Re: [PATCH v12 00/16] Introduce threaded trace streaming for basic perf record operation

Jiri Olsa
2021-12-05T15:15:32Z

On Tue, Nov 23, 2021 at 05:07:56PM +0300, Alexey Bayduraev wrote:
> Changes in v12:
> - fixed nr_threads=1 cases
> - fixed "Woken up %ld times" message
> - removed unnecessary record__fini_thread_masks function
> - moved bytes written/compressed statistics to struct record_thread
> - moved all unnecessary debug messages to verbose=2 level
> - renamed "socket" option to "package" for consistency with util/cputopo.h
> - excluded single trace file reading patches
>
> v11: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/cover.1629186429.git.alexey.v.bayduraev@linux.intel.com/

I'm getting perf record hang with:

[root@krava perf]# ./perf record --threads
^C[ perf record: Woken up 1 times to write data ]

^C^C^C^C^C

with following backtrace:

(gdb) bt
#0 0x00007f8115d2885f in __GI___poll (fds=fds@entry=0x7ffd2116b930, nfds=1, timeout=1000) at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/poll.c:29
#1 0x00007f811574029e in poll (__timeout=<optimized out>, __nfds=<optimized out>, __fds=0x7ffd2116b930) at /usr/include/bits/poll2.h:48
#2 Curl_poll (timeout_ms=<optimized out>, nfds=<optimized out>, ufds=0x7ffd2116b930) at ../../lib/select.c:374
#3 Curl_poll (ufds=0x7ffd2116b930, nfds=<optimized out>, timeout_ms=<optimized out>) at ../../lib/select.c:329
#4 0x00007f8115739cf7 in multi_wait (multi=multi@entry=0x3458c50, extra_fds=extra_fds@entry=0x0, extra_nfds=extra_nfds@entry=0, timeout_ms=<optimized out>,
timeout_ms@entry=1000, ret=ret@entry=0x0, extrawait=extrawait@entry=false, use_wakeup=<optimized out>) at ../../lib/multi.c:1282
#5 0x00007f8115739f26 in multi_wait (use_wakeup=false, extrawait=false, ret=0x0, timeout_ms=1000, extra_nfds=0, extra_fds=0x0, multi=0x3458c50)
at ../../lib/multi.c:1410
#6 curl_multi_wait (multi=multi@entry=0x3458c50, extra_fds=extra_fds@entry=0x0, extra_nfds=extra_nfds@entry=0, timeout_ms=timeout_ms@entry=1000,
ret=ret@entry=0x0) at ../../lib/multi.c:1411
#7 0x00007f811653a7f2 in debuginfod_query_server (c=c@entry=0x2571fb0, build_id=build_id@entry=0x7ffd2116ed70 "c6eee0984964c63e328d13be49d68bd52595ad00",
build_id_len=build_id_len@entry=0, type=type@entry=0x7f811653c3ba "debuginfo", filename=filename@entry=0x0, path=path@entry=0x7ffd2116dcf8)
at /usr/src/debug/elfutils-0.186-1.fc35.x86_64/debuginfod/debuginfod-client.c:1057
#8 0x00007f811653b2a6 in debuginfod_find_debuginfo (client=client@entry=0x2571fb0,
build_id=build_id@entry=0x7ffd2116ed70 "c6eee0984964c63e328d13be49d68bd52595ad00", build_id_len=build_id_len@entry=0, path=path@entry=0x7ffd2116dcf8)
at /usr/src/debug/elfutils-0.186-1.fc35.x86_64/debuginfod/debuginfod-client.c:1511
#9 0x00000000004b18e1 in build_id_cache__find_debug (nsi=0x0, sbuild_id=0x7ffd2116ed70 "c6eee0984964c63e328d13be49d68bd52595ad00") at util/build-id.c:660
