Re: NFS issue while copying huge file

J. Bruce Fields
2014-05-23T13:39:13Z

On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 02:36:16PM +0200, Richard Weinberger wrote:
> Am 23.05.2014 13:56, schrieb J. Bruce Fields:
> > It's not a known issue, and finding out where the problem was introduced
> > could indeed by helpful.
> >
> > I'm not sure how to interpret the statistics from the oom killer. I'll
> > dig around.
> >
> > Knowing where the nfsd threads are spinning might also be interesting.
> > "perf top" might give a quick idea? Or maybe just "for p in $(pidof
> > nfsd); do echo $p; cat /proc/$p/stack; done"
> >
> > --b.
> >
>
> Just booted 3.12.x on my client and sent a huge file to the NFS server (2.6.32-431.17.1.el6.x86_64)
> After a few minutes the load reached 8 on the NFS server and I saw more and more nfsd's in top.
> After some more time the nfsd's decreased but came again later.
> I see this pattern until the NFS clients aborts with -EIO.
>
> I can try to upgrade the kernel on my NFS server.
> But as this is out main backup server in production I'd like to avoid it first.
>
> Here the output of perf top and /proc/<pid>/stack on the server while many nfd's consumed 100%
> CPU for a while.
>
> perf top:
> 19.81% [kernel] [k] _spin_lock
> 12.55% [kernel] [k] mem_cgroup_lru_del_list
> 10.73% [kernel] [k] shrink_page_list.clone.3
> 7.90% [kernel] [k] isolate_lru_pages.clone.0
> 7.28% [kernel] [k] __isolate_lru_page
> 6.99% [kernel] [k] shrink_inactive_list
> 3.82% [kernel] [k] page_waitqueue
> 3.29% [kernel] [k] unlock_page
> 2.84% [kernel] [k] mem_cgroup_lru_add_list
> 2.51% [kernel] [k] __list_add
> 2.36% [kernel] [k] page_evictable
> 2.33% [kernel] [k] __wake_up_bit
> 2.31% [kernel] [k] mem_cgroup_lru_del
> 2.00% [kernel] [k] release_pages
> 1.85% [kernel] [k] __mod_zone_page_state
> 1.51% [kernel] [k] list_del
> 1.40% [kernel] [k] lookup_page_cgroup
> 1.25% [kernel] [k] _spin_lock_irq
> 0.76% [kernel] [k] page_referenced
> 0.46% [xor] [k] xor_sse_4
> 0.36% [kernel] [k] _cond_resched
>
> [root@gimli ~]# for p in $(pidof nfsd); do echo $p; cat /proc/$p/stack; done
> 1438
> [<ffffffffa02a5568>] xfs_file_buffered_aio_write+0x58/0x1b0 [xfs]
> [<ffffffffa02a57bf>] xfs_file_aio_write+0xff/0x190 [xfs]
> [<ffffffff811887fb>] do_sync_readv_writev+0xfb/0x140
> [<ffffffff81189786>] do_readv_writev+0xd6/0x1f0
> [<ffffffff811898e6>] vfs_writev+0x46/0x60
> [<ffffffffa04f8085>] nfsd_vfs_write+0x105/0x430 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa04fa0d9>] nfsd_write+0x99/0x100 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa0505b20>] nfsd4_write+0x100/0x130 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa0506458>] nfsd4_proc_compound+0x3d8/0x490 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa04f3425>] nfsd_dispatch+0xe5/0x230 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa047a844>] svc_process_common+0x344/0x640 [sunrpc]
> [<ffffffffa047ae80>] svc_process+0x110/0x160 [sunrpc]
> [<ffffffffa04f3b52>] nfsd+0xc2/0x160 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffff8109ab56>] kthread+0x96/0xa0
> [<ffffffff8100c20a>] child_rip+0xa/0x20
> [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff
> 1437
> [<ffffffffa02a5568>] xfs_file_buffered_aio_write+0x58/0x1b0 [xfs]
> [<ffffffffa02a57bf>] xfs_file_aio_write+0xff/0x190 [xfs]
> [<ffffffff811887fb>] do_sync_readv_writev+0xfb/0x140
> [<ffffffff81189786>] do_readv_writev+0xd6/0x1f0
> [<ffffffff811898e6>] vfs_writev+0x46/0x60
> [<ffffffffa04f8085>] nfsd_vfs_write+0x105/0x430 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa04fa0d9>] nfsd_write+0x99/0x100 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa0505b20>] nfsd4_write+0x100/0x130 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa0506458>] nfsd4_proc_compound+0x3d8/0x490 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa04f3425>] nfsd_dispatch+0xe5/0x230 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa047a844>] svc_process_common+0x344/0x640 [sunrpc]
> [<ffffffffa047ae80>] svc_process+0x110/0x160 [sunrpc]
> [<ffffffffa04f3b52>] nfsd+0xc2/0x160 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffff8109ab56>] kthread+0x96/0xa0
> [<ffffffff8100c20a>] child_rip+0xa/0x20
> [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff
> 1436
> [<ffffffffa02a5568>] xfs_file_buffered_aio_write+0x58/0x1b0 [xfs]
> [<ffffffffa02a57bf>] xfs_file_aio_write+0xff/0x190 [xfs]
> [<ffffffff811887fb>] do_sync_readv_writev+0xfb/0x140
> [<ffffffff81189786>] do_readv_writev+0xd6/0x1f0
> [<ffffffff811898e6>] vfs_writev+0x46/0x60
> [<ffffffffa04f8085>] nfsd_vfs_write+0x105/0x430 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa04fa0d9>] nfsd_write+0x99/0x100 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa0505b20>] nfsd4_write+0x100/0x130 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa0506458>] nfsd4_proc_compound+0x3d8/0x490 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa04f3425>] nfsd_dispatch+0xe5/0x230 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa047a844>] svc_process_common+0x344/0x640 [sunrpc]
