[LTP] mtest06 failures

[Jan Stancek <jstancek@redhat.com>]

Hi,

I'm seeing mtest06 occasionally failing:

<<<test_start>>>
tag=mtest06 stime=1427900338
cmdline="  mmap1 -x 0.05"
contacts=""
analysis=exit
<<<test_output>>>
mmap1       0  TINFO  :  created writing thread[70366651085264]
mmap1       0  TINFO  :  [70366651085264] - map, change contents, unmap files 1000 times
mmap1       0  TINFO  :  created reading thread[70366642696656]
mmap1       0  TINFO  :  [70366642696656] - read contents of memory (nil) 1000 times
mmap1       1  TFAIL  :  mmap1.c:400: thread [70366642696656] - process exited with -1
<<<execution_status>>>
initiation_status="ok"
duration=1 termination_type=exited termination_id=1 corefile=no
cutime=23 cstime=46
<<<test_end>>>

ret code -1 indicates, that it hit:
    if (map_address[j] != 'a')
        pthread_exit((void *)-1);

I think what happens is that map_write_unmap() unmaps the memory,
and something else mmaps into the same location. gdb breakpoints on
mmap found couple places which could be responsible, pthread_exit()
was one of them.

2 ideas came to mind:
1. clear map_address after munmap
   This however seems to go against what the testcase is trying to do
2. make sure mmap for map_address happens in place which is less likely
   to be used in future mmaps

diff --git a/testcases/kernel/mem/mtest06/mmap1.c b/testcases/kernel/mem/mtest06/mmap1.c
index 5f13d48..2e9883c 100644
--- a/testcases/kernel/mem/mtest06/mmap1.c
+++ b/testcases/kernel/mem/mtest06/mmap1.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ static int verbose_print = 0;
 static char *volatile map_address;
 static jmp_buf jmpbuf;
 static volatile char read_lock = 0;
+static void *mmap_area;
 
 char *TCID = "mmap1";
 int TST_TOTAL = 1;
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ void *map_write_unmap(void *ptr)
 
        for (i = 0; i < args[2]; i++) {
 
-               map_address = mmap(0, (size_t) args[1], PROT_WRITE | PROT_READ,
+               map_address = mmap(mmap_area, (size_t) args[1], PROT_WRITE | PROT_READ,
                                   MAP_SHARED, (int)args[0], 0);
 
                if (map_address == (void *)-1) {
@@ -337,6 +338,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                }
        }
 
+       mmap_area = mmap(0, 64*1024*1024, PROT_WRITE | PROT_READ, MAP_ANONYMOUS | MAP_PRIVATE, -1, 0);
+       if (mmap_area == (void *)-1)
+               perror("mmap_area: mmap()");
+       if (munmap(mmap_area, (size_t) 64*1024*1024) == -1)
+               perror("mmap_area: munmap()");
+       mmap_area += 32*1024*1024;
+
        if (verbose_print)
                tst_resm(TINFO, "Input parameters are: File size:  %d; "
                         "Scheduled to run:  %lf hours; "

I tested option 2 and it seems to have fixed the failure for me.
Any thoughts or comments? Is anyone else seeing failures from mtest06?

Regards,
Jan

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