> > > > > #cd linux-next
> > > > > #./tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/torture.sh
> > > > > after about 14 hours, the test result show that there have been about
> > > > > 17 failures, I examine the corresponding console.log, and find the
> > > > > failures are caused by following reason:
> > > > > before the message output by
> > > > > rcu/lock/scf_torture_print_module_parms(cur_ops, "End of test:
> > > > > SUCCESS") has reached serial console, torture_shutdown invoked
> > > > > kernel_power_off(),
> > > >
> > > > Ah, got it!  And good show tracking this down, by the way.
> > > >
> > > > Does this workaround commit on -rcu do the trick for you?
> > > >
> > > > 704ae8dcda84 ("torture: Flush printk() buffers before powering off")
> > > >
> > > > The printk() guys are looking at fixes within the printk() system
> > > > as well:
> > > >
> > > > https://lore.kernel.org/all/87tu8pgcj0.fsf@jogness.linutronix.de/
> > > > https://lore.kernel.org/all/YqdSw%2FfJvnkRbjvc@alley/
> > >
> > > And Petr has posted a more official fix, which I have queued on -rcu
> > > for testing at branch pmladek.2022.06.15a.
> > I am very happy to see the official fix, and start test it on my Dell
> > server by invoking
> > ./tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/torture.sh
> >
> > It will take 12 hours for the above script to finish if the other guy
> > who shares the server with me doesn't use it heavily ;-)
> >
> > Thanks
> > Sincerely yours
> > Zhouyi
> > >
> > >                                                         Thanx, Paul
> > >
> > > > > so the message "End of test: SUCCESS" has not chance of reaching
> > > > > console.log of host machine.
> > > > >
> > > > > Then I add printk_prefer_direct_enter/exit to
> > > > > torture_cleanup_begin/end, again I invoke
> > > > > #./tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/torture.sh
> > > > > after about 14 hours, the test result show that there have been about
> > > > > 5 failures,
> > > > >
> > > > > Then I add a debug statement after
> > > > > rcu/lock/scf_torture_print_module_parms(cur_ops, "End of test:
> > > > > SUCCESS") which sends the debug string ("hello world") to
> > > > > uart_console_write directly, again I invoke
> > > > > #./tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/torture.sh
> > > > > There is "hello world" in console.log but no "End of test" strings.
> > > > >
> > > > > So I guess even with printk_prefer_direct_enter/exit to
> > > > > torture_cleanup_begin/end,  our main shutdown thread has failed in
> > > > > competition for console lock (printk.c):
> > > > > 2401 if (console_trylock_spinning())
> > > > > 2402     console_unlock();
> > > > >
> > > > > Then I add pr_flush to torture_cleanup_end
> > > > > #./tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/torture.sh
> > > > > after 14 hours
> > > > > all 49 tests are success
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Or do you have a use case that requires that the output appear sooner
> > > > > > than it does?  If so, please let me know what that is.
> > > > > Thank Paul for your patience,
> > > > > ./tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/torture.sh is the only tool
> > > > > that I use.
> > > > >
> > > > > I am very interested in this topic, and very glad to do further
> > > > > experiments under your guidance ;-)
> > > >
> > > > Or are you already running with that commit or one of those patches?
> > > > They are working reliably for me (so far, anyway), but maybe more is
> > > > needed in some cases.
> > > >
> > > >                                                       Thanx, Paul
> > > >
> > > > > Sincerely yours
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > > Zhouyi
> > > > > >
> > > > > >                                                         Thanx, Paul
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >  }
> > > > > > >  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(torture_cleanup_end);
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > 2.25.1
> > > > > > >

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