[perf] perf test BPF fails on 4.9.20
Masami Hiramatsu
mhiramat at kernel.org
Sat Feb 3 08:19:35 EST 2018
Hi Pintu,
On Fri, 2 Feb 2018 19:03:30 +0530
Pintu Kumar <pintu.ping at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have fixed both the issue with perf test.
>
> 1) 16: Try 'import perf' in python, checking link problems : FAILED!
> To fix this issue, I have to install:
> pip install --upgrade pip
> pip2.7 install perf
>
> 2) 37.2: Test BPF prologue generation : FAILED!
> To fix this issue I had to enable full version of CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO in kernel.
>
> Now, my question is:
> Is it possible to pass BPF test without enabling CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO in kernel ?
It depends on what BPF test does, but it seems to access local vars. This means
you need to enable CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO. With debuginfo we can find the assignment
of register/stack for each local variable.
Thank you,
>
>
> Thanks,
> Pintu
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at 1:25 PM, Pintu Kumar <pintu.ping at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > perf test bpf prologue generation is failing.
> > 37.2: Test BPF prologue generation : FAILED!
> >
> > Try to find probe point from debuginfo.
> > Matched function: null_lseek [105be32]
> > Probe point found: null_lseek+0
> > Searching 'file' variable in context.
> > Converting variable file into trace event.
> > converting f_mode in file
> > file(type:file) has no member f_mode.
> > An error occurred in debuginfo analysis (-22).
> > bpf_probe: failed to convert perf probe eventsFailed to add events
> > selected by BPF
> > test child finished with -1
> > ---- end ----
> > Test BPF filter subtest 1: FAILED!
> >
> >
> > Is there any fix available for this issue?
> > I searched 4.15, but could not relate any of the patches to this.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Pintu
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 7:34 PM, Pintu Kumar <pintu.ping at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> After enabling DEBUG_INFO in kernel I still get this error for BPF test.
> >> Please help.
> >>
> >> # perf test BPF -v
> >> .....
> >> Looking at the vmlinux_path (8 entries long)
> >> Using /usr/lib/debug/boot/vmlinux-4.9.00-xxxx-amd-x86-64-00071-gd94c220-dirty
> >> for symbols
> >> Open Debuginfo file:
> >> /usr/lib/debug/boot/vmlinux-4.9.00-xxxx-amd-x86-64-00071-gd94c220-dirty
> >> Try to find probe point from debuginfo.
> >> Matched function: null_lseek [105be32]
> >> Probe point found: null_lseek+0
> >> Searching 'file' variable in context.
> >> Converting variable file into trace event.
> >> converting f_mode in file
> >> file(type:file) has no member f_mode.
> >> An error occurred in debuginfo analysis (-22).
> >> bpf_probe: failed to convert perf probe eventsFailed to add events
> >> selected by BPF
> >> test child finished with -1
> >> ---- end ----
> >> Test BPF filter subtest 1: FAILED!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 10:50 AM, Pintu Kumar <pintu.ping at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> Dear Masami,
> >>>
> >>> Now I am stuck again with 'perf test' failure on 4.9
> >>>
> >>> # perf --version
> >>> perf version 4.9.20-<product name>
> >>>
> >>> # perf test
> >>> 16: Try 'import perf' in python, checking link problems : FAILED!
> >>> 37.2: Test BPF prologue generation : FAILED!
> >>>
> >>> If you have any clue about these failure please hep me.
> >>>
> >>> Here are the verbose output:
> >>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>> 1) # perf test python -v
> >>> 16: Try 'import perf' in python, checking link problems :
> >>> --- start ---
> >>> test child forked, pid 24562
> >>> Traceback (most recent call last):
> >>> File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
> >>> ImportError: No module named perf
> >>> test child finished with -1
> >>> ---- end ----
> >>> Try 'import perf' in python, checking link problems: FAILED!
> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>
> >>> 2) # perf test BPF -v
> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>> .....