#10 build_id_cache__add (sbuild_id=sbuild_id@entry=0x7ffd2116ed70 "c6eee0984964c63e328d13be49d68bd52595ad00",
name=name@entry=0x259be50 "/lib/modules/5.15.6-200.fc35.x86_64/kernel/sound/core/seq/snd-seq-dummy.ko.xz",
realname=realname@entry=0x27255e0 "/usr/lib/modules/5.15.6-200.fc35.x86_64/kernel/sound/core/seq/snd-seq-dummy.ko.xz", nsi=nsi@entry=0x0,
is_kallsyms=is_kallsyms@entry=false, is_vdso=is_vdso@entry=false) at util/build-id.c:724
#11 0x00000000004b1b24 in build_id_cache__add_s (is_vdso=false, is_kallsyms=false, nsi=0x0,
name=0x259be50 "/lib/modules/5.15.6-200.fc35.x86_64/kernel/sound/core/seq/snd-seq-dummy.ko.xz",
sbuild_id=0x7ffd2116ed70 "c6eee0984964c63e328d13be49d68bd52595ad00") at util/build-id.c:805
#12 build_id_cache__add_b (is_vdso=false, is_kallsyms=<optimized out>, nsi=<optimized out>, name=<optimized out>, bid=<optimized out>) at util/build-id.c:821
#13 dso__cache_build_id (dso=<optimized out>, machine=<optimized out>, priv=<optimized out>) at util/build-id.c:889
#14 0x0000000000501674 in machine__for_each_dso (machine=machine@entry=0x2512d58, fn=fn@entry=0x4b1a00 <dso__cache_build_id>, priv=priv@entry=0x0)
at util/machine.c:3179
#15 0x00000000004b1f09 in machines__for_each_dso (priv=0x0, fn=0x4b1a00 <dso__cache_build_id>, machines=0x2512d58) at util/build-id.c:896
#16 __perf_session__cache_build_ids (priv=0x0, fn=0x4b1a00 <dso__cache_build_id>, session=0x2512b50) at util/build-id.c:917
#17 __perf_session__cache_build_ids (session=0x2512b50, fn=0x4b1a00 <dso__cache_build_id>, priv=0x0) at util/build-id.c:908
#18 0x00000000004e80fb in write_build_id (ff=ff@entry=0x7ffd2116ef40, evlist=evlist@entry=0x2506050) at util/header.c:329
#19 0x00000000004f15c1 in do_write_feat (evlist=0x2506050, p=<synthetic pointer>, type=2, ff=0x7ffd2116ef40) at util/header.c:3428
#20 perf_header__adds_write (fd=3, evlist=0x2506050, header=0x2512b50) at util/header.c:3473
#21 perf_session__write_header (session=0x2512b50, evlist=0x2506050, fd=3, at_exit=at_exit@entry=true) at util/header.c:3565
#22 0x0000000000423ec4 in record__finish_output (rec=0xbba300 <record>) at builtin-record.c:1673
#23 0x0000000000426374 in __cmd_record (argc=argc@entry=0, argv=argv@entry=0x7ffd21174770, rec=0xbba300 <record>) at builtin-record.c:2600
#24 0x00000000004298e7 in cmd_record (argc=<optimized out>, argv=<optimized out>) at builtin-record.c:3969
#25 0x00000000004a42eb in run_builtin (p=p@entry=0xbd0f78 <commands+216>, argc=argc@entry=2, argv=argv@entry=0x7ffd21174770) at perf.c:313
#26 0x000000000040ec23 in handle_internal_command (argv=<optimized out>, argc=<optimized out>) at perf.c:365
#27 run_argv (argv=<optimized out>, argcp=<optimized out>) at perf.c:409
#28 main (argc=2, argv=0x7ffd21174770) at perf.c:539

