[Devel] Re: multi-threaded app fails to restart

Oren Laadan orenl at cs.columbia.edu
Wed Jul 21 18:04:14 PDT 2010


Hi John,

This is a bit embarrassing, the behavior sounds too familiar -- 
please try to following patch:

--
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/checkpoint.c b/arch/x86/kernel/checkpoint.c
index 3fb9deb..b770f70 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/checkpoint.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/checkpoint.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ int checkpoint_thread(struct ckpt_ctx *ctx, struct task_struct *t)
 	h->gdt_entry_tls_entries = GDT_ENTRY_TLS_ENTRIES;
 	h->sizeof_tls_array = tls_size;
 	h->sysenter_return = (__u64) (unsigned long)
-		task_thread_info(current)->sysenter_return;
+		task_thread_info(t)->sysenter_return;
 
 	/* For simplicity dump the entire array */
 	memcpy(h + 1, t->thread.tls_array, tls_size);
--

On Wed, 21 Jul 2010, John Paul Walters wrote:

> >>
> >> Hi Oren,
> >>
> >> I'm still unable to fully restart the application with your patch, but
> >> the result is now different.  If I attempt to restart using  --pidns
> >> and -F, both threads are created and frozen.  However, as soon as I
> >> thaw them I get a segfault.  If I attempt to restart them without the
> >> --pidns option, I get a message from restart indicating that it's
> >> about to call sys_restart and restart hangs.  I also have the
> >> following in my syslog:
> >
> > Hi John,
> >
> > I assume the log below is for the --no-pidns case, right ?
> > Can you also post the output of 'restart -vd ...' ?
> > (Unfortunately I won't have a chance to try it until the weekend)
> >
> 
> Hi Oren,
> 
> That's correct, the original log was for the --no-pidns case.  Below
> I've included the restart log up to the point where it hangs at
> sys_restart.  Thanks again for all of your help.
> 
> best,
> JP
> 
> ./restart -v -d --no-pidns < checkpoint_out
> <4124>number of tasks: 2
> <4124>number of vpids: 0
> <4124>total tasks (including ghosts): 3
> <4124>pid 3583: thread tgid 3582
> <4124>pid 3583: creator set to 3582
> <4124>pid 1: propagate session 3582
> <4124>pid 1: creator set to 3582
> <4124>pid 1: set session
> <4124>pid 1: moving up to 3582
> <4124>====== TASKS
> <4124>	[0] pid 3582 ppid 3349 sid 0 creator 0
> <4124>	[1] pid 3583 ppid 3349 sid 0 creator 3582 prev 1 T
> <4124>	[2] pid 1 ppid 3582 sid 3582 creator 3582 next 3583   S G
> <4124>............
> <4124>task[0].vidx = -1
> <4124>task[1].vidx = -1
> <4124>subtree (existing pidns)
> <4124>forking child vpid 3582 flags 0x1
> <4124>task 3582 forking with flags 11 numpids 1
> <4124>task 3582 pid[0]=0
> <4124>forked child vpid 4126 (asked 3582)
> <4126>root task pid 4126
> <4126>pid 3582: pid 4126 sid 3386 parent 4124
> <4126>pid 3582: fork child 1 with session
> <4126>forking child vpid 1 flags 0x12
> <4126>task 1 forking with flags 11 numpids 1
> <4126>task 1 pid[0]=0
> <4126>forked child vpid 4127 (asked 1)
> <4126>pid 3582: fork child 3583 without session
> <4126>forking child vpid 3583 flags 0x4
> <4126>task 3583 forking with flags 10911 numpids 1
> <4126>task 3583 pid[0]=0
> <4126>forked child vpid 4128 (asked 3583)
> <4126>about to call sys_restart(), flags 0
> <4125>====== PIDS ARRAY
> <4125>[0] pid 3582 ppid 1 sid 1 pgid 3582
> <4125>[1] pid 3583 ppid 1 sid 1 pgid 3582
> <4125>............
> <4125>c/r swap old 3582 new 4126
> <4128>pid 3583: pid 4128 sid 3386 parent 4124
> <4128>about to call sys_restart(), flags 0
> <4125>c/r swap old 3583 new 4128
> <4127>pid 1: pid 4127 sid 3386 parent 4126
> <4125>c/r swap old 1 new 4127
> <4125>====== PIDS ARRAY (swaped)
> <4125>[0] pid 4126 ppid 1 sid 4127 pgid 4126
> <4125>[1] pid 4128 ppid 1 sid 4127 pgid 4126
> <4125>............
> <4125>c/r read input 16384
> <4127>about to call sys_restart(), flags 0x4
> <4125>c/r read input 16384
