6 p.m.
This small series fixes some assertions we occasionally see in the
libxl driver when running libvirt-TCK. The assertions were due to
races between destroying per-domain libxl_ctx and receiving fd and
timer callbacks associated with them. The races are masked by
setting DEBUG loglevel in libvirtd.conf, so often missed by
automated test setups that want DEBUG loglevel.
Patch 1 actually fixes the assertions. Patch2 fixes a stupid mistake.
See the commit messages for details.
Jim Fehlig (2):
libxl: fix fd and timer event handling
libxl: Move setup of child processing code to driver initialization
src/libxl/libxl_domain.c | 244 +----------------------------------------------
src/libxl/libxl_driver.c | 212 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 212 insertions(+), 244 deletions(-)
--
1.8.4.5
6 p.m.
New subject: [libvirt] [PATCH 1/2] libxl: fix fd and timer event handling
Long ago I incorrectly associated libxl fd and timer registrations
with per-domain libxl_ctx objects. When creating a libxlDomainObjPrivate,
a libxl_ctx is allocated, and libxl_osevent_register_hooks is called
passing a pointer to the libxlDomainObjPrivate. When an fd or timer
registration occurred, the registration callback received the
libxlDomainObjPrivate, containing the per-domain libxl_ctx. This
libxl_ctx was then used when informing libxl about fd events or
timer expirations.
The problem with this approach is that fd and timer registrations do not
share the same lifespan as libxlDomainObjPrivate, and hence the per-domain
libxl_ctx ojects. The result is races between per-domain libxl_ctx's being
destoryed and events firing on associated fds/timers, typically manifesting
as an assert in libxl
libxl_internal.h:2788: libxl__ctx_unlock: Assertion `!r' failed
There is no need to associate libxlDomainObjPrivate objects with libxl's
desire to use libvirt's event loop. Instead, the driver-wide libxl_ctx can
be used for the fd and timer registrations.
This patch moves the fd and timer handling code away from the
domain-specific code in libxl_domain.c into libxl_driver.c. While at it,
function names were changed a bit to better describe their purpose.
The unnecessary locking was also removed since the code simply provides a
wrapper over the event loop interface. Indeed the locks may have been
causing some deadlocks when repeatedly creating/destroying muliple domains.
There have also been rumors about such deadlocks during parallel OpenStack
Tempest runs.
Signed-off-by: Jim Fehlig <jfehlig(a)suse.com>
---
src/libxl/libxl_domain.c | 234 +----------------------------------------------
src/libxl/libxl_driver.c | 201 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 201 insertions(+), 234 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
index 856cfb4..c44799b 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
/*
* libxl_domain.c: libxl domain object private state
*
- * Copyright (C) 2011-2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+ * Copyright (C) 2011-2015 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
@@ -46,16 +46,6 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(libxlDomainJob, LIBXL_JOB_LAST,
"modify",
);
-/* Object used to store info related to libxl event registrations */
-typedef struct _libxlEventHookInfo libxlEventHookInfo;
-typedef libxlEventHookInfo *libxlEventHookInfoPtr;
-struct _libxlEventHookInfo {
- libxlEventHookInfoPtr next;
- libxlDomainObjPrivatePtr priv;
- void *xl_priv;
- int id;
-};
-
static virClassPtr libxlDomainObjPrivateClass;
static void
@@ -75,227 +65,6 @@ libxlDomainObjPrivateOnceInit(void)
VIR_ONCE_GLOBAL_INIT(libxlDomainObjPrivate)
-static void
-libxlDomainObjFDEventHookInfoFree(void *obj)
-{
- VIR_FREE(obj);
-}
-
-static void
-libxlDomainObjTimerEventHookInfoFree(void *obj)
-{
- libxlEventHookInfoPtr info = obj;
-
- /* Drop reference on libxlDomainObjPrivate */
- virObjectUnref(info->priv);
- VIR_FREE(info);
-}
-
-static void
-libxlDomainObjFDEventCallback(int watch ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
- int fd,
- int vir_events,
- void *fd_info)
-{
- libxlEventHookInfoPtr info = fd_info;
- int events = 0;
-
- virObjectLock(info->priv);
- if (vir_events & VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_READABLE)
- events |= POLLIN;
