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Bug 733181 - sdt.exp fails at sdt -O2 V2_uprobe and sdt -O3 V2_uprobe
Summary: sdt.exp fails at sdt -O2 V2_uprobe and sdt -O3 V2_uprobe
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: systemtap
Version: 6.2
Hardware: ppc64
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
medium
Target Milestone: rc
: ---
Assignee: Stan Cox
QA Contact: qe-baseos-tools-bugs
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-08-25 03:17 UTC by Han Pingtian
Modified: 2011-12-06 15:18 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

Fixed In Version: systemtap-1.6-4.el6
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Cause Some systemtap testsuite sdt.exp ran tests with -DEXPERIMENTAL_KPROBE_SDT, an older, obsolete mechanism. No existing applications should be built with this obsolete mechanism and there is little reason in include these in the test results. Consequence On some architectures the tests using the -DEXPERIMENTAL_KPROBE_SDT would fail. Fix The sdt.exp now mark the problematic -DEXPERIMENTAL_KPROBE_SDT that fail as XFAIL. Result The sdt.exp tests using -DEXPERIMENTAL_KPROBE_SDT that fail are no longer included in the FAIL results.
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2011-12-06 15:18:33 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:

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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2011:1517 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE systemtap bug fix and enhancement update 2011-12-06 00:50:46 UTC

Description Han Pingtian 2011-08-25 03:17:26 UTC 
Description of problem:
The release is rhel6.2 0822.5 tree with kernel 2.6.32-192.el6. systemtap version 1.6-2.el6. sdt.exp
always fails at those two points on ppc64 system:

Executing on host: gcc /usr/share/systemtap/testsuite/systemtap.base/sdt.c  -g -isystem/usr/share/systemtap/testsuite -isystem/usr/include
+-Wall -Wextra -Werror -DSTAP_SDT_V2 -O2  -lm   -o sdt.c.exe.0    (timeout = 300)
spawn -ignore SIGHUP gcc /usr/share/systemtap/testsuite/systemtap.base/sdt.c -g -isystem/usr/share/systemtap/testsuite -isystem/usr/include
+-Wall -Wextra -Werror -DSTAP_SDT_V2 -O2 -lm -o sdt.c.exe.0^M
PASS: compiling sdt.c -O2  V2_uprobe
executing: stap -w /usr/share/systemtap/testsuite/systemtap.base/sdt.stp sdt.c.exe.0 -c ./sdt.c.exe.0
FAIL: sdt -O2  V2_uprobe
line 2: expected "1"
Got "17591182638944"
Executing on host: gcc /usr/share/systemtap/testsuite/systemtap.base/sdt.c  -g -isystem/usr/share/systemtap/testsuite -isystem/usr/include
+-Wall -Wextra -Werror -DSTAP_SDT_V2 -O3  -lm   -o sdt.c.exe.1    (timeout = 300)
spawn -ignore SIGHUP gcc /usr/share/systemtap/testsuite/systemtap.base/sdt.c -g -isystem/usr/share/systemtap/testsuite -isystem/usr/include
+-Wall -Wextra -Werror -DSTAP_SDT_V2 -O3 -lm -o sdt.c.exe.1^M
PASS: compiling sdt.c -O3  V2_uprobe
executing: stap -w /usr/share/systemtap/testsuite/systemtap.base/sdt.stp sdt.c.exe.1 -c ./sdt.c.exe.1
FAIL: sdt -O3  V2_uprobe
line 2: expected "1"
Got "17591513502544"
Something odd is happening when the test executable is optimized.

# stap -w /root/src/testsuite/systemtap.base/sdt.stp sdt.c.exe.1 -c
./sdt.c.exe.1
_
17591222666032
17591222666032 268537368
17591222666032 268537368 1
17591222666032 268537368 1 17591222667128
17591222666032 268537368 1 17591222667128 17591222667144
17591222666032 268537368 1 17591222667128 17591222667144 17591222667448
17591222666032 268537368 1 17591222667128 17591222667144 17591222667448
268504560
17591222666032 268537368 1 17591222667128 17591222667144 17591222667448
268504560 0
17591222666032 268537368 1 17591222667128 17591222667144 17591222667448
268504560 0 268504528
17591222666032 268537368 1 17591222667128 17591222667144 17591222667448
268504560 0 268504528 551765933400

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
systemtap 1.6-2.el6
kenrel 2.6.32-192.el6

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. install rhel6.2 beta on s390x 
2. cd /usr/share/systemtap/testsuite;make installcheck RUNTESTFLAGS="--debug sdt.exp"
3.
  
Actual results:


Expected results:


Additional info:
Comment 1 Han Pingtian 2011-08-25 03:20:07 UTC 
> 1. install rhel6.2 beta on s390x 
Sorry, should be on ppc64 system.
Comment 3 Stan Cox 2011-08-25 16:36:28 UTC 
The STAP_SDT_V2 tests are compatibility tests as the default is now STAP_SDT_V3.  stap accesses probe args by storing the asm operand equivalent of the arg.  ppc and s390 have ambiguous formats for registers and constants when taken out of context, i.e. 1 could be register 1 or the constant 1 depending on how it is used.  stap doesn't have enough info to determine this and it erroneously assumed it was register 1.  The circumstances where stap makes this incorrect assumption are:
 -The application has STAP_SDT_V2 probes, i.e. an older application not rebuilt with STAP_SDT_V3
 -The probe argument was either a constant less than 31 or a constant variable with a value less than 31 that has been constant folded
STAP_SDT_V3 added info to the stored asm operand so register 1 and constant 1 can be disambiguated so current stap doesn't have this problem.
Comment 4 Stan Cox 2011-09-07 21:59:56 UTC 
The upstream patch '1fbbc4d3b4' XFAILS these failures.
Comment 5 Frank Ch. Eigler 2011-09-27 14:33:24 UTC 
We can backport the testsuite-xfail patch if desired.  The underlying problem with the obsolete sdt.h version is not practical to correct however, so CANTFIX that part.  Opinions about whether the xfail path is worth doing?
Comment 6 Han Pingtian 2011-09-28 03:00:29 UTC 
(In reply to comment #5)
> We can backport the testsuite-xfail patch if desired.  The underlying problem
> with the obsolete sdt.h version is not practical to correct however, so CANTFIX
> that part.  Opinions about whether the xfail path is worth doing?

Yes, I think it is worth doing. Thanks.
Comment 12 William Cohen 2011-11-14 17:45:14 UTC 
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
Cause
    Some systemtap testsuite sdt.exp ran tests with -DEXPERIMENTAL_KPROBE_SDT,
    an older, obsolete mechanism. No existing applications should be built
    with this obsolete mechanism and there is little reason in include
    these in the test results.
Consequence
    On some architectures the tests using the
    -DEXPERIMENTAL_KPROBE_SDT would fail.
Fix
    The sdt.exp now mark the problematic -DEXPERIMENTAL_KPROBE_SDT
    that fail as XFAIL.
Result
    The sdt.exp tests using -DEXPERIMENTAL_KPROBE_SDT that fail are no
    longer included in the FAIL results.
Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2011-12-06 15:18:33 UTC 
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-1517.html
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