> [<ffffffffa047ae80>] svc_process+0x110/0x160 [sunrpc]
> [<ffffffffa04f3b52>] nfsd+0xc2/0x160 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffff8109ab56>] kthread+0x96/0xa0
> [<ffffffff8100c20a>] child_rip+0xa/0x20
> [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff
> 1435
> [<ffffffffa02a5568>] xfs_file_buffered_aio_write+0x58/0x1b0 [xfs]
> [<ffffffffa02a57bf>] xfs_file_aio_write+0xff/0x190 [xfs]
> [<ffffffff811887fb>] do_sync_readv_writev+0xfb/0x140
> [<ffffffff81189786>] do_readv_writev+0xd6/0x1f0
> [<ffffffff811898e6>] vfs_writev+0x46/0x60
> [<ffffffffa04f8085>] nfsd_vfs_write+0x105/0x430 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa04fa0d9>] nfsd_write+0x99/0x100 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa0505b20>] nfsd4_write+0x100/0x130 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa0506458>] nfsd4_proc_compound+0x3d8/0x490 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa04f3425>] nfsd_dispatch+0xe5/0x230 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa047a844>] svc_process_common+0x344/0x640 [sunrpc]
> [<ffffffffa047ae80>] svc_process+0x110/0x160 [sunrpc]
> [<ffffffffa04f3b52>] nfsd+0xc2/0x160 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffff8109ab56>] kthread+0x96/0xa0
> [<ffffffff8100c20a>] child_rip+0xa/0x20
> [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff
> 1434
> [<ffffffffa02a5568>] xfs_file_buffered_aio_write+0x58/0x1b0 [xfs]
> [<ffffffffa02a57bf>] xfs_file_aio_write+0xff/0x190 [xfs]
> [<ffffffff811887fb>] do_sync_readv_writev+0xfb/0x140
> [<ffffffff81189786>] do_readv_writev+0xd6/0x1f0
> [<ffffffff811898e6>] vfs_writev+0x46/0x60
> [<ffffffffa04f8085>] nfsd_vfs_write+0x105/0x430 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa04fa0d9>] nfsd_write+0x99/0x100 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa0505b20>] nfsd4_write+0x100/0x130 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa0506458>] nfsd4_proc_compound+0x3d8/0x490 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa04f3425>] nfsd_dispatch+0xe5/0x230 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa047a844>] svc_process_common+0x344/0x640 [sunrpc]
> [<ffffffffa047ae80>] svc_process+0x110/0x160 [sunrpc]
> [<ffffffffa04f3b52>] nfsd+0xc2/0x160 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffff8109ab56>] kthread+0x96/0xa0
> [<ffffffff8100c20a>] child_rip+0xa/0x20
> [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff
> 1433
> [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff
> 1432
> [<ffffffffa02a5568>] xfs_file_buffered_aio_write+0x58/0x1b0 [xfs]
> [<ffffffffa02a57bf>] xfs_file_aio_write+0xff/0x190 [xfs]
> [<ffffffff811887fb>] do_sync_readv_writev+0xfb/0x140
> [<ffffffff81189786>] do_readv_writev+0xd6/0x1f0
> [<ffffffff811898e6>] vfs_writev+0x46/0x60
> [<ffffffffa04f8085>] nfsd_vfs_write+0x105/0x430 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa04fa0d9>] nfsd_write+0x99/0x100 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa0505b20>] nfsd4_write+0x100/0x130 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa0506458>] nfsd4_proc_compound+0x3d8/0x490 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa04f3425>] nfsd_dispatch+0xe5/0x230 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa047a844>] svc_process_common+0x344/0x640 [sunrpc]
> [<ffffffffa047ae80>] svc_process+0x110/0x160 [sunrpc]
> [<ffffffffa04f3b52>] nfsd+0xc2/0x160 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffff8109ab56>] kthread+0x96/0xa0
> [<ffffffff8100c20a>] child_rip+0xa/0x20
> [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff
> 1431
> [<ffffffffa02a5568>] xfs_file_buffered_aio_write+0x58/0x1b0 [xfs]
> [<ffffffffa02a57bf>] xfs_file_aio_write+0xff/0x190 [xfs]
> [<ffffffff811887fb>] do_sync_readv_writev+0xfb/0x140
> [<ffffffff81189786>] do_readv_writev+0xd6/0x1f0
> [<ffffffff811898e6>] vfs_writev+0x46/0x60
> [<ffffffffa04f8085>] nfsd_vfs_write+0x105/0x430 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa04fa0d9>] nfsd_write+0x99/0x100 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa0505b20>] nfsd4_write+0x100/0x130 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa0506458>] nfsd4_proc_compound+0x3d8/0x490 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa04f3425>] nfsd_dispatch+0xe5/0x230 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffffa047a844>] svc_process_common+0x344/0x640 [sunrpc]
> [<ffffffffa047ae80>] svc_process+0x110/0x160 [sunrpc]
> [<ffffffffa04f3b52>] nfsd+0xc2/0x160 [nfsd]
> [<ffffffff8109ab56>] kthread+0x96/0xa0
> [<ffffffff8100c20a>] child_rip+0xa/0x20
> [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff
>
> To me this looks like a lock contention.