- if (vir_events & VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_WRITABLE)
- events |= POLLOUT;
- if (vir_events & VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_ERROR)
- events |= POLLERR;
- if (vir_events & VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_HANGUP)
- events |= POLLHUP;
-
- virObjectUnlock(info->priv);
- libxl_osevent_occurred_fd(info->priv->ctx, info->xl_priv, fd, 0, events);
-}
-
-static int
-libxlDomainObjFDRegisterEventHook(void *priv,
- int fd,
- void **hndp,
- short events,
- void *xl_priv)
-{
- int vir_events = VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_ERROR;
- libxlEventHookInfoPtr info;
-
- if (VIR_ALLOC(info) < 0)
- return -1;
-
- info->priv = priv;
- info->xl_priv = xl_priv;
-
- if (events & POLLIN)
- vir_events |= VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_READABLE;
- if (events & POLLOUT)
- vir_events |= VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_WRITABLE;
-
- info->id = virEventAddHandle(fd, vir_events, libxlDomainObjFDEventCallback,
- info, libxlDomainObjFDEventHookInfoFree);
- if (info->id < 0) {
- VIR_FREE(info);
- return -1;
- }
-
- *hndp = info;
-
- return 0;
-}
-
-static int
-libxlDomainObjFDModifyEventHook(void *priv ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
- int fd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
- void **hndp,
- short events)
-{
- libxlEventHookInfoPtr info = *hndp;
- int vir_events = VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_ERROR;
-
- virObjectLock(info->priv);
- if (events & POLLIN)
- vir_events |= VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_READABLE;
- if (events & POLLOUT)
- vir_events |= VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_WRITABLE;
-
- virEventUpdateHandle(info->id, vir_events);
- virObjectUnlock(info->priv);
-
- return 0;
-}
-
-static void
-libxlDomainObjFDDeregisterEventHook(void *priv ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
- int fd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
- void *hnd)
-{
- libxlEventHookInfoPtr info = hnd;
- libxlDomainObjPrivatePtr p = info->priv;
-
- virObjectLock(p);
- virEventRemoveHandle(info->id);
- virObjectUnlock(p);
-}
-
-static void
-libxlDomainObjTimerCallback(int timer ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, void *timer_info)
-{
- libxlEventHookInfoPtr info = timer_info;
- libxlDomainObjPrivatePtr p = info->priv;
-
- virObjectLock(p);
- /*
- * libxl expects the event to be deregistered when calling
- * libxl_osevent_occurred_timeout, but we dont want the event info
- * destroyed. Disable the timeout and only remove it after returning
- * from libxl.
- */
- virEventUpdateTimeout(info->id, -1);
- virObjectUnlock(p);
- libxl_osevent_occurred_timeout(p->ctx, info->xl_priv);
- virObjectLock(p);
- virEventRemoveTimeout(info->id);
- virObjectUnlock(p);
-}
-
-static int
-libxlDomainObjTimeoutRegisterEventHook(void *priv,
- void **hndp,
- struct timeval abs_t,
- void *xl_priv)
-{
- libxlEventHookInfoPtr info;
- struct timeval now;
- struct timeval res;
- static struct timeval zero;
- int timeout;
-
- if (VIR_ALLOC(info) < 0)
- return -1;
-
- info->priv = priv;
- /*
- * Also take a reference on the domain object. Reference is dropped in
- * libxlDomainObjEventHookInfoFree, ensuring the domain object outlives the
- * timeout event objects.
- */
- virObjectRef(info->priv);
- info->xl_priv = xl_priv;
-
- gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
- timersub(&abs_t, &now, &res);
- /* Ensure timeout is not overflowed */
- if (timercmp(&res, &zero, <)) {
- timeout = 0;
- } else if (res.tv_sec > INT_MAX / 1000) {
- timeout = INT_MAX;
- } else {
- timeout = res.tv_sec * 1000 + (res.tv_usec + 999) / 1000;
- }
- info->id = virEventAddTimeout(timeout, libxlDomainObjTimerCallback,
- info, libxlDomainObjTimerEventHookInfoFree);
- if (info->id < 0) {
- virObjectUnref(info->priv);
- VIR_FREE(info);
- return -1;
- }
-
- *hndp = info;
-
- return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * Note: There are two changes wrt timeouts starting with xen-unstable
- * changeset 26469:
- *
- * 1. Timeout modify callbacks will only be invoked with an abs_t of {0,0},
- * i.e. make the timeout fire immediately. Prior to this commit, timeout
- * modify callbacks were never invoked.