jirka

>
> Changes in v11:
> - removed python dependency on zstd (perf test 19)
> - captured tags from Riccardo Mancini
>
> v10: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/cover.1626072008.git.alexey.v.bayduraev@linux.intel.com/
>
> Changes in v10:
> - renamed fdarray__clone to fdarray__dup_entry_from
> - captured Acked-by: tags by Namhyung Kim for 09/24
>
> v9: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/cover.1625227739.git.alexey.v.bayduraev@linux.intel.com/
>
> Changes in v9:
> - fixes in [v9 01/24]:
> - move 'nr_threads' to before 'thread_masks'
> - combined decl+assign into one line in record__thread_mask_alloc
> - releasing masks inplace in record__alloc_thread_masks
> - split patch [v8 02/22] to [v9 02/24] and [v9 03/24]
> - fixes in [v9 03/24]:
> - renamed 'struct thread_data' to 'struct record_thread'
> - moved nr_mmaps after ctlfd_pos
> - releasing resources inplace in record__thread_data_init_maps
> - initializing pipes by -1 value
> - added temporary gettid() wrapper
> - split patch [v8 03/22] to [v9 04/24] and [v9 05/24]
> - removed upstreamed [v8 09/22]
> - split [v8 10/22] to [v9 12/24] and [v9 13/24]
> - moved --threads documentation to the related patches
> - fixed output of written/compressed stats in [v9 10/24]
> - split patch [v8 12/22] to [v9 15/24] and [v9 16/24]
> - fixed order of error checking for decompressed events in [v9 16/24]
> - merged patch [v8 21/22] with [v9 23/24] and [v9 24/24]
> - moved patch [v8 22/22] to [v9 09/24]
> - added max reader size constant in [v9 24/24]
>
> v8: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/cover.1625065643.git.alexey.v.bayduraev@linux.intel.com/
>
> Changes in v8:
> - captured Acked-by: tags by Namhyung Kim
> - merged with origin/perf/core
> - added patch 21/22 introducing READER_NODATA state
> - added patch 22/22 fixing --max-size option
>
> v7: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/cover.1624350588.git.alexey.v.bayduraev@linux.intel.com/
>
> Changes in v7:
> - fixed possible crash after out_free_threads label
> - added missing pthread_attr_destroy() call
> - added check of correctness of user masks
> - fixed zsts_data finalization
>
> v6: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/cover.1622025774.git.alexey.v.bayduraev@linux.intel.com/
>
> Changes in v6:
> - fixed leaks and possible double free in record__thread_mask_alloc()
> - fixed leaks in record__init_thread_user_masks()
> - fixed final mmaps flushing for threads id > 0
> - merged with origin/perf/core
>
> v5: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/cover.1619781188.git.alexey.v.bayduraev@linux.intel.com/
>
> Changes in v5:
> - fixed leaks in record__init_thread_masks_spec()
> - fixed leaks after failed realloc
> - replaced "%m" to strerror()
> - added masks examples to the documentation
> - captured Acked-by: tags by Andi Kleen
> - do not allow --thread option for full_auxtrace mode
> - split patch 06/12 to 06/20 and 07/20
> - split patch 08/12 to 09/20 and 10/20
> - split patches 11/12 and 11/12 to 13/20-20/20
>
> v4: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/6c15adcb-6a9d-320e-70b5-957c4c8b6ff2@linux.intel.com/
>
> Changes in v4:
> - renamed 'comm' structure to 'pipes'
> - moved thread fd/maps messages to verbose=2
> - fixed leaks during allocation of thread_data structures
> - fixed leaks during allocation of thread masks
> - fixed possible fails when releasing thread masks
>
> v3: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/7d197a2d-56e2-896d-bf96-6de0a4db1fb8@linux.intel.com/
>
> Changes in v3:
> - avoided skipped redundant patch 3/15
> - applied "data file" and "data directory" terms allover the patch set
> - captured Acked-by: tags by Namhyung Kim
> - avoided braces where don't needed
> - employed thread local variable for serial trace streaming
> - added specs for --thread option - core, socket, numa and user defined
> - added parallel loading of data directory files similar to the prototype [1]
>
> v2: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1ec29ed6-0047-d22f-630b-a7f5ccee96b4@linux.intel.com/
>
> Changes in v2:
> - explicitly added credit tags to patches 6/15 and 15/15,
> additionally to cites [1], [2]
> - updated description of 3/15 to explicitly mention the reason
> to open data directories in read access mode (e.g. for perf report)
> - implemented fix for compilation error of 2/15
> - explicitly elaborated on found issues to be resolved for
> threaded AUX trace capture
>
> v1: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/810f3a69-0004-9dff-a911-b7ff97220ae0@linux.intel.com/
>
> Patch set provides parallel threaded trace streaming mode for basic
> perf record operation. Provided mode mitigates profiling data losses
> and resolves scalability issues of serial and asynchronous (--aio)
> trace streaming modes on multicore server systems. The design and
> implementation are based on the prototype [1], [2].
>
> Parallel threaded mode executes trace streaming threads that read kernel
> data buffers and write captured data into several data files located at
> data directory. Layout of trace streaming threads and their mapping to data
