* shmid_ds.shm_nattch bug or misunderstanding?
@ 2007-03-29 7:22 Steffen Sledz
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From: Steffen Sledz @ 2007-03-29 7:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
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We've a problem when calling shmctl to determine the number of current attaches on an shared memory segment. Because we see the problem on various 2.
4 and 2.6 kernels i believe it's not a bug but a misunderstanding in using the functions.
A main process allocates shared memory segments and attaches to them. After this it starts some child processes which attach to them too. The childs
use shmctl(shmid, IPC_STAT, &dsbuf) to determine the shm_nattch. This should never be more than 2. But sometimes we see larger values. :(
Here's a short example.
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shmTest.c (the main process):
#include <sys/ipc.h>
#include <sys/shm.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <errno.h>
#define SHM_BLK_SIZE (64*1024)
static int ipcOpen(int shmid)
{
void *shmbuf;
int rval;
struct shmid_ds dsbuf = {0};
shmbuf = shmat(shmid, 0, 0);
if ((int)shmbuf == (-1)) {
printf("PPID %d: shmat %p failed! errno %d '%s'\n", getpid(), shmid, errno, strerror(errno));
return -1;
}
rval = shmctl(shmid, IPC_STAT, &dsbuf);
if (rval != 0) {
printf("PPID %d: shmctl %p failed! errno %d '%s'\n", getpid(), shmid, errno, strerror(errno));
shmdt(shmbuf);
return -1;
}
printf("PPID %d: shm %p nattch %d cpid %d lpid %d\n", getpid(), shmid, dsbuf.shm_nattch, dsbuf.shm_cpid, dsbuf.shm_lpid);
return 0;
}
static int ipcClose(int shmid, void *shmbuf)
{
int rval = shmdt(shmbuf);
if (rval != 0) {
printf("PPID %d: ipcClose() shmdt %p failed! errno %d '%s'\n", getpid(), shmid, errno, strerror(errno));
return -1;
}
return 0;
}
int main(int argc, char * argv[])
{
char path[] = { "shmatPro" };
unsigned int loops = 1;
int pShmid[100];
void * pShmbuf[100];
int i;
if(argc >=2) {
sscanf(argv[1], "%i", &loops);
}
if(loops > 100) { loops = 100; }
for(i=0; i<loops; ++i)
{
int pid;
int rval;
pShmid[i] = shmget(IPC_PRIVATE, SHM_BLK_SIZE, IPC_CREAT | IPC_EXCL | 0700);
if (pShmid[i] == (-1))
{
printf("PPID %d: shmget failed! errno %d '%s'\n", getpid(), errno, strerror(errno));
return -1;
}
pShmbuf[i] = shmat(pShmid[i], 0, 0);
if ((int)pShmbuf[i] == (-1)) {
printf("PPID %d: shmat %p failed! errno %d '%s'\n", getpid(), pShmbuf[i], errno, strerror(errno));
shmctl(pShmid[i], IPC_RMID, NULL);
return -1;
}
memset(pShmbuf[i], 0, SHM_BLK_SIZE);
rval = shmdt(pShmbuf[i]);
if (rval != 0) {
printf("PPID %d: shmdt %p failed! errno %d '%s'\n", getpid(), pShmbuf[i], errno, strerror(errno));
shmctl(pShmid[i], IPC_RMID, NULL);
return -1;
}
pid = fork();
if(-1 == pid) {
printf("PPID %d: fork failed! errno %d '%s'\n", getpid(), errno, strerror(errno));
shmctl(pShmid[i], IPC_RMID, NULL);
return -1;
} else if( 0 == pid) {
const char *argv[256];
char tt[16];
sprintf(tt, "%08X", pShmid[i]);
argv[0] = (char*)path;
argv[1] = tt;
argv[2] = NULL;
argv[255] = NULL;
execv(path, (char**)argv);
printf("PID %d: execv failed! errno %d '%s'\n", getpid(), errno, strerror(errno));
exit(errno);
}
ipcOpen(pShmid[i]);
}
sleep(3);
for(i=0; i<loops; ++i) {
ipcClose(pShmid[i], pShmbuf[i]);
shmctl(pShmid[i], IPC_RMID, NULL);
}
return 0;
}
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shmatPro.c (the childs):
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/shm.h>
#include <sys/ipc.h>
#include <errno.h>
int main(int argc, char * argv[])
{
int shmid;
void *shmbuf;
int rval;
struct shmid_ds dsbuf = {0};
if(argc < 2) {
printf(" PID %d: missing argument shm!\n", getpid());
return -1;
}
if(1 != sscanf(argv[1], "%X", &shmid)) {
printf(" PID %d: sscanf of argument shm '%s' failed!\n", getpid(), argv[1]);
return -1;
}
shmbuf = shmat(shmid, 0, 0);
if ((int)shmbuf == (-1)) {
printf(" PID %d: shmat %p failed! errno %d '%s'\n", getpid(), shmid, errno, strerror(errno));
return -1;
}
rval = shmctl(shmid, IPC_STAT, &dsbuf);
if (rval != 0) {
printf(" PID %d: shmctl %p failed! errno %d '%s'\n", getpid(), shmid, errno, strerror(errno));
shmdt(shmbuf);
return -1;
}
printf(" PID %d: shm %p nattch %d cpid %d lpid %d\n", getpid(), shmid, dsbuf.shm_nattch, dsbuf.shm_cpid, dsbuf.shm_lpid);
sleep(1);
rval = shmctl(shmid, IPC_STAT, &dsbuf);
if (rval != 0) {
printf(" PID %d: shmctl %p failed! errno %d '%s'\n", getpid(), shmid, errno, strerror(errno));
shmdt(shmbuf);
return -1;
}
printf(" PID %d: shm %p nattch %d cpid %d lpid %d\n", getpid(), shmid, dsbuf.shm_nattch, dsbuf.shm_cpid, dsbuf.shm_lpid);
rval = shmdt(shmbuf);
if (rval != 0) {
printf(" PID %d: shmdt %p failed! errno %d '%s'\n", getpid(), shmid, errno, strerror(errno));
return -1;
}
return 0;
}
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a log from running "shmTest 30" on 2.6.18.8-0.1-default #1 SMP Fri Mar 2 13:51:59 UTC 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux:
PID 6234: shm 0x798006 nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6234
PID 6234: shm 0x798006 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6235: shm 0x7a0007 nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6235
PID 6235: shm 0x7a0007 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6236: shm 0x7a8008 nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6236
PID 6236: shm 0x7a8008 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6238: shm 0x7b800a nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6238
PID 6238: shm 0x7b800a nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6239: shm 0x7c000b nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6239
PID 6239: shm 0x7c000b nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6240: shm 0x7c800c nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6240