> >>> bpf: config 'func=null_lseek file->f_mode offset orig' is ok
> >>> Looking at the vmlinux_path (8 entries long)
> >>> symsrc__init: cannot get elf header.
> >>> Failed to find the path for kernel: Invalid ELF file
> >>> bpf_probe: failed to convert perf probe eventsFailed to add events
> >>> selected by BPF
> >>> test child finished with -1
> >>> ---- end ----
> >>> Test BPF filter subtest 1: FAILED!
> >>>
> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Pintu
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 9:01 AM, Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat at kernel.org> wrote:
> >>>> On Tue, 30 Jan 2018 19:20:36 +0530
> >>>> Pintu Kumar <pintu.ping at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 11:13 AM, Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat at kernel.org> wrote:
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> > On Mon, 29 Jan 2018 22:00:52 +0530
> >>>>> > Pintu Kumar <pintu.ping at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> > > Dear Masami,
> >>>>> > >
> >>>>> > > Thank you so much for your reply.
> >>>>> > > Please find some of my answers inline.
> >>>>> > >
> >>>>> > >
> >>>>> > > On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 7:47 PM, Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat at kernel.org> wrote:
> >>>>> > > > On Mon, 29 Jan 2018 13:40:34 +0530
> >>>>> > > > Pintu Kumar <pintu.ping at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>> > > >
> >>>>> > > >> Hi All,
> >>>>> > > >>
> >>>>> > > >> 'perf probe' is failing sometimes on 4.9.20 with AMD-64.
> >>>>> > > >> # perf probe --add schedule
> >>>>> > > >> schedule is out of .text, skip it.
> >>>>> > > >> Error: Failed to add events.
> >>>>> > > >>
> >>>>> > > >> If any one have come across this problem please let me know the cause.
> >>>>> > > >
> >>>>> > > > Hi Pintu,
> >>>>> > > >
> >>>>> > > > Could you run it with --vv?
> >>>>> > > >
> >>>>> > > Ok, I will send verbose output by tomorrow.
> >>>>> > >
> >>>>> > > >>
> >>>>> > > >> Note: I don't have CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO enabled in kernel. Is this the problem?
> >>>>> > > >
> >>>>> > > > Without it, you can not probe source-level probe nor trace local variable.
> >>>>> > > >
> >>>>> > >
> >>>>> > > Currently I am facing problem in enabling DEBUG_INFO in our kernel 4.9.20
> >>>>> > > However, I will try to manually include "-g" option during compilation.
> >>>>> > >
> >>>>> > > >> However, I manually copied the vmlinux file to /boot/ directory, but
> >>>>> > > >> still it does not work.
> >>>>> > > >
> >>>>> > > > That doesn't work.
> >>>>> > > > CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO option enables gcc to compile kernel with extra debuginfo.
> >>>>> > > > Without that option, debuginfo is not generated with vmlinux.
> >>>>> > > >
> >>>>> > > >>
> >>>>> > > >> I checked upstream patches until 4.15 but could not find any clue.
> >>>>> > > >> Please let me know if there is any fixes available for this.
> >>>>> > > >
> >>>>> > > > Could you also ensure that you run perf by root user?
> >>>>> > > >
> >>>>> > >
> >>>>> > > Yes I am running with root user.
> >>>>> > >
> >>>>> > > My concern is sometimes it works but sometimes it fails.
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> > What I thought was that your kernel enables kptr_strict(but maybe not.)
> >>>>> > Can you also try to find "schedule" and "_etext" functions in
> >>>>> > /proc/kallsyms?
> >>>>> >
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Yes these functions are present in kallsyms.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> # cat /proc/kallsyms | grep -w schedule ; cat /proc/kallsyms | grep -w _etext
> >>>>> ffffffff829328e0 T schedule
> >>>>> ffffffff8293e751 T _etext
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> > > I still needs to figure out, in which condition it works and which
> >>>>> > > condition it fails.
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> > Yeah, it is important.
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> > > Usually I noticed that in fresh reboot case it works.
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> > So, after a while, it doesn't work again? If so, it sounds like a daemon
> >>>>> > process changes settings in background.
