================= Relationship with Previous Bug =========================

This bug was originally reported against 0.18 packages, but the queue code has been substantially re-written since then.  It seems likely that this is a related bug in the sense that maybe a similar design decision led to similar behavior -- but I can't call it the "same" bug since it's different code.




Here is the program I used to test 3.0 code with:


=================== C O D E ==============================


#include <sys/types.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <pthread.h>

#include <iostream>

#include <qpid/messaging/Connection.h>
#include <qpid/messaging/Message.h>
#include <qpid/messaging/Receiver.h>
#include <qpid/messaging/Sender.h>
#include <qpid/messaging/Session.h>
#include <qpid/messaging/Address.h>
#include <qpid/types/Variant.h>


using namespace qpid::messaging;
using namespace qpid::types;



int
main ( )
{
  FILE * fp = fopen ( "./output", "w" );
  int messages_per_loop = 10000;
  struct timeval loop_start_time,
                 loop_stop_time,
                 loop_duration;

  std::string broker  = "localhost:5801";

  Message m = Message("This is a message with exactly 50 bytes in it!!!!!");
  std::string connectionOptions;

  Connection connection ( broker, connectionOptions );
  connection.open();

  Session session = connection.createSession();
  Sender sender = session.createSender("my_queue;{create:always,node:{type:queue,x-declare:{arguments:{qpid.max_count:1000000,qpid.policy_type:ring,x-qpid-priorities:10}}}}");


  for ( int j = 0; j < 1000; ++ j )
  {
    gettimeofday ( & loop_start_time, 0 );
    for ( int i = 0; i < messages_per_loop; ++ i )
    {
      m.setPriority ( i % 10 );
      sender.send(m);
    }
    gettimeofday ( & loop_stop_time, 0 );
    timersub ( & loop_stop_time, & loop_start_time, & loop_duration );
    fprintf ( fp,
              "loop %d duration: %d.%.6d  for %d messages.\n",
              j,
              loop_duration.tv_sec,
              loop_duration.tv_usec,
              messages_per_loop
            );
    fprintf ( stderr,
              "loop %d duration: %d.%.6d  for %d messages.\n",
              j,
              loop_duration.tv_sec,
              loop_duration.tv_usec,
              messages_per_loop
            );
  }



  session.close();
  connection.close();

  fprintf ( stderr, "main done.\n" );
  fclose ( fp );

  return 0;
}



======================== B U I L D   S C R I P T ========================
#! /bin/bash
# build against installed packages

  
clear

echo "============================================================="
echo "   making x860691 "
echo "============================================================="
g++ -g -O2                            \
-lqpidmessaging                       \
-lpthread                             \
x860691.cpp                           \
-o x860691
    
    
echo "Done."




================= R U N   S C R I P T ===================================
#! /bin/bash
# This starts the broker, and then runs the program.
  
pkill qpidd
sleep 2

QPIDD=qpidd

rm -rf /tmp/mick                      
mkdir /tmp/mick                       

$QPIDD                                        \
  --no-module-dir                             \
  -p 5801                                     \
  --data-dir /tmp/mick/data_1                 \
  --auth=no                                   \
  --mgmt-enable=yes                           \
  --log-enable info+                          \
  --log-to-file /tmp/mick/qpidd_1.log         \
  --log-source yes                            \
  -d


echo "started broker from $QPIDD  "

sleep 3

echo "------------- starting x860691 -------------"

./x860691 
 
echo "------------- x860691 done ----------------"



=============== R E S U L T S ==================================

# Times are in seconds.  
# Look what happens at loop 111.

    loop 0 duration: 0.252403  for 10000 messages.
    loop 1 duration: 0.252310