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From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo" <acme@kernel.org>
Cc: linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/12] perf scripts: Add perf-stuck, to tell where a running perf is stuck
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:25 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260916120025.F19601F00893@smtp.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260916114740.48230-10-acme@kernel.org>

> From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
> 
> A perf that takes forever is hard to tell apart from one that is stuck
> in a loop, and when it is stuck there is no way to know where without
> attaching gdb to it and looking around, which is what this does, from
> the outside, sampling /proc/<pid> at a fixed interval:
> 
>   ⬢ [acme@toolbx perf-tools-next]$ tools/perf/scripts/perf-stuck.sh -i 15 -n 4 -l ibs.log $(pgrep -x perf)
>   watching 2297313 (perf report --progress -s type -i perf.data.ibs) every 15s
>   09:39:34 state=R cpu=+0 (0.00s) rss=664295kB stack=7ffc3ae31000-7ffc3ae52000 size=132kB  Merging related events... [ 39.0%] 197574 / 506686
>   09:39:49 state=R cpu=+1496 (14.96s) rss=665383kB stack=7ffc3ae31000-7ffc3ae52000 size=132kB stuck=1 Merging related events... [ 39.0%] 197574 / 506686
>   09:40:04 state=R cpu=+1497 (14.97s) rss=665383kB stack=7ffc3ae31000-7ffc3ae52000 size=132kB stuck=2 Merging related events... [ 39.0%] 197574 / 506686
>   09:40:19 state=R cpu=+1497 (14.97s) rss=502250kB stack=7ffc3ae31000-7ffc3ae52000 size=132kB stuck=0 Merging related events... [ 61.0%] 309026 / 506686
> 
> The CPU time used grows by a whole interval on every sample while the
> [ ... ]
>   [Inferior 1 (process 2342826) detached]
>   ⬢ [acme@toolbx perf-tools-next]$
> 
> Assisted-by: LLM
> Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues. It looks great!

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Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260916114740.48230-1-acme@kernel.org?part=9


  reply	other threads:[~2026-09-16 12:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 44+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-09-16 11:47 [PATCH v6 0/12] perf tools: Annotate fixes, stdio progress indication, debuginfo-client in more places Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-16 11:47 ` [PATCH 01/12] perf test: Skip data_type_profiling when the PMU cannot record memory events Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-16 11:53   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-16 11:47 ` [PATCH 02/12] perf debuginfo: Fetch debuginfo keyed by build ID using debuginfod Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-16 11:57   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-16 17:59   ` Ian Rogers
2026-09-16 19:02     ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-16 21:28       ` Ian Rogers
2026-09-16 18:42   ` Namhyung Kim
2026-09-16 11:47 ` [PATCH 03/12] perf config: Move perf_config__set_variable() to util/config.c Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-16 12:01   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-16 11:47 ` [PATCH 04/12] perf debuginfo: Let the user skip and disable debuginfod fetches Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-16 11:59   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-16 18:53   ` Namhyung Kim
2026-09-16 21:27     ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-16 11:47 ` [PATCH 05/12] perf debuginfo: Show the debuginfod fetch progress and keys in the TUI Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-16 12:00   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-16 11:47 ` [PATCH 06/12] perf symbol: Fall back to fetching the vmlinux by build ID Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-16 12:05   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-16 11:47 ` [PATCH 07/12] perf annotate-data: Show the sample count in the data-type browser Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-16 11:55   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-16 21:28   ` Namhyung Kim
2026-09-22 12:52     ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-16 11:47 ` [PATCH 08/12] perf report: Add --progress option Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-16 11:57   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-16 11:47 ` [PATCH 09/12] perf scripts: Add perf-stuck, to tell where a running perf is stuck Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-16 12:00   ` sashiko-bot [this message]
2026-09-16 11:47 ` [PATCH 10/12] perf annotate-data: Resolve type DIEs in the debug file they came from Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-16 12:01   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-16 21:44   ` Namhyung Kim
2026-09-17 14:07     ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-16 11:47 ` [PATCH 11/12] perf mem record: Request PERF_SAMPLE_CPU by default Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-16 12:06   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-16 21:50   ` Namhyung Kim
2026-09-16 11:47 ` [PATCH 12/12] perf mem record: Use the IBS swfilt filter when available Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-16 12:00   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-16 21:59   ` Namhyung Kim
2026-09-18  3:35     ` Ravi Bangoria
2026-09-18 15:44       ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-19  2:38         ` Ravi Bangoria
2026-09-16 22:27 ` [PATCH v6 0/12] perf tools: Annotate fixes, stdio progress indication, debuginfo-client in more places Namhyung Kim
2026-09-17  9:04   ` Arnaldo Melo
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2026-09-16 18:32 Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-16 18:32 ` [PATCH 09/12] perf scripts: Add perf-stuck, to tell where a running perf is stuck Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2026-09-16 18:38   ` sashiko-bot

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