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Date:      Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:46:43 +0000
From:      Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org>
To:        Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net>
Cc:        freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [PATCH] pipe2 for Linuxulator
Message-ID:  <20120415184643.GA59617@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <20120415182928.GA55270@freebsd.org>
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On Sun Apr 15 12, Alexander Best wrote:
> On Sun Apr 15 12, Alexander Best wrote:
> > On Sun Apr 15 12, Alexander Best wrote:
> > > On Sun Apr 15 12, Alexander Leidinger wrote:
> > > > On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:03:06 +0000 Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > On Sun Apr 15 12, Alexander Leidinger wrote:
> > > > > > On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:51:12 +0000 Alexander Best
> > > > > > <arundel@freebsd.org> wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > ahh ok. i've managed to get some stats via stats_timing.d. this
> > > > > > > is a snapshot during which a newly loaded tab in chromium was
> > > > > > > unresponsive for about 5 seconds. without the linux flash plugin
> > > > > > > running i never experienced such lock ups.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > i've attached the d-script stats.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > What about the trace_futexes script and the two check_* scripts? The
> > > > > > stats show that there is a lot of work spend in the futexes.
> > > > > 
> > > > > i'm having problems with those scripts. they have a negative impact
> > > > > on the linux processes. when i have the player at www.mixcloud.com
> > > > > running and run those scripts the music stops and the flash graphics
> > > > > get all distorted. here's some output from the trace_futexes.d script:
> > > > > 
> > > > > otaku% sudo ./trace_futexes.d
> > > > > dtrace: 808 dynamic variable drops with non-empty dirty list
> > > > > dtrace: 833 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > > > 
> > > > You should increase the buffers in the scripts, they are overflowing.
> > > > 
> > > > [...]
> > > > > ERROR: missing_access_check in linuxulator32:futex:futex_atomic_op
> > > > 
> > > > This is missing code in the kernel... or a superfluous comment.
> > > > 
> > > > >               kernel`ia32_syscall+0x299
> > > > >               kernel`0xffffffff805b05e5
> > > > > 
> > > > >               dtrace: ERROR: open  failed: No such file or directory
> > > > > `0x287b6533
> > > > > Fatal error 'mutex is on list' at line 424 in
> > > > > file /usr/github-freebsd-head/lib/libthr/thread/thr_mutex.c (errno =
> > > > > 0)
> > > > 
> > > > No idea.
> > > > 
> > > > > this is from the check_error.d script:
> > > > > 
> > > > > otaku% sudo ./check_error.d
> > > > > ERROR: sleep_error in linuxulator32:futex:futex_sleep
> > > > 
> > > > Well... the sx_sleep returned with a non-null value. I assume this
> > > > means a timeout fired. No idea if it is good or bad.
> > > > 
> > > > >               kernel`ia32_syscall+0x299
> > > > >               kernel`0xffffffff805b05e5
> > > > > 
> > > > >               0x287b6278
> > > > >               0x2a12800029d5fa5c
> > > > > ERROR: sleep_error in linuxulator32:futex:futex_wait
> > > > 
> > > > As above.
> > > > 
> > > > >               kernel`ia32_syscall+0x299
> > > > >               kernel`0xffffffff805b05e5
> > > > > 
> > > > >               0x287b6278
> > > > >               0x2a12800029d5fa5c
> > > > 
> > > > > the  check_internal_locks.d scripts seems to work fine. i think we
> > > > > talked about the failed-speculation-warnings beforehand and that they
> > > > > aren't critical:
> > > > 
> > > > Yes and no... you do not have enough buffers to store all the info the
> > > > script want to store. As such it does not work as intended.
> > > 
> > > i've set
> > > 
> > > #pragma D option dynvarsize=512m
> > > #pragma D option specsize=512m
> > > 
> > > in check_internal_locks.d
> > > 
> > > however i get a warning that the size got downgraded and still the buffers
> > > don't seem to be large enough:
> > > 
> > > dtrace: dynamic variable size lowered to 256m
> > > dtrace: 220 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > > dtrace: 206 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > > dtrace: 205 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > > dtrace: 206 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > > dtrace: 182 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > > dtrace: 219 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > > dtrace: 194 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > > dtrace: 210 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > > dtrace: 218 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > > dtrace: 206 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > > dtrace: 222 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > > dtrace: 214 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > > dtrace: 213 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > > dtrace: 205 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > > dtrace: 216 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > > dtrace: 220 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > > dtrace: 210 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > > 
> > > maybe the problem with the above errors was that my kernel got built with
> > > dtrace support, but my world didn't. i'm now rebuilding and installing world.
> > > maybe that fixes some of the issues.
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > > Number of locks per type:
> > > > >   emul_shared_rlock                                                 3
> > > > >   emul_shared_wlock                                                37
> > > > >   emul_lock                                                        55
> > > > >   futex_mtx                                                     31179
> > 
> > here are the results for a single flash instance:
> > 
> > otaku% sudo time ./check_internal_locks.d
> > dtrace: 217 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 223 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 218 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 216 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 206 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 200 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 218 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 246 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 218 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 258 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 223 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 246 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 240 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 258 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 252 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 230 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 257 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > ^C
> > dtrace: 227 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > Number of locks per type:
> >   futex_mtx                                                      4585
> > 
> >        18,48 real         0,10 user         0,36 sys
> > 
> > and here for two flash tabs:
> > 
> > otaku% sudo time ./check_internal_locks.d
> > dtrace: 1148 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 1524 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 1604 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 1029 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 1471 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 1466 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 1720 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 1049 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 1549 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 1421 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 1595 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 1097 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 1853 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 1900 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 1729 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 1389 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 1314 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 1712 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > ^C