> <4125>c/r read input 16384
> <4125>c/r read input 16384
> <4125>c/r read input 16384
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Oren.
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> [ 1482.348060] [3753:3753:c/r:walk_task_subtree:633] total 2 ret 1
> >> [ 1482.348060] [3753:3753:c/r:prepare_descendants:1148] nr 2/2
> >> [ 1482.348060] [3753:3753:c/r:do_restore_coord:1320] restore prepare: 2
> >> [ 1541.864073] [err -512][pos 419][E @ do_ghost_task:973]ghost restart failed
> >> [ 1541.864343] [err -512][pos 419][E @ do_restore_task:1084]task restart failed
> >> [ 1541.864346] [3755:3755:c/r:clear_task_ctx:852] task 3755 clear checkpoint_ctx
> >> [ 1541.864349] [3755:3755:c/r:do_restart:1444] restart err -4, exiting
> >> [ 1541.864352] [3755:3755:c/r:do_restart:1451] sys_restart returns -4
> >> [ 1541.864366] [3757:3757:c/r:wait_checkpoint_ctx:938]
> >> wait_checkpoint_ctx: failed (-512)
> >> [ 1541.864368] [3757:3757:c/r:do_restart:1444] restart err -4, exiting
> >> [ 1541.864371] [3757:3757:c/r:do_restart:1451] sys_restart returns -4
> >> [ 1541.864689] [3753:3753:c/r:wait_all_tasks_finish:1173] final sync
> >> kflags 0x1a (ret 0)
> >> [ 1541.864692] [3753:3753:c/r:do_restore_coord:1325] restore finish: 0
> >> [ 1541.864694] [3753:3753:c/r:do_restore_coord:1331] restore deferqueue: 0
> >> [ 1541.864698] [err -512][pos 419][E @
> >> ckpt_read_obj_type:426]Expecting to read type 9001
> >> [ 1541.864700] [3753:3753:c/r:do_restore_coord:1336] restore tail: -512
> >> [ 1541.864703] [err -512][pos 419][E @ do_restore_coord:1350]restart
> >> failed (coordinator)
> >> [ 1541.864706] [3753:3753:c/r:walk_task_subtree:633] total 0 ret 0
> >> [ 1541.864709] [3753:3753:c/r:clear_task_ctx:852] task 3753 clear checkpoint_ctx
> >> [ 1541.864715] [3753:3753:c/r:do_restart:1451] sys_restart returns -4
> >> [ 1541.864718] [3753:3753:c/r:restore_debug_free:144] 3 tasks
> >> registered, nr_tasks was 0 nr_total 1
> >> [ 1541.864721] [3753:3753:c/r:restore_debug_free:147] active pid was
> >> 0, ctx->errno -512
> >> [ 1541.864723] [3753:3753:c/r:restore_debug_free:149] kflags 26 uflags
> >> 0 oflags 1
> >> [ 1541.864726] [3753:3753:c/r:restore_debug_free:151] task[0] to run 3755
> >> [ 1541.864728] [3753:3753:c/r:restore_debug_free:151] task[1] to run 3757
> >> [ 1541.864731] [3753:3753:c/r:restore_debug_free:176] pid 3753 type
> >> Coord state Failed
> >> [ 1541.864735] [3753:3753:c/r:restore_debug_free:176] pid 3755 type
> >> Root state Failed
> >> [ 1541.864737] [3753:3753:c/r:restore_debug_free:176] pid 3756 type
> >> Ghost state Failed
> >>
> >> thanks,
> >> JP
> >>
> >> >
> >> > ---
> >> > diff --git a/kernel/checkpoint/sys.c b/kernel/checkpoint/sys.c
> >> > index 171c867..3288af0 100644
> >> > --- a/kernel/checkpoint/sys.c
> >> > +++ b/kernel/checkpoint/sys.c
> >> > @@ -605,13 +605,13 @@ int walk_task_subtree(struct task_struct *root,
> >> >                        continue;
> >> >                }
> >> >
> >> > +               /* if not last thread - proceed with thread */
> >> > +               task = next_thread(task);
> >> > +               if (!thread_group_leader(task))
> >> > +                       continue;
> >> > +
> >> >                /* by definition, skip siblings of root */
> >> >                while (task != root) {
> >> > -                       /* if not last thread - proceed with thread */
> >> > -                       task = next_thread(task);
> >> > -                       if (!thread_group_leader(task))
> >> > -                               break;
> >> > -
> >> >                        /* if has sibling - proceed with sibling */
> >> >                        if (!list_is_last(&task->sibling, &parent->children)) {
> >> >                                task = list_entry(task->sibling.next,
> >> > ---
> >>
> >>
> 
> 
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