PID 6240: shm 0x7c800c nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6241: shm 0x7d000d nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6241
PID 6241: shm 0x7d000d nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6237: shm 0x7b0009 nattch 3 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PID 6237: shm 0x7b0009 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6242: shm 0x7d800e nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6242
PID 6242: shm 0x7d800e nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6243: shm 0x7e000f nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6243
PID 6243: shm 0x7e000f nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6244: shm 0x7e8010 nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6244
PID 6244: shm 0x7e8010 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6245: shm 0x7f0011 nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6245
PID 6245: shm 0x7f0011 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6246: shm 0x7f8012 nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6246
PID 6246: shm 0x7f8012 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6247: shm 0x800013 nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6247
PID 6247: shm 0x800013 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6248: shm 0x808014 nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6248
PID 6248: shm 0x808014 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6249: shm 0x810015 nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6249
PID 6249: shm 0x810015 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6250: shm 0x818016 nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6250
PID 6250: shm 0x818016 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6251: shm 0x820017 nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6251
PID 6251: shm 0x820017 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6252: shm 0x828018 nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6252
PID 6252: shm 0x828018 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6253: shm 0x830019 nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6253
PID 6253: shm 0x830019 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6254: shm 0x83801a nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6254
PID 6254: shm 0x83801a nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6255: shm 0x84001b nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6255
PID 6255: shm 0x84001b nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6256: shm 0x84801c nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6256
PID 6256: shm 0x84801c nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6257: shm 0x85001d nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6257
PID 6257: shm 0x85001d nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6258: shm 0x85801e nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6258
PID 6258: shm 0x85801e nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6259: shm 0x86001f nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6259
PID 6259: shm 0x86001f nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6260: shm 0x868020 nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6260
PID 6260: shm 0x868020 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6262: shm 0x878022 nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6262
PID 6262: shm 0x878022 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6263
PID 6263: shm 0x880023 nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6263
PID 6263: shm 0x880023 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PID 6261: shm 0x870021 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PID 6261: shm 0x870021 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6261
PPID 6233: shm 0x798006 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x7a0007 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x7a8008 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x7b0009 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x7b800a nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x7c000b nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x7c800c nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x7d000d nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x7d800e nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x7e000f nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x7e8010 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x7f0011 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x7f8012 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x800013 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x808014 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x810015 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x818016 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x820017 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x828018 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x830019 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x83801a nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x84001b nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x84801c nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x85001d nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x85801e nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x86001f nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x868020 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x870021 nattch 1 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x878022 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
PPID 6233: shm 0x880023 nattch 2 cpid 6233 lpid 6233
see e.g. shm 0x7b0009
Thx for any help,
Steffen
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