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Date:      Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:03:52 +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:  <20120415210352.GA88669@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <20120415205732.GA65853@freebsd.org>
References:  <20120415115112.GA83717@freebsd.org> <20120415143441.00000948@unknown> <20120415130306.GA95208@freebsd.org> <20120415163059.0000715d@unknown> <20120415144155.GA15993@freebsd.org> <20120415181613.GA52958@freebsd.org> <20120415205302.00005855@unknown> <20120415190408.GA61246@freebsd.org> <20120415211656.000053b9@unknown> <20120415205732.GA65853@freebsd.org>

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On Sun Apr 15 12, Alexander Best wrote:
> On Sun Apr 15 12, Alexander Leidinger wrote:
> > On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:04:08 +0000 Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > On Sun Apr 15 12, Alexander Leidinger wrote:
> > > > On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:16:13 +0000 Alexander Best
> > > > <arundel@freebsd.org> wrote:
> > 
> > > > > 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.
> > > > 
> > > > I assume with unusable you mean not fast enough. Well... buy a
> > > > faster CPU. No, just kidding. Depending on what a D script does and
> > > > how many probes are enabled in the D script, it is not unexpected
> > > > that the system slows down. As told above, the scripts show what is
> > > > possible. For real debugging you may want to use stripped down
> > > > versions.
> > > 
> > > no actually. what i meant by "unusable" is that the d-scripts
> > > themself crash the flash instances.
> > 
> > Uhm... this is unexpected. DTrace disables destructive actions by
> > default, and I do not activate them. Maybe some timing-sensitive code
> > in the flash-player which does not handle the case that some parts can
> > take longer than expected? I assume there is not bug in DTrace itself.
> > There could be a bug in my patch, but I would assume it is not a
> > heisen-bug as described here (the probes are handled by
> > DTrace-macros, just the variables which are provided to D scripts
> > are different from other probes).
> 
> this sounds reasonable. after exiting the dtrace script the crashed flash
> instance partially returns to normal behaviour. so indeed it seems that
> dtrace is having only an impact on flash's timing-code.
> 
> none of the linux processes actually crashes (that is is being terminated) in
> this scenario. ps alx shows that all processes still exist.
> 
> i'll play a bit more with the dtrace scripts and see if i can remove more
> stuff that isn't important for futex related matters.

one more thing:

i'm seeing a lot of defunct processes in connection with flash:

 1001 1023  988    0   4  0 283916  56620 kqread   I     -    2:36,17 chrome: --type=plugin --plugin-path=/usr/home/arundel/.mozilla/plugins/npwrapper.libflashplayer.so --lang=en-GB --channel=988.0x65c6b90.321991751 (chrome)
 1001 1047 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:00,01 <defunct>
 1001 1048 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:00,01 <defunct>
 1001 1049 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:00,01 <defunct>
 1001 1050 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:00,01 <defunct>
 1001 1052 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:00,01 <defunct>
 1001 1065 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:00,01 <defunct>
 1001 1067 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:05,89 <defunct>
 1001 1069 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:00,01 <defunct>
 1001 1074  988    0  40  0 292244  86844 uwait    S     -    0:26,94 chrome: --type=gpu-process --channel=988.0x67e2960.1399124120 (chrome)
 1001 1544  990    0  40  0 922080 129268 usem     S     -    2:05,13 chrome: --type=zygote (chrome)
 1001 1558 1023    3  40  0 577080  91848 futex    I     -    0:00,28 /usr/local/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer.bin --plugin .mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so --connection /org/wrapper/NSPlugins/libflashplayer.so/1023-4/1681692777
 1001 1559 1023    1  40  0 577080  91848 futex    I     -    0:00,00 /usr/local/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer.bin --plugin .mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so --connection /org/wrapper/NSPlugins/libflashplayer.so/1023-4/1681692777
 1001 1605 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:00,01 <defunct>
 1001 1606 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:00,01 <defunct>
 1001 1607 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:00,01 <defunct>
 1001 1609 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:00,01 <defunct>
 1001 1610 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:00,01 <defunct>
 1001 1611 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:00,01 <defunct>
 1001 1614 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:00,01 <defunct>
 1001 1615 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:00,49 <defunct>
 1001 1616 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:07,52 <defunct>
 1001 1655 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:00,00 <defunct>
 1001 1656 1023    7  40  0 577080  91848 futex    I     -    0:00,28 /usr/local/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer.bin --plugin .mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so --connection /org/wrapper/NSPlugins/libflashplayer.so/1023-4/1681692777
 1001 1657 1023    5  40  0 577080  91848 futex    I     -    0:00,32 /usr/local/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer.bin --plugin .mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so --connection /org/wrapper/NSPlugins/libflashplayer.so/1023-4/1681692777
 1001 1713 1023   21  41  0 297812  41476 futex    I     -    0:00,01 /usr/local/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer.bin --plugin .mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so --connection /org/wrapper/NSPlugins/libflashplayer.so/1023-5/1714636915
 1001 1714 1023  112  47  0 297812  41476 futex    I     -    0:00,00 /usr/local/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer.bin --plugin .mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so --connection /org/wrapper/NSPlugins/libflashplayer.so/1023-5/1714636915
 1001 1715 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:00,00 <defunct>
 1001 1716 1023    0  40  0 297812  41476 futex    I     -    0:00,04 /usr/local/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer.bin --plugin .mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so --connection /org/wrapper/NSPlugins/libflashplayer.so/1023-5/1714636915
 1001 1717    1    0  40  0 297812  41476 pcmwrv   S     -    0:19,05 /usr/local/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer.bin --plugin .mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so --connection /org/wrapper/NSPlugins/libflashplayer.so/1023-5/1714636915
 1001 1718    1   30  41  0 297812  41476 futex    I     -    0:00,01 /usr/local/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer.bin --plugin .mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so --connection /org/wrapper/NSPlugins/libflashplayer.so/1023-5/1714636915
 1001 1719    1   30  41  0 297812  41476 futex    I     -    0:00,00 /usr/local/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer.bin --plugin .mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so --connection /org/wrapper/NSPlugins/libflashplayer.so/1023-5/1714636915
 1001 1785 1023    1  40  0 444464  66512 futex    I     -    0:03,40 /usr/local/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer.bin --plugin .mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so --connection /org/wrapper/NSPlugins/libflashplayer.so/1023-6/1957747793
 1001 1786 1023   85  45  0 444464  66512 futex    I     -    0:00,00 /usr/local/lib/nspluginwrapper/i386/linux/npviewer.bin --plugin .mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so --connection /org/wrapper/NSPlugins/libflashplayer.so/1023-6/1957747793
 1001 1788 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:00,26 <defunct>
 1001 1790 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:00,26 <defunct>
 1001 1791 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    5:19,32 <defunct>
 1001 2126 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:00,11 <defunct>
 1001 2127 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:00,10 <defunct>
 1001 2180 1023    0  20  0      0      0 -        Z     -    0:00,10 <defunct>

procstat reports:

 1047  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1048  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1049  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1050  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1052  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1065  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1067  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1069  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1558  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  futex     Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1559  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  futex     Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1605  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1606  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1607  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1609  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1610  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1611  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1614  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1615  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1616  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1655  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1656  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  futex     Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1657  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  futex     Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1713  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  futex     Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1714  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  futex     Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1715  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1716  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  futex     Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1717     1   988   988     0   1 arundel  pcmwrv    Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1718     1   988   988     0   1 arundel  futex     Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1719     1   988   988     0   1 arundel  futex     Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1785  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  futex     Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1786  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  futex     Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1788  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1790  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 1791  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 2126  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 2127  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 2180  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  -         Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin
 2354  1023   988   988     0   1 arundel  futex     Linux ELF32   npviewer.bin

cheers.
alex

> 
> good night.
> 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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