> > dtrace: 1615 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > Number of locks per type:
> >   futex_mtx                                                     29364
> > 
> >        19,41 real         0,09 user         0,32 sys
> > 
> > ...and for three flash tabs:
> > 
> > otaku% sudo time ./check_internal_locks.d
> > dtrace: 535 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 213 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 282 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 571 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 666 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 857 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 1310 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 1277 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 118 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 1503 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 2069 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 3562 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 6561 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 3750 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 2569 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 1362 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 2722 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 3461 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 2579 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 3451 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > dtrace: 2325 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > ^C
> > dtrace: 2632 failed speculations (available buffer(s) still busy)
> > Number of locks per type:
> >   emul_shared_wlock                                                14
> >   emul_lock                                                        20
> >   futex_mtx                                                     45571
> > 
> >        22,46 real         0,11 user         0,35 sys
> 
> running stats_timing.d revealed something strange...according to this section:
> 
> Number of calls per provider/application/kernel function:
>   linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        linux_schedtail                                                   2
>   linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        linux_set_robust_list                                             2
>   linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        proc_exit                                                         2
>   linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        proc_init                                                         2
>   linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        release_futexes                                                   2
>   linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        fetch_robust_entry                                                4
>   linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        linux_get_osname                                                  8
>   linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        linux_get_osrelease                                               8
>   linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        em_find                                                          12
>   linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        linux_get_prison                                                 16
>   linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        futex_atomic_op                                                 734
>   linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        futex_wake                                                     1082
>   linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        futex_sleep                                                    1133
>   linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        futex_wait                                                     1133
>   linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        linux_emul_convpath                                            2949
>   linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        futex_put                                                      2970
>   linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        linux_sys_futex                                                3211
>   linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        futex_get                                                      3945
>   linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        futex_get0                                                     3945
>   linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        linux_clock_gettime                                           75342
>   linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        linux_to_native_clockid                                       75342
>   linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        native_to_linux_timespec                                      75342
> 
> proc_exit only got callded twice. however according to this section:
> 
> Longest running (CPU-time!) functions per provider (in ns):
>   linuxulator32                                       proc_exit                                                    -16995
>   linuxulator32                                       linux_emul_convpath                                          -11330
>   linuxulator32                                       futex_wait                                                    -3950
>   linuxulator32                                       futex_sleep                                                   -3535
>   linuxulator32                                       proc_init                                                     -3310
>   linuxulator32                                       release_futexes                                               -2075
>   linuxulator32                                       linux_schedtail                                               -1350
>   linuxulator32                                       linux_get_osname                                              -1280
>   linuxulator32                                       linux_sys_futex                                               -1090
>   linuxulator32                                       linux_set_robust_list                                          -860
>   linuxulator32                                       futex_get                                                      -770
>   linuxulator32                                       linux_get_osrelease                                            -760
>   linuxulator32                                       linux_clock_gettime                                            -570
>   linuxulator32                                       futex_put                                                      -560
>   linuxulator32                                       futex_get0                                                     -555
>   linuxulator32                                       futex_atomic_op                                                -325
>   linuxulator32                                       em_find                                                        -190
>   linuxulator32                                       fetch_robust_entry                                             -180
>   linuxulator32                                       linux_get_prison                                               -155
>   linuxulator32                                       futex_wake                                                     -120
>   linuxulator32                                       linux_to_native_clockid                                         -90
>   linuxulator32                                       native_to_linux_timespec                                        -90
> 
> the CPU spent a lot of time for those two calls.
> 
> cheers.
> alex
> 
> > 
> > 
> > i've tuned the script to have the maximum buffer size of 256 megabyte via
> > 
> > #pragma D option dynvarsize=256m
> > #pragma D option specsize=256m
> > 
> > ...still the buffers seem to be too small.
> > 
> > also...even after installing a fresh kernel and world with dtrace enabled,
> > the "check_error.d" and "trace_futexes.d" fail and sometimes even render
> > the flash instance unusable.

