Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751160AbVLOW0l (ORCPT ); Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:26:41 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751157AbVLOW0l (ORCPT ); Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:26:41 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:1678 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751156AbVLOW0k (ORCPT ); Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:26:40 -0500 Message-ID: <43A1ECDF.9040200@nc.rr.com> Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:23:27 -0500 From: William Cohen User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7-1.1.fc4 (X11/20050929) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: eranian@hpl.hp.com CC: William Cohen , perfctr-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, perfmon@napali.hpl.hp.com, linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [Perfctr-devel] 2.6.15-rc5-git3 perfmon2 new code base + libpfm available References: <20051215104604.GA16937@frankl.hpl.hp.com> <43A1DE94.8050105@redhat.com> <20051215215921.GJ18331@frankl.hpl.hp.com> In-Reply-To: <20051215215921.GJ18331@frankl.hpl.hp.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 8585 Lines: 181 Stephane Eranian wrote: > Will, > > > On Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 04:22:28PM -0500, William Cohen wrote: > >>Stephane Eranian wrote: > > >>>I have released a new version of the perfmon base package. >>>This release is relative to 2.6.15-rc5-git3. >>> >>>I have also updated the library, libpfm-3.2, to match the kernel >>>level changes. >> >>I downloaded the new version of perfmon and the matching libpfm. I built >>everything on a p6 based machine. The kernel booted fine. I tried the >>task_smpl_user in the libpfm examples. That crashed the kernel. What was >>on the xterm: >> >>$ ./task_smpl_user ls >>measuring at plm=0x8 >>programming 2 PMCS and 2 PMDS >>Segmentation fault >> > > I have not tried this particular test program in a long time. I nfact, I would > like to remove it from the suite because it does not make any real sense. > In any case, it should not crash the kernel. I will investigate this. > I don't think it it related to you using a P6. This is more the case of > an error in the cleanup code in case the context cannot be created properly. If it just seg faulted the user space program I wouldn't care either, but when it crashed the kernel I thought that you might like to know about that. > Does task_smpl work properly? task_smpl gave data, but appeared to get a kernel oops. Output from xterm: $ ./task_smpl ls smpl_pmd_mask=0x3 programming 2 PMCS and 2 PMDS context [3] buffer mapped @0xb7f8f000 hdr_cur_offs=112 version=1.0 ia32 self task ia64 self2 task_attach Makefile self2.c task_attach.c multiplex self2.o task_attach.o multiplex2 self.c task_attach_timeout multiplex2.c self.o task_attach_timeout.c multiplex2.o self_standalone task_attach_timeout.o multiplex.c self_standalone.c task.c multiplex.o self_standalone.o task.o notify_self self_view task_smpl notify_self2 self_view.c task_smpl.c notify_self2.c self_view.o task_smpl.o notify_self2.o set_notify task_smpl_user notify_self3 set_notify.c task_smpl_user.c notify_self3.c set_notify.o task_smpl_user.o notify_self3.o showreginfo task_view notify_self.c showreginfo.c task_view.c notify_self.o showreginfo.o task_view.o notify_standalone smpl_standalone whichpmu notify_standalone.c smpl_standalone.c whichpmu.c notify_standalone.o smpl_standalone.o whichpmu.o rtop syst x86_64 rtop.c syst.c rtop.o syst.o task terminated entry 0 PID:2800 TID:2800 CPU:0 LAST_VAL: 100000 IIP:0x00000000c0105678 PMD1 = 0x0000000000003caa entry 1 PID:2800 TID:2800 CPU:0 LAST_VAL: 100005 IIP:0x00000000003e94c2 PMD1 = 0x00000000000098a0 entry 2 PID:2800 TID:2800 CPU:0 LAST_VAL: 100067 IIP:0x000000000055093b PMD1 = 0x00000000000088dc entry 3 PID:2800 TID:2800 CPU:0 LAST_VAL: 100181 IIP:0x00000000004f7dd6 PMD1 = 0x0000000000006448 entry 4 PID:2800 TID:2800 CPU:0 LAST_VAL: 100020 IIP:0x000000000045ad51 PMD1 = 0x0000000000006281 entry 5 PID:2800 TID:2800 CPU:0 LAST_VAL: 100012 IIP:0x000000000040f490 PMD1 = 0x0000000000007e34 entry 6 PID:2800 TID:2800 CPU:0 LAST_VAL: 100212 IIP:0x00000000003e60d3 PMD1 = 0x0000000000005fd0 entry 7 PID:2800 TID:2800 CPU:0 LAST_VAL: 100076 IIP:0x00000000003ea871 PMD1 = 0x00000000000078c2 entry 8 PID:2800 TID:2800 CPU:0 LAST_VAL: 100149 IIP:0x0000000000424745 PMD1 = 0x00000000000064da entry 9 PID:2800 TID:2800 CPU:0 LAST_VAL: 100051 IIP:0x000000000045b465 PMD1 = 0x000000000000c0aa entry 10 PID:2800 TID:2800 CPU:0 LAST_VAL: 100070 IIP:0x000000000046677c PMD1 = 0x00000000000075ca entry 11 PID:2800 TID:2800 CPU:0 LAST_VAL: 100170 IIP:0x000000000046899e PMD1 = 0x0000000000014808 entry 12 PID:2800 TID:2800 CPU:0 LAST_VAL: 100230 IIP:0x000000000046637a PMD1 = 0x0000000000016b21 entry 13 PID:2800 TID:2800 CPU:0 LAST_VAL: 100011 IIP:0x00000000004682aa PMD1 = 0x00000000000185b6 