Date: 06 Dec 2002 14:43:26 -0600 From: Craig Boston <craig@meoqu.gank.org> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: SMP users: Please test (possible bug in select()) Message-ID: <1039207405.306.15.camel@owen1492.it.oot>
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If anyone has an SMP system that they don't mind an ungraceful shutdown
for a good cause, please compile the following program:
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <unistd.h>
int main (int argc, char *argv[])
{
fd_set a, b;
struct timeval tv;
FD_ZERO(&a);
FD_SET(0, &a);
FD_SET(1, &a);
FD_SET(2, &a);
while(1)
{
bzero(&tv, sizeof(tv));
b = a;
select(3, &b, 0, 0, &tv);
}
}
Start off by running one copy of this program PER CPU (i.e. run it twice
on a dual CPU box), and let it run for 5 minutes or so. If your system
is still up and running, run two more copies and wait another 5
minutes. Bonus points for running from within X.
I'm trying to track down the cause of my mysterious SMP-related freezes
that happen every 6-8 days, and by chance found out that the above
program causes it to wedge MUCH faster, usually within 30 seconds or
so. I run it as a normal user, not root.
I strongly suspected hardware problems, until I found that I was able to
break into the debugger via serial console. The results of that were
detailed in the "Help needed debugging hard lock" thread.
Single-stepping gives clues of a deadlock, but I haven't been able to
figure out why. I don't want to open a PR until I can verify whether or
not this happens on any other machine than mine.
Thank you,
Craig
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