eventually after trying a lot of time i managed to gather some stats from the
"trace_futexes.d" script:

Number of locks per type:
  futex_mtx                                                        91
Number of maximum number of futexes in the futex list:
                1
Number of futexes still existing: -9Number of calls per provider/application/kernel function:
  linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        futex_atomic_op                                                   5
  linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        futex_wake                                                        6
  linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        futex_sleep                                                      14
  linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        futex_wait                                                       14
  linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        linux_sys_futex                                                  33
  linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        futex_put                                                        34
  linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        futex_get                                                        38
  linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        futex_get0                                                       38
Wallclock-timing statistics per provider/application/kernel function (in ns):
  linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        linux_sys_futex                                   
           value  ------------- Distribution ------------- count    
     -1073741824 |                                         0        
      -536870912 |@@@@@                                    4        
      -268435456 |                                         0        
      -134217728 |@@@@@@@                                  6        
       -67108864 |@                                        1        
       -33554432 |@                                        1        
       -16777216 |@                                        1        
        -8388608 |                                         0        
        -4194304 |                                         0        
        -2097152 |                                         0        
        -1048576 |                                         0        
         -524288 |                                         0        
         -262144 |@                                        1        
         -131072 |@@@@@@                                   5        
          -65536 |                                         0        
          -32768 |@@@@@@@@@@@                              9        
          -16384 |@@@@@@                                   5        
           -8192 |                                         0        

  linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        futex_sleep                                       
           value  ------------- Distribution ------------- count    
     -1073741824 |                                         0        
      -536870912 |@@@@@@@@@@@                              4        
      -268435456 |                                         0        
      -134217728 |@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@                        6        
       -67108864 |@@@                                      1        
       -33554432 |@@@                                      1        
       -16777216 |@@@                                      1        
        -8388608 |                                         0        
        -4194304 |                                         0        
        -2097152 |                                         0        
        -1048576 |                                         0        
         -524288 |                                         0        
         -262144 |                                         0        
         -131072 |                                         0        
          -65536 |@@@                                      1        
          -32768 |                                         0        

  linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        futex_wait                                        
           value  ------------- Distribution ------------- count    
     -1073741824 |                                         0        
      -536870912 |@@@@@@@@@@@                              4        
      -268435456 |                                         0        
      -134217728 |@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@                        6        
       -67108864 |@@@                                      1        
       -33554432 |@@@                                      1        
       -16777216 |@@@                                      1        
        -8388608 |                                         0        
        -4194304 |                                         0        
        -2097152 |                                         0        
        -1048576 |                                         0        
         -524288 |                                         0        
         -262144 |                                         0        
         -131072 |                                         0        
          -65536 |@@@                                      1        
          -32768 |                                         0        

  linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        futex_put                                         
           value  ------------- Distribution ------------- count    
         -524288 |                                         0        
         -262144 |@                                        1        
         -131072 |@@                                       2        
          -65536 |                                         0        
          -32768 |@@@@@@@                                  6        
          -16384 |@@@@@@@@@@@                              9        
           -8192 |@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@                      16       
           -4096 |                                         0        

  linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        futex_get                                         
           value  ------------- Distribution ------------- count    
          -65536 |                                         0        
          -32768 |@@@@@@@@@@@@@                            12       
          -16384 |@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@              26       
           -8192 |                                         0        

  linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        futex_get0                                        
           value  ------------- Distribution ------------- count    
          -32768 |                                         0        
          -16384 |@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@         30       
           -8192 |@@@@@@@@                                 8        
           -4096 |                                         0        

  linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        futex_atomic_op                                   
           value  ------------- Distribution ------------- count    
          -32768 |                                         0        
          -16384 |@@@@@@@@                                 1        
           -8192 |@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@         4        
           -4096 |                                         0        

  linuxulator32                                       npviewer.bin                                        futex_wake                                        
           value  ------------- Distribution ------------- count    
          -16384 |                                         0        
           -8192 |@@@@@@@                                  1        
           -4096 |@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@        5        
           -2048 |                                         0        

Longest running (wallclock!) functions per provider (in ns):
  linuxulator32                                       futex_wait                                                  -100195
  linuxulator32                                       futex_sleep                                                  -91565
  linuxulator32                                       linux_sys_futex                                              -30010
  linuxulator32                                       futex_get                                                    -21060
  linuxulator32                                       futex_atomic_op                                              -15885
  linuxulator32                                       futex_get0                                                   -12540
  linuxulator32                                       futex_put                                                    -11825
  linuxulator32                                       futex_wake                                                    -5610

       13,22 real         0,09 user         0,13 sys

cheers.
alex


> > 
> > cheers.
> > alex
> > 
> > > > 
> > > > Depending on how long you traced: that's a lot of futex operations.
> > > 
> > > i traced for ~ 5 seconds. i'll make sure to prepend the time command to any
> > > dtrace script next time to give you more exact numbers.
> > > 
> > > cheers.
> > > alex
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Bye,
> > > > Alexander.
> > > > 
> > > > -- 
> > > > http://www.Leidinger.net    Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = B0063FE7
> > > > http://www.FreeBSD.org       netchild @ FreeBSD.org  : PGP ID = 72077137



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