- *
- * 2. Timeout deregister hooks will no longer be called.
- */
-static int
-libxlDomainObjTimeoutModifyEventHook(void *priv ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
- void **hndp,
- struct timeval abs_t ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
-{
- libxlEventHookInfoPtr info = *hndp;
-
- virObjectLock(info->priv);
- /* Make the timeout fire */
- virEventUpdateTimeout(info->id, 0);
- virObjectUnlock(info->priv);
-
- return 0;
-}
-
-static void
-libxlDomainObjTimeoutDeregisterEventHook(void *priv ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
- void *hnd)
-{
- libxlEventHookInfoPtr info = hnd;
- libxlDomainObjPrivatePtr p = info->priv;
-
- virObjectLock(p);
- virEventRemoveTimeout(info->id);
- virObjectUnlock(p);
-}
-
-
-static const libxl_osevent_hooks libxl_event_callbacks = {
- .fd_register = libxlDomainObjFDRegisterEventHook,
- .fd_modify = libxlDomainObjFDModifyEventHook,
- .fd_deregister = libxlDomainObjFDDeregisterEventHook,
- .timeout_register = libxlDomainObjTimeoutRegisterEventHook,
- .timeout_modify = libxlDomainObjTimeoutModifyEventHook,
- .timeout_deregister = libxlDomainObjTimeoutDeregisterEventHook,
-};
-
static int
libxlDomainObjInitJob(libxlDomainObjPrivatePtr priv)
{
@@ -796,7 +565,6 @@ libxlDomainObjPrivateInitCtx(virDomainObjPtr vm)
goto cleanup;
}
- libxl_osevent_register_hooks(priv->ctx, &libxl_event_callbacks, priv);
libxl_childproc_setmode(priv->ctx, &libxl_child_hooks, priv);
ret = 0;
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index c95b387..00dab98 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
* libxl_driver.c: core driver methods for managing libxenlight domains
*
* Copyright (C) 2006-2014 Red Hat, Inc.
- * Copyright (C) 2011-2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+ * Copyright (C) 2011-2015 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
* Copyright (C) 2011 Univention GmbH.
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ VIR_LOG_INIT("libxl.libxl_driver");
static libxlDriverPrivatePtr libxl_driver;
+/* Object used to store info related to libxl event registrations */
+typedef struct _libxlOSEventHookInfo libxlOSEventHookInfo;
+typedef libxlOSEventHookInfo *libxlOSEventHookInfoPtr;
+struct _libxlOSEventHookInfo {
+ libxl_ctx *ctx;
+ void *xl_priv;
+ int id;
+};
+
/* Function declarations */
static int
libxlDomainManagedSaveLoad(virDomainObjPtr vm,
@@ -87,6 +96,183 @@ libxlDomainManagedSaveLoad(virDomainObjPtr vm,
/* Function definitions */
+static void
+libxlOSEventHookInfoFree(void *obj)
+{
+ VIR_FREE(obj);
+}
+
+static void
+libxlFDEventCallback(int watch ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ int fd,
+ int vir_events,
+ void *fd_info)
+{
+ libxlOSEventHookInfoPtr info = fd_info;
+ int events = 0;
+
+ if (vir_events & VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_READABLE)
+ events |= POLLIN;
+ if (vir_events & VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_WRITABLE)
+ events |= POLLOUT;
+ if (vir_events & VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_ERROR)
+ events |= POLLERR;
+ if (vir_events & VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_HANGUP)
+ events |= POLLHUP;
+
+ libxl_osevent_occurred_fd(info->ctx, info->xl_priv, fd, 0, events);
+}
+
+static int
+libxlFDRegisterEventHook(void *priv,
+ int fd,
+ void **hndp,
+ short events,
+ void *xl_priv)
+{
+ int vir_events = VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_ERROR;
+ libxlOSEventHookInfoPtr info;
+
+ if (VIR_ALLOC(info) < 0)
+ return -1;
+
+ info->ctx = priv;
+ info->xl_priv = xl_priv;
+
+ if (events & POLLIN)
+ vir_events |= VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_READABLE;
+ if (events & POLLOUT)
+ vir_events |= VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_WRITABLE;
+
+ info->id = virEventAddHandle(fd, vir_events, libxlFDEventCallback,
+ info, libxlOSEventHookInfoFree);
+ if (info->id < 0) {
+ VIR_FREE(info);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ *hndp = info;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+libxlFDModifyEventHook(void *priv ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ int fd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ void **hndp,