> >>>>> >
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Fortunately or unfortunately, now it is passing every time.
> >>>>> Still not sure about the cause.
> >>>>> If it fails again, I will collect info with -v and report again.
> >>>>> Any specific info that I need to check when it fails ?
> >>>>
> >>>> OK, if you hit it again, please run perf-probe with -vvv option
> >>>> (-v is enough usually, if it is unknown bug, -vvv will be better)
> >>>>
> >>>> Thank you,
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thank You,
> >>>>> Pintu
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> > Thank you,
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> > >
> >>>>> > >
> >>>>> > > > Thank you,
> >>>>> > > >
> >>>>> > > >
> >>>>> > > >>
> >>>>> > > >>
> >>>>> > > >> Thank You!
> >>>>> > > >> Regards,
> >>>>> > > >> Pintu
> >>>>> > > >>
> >>>>> > > >>
> >>>>> > > >> On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 7:09 PM, Pintu Kumar <pintu.ping at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>> > > >> > Hi,
> >>>>> > > >> >
> >>>>> > > >> > ** Changed the subject now, since these issues are related to general
> >>>>> > > >> > perf commands.
> >>>>> > > >> >
> >>>>> > > >> > Following are the issues:
> >>>>> > > >> >
> >>>>> > > >> > 1) perf probe --add schedule - FAILED
> >>>>> > > >> > output:
> >>>>> > > >> > schedule is out of .text, skip it.
> >>>>> > > >> > Error: Failed to add events.
> >>>>> > > >> >
> >>>>> > > >> > what is the issue here?
> >>>>> > > >> > Sometimes it pass and sometimes it fails...
> >>>>> > > >> > Similar is the case of 'perf inject' as well.
> >>>>> > > >> >
> >>>>> > > >> > 2) perf test - 1 FAILURE
> >>>>> > > >> > 37.1: Test basic BPF filtering : FAILED!
> >>>>> > > >> > 37.2: Test BPF prologue generation : Skip
> >>>>> > > >> > 37.3: Test BPF relocation checker : Skip
> >>>>> > > >> >
> >>>>> > > >> > bpf: config program 'func=SyS_epoll_wait'
> >>>>> > > >> > symbol:SyS_epoll_wait file:(null) line:0 offset:0 return:0 lazy:(null)
> >>>>> > > >> > bpf: config 'func=SyS_epoll_wait' is ok
> >>>>> > > >> > Looking at the vmlinux_path (8 entries long)
> >>>>> > > >> > Using /boot/vmlinux for symbols
> >>>>> > > >> > Could not open debuginfo. Try to use symbols.
> >>>>> > > >> > SyS_epoll_wait is out of .text, skip it.
> >>>>> > > >> > bpf_probe: failed to convert perf probe eventsFailed to add events
> >>>>> > > >> > selected by BPF
> >>>>> > > >> > test child finished with -1
> >>>>> > > >> > ---- end ----
> >>>>> > > >> > Test BPF filter subtest 0: FAILED!
> >>>>> > > >> >
> >>>>> > > >> > Looks like both 1,2 are related.
> >>>>> > > >> > Since, CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO is not enabled, I manually copied the vmlinux
> >>>>> > > >> > to /boot/ folder.
