Bug 1262617 - virtualbox guest additions
Summary: virtualbox guest additions
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED CANTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: systemd
Version: 23
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: systemd-maint
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2015-09-13 13:59 UTC by Richard S. Hendershot
Modified: 2015-10-03 12:13 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2015-09-28 15:30:05 UTC
Type: Bug
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Attachments (Terms of Use)
systemctl run wild (55.93 KB, text/plain)
2015-09-16 14:45 UTC, Richard S. Hendershot
no flags Details
processes end but this one (7992) never completes (218 bytes, text/plain)
2015-09-16 14:48 UTC, Richard S. Hendershot
no flags Details
another vboxadd that starves (54.91 KB, text/plain)
2015-09-16 14:50 UTC, Richard S. Hendershot
no flags Details
the script to create the logs (59 bytes, application/x-shellscript)
2015-09-16 14:54 UTC, Richard S. Hendershot
no flags Details

Description Richard S. Hendershot 2015-09-13 13:59:54 UTC
Description of problem:  can't install virtualbox guest additions


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible: always


Steps to Reproduce:
1. install
2. mount additions
3. run

Actual results: systemctl vbox-add goes wild, memory is sucked up, systemd runs cpu to max


Expected results: successful 'starting guest additions'


Additional info:

Comment 1 Jan Synacek 2015-09-15 07:55:39 UTC
There is no systemctl vbox-add.

Comment 2 Richard S. Hendershot 2015-09-16 14:45:50 UTC
Created attachment 1074064 [details]
systemctl run wild

I apologize for not being able to remember the exact log but this shows the many forks that result in memory starvation.  VM is given 2G RAM

Comment 3 Richard S. Hendershot 2015-09-16 14:48:31 UTC
Created attachment 1074065 [details]
processes end but this one (7992) never completes

I kill this process and vbox additions continues. I have to do this several times.

Comment 4 Richard S. Hendershot 2015-09-16 14:50:45 UTC
Created attachment 1074066 [details]
another vboxadd that starves

during this time systemd is running 100%

Comment 5 Richard S. Hendershot 2015-09-16 14:52:07 UTC
I think there is a problem.  I may not have captured anything useful but any guidance in that is welcomed.  Pls advise.

Comment 6 Richard S. Hendershot 2015-09-16 14:54:54 UTC
Created attachment 1074070 [details]
the script to create the logs

Comment 7 Richard S. Hendershot 2015-09-26 13:30:51 UTC
still cannot install virtual box additions.  increased VM memory to 4G.  

[]$ ./chk_systemctl 
root      7189  1932  0 08:22 pts/1    00:00:00 systemctl start vboxadd
rhender+  7248  1732  0 08:29 pts/0    00:00:00 /bin/sh ./chk_systemctl
rhender+  7250  7248  0 08:29 pts/0    00:00:00 grep -i systemctl
-------
              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:           3952         642        2861           9         448        3225
Swap:          1999           0        1999

Comment 8 Adam Williamson 2015-09-28 15:30:05 UTC
Hi Richard! As I explained on IRC, this looks like a real problem, but likely not a problem in Fedora. vboxadd-service.service is coming from VirtualBox, not from anything in Fedora, and it seems like that's where the problem is.

I recommend you report this to wherever you got your VirtualBox from.

Comment 9 Richard S. Hendershot 2015-10-03 12:13:33 UTC
Thanks again for all's help.  This is fixed in VirtualBox 5.0.6 re: their bug 14571


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