+ short events)
+{
+ libxlOSEventHookInfoPtr info = *hndp;
+ int vir_events = VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_ERROR;
+
+ if (events & POLLIN)
+ vir_events |= VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_READABLE;
+ if (events & POLLOUT)
+ vir_events |= VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_WRITABLE;
+
+ virEventUpdateHandle(info->id, vir_events);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+libxlFDDeregisterEventHook(void *priv ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ int fd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ void *hnd)
+{
+ libxlOSEventHookInfoPtr info = hnd;
+
+ virEventRemoveHandle(info->id);
+}
+
+static void
+libxlTimerCallback(int timer ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, void *timer_info)
+{
+ libxlOSEventHookInfoPtr info = timer_info;
+
+ /*
+ * libxl expects the event to be deregistered when calling
+ * libxl_osevent_occurred_timeout, but we dont want the event info
+ * destroyed. Disable the timeout and only remove it after returning
+ * from libxl.
+ */
+ virEventUpdateTimeout(info->id, -1);
+ libxl_osevent_occurred_timeout(info->ctx, info->xl_priv);
+ virEventRemoveTimeout(info->id);
+}
+
+static int
+libxlTimeoutRegisterEventHook(void *priv,
+ void **hndp,
+ struct timeval abs_t,
+ void *xl_priv)
+{
+ libxlOSEventHookInfoPtr info;
+ struct timeval now;
+ struct timeval res;
+ static struct timeval zero;
+ int timeout;
+
+ if (VIR_ALLOC(info) < 0)
+ return -1;
+
+ info->ctx = priv;
+ info->xl_priv = xl_priv;
+
+ gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
+ timersub(&abs_t, &now, &res);
+ /* Ensure timeout is not overflowed */
+ if (timercmp(&res, &zero, <)) {
+ timeout = 0;
+ } else if (res.tv_sec > INT_MAX / 1000) {
+ timeout = INT_MAX;
+ } else {
+ timeout = res.tv_sec * 1000 + (res.tv_usec + 999) / 1000;
+ }
+ info->id = virEventAddTimeout(timeout, libxlTimerCallback,
+ info, libxlOSEventHookInfoFree);
+ if (info->id < 0) {
+ VIR_FREE(info);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ *hndp = info;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Note: There are two changes wrt timeouts starting with xen-unstable
+ * changeset 26469:
+ *
+ * 1. Timeout modify callbacks will only be invoked with an abs_t of {0,0},
+ * i.e. make the timeout fire immediately. Prior to this commit, timeout
+ * modify callbacks were never invoked.
+ *
+ * 2. Timeout deregister hooks will no longer be called.
+ */
+static int
+libxlTimeoutModifyEventHook(void *priv ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ void **hndp,
+ struct timeval abs_t ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+ libxlOSEventHookInfoPtr info = *hndp;
+
+ /* Make the timeout fire */
+ virEventUpdateTimeout(info->id, 0);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+libxlTimeoutDeregisterEventHook(void *priv ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+ void *hnd)
+{
+ libxlOSEventHookInfoPtr info = hnd;
+
+ virEventRemoveTimeout(info->id);
+}
+
static virDomainObjPtr
libxlDomObjFromDomain(virDomainPtr dom)
{
@@ -277,6 +463,16 @@ libxlDriverShouldLoad(bool privileged)
return ret;
}
+/* Callbacks wrapping libvirt's event loop interface */
+static const libxl_osevent_hooks libxl_osevent_callbacks = {
+ .fd_register = libxlFDRegisterEventHook,
+ .fd_modify = libxlFDModifyEventHook,
+ .fd_deregister = libxlFDDeregisterEventHook,
+ .timeout_register = libxlTimeoutRegisterEventHook,
+ .timeout_modify = libxlTimeoutModifyEventHook,
+ .timeout_deregister = libxlTimeoutDeregisterEventHook,
+};
+
static int
libxlStateInitialize(bool privileged,
virStateInhibitCallback callback ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
@@ -322,6 +518,9 @@ libxlStateInitialize(bool privileged,
if (!(cfg = libxlDriverConfigNew()))
goto error;
+ /* Register the callbacks providing access to libvirt's event loop */
+ libxl_osevent_register_hooks(cfg->ctx, &libxl_osevent_callbacks,
cfg->ctx);
+
libxl_driver->config = cfg;
if (virFileMakePath(cfg->stateDir) < 0) {
virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
--
1.8.4.5
6 p.m.