> >>>>> > > >> >
> >>>>> > > >> > -------
> >>>>> > > >> > Some more info:
> >>>>> > > >> >
> >>>>> > > >> > Kernel build dir is set to /lib/modules/4.9.20-sc-amd-x86-64/build
> >>>>> > > >> > set env: KBUILD_DIR=/lib/modules/4.9.20-sc-amd-x86-64/build
> >>>>> > > >> > unset env: KBUILD_OPTS
> >>>>> > > >> > include option is set to -nostdinc -isystem
> >>>>> > > >> > /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/5/include -I./arch/x86/include
> >>>>> > > >> > -I./arch/x86/include/generated/uapi -I./arch/x86/include/generated
> >>>>> > > >> > -I./include -I./arch/x86/include/uapi -I./include/uapi
> >>>>> > > >> > -I./include/generated/uapi -include ./include/linux/kconfig.h
> >>>>> > > >> > set env: NR_CPUS=8
> >>>>> > > >> > set env: LINUX_VERSION_CODE=0x40914
> >>>>> > > >> > set env: CLANG_EXEC=/usr/bin/clang
> >>>>> > > >> > set env: CLANG_OPTIONS=-xc
> >>>>> > > >> > set env: KERNEL_INC_OPTIONS= -nostdinc -isystem
> >>>>> > > >> > /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/5/include -I./arch/x86/include
> >>>>> > > >> > -I./arch/x86/include/generated/uapi -I./arch/x86/include/generated
> >>>>> > > >> > -I./include -I./arch/x86/include/uapi -I./include/uapi
> >>>>> > > >> > -I./include/generated/uapi -include ./include/linux/kconfig.h
> >>>>> > > >> > set env: WORKING_DIR=/lib/modules/4.9.20-sc-amd-x86-64/build
> >>>>> > > >> >
> >>>>> > > >> >
> >>>>> > > >> > If you have any clue about these failure please help me.
> >>>>> > > >> >
> >>>>> > > >> >
> >>>>> > > >> > Thanks,
> >>>>> > > >> > Pintu
> >>>>> > > >> >
> >>>>> > > >> >
> >>>>> > > >> > On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 8:23 PM, Pintu Kumar <pintu.ping at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>> > > >> >> Hi,
> >>>>> > > >> >>
> >>>>> > > >> >> Thanks for your help.
> >>>>> > > >> >> Yes it was a sub version issue.
> >>>>> > > >> >>
> >>>>> > > >> >> Earlier, while building the kernel I left the SUBLEVEL as blank.
> >>>>> > > >> >>
> >>>>> > > >> >> make -j8 bindeb-pkg SUBLEVEL=20
> >>>>> > > >> >>
> >>>>> > > >> >> After passing the correct sublevel now the test is working.
> >>>>> > > >> >>
> >>>>> > > >> >> But still following are failing:
> >>>>> > > >> >>
> >>>>> > > >> >> 16: Try 'import perf' in python, checking link problems : FAILED!
> >>>>> > > >> >> 37.2: Test BPF prologue generation : FAILED!
> >>>>> > > >> >>
> >>>>> > > >> >>
> >>>>> > > >> >> This is the error I get:
> >>>>> > > >> >>
> >>>>> > > >> >> 16: Try 'import perf' in python, checking link problems :
> >>>>> > > >> >> --- start ---
> >>>>> > > >> >> test child forked, pid 7637
> >>>>> > > >> >> Traceback (most recent call last):
> >>>>> > > >> >> File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
> >>>>> > > >> >> ImportError: No module named perf
> >>>>> > > >> >> test child finished with -1
> >>>>> > > >> >> ---- end ----
> >>>>> > > >> >> Try 'import perf' in python, checking link problems: FAILED!
> >>>>> > > >> >>
> >>>>> > > >> >>
> >>>>> > > >> >> Looking at the vmlinux_path (8 entries long)
> >>>>> > > >> >> symsrc__init: cannot get elf header.
> >>>>> > > >> >> Failed to find the path for kernel: Invalid ELF file
> >>>>> > > >> >> bpf_probe: failed to convert perf probe eventsFailed to add events
> >>>>> > > >> >> selected by BPF
> >>>>> > > >> >> test child finished with -1
> >>>>> > > >> >> ---- end ----
> >>>>> > > >> >> Test BPF filter subtest 1: FAILED!
> >>>>> > > >> >>
> >>>>> > > >> >>
> >>>>> > > >> >>
> >>>>> > > >> >> Thanks,
> >>>>> > > >> >> Pintu
> >>>>> > > >> >>
> >>>>> > > >> >>
> >>>>> > > >> >> On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 6:39 AM, Wangnan (F) <wangnan0 at huawei.com> wrote:
> >>>>> > > >> >>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>> On 2018/1/23 20:37, Pintu Kumar wrote:
> >>>>> > > >> >>>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> Hi All,
> >>>>> > > >> >>>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> I am verifying all perf tests on Ubuntu-16 x86-64 platform using the
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> kernel version 4.9.20.
