Re: [LKP] More information please. Re: [fs] 54cc07a761: BUG: kernel test crashed

[ebiederm-aS9lmoZGLiVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org (Eric W. Biederman)]

Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> writes:
> On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 01:57:00PM -0500, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>>kernel test robot <xiaolong.ye-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> writes:
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>>>
>>> [   19.206454] VFS: Warning: trinity-c0 using old stat() call. Recompile your binary.
>>>
>>> Elapsed time: 70
>>> BUG: kernel test crashed
>>
>>What application generated the line "BUG: kernel test crashed."
>>What flavor of crash was this?
>
> It's a simple boot test with a quick trinity run. So there will be
> some randomness in this test.
>
> The "BUG: kernel test crashed" means the VM reboots by itself while
> the trinity test is running. If the error message is "BUG: kernel boot
> crashed" it'd mean VM abnormally reboots before any test is launched.

Is it possible to include a url pointing to a page of documentation
holding this information in your emails or alternatively a url pointing
to some source code.  Just so other people don't have to ask you this
question.

>>Given the last boot test failure that was reported to me was about 10
>>commits after the problem commit I unfortunately can't take it at face
>>value that the appropriate commit has been pinpointed.
>>
>>If you could give me enough information to dig into this that would
>>be great.  Otherwise I am going to have to proceed forward on the basis
>>that this is a testing robot failure, and that the people who maintain
>>the testing robot don't care enough to look after it.
>
> I queued more tests in various KVM instances and find the kernel test
> crashes can also happen in the parent commit. So it looks like a false
> report. Sorry for the noise!
>
> 81754357770ebd90  aeaa4a79ff6a5ed912b7362f20
> ----------------  --------------------------
>       fail:runs  %reproduction    fail:runs
>           |             |             |
>          5:100          0%           5:100   dmesg.BUG:kernel_test_crashed
>           :100          1%           1:100   dmesg.Mem-Info
>           :100          1%           1:100   dmesg.invoked_oom-killer:gfp_mask=0x

Thank you for verifying this.

Eric