> buffers to read can be configured using a value of --thread command line
> option. Specification value provides masks separated by colon so the masks
> define cpus to be monitored by one thread and thread affinity mask is
> separated by slash. <cpus mask 1>/<affinity mask 1>:<cpu mask 2>/<affinity mask 2>
> specifies parallel threads layout that consists of two threads with
> corresponding assigned cpus to be monitored. Specification value can be
> a string e.g. "cpu", "core" or "socket" meaning creation of data streaming
> thread for monitoring every cpu, whole core or socket. The option provided
> with no or empty value defaults to "cpu" layout creating data streaming
> thread for every cpu being monitored. Specification masks are filtered
> by the mask provided via -C option.
>
> Parallel streaming mode is compatible with Zstd compression/decompression
> (--compression-level) and external control commands (--control). The mode
> is not enabled for pipe mode. The mode is not enabled for AUX area tracing,
> related and derived modes like --snapshot or --aux-sample. --switch-output-*
> and --timestamp-filename options are not enabled for parallel streaming.
> Initial intent to enable AUX area tracing faced the need to define some
> optimal way to store index data in data directory. --switch-output-* and
> --timestamp-filename use cases are not clear for data directories.
> Asynchronous(--aio) trace streaming and affinity (--affinity) modes are
> mutually exclusive to parallel streaming mode.
>
> Basic analysis of data directories is provided in perf report mode.
> Raw dump and aggregated reports are available for data directories,
> still with no memory consumption optimizations.
>
> Tested:
>
> tools/perf/perf record -o prof.data --threads -- matrix.gcc.g.O3
> tools/perf/perf record -o prof.data --threads= -- matrix.gcc.g.O3
> tools/perf/perf record -o prof.data --threads=cpu -- matrix.gcc.g.O3
> tools/perf/perf record -o prof.data --threads=core -- matrix.gcc.g.O3
> tools/perf/perf record -o prof.data --threads=socket -- matrix.gcc.g.O3
> tools/perf/perf record -o prof.data --threads=numa -- matrix.gcc.g.O3
> tools/perf/perf record -o prof.data --threads=0-3/3:4-7/4 -- matrix.gcc.g.O3
> tools/perf/perf record -o prof.data -C 2,5 --threads=0-3/3:4-7/4 -- matrix.gcc.g.O3
> tools/perf/perf record -o prof.data -C 3,4 --threads=0-3/3:4-7/4 -- matrix.gcc.g.O3
> tools/perf/perf record -o prof.data -C 0,4,2,6 --threads=core -- matrix.gcc.g.O3
> tools/perf/perf record -o prof.data -C 0,4,2,6 --threads=numa -- matrix.gcc.g.O3
> tools/perf/perf record -o prof.data --threads -g --call-graph dwarf,4096 -- matrix.gcc.g.O3
> tools/perf/perf record -o prof.data --threads -g --call-graph dwarf,4096 --compression-level=3 -- matrix.gcc.g.O3
> tools/perf/perf record -o prof.data --threads -a
> tools/perf/perf record -D -1 -e cpu-cycles -a --control fd:10,11 -- sleep 30
> tools/perf/perf record --threads -D -1 -e cpu-cycles -a --control fd:10,11 -- sleep 30
>
> tools/perf/perf report -i prof.data
> tools/perf/perf report -i prof.data --call-graph=callee
> tools/perf/perf report -i prof.data --stdio --header
> tools/perf/perf report -i prof.data -D --header
>
> [1] git clone https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jolsa/perf.git -b perf/record_threads
> [2] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20180913125450.21342-1-jolsa@kernel.org/
>
> Alexey Bayduraev (16):
> perf record: Introduce thread affinity and mmap masks
> tools lib: Introduce fdarray duplicate function
> perf record: Introduce thread specific data array
> perf record: Introduce function to propagate control commands
> perf record: Introduce thread local variable
> perf record: Stop threads in the end of trace streaming
> perf record: Start threads in the beginning of trace streaming
> perf record: Introduce data file at mmap buffer object
> perf record: Introduce bytes written stats
> perf record: Introduce compressor at mmap buffer object
> perf record: Introduce data transferred and compressed stats
> perf record: Introduce --threads command line option
> perf record: Extend --threads command line option
> perf record: Implement compatibility checks
> perf session: Load data directory files for analysis
> perf report: Output data file name in raw trace dump
>
> tools/lib/api/fd/array.c | 17 +
> tools/lib/api/fd/array.h | 1 +
> tools/perf/Documentation/perf-record.txt | 30 +
> tools/perf/builtin-inject.c | 3 +-
> tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c | 2 +-
> tools/perf/builtin-record.c | 1167 ++++++++++++++++++++--
> tools/perf/builtin-top.c | 2 +-
> tools/perf/builtin-trace.c | 2 +-
> tools/perf/util/evlist.c | 16 +
> tools/perf/util/evlist.h | 1 +
> tools/perf/util/mmap.c | 10 +
> tools/perf/util/mmap.h | 3 +
> tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c | 3 +-
> tools/perf/util/ordered-events.h | 3 +-
> tools/perf/util/record.h | 2 +
> tools/perf/util/session.c | 208 +++-
> tools/perf/util/session.h | 3 +-
> tools/perf/util/tool.h | 3 +-
> 18 files changed, 1370 insertions(+), 106 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.19.0
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