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SubjectRe: [PATCH 11/11] ring-buffer: add benchmark and tester


On Wed, 6 May 2009, Ingo Molnar wrote:

>
> * Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> wrote:
>
> > From: Steven Rostedt <srostedt@redhat.com>
> >
> > This patch adds code that can benchmark the ring buffer as well as
> > test it. This code can be compiled into the kernel (not
> > recommended) or as a module.
>
> > [ Impact: see how changes to the ring buffer affect stability and performance ]
>
> This triggered this lockdep assert:
>
> [ 43.242660] eth1: link down
> [ 43.244570] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready
> [ 43.339828] eth0: no link during initialization.
> [ 43.344562] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
> [ 44.036177] Starting ring buffer hammer
> [ 45.856513]
> [ 45.856513] =================================
> [ 45.862366] [ INFO: inconsistent lock state ]
> [ 45.866737] 2.6.30-rc4-tip-01596-g844be76-dirty #38989
> [ 45.871872] ---------------------------------
> [ 45.876234] inconsistent {HARDIRQ-ON-W} -> {IN-HARDIRQ-W} usage.
> [ 45.882247] rb_consumer/519 [HC1[1]:SC0[0]:HE0:SE1] takes:
> [ 45.887750] (net/core/link_watch.c:36){?.-...}, at: [<ffffffff8044fb31>] del_timer_sync+0x0/0x88
> [ 45.896691] {HARDIRQ-ON-W} state was registered at:
> [ 45.901572] [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff
> [ 45.906673] irq event stamp: 26933632
> [ 45.910330] hardirqs last enabled at (26933631): [<ffffffff80df7691>] _spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x44/0x4c
> [ 45.919827] hardirqs last disabled at (26933632): [<ffffffff8040b0b7>] save_args+0x67/0x70
> [ 45.928141] softirqs last enabled at (26924896): [<ffffffff8044b9c3>] __do_softirq+0x17d/0x189
> [ 45.936898] softirqs last disabled at (26924889): [<ffffffff8040c47c>] call_softirq+0x1c/0x28

Interesting,

The module does not disable interrupts nor does it grab any spin locks.
Could be something inside the ring buffer??

> [ 45.945459]
> [ 45.945459] other info that might help us debug this:
> [ 45.952008] 1 lock held by rb_consumer/519:
> [ 45.956193] #0: (&np->lock){-.....}, at: [<ffffffff809a07c4>] nv_nic_irq_optimized+0x192/0x28b
> [ 45.965062]
> [ 45.965062] stack backtrace:
> [ 45.969427] Pid: 519, comm: rb_consumer Not tainted 2.6.30-rc4-tip-01596-g844be76-dirty #38989
> [ 45.978057] Call Trace:
> [ 45.980512] <IRQ> [<ffffffff80467583>] print_usage_bug+0x156/0x167
> [ 45.986885] [<ffffffff804675d9>] valid_state+0x45/0x52
> [ 45.992138] [<ffffffff80467f23>] ? check_usage_forwards+0x0/0x55
> [ 45.998249] [<ffffffff8046762f>] mark_lock_irq+0x49/0xee
> [ 46.003652] [<ffffffff804677a7>] mark_lock+0xd3/0x139
> [ 46.008803] [<ffffffff80467861>] mark_irqflags+0x54/0x125
> [ 46.014303] [<ffffffff80468e26>] __lock_acquire+0x187/0x2fe
> [ 46.019961] [<ffffffff8046905e>] lock_acquire+0xc1/0xe5
> [ 46.025278] [<ffffffff8044fb31>] ? del_timer_sync+0x0/0x88
> [ 46.030864] [<ffffffff8044fb72>] del_timer_sync+0x41/0x88
> [ 46.036346] [<ffffffff8044fb31>] ? del_timer_sync+0x0/0x88
> [ 46.041949] [<ffffffff80c0ea2e>] linkwatch_schedule_work+0x82/0xa0
> [ 46.048207] [<ffffffff80c0eafa>] linkwatch_fire_event+0xae/0xb3
> [ 46.054213] [<ffffffff80c24211>] netif_carrier_on+0x2e/0x40
> [ 46.059868] [<ffffffff8099fa63>] nv_linkchange+0x2a/0x6f
> [ 46.065276] [<ffffffff8099fad1>] nv_link_irq+0x29/0x2b
> [ 46.070508] [<ffffffff809a07cc>] nv_nic_irq_optimized+0x19a/0x28b
> [ 46.076690] [<ffffffff804807be>] handle_IRQ_event+0x59/0x132
> [ 46.082436] [<ffffffff804824a8>] handle_fasteoi_irq+0x90/0xd0
> [ 46.088296] [<ffffffff8040df2a>] handle_irq+0x24/0x2e
> [ 46.093436] [<ffffffff8040d661>] do_IRQ+0x5f/0xbf
> [ 46.098228] [<ffffffff8040bc93>] ret_from_intr+0x0/0xf
> [ 46.103468] <EOI> [<ffffffff804890ac>] ? ring_buffer_consume+0x6d/0xc3
> [ 46.110196] [<ffffffff80df7694>] ? _spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x47/0x4c
> [ 46.116621] [<ffffffff804890db>] ? ring_buffer_consume+0x9c/0xc3
> [ 46.122728] [<ffffffff8048ab18>] ? ring_buffer_consumer+0x52/0x161
> [ 46.129003] [<ffffffff8048ac27>] ? ring_buffer_consumer_thread+0x0/0x8d
> [ 46.135707] [<ffffffff8048ac48>] ? ring_buffer_consumer_thread+0x21/0x8d
> [ 46.142489] [<ffffffff80459ee4>] ? kthread+0x5b/0x88
> [ 46.147550] [<ffffffff8040c37a>] ? child_rip+0xa/0x20
> [ 46.152703] [<ffffffff8043fb2f>] ? finish_task_switch+0x40/0xf4
> [ 46.158698] [<ffffffff8040bd3c>] ? restore_args+0x0/0x30
> [ 46.164095] [<ffffffff80459e89>] ? kthread+0x0/0x88
> [ 46.169066] [<ffffffff8040c370>] ? child_rip+0x0/0x20
> [ 46.174218] eth0: link up.
> [ 53.664036] End ring buffer hammer
> [ 53.701419] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
> [ 53.712283] Mapped at:
> [ 53.714462] [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff
> [ 53.725779] IPv4 FIB: Using LC-trie version 0.408
>
> Config attached.

I'll try it out.

-- Steve



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