New subject: [libvirt] [PATCH 2/2] libxl: Move setup of child processing code to driver initialization
Informing libxl how to handle its child proceses should be done once
during driver initialization, not once for each domain-specific
libxl_ctx object. The related libxl documentation in
$xen-src/tools/libxl/libxl_event.h even mentions that "it is best to
call this at initialisation".
Signed-off-by: Jim Fehlig <jfehlig(a)suse.com>
---
src/libxl/libxl_domain.c | 10 ----------
src/libxl/libxl_driver.c | 11 +++++++++++
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
index c44799b..b47c1b0 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
@@ -521,14 +521,6 @@ const struct libxl_event_hooks ev_hooks = {
.disaster = NULL,
};
-static const libxl_childproc_hooks libxl_child_hooks = {
-#ifdef LIBXL_HAVE_SIGCHLD_OWNER_SELECTIVE_REAP
- .chldowner = libxl_sigchld_owner_libxl_always_selective_reap,
-#else
- .chldowner = libxl_sigchld_owner_libxl,
-#endif
-};
-
int
libxlDomainObjPrivateInitCtx(virDomainObjPtr vm)
{
@@ -565,8 +557,6 @@ libxlDomainObjPrivateInitCtx(virDomainObjPtr vm)
goto cleanup;
}
- libxl_childproc_setmode(priv->ctx, &libxl_child_hooks, priv);
-
ret = 0;
cleanup:
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index 00dab98..33d915c 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -473,6 +473,14 @@ static const libxl_osevent_hooks libxl_osevent_callbacks = {
.timeout_deregister = libxlTimeoutDeregisterEventHook,
};
+static const libxl_childproc_hooks libxl_child_hooks = {
+#ifdef LIBXL_HAVE_SIGCHLD_OWNER_SELECTIVE_REAP
+ .chldowner = libxl_sigchld_owner_libxl_always_selective_reap,
+#else
+ .chldowner = libxl_sigchld_owner_libxl,
+#endif
+};
+
static int
libxlStateInitialize(bool privileged,
virStateInhibitCallback callback ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
@@ -521,6 +529,9 @@ libxlStateInitialize(bool privileged,
/* Register the callbacks providing access to libvirt's event loop */
libxl_osevent_register_hooks(cfg->ctx, &libxl_osevent_callbacks,
cfg->ctx);
+ /* Setup child process handling. See $xen-src/tools/libxl/libxl_event.h */
+ libxl_childproc_setmode(cfg->ctx, &libxl_child_hooks, cfg->ctx);
+
libxl_driver->config = cfg;
if (virFileMakePath(cfg->stateDir) < 0) {
virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
--
1.8.4.5
6:32 a.m.
New subject: [libvirt] [Xen-devel] [PATCH 0/2] libxl: fix handling of fd and timer registrations
On Mon, Feb 02, 2015 at 05:00:34PM -0700, Jim Fehlig wrote:
This small series fixes some assertions we occasionally see in the
libxl driver when running libvirt-TCK. The assertions were due to
races between destroying per-domain libxl_ctx and receiving fd and
timer callbacks associated with them. The races are masked by
setting DEBUG loglevel in libvirtd.conf, so often missed by
automated test setups that want DEBUG loglevel.
Patch 1 actually fixes the assertions. Patch2 fixes a stupid mistake.
See the commit messages for details.
Jim Fehlig (2):
libxl: fix fd and timer event handling
libxl: Move setup of child processing code to driver initialization
src/libxl/libxl_domain.c | 244 +----------------------------------------------
src/libxl/libxl_driver.c | 212 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 212 insertions(+), 244 deletions(-)
Hi Jim,
I gave a try to those two patches with OpenStack. Assuming I haven't make any
mistake, it make things worse.