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> I have installed several others packages including: clang, llvm
> >>>>> > > >> >>>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> But, when I run 'perf test' I get some FAILURE.
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> Specially, 'perf test LLVM' is failing.
> >>>>> > > >> >>>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> Please check the below error logs:
> >>>>> > > >> >>>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> ----------------------------------------------------
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> # perf test LLVM
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> 35: Test LLVM searching and compiling :
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> 35.1: Basic BPF llvm compiling test : FAILED!
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> 35.2: Test kbuild searching : Skip
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> 35.3: Compile source for BPF prologue generation test : Skip
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> 35.4: Compile source for BPF relocation test : Skip
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> ----------------------------------------------------
> >>>>> > > >> >>>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> When I run with -v I get this:
> >>>>> > > >> >>>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> -----------------------------------------------------
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> # perf test -v LLVM
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> 35: Test LLVM searching and compiling :
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> 35.1: Basic BPF llvm compiling test :
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> --- start ---
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> test child forked, pid 3304
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> Unablt to get kernel version from uname '4.9-xxxx-amd-x86-64'
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> WARNING: unable to get correct kernel building directory.
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> Hint: Set correct kbuild directory using 'kbuild-dir' option in [llvm]
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> section of ~/.perfconfig or set it to "" to suppress kbuild
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> detection.
> >>>>> > > >> >>>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> Unablt to get kernel version from uname '4.9-xxxx-amd-x86-64'
> >>>>> > > >> >>>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> int _version SEC("version") = LINUX_VERSION_CODE;
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> ' | $CLANG_EXEC -D__KERNEL__ -D__NR_CPUS__=$NR_CPUS
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> -DLINUX_VERSION_CODE=$LINUX_VERSION_CODE $CLANG_OPTIONS
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> $KERNEL_INC_OPTIONS -Wno-unused-value -Wno-pointer-sign
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> -working-directory $WORKING_DIR -c "$CLANG_SOURCE" -target bpf -O2 -o
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> -
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> libbpf: 2129190-4a0 doesn't provide kernel version
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> Failed to parse test case 'Basic BPF llvm compiling test'
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> test child finished with -1
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> ---- end ----
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> Test LLVM searching and compiling subtest 0: FAILED!
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> -----------------------------------------------------
> >>>>> > > >> >>>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> Basic BPF LLVM compiling test is failing.
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> It reports that bpf could not able to read the kernel version from uname.
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> Is it because of this that 'perf test LLVM' is failing ?
> >>>>> > > >> >>>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> My uname says:
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> 4.9-xxxx-amd-x86-64
> >>>>> > > >> >>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>> 'perf test LLVM' requires a well formed uname string (%d.%d.%d). Please see
> >>>>> > > >> >>> tools/perf/fetch_kernel_version . If your distro uses another method to
> >>>>> > > >> >>> report
> >>>>> > > >> >>> kernel version number (from your uname string, sublevel can't be
> >>>>> > > >> >>> determined),
> >>>>> > > >> >>> please help us improve that function like what we have done for ubuntu
> >>>>> > > >> >>> (checking /proc/version_signature).
> >>>>> > > >> >>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> My kernel version is: 4.9.20 (from Makefile)
> >>>>> > > >> >>>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> So, I dont think there is any problem with kernel version.
> >>>>> > > >> >>>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> If any body have come across this problem please let me know how to
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> resolve this issue.
> >>>>> > > >> >>>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> Thank You!
> >>>>> > > >> >>>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> Regards,
> >>>>> > > >> >>>> Pintu
> >>>>> > > >> >>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>
> >>>>> > > >> >>>
> >>>>> > > >
> >>>>> > > >
> >>>>> > > > --
> >>>>> > > > Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat at kernel.org>
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> > --
> >>>>> > Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat at kernel.org>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat at kernel.org>
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