And like the lock contention may be in xfs.... So ideally you'd get
someone who knows the CentOS/RHEL6 xfs code to look at it first.

--b.

> This time also the hung task detector triggered on my client:
>
> INFO: task cat:2289 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
> Tainted: GF 3.12.17 #3
> "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
> cat D ffffffff81613440 0 2289 2266 0x00000080
> ffff880851c09978 0000000000000082 ffff880851c09fd8 0000000000012d40
> ffff880851c08010 0000000000012d40 0000000000012d40 0000000000012d40
> ffff880851c09fd8 0000000000012d40 ffff880851d5f500 ffff88087c610080
> Call Trace:
> [<ffffffffa05c9d20>] ? nfs_wait_on_request+0x40/0x40 [nfs]
> [<ffffffff81561cb9>] schedule+0x29/0x70
> [<ffffffff81561d8c>] io_schedule+0x8c/0xd0
> [<ffffffffa05c9d2e>] nfs_wait_bit_uninterruptible+0xe/0x20 [nfs]
> [<ffffffff8155fa12>] __wait_on_bit+0x62/0x90
> [<ffffffffa05c9d20>] ? nfs_wait_on_request+0x40/0x40 [nfs]
> [<ffffffff8155fab8>] out_of_line_wait_on_bit+0x78/0x90
> [<ffffffff810709d0>] ? wake_atomic_t_function+0x40/0x40
> [<ffffffffa05c9d16>] nfs_wait_on_request+0x36/0x40 [nfs]
> [<ffffffffa05ceff3>] nfs_try_to_update_request+0x93/0x140 [nfs]
> [<ffffffffa05cf0f3>] nfs_setup_write_request+0x53/0x1a0 [nfs]
> [<ffffffffa05c2c90>] ? nfs_evict_inode+0x40/0x40 [nfs]
> [<ffffffffa05cf26f>] nfs_writepage_setup+0x2f/0x1f0 [nfs]
> [<ffffffff811210eb>] ? find_lock_page+0x3b/0x80
> [<ffffffffa05cf499>] nfs_updatepage+0x69/0x250 [nfs]
> [<ffffffffa05c10a1>] nfs_write_end+0x161/0x320 [nfs]
> [<ffffffff8111faea>] generic_perform_write+0x12a/0x200
> [<ffffffff8111fc23>] generic_file_buffered_write+0x63/0xa0
> [<ffffffff8112252f>] __generic_file_aio_write+0x1bf/0x3b0
> [<ffffffff81181d93>] ? __sb_end_write+0x33/0x70
> [<ffffffff81122784>] generic_file_aio_write+0x64/0xb0
> [<ffffffffa05c05a1>] nfs_file_write+0xc1/0x1d0 [nfs]
> [<ffffffff8117f2df>] do_sync_write+0x5f/0xa0
> [<ffffffff8117f6c8>] vfs_write+0xc8/0x170
> [<ffffffff8119c0a1>] ? fget_light+0x21/0xc0
> [<ffffffff8117fcdf>] SyS_write+0x5f/0xb0
> [<ffffffff8156be92>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
> nfs: server 10.42.0.1 not responding, timed out
>
> Thanks,
> //richard
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