Environment:
Ubuntu 14.04
with Xen package install (xen 4.4)
libvirt: master (47dd6c4)
Installed OpenStack via DevStack
Test: ./run_tempest.sh tempest.api.compute
Result:
without the patches, the tests run fine, they all succeed.
with the patches, the tests fail AND libvirt became unresponsible.
Running `virsh -c xen: list` does not return. (or any virsh command)
I have attach a backtrace, if that can help.
--
Anthony PERARD
10:21 a.m.
New subject: [libvirt] [Xen-devel] [PATCH 0/2] libxl: fix handling of fd and timer registrations
Anthony PERARD wrote:
On Mon, Feb 02, 2015 at 05:00:34PM -0700, Jim Fehlig wrote:
> This small series fixes some assertions we occasionally see in the
> libxl driver when running libvirt-TCK. The assertions were due to
> races between destroying per-domain libxl_ctx and receiving fd and
> timer callbacks associated with them. The races are masked by
> setting DEBUG loglevel in libvirtd.conf, so often missed by
> automated test setups that want DEBUG loglevel.
>
> Patch 1 actually fixes the assertions. Patch2 fixes a stupid mistake.
> See the commit messages for details.
>
> Jim Fehlig (2):
> libxl: fix fd and timer event handling
> libxl: Move setup of child processing code to driver initialization
>
> src/libxl/libxl_domain.c | 244 +----------------------------------------------
> src/libxl/libxl_driver.c | 212 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> 2 files changed, 212 insertions(+), 244 deletions(-)
>
Hi Jim,
I gave a try to those two patches with OpenStack. Assuming I haven't make any
mistake, it make things worse.
Thanks Anthony. I've cooked up a simpler reproducer and will
investigate. I do think these patches are an improvement, but they've
obviously uncovered a locking issue in the driver.
Regards,
Jim
Environment:
Ubuntu 14.04
with Xen package install (xen 4.4)
libvirt: master (47dd6c4)
Installed OpenStack via DevStack
Test: ./run_tempest.sh tempest.api.compute
Result:
without the patches, the tests run fine, they all succeed.
with the patches, the tests fail AND libvirt became unresponsible.
Running `virsh -c xen: list` does not return. (or any virsh command)
I have attach a backtrace, if that can help.
10:08 p.m.
New subject: [libvirt] [Xen-devel] [PATCH 0/2] libxl: fix handling of fd and timer registrations
Jim Fehlig wrote:
Anthony PERARD wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 02, 2015 at 05:00:34PM -0700, Jim Fehlig wrote:
>
>
>> This small series fixes some assertions we occasionally see in the
>> libxl driver when running libvirt-TCK. The assertions were due to
>> races between destroying per-domain libxl_ctx and receiving fd and
>> timer callbacks associated with them. The races are masked by
>> setting DEBUG loglevel in libvirtd.conf, so often missed by
>> automated test setups that want DEBUG loglevel.
>>
>> Patch 1 actually fixes the assertions. Patch2 fixes a stupid mistake.
>> See the commit messages for details.
>>
>> Jim Fehlig (2):
>> libxl: fix fd and timer event handling
>> libxl: Move setup of child processing code to driver initialization
>>
>> src/libxl/libxl_domain.c | 244 +----------------------------------------------
>> src/libxl/libxl_driver.c | 212 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>> 2 files changed, 212 insertions(+), 244 deletions(-)
>>
>>
> Hi Jim,
>
> I gave a try to those two patches with OpenStack. Assuming I haven't make any
> mistake, it make things worse.
>
>
Thanks Anthony. I've cooked up a simpler reproducer and will
investigate. I do think these patches are an improvement, but they've
obviously uncovered a locking issue in the driver.
Following Ian's suggestion, I've extended the series to drop the
per-domain libxl_ctx's altogether
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2015-February/msg00611.html
> Environment:
> Ubuntu 14.04
> with Xen package install (xen 4.4)
>
I tested the series with xen-unstable and Xen 4.4.1 + commits 2ffeb5d7,
4b9143e4, 5a968257, 60ce518a, 66bff9fd, 77a1bf37, f49f9b41, 6b5a5bba,
93699882d, f1335f0d, and 8bc64413. If you are in a position to test the
series in a similar configuration, I'd like to hear your results.
Regards,
Jim
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