entry 14 PID:2800 TID:2800 CPU:0 LAST_VAL: 100045 IIP:0x000000000804ddfb PMD1 = 0x0000000000016e3d entry 15 PID:2800 TID:2800 CPU:0 LAST_VAL: 100092 IIP:0x000000000804ddff PMD1 = 0x0000000000012b35 entry 16 PID:2800 TID:2800 CPU:0 LAST_VAL: 100005 IIP:0x000000000804d4cd PMD1 = 0x000000000001544f entry 17 PID:2800 TID:2800 CPU:0 LAST_VAL: 100067 IIP:0x000000000804c220 PMD1 = 0x000000000001761f 18 samples collected in 0 buffer overflows real 0h00m00.007s user 0h00m00.000s sys 1141h33m30.134513s Related information in /var/log/messages: Dec 15 17:13:00 trek kernel: perfmon_p6: family=6 x86_model=8 Dec 15 17:13:00 trek kernel: P6 core PMU detected Dec 15 17:13:00 trek kernel: perfmon: Intel P6 Family Processor PMU detected, 2 PMCs, 2 PMDs, 2 counters (31 bits) RW_max:2 Dec 15 17:13:00 trek kernel: Intel P6 Family Processor PMU installed Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: Debug: sleeping function called from invalid context at arch/i386/lib/usercopy.c:607 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: in_atomic():0, irqs_disabled():1 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: [] copy_to_user+0x23/0x90 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: [] pfm_read+0xa9/0x320 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: [] default_wake_function+0x0/0x10 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: [] pfm_read+0x0/0x320 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: [] vfs_read+0xb8/0x170 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: [] sys_read+0x41/0x70 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: [] syscall_call+0x7/0xb Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 6b6b6ba7 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: printing eip: Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: c0202b51 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: *pde = 00000000 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: Oops: 0000 [#1] Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: SMP Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: Modules linked in: perfmon_p6 ipv6 lp autofs4 rfcomm l2cap bluetooth sunrpc ipt_REJECT ipt_state ip_conntrack nfnetlink iptable_filter ip_tables dm_mirror dm_mod video button battery ac parport_pc parport snd_emu10k1_synth snd_emux_synth snd_seq_virmidi snd_seq_midi_emul snd_cs46xx snd_emu10k1 snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_rawmidi snd_seq_device snd_ac97_codec snd_pcm_oss snd_ac97_bus snd_mixer_oss snd_util_mem snd_pcm snd_hwdep snd_timer floppy emu10k1_gp snd snd_page_alloc soundcore gameport 3c59x mii i2c_i801 i2c_core hw_random uhci_hcd shpchp ext3 jbd Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: CPU: 1 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: EIP: 0060:[] Not tainted VLI Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: EFLAGS: 00010282 (2.6.15-rc5-git3-perfop) Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: EIP is at pfm_smpl_fmt_put+0x11/0x60 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: eax: d61afab0 ebx: 6b6b6b6b ecx: d8b3d7a0 edx: d8b3d900 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: esi: d1852000 edi: 00000001 ebp: 00000001 esp: d1f37ee0 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: ds: 007b es: 007b ss: 0068 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: Process task_smpl (pid: 2799, threadinfo=d1f37000 task=d61afab0) Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: Stack: 00000001 c0205803 c0156569 6b000246 c13163a4 d1f935a0 d1f93614 d22ebb78 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: 00000286 00000000 00000010 00000010 d1f93614 d1f57d3c d22ebb78 c0172475 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: 00000000 d1f935a0 d7f8fb68 d1f57d3c d1e1011c d2789bcc d7e45dbc 00000001 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: Call Trace: Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: [] pfm_close+0x113/0x3d0 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: [] poison_obj+0x29/0x60 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: [] __fput+0xb5/0x1a0 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: [] remove_vma+0x39/0x50 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: [] exit_mmap+0xab/0x100 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: [] mmput+0x33/0xa0 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: [] do_exit+0xf6/0x3d0 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: [] do_syscall_trace+0x218/0x22a Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: [] do_group_exit+0x37/0xa0 Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: [] syscall_call+0x7/0xb Dec 15 17:13:22 trek kernel: Code: 00 01 00 00 ff 00 b8 80 4c 44 c0 e8 9a d2 16 00 89 d8 5b c3 31 db eb ee 89 f6 85 c0 53 89 c3 74 39 b8 80 4c 44 c0 e8 5f d2 16 00 <8b> 53 3c 85 d2 74 1b b8 00 f0 ff ff 21 e0 8b 40 10 c1 e0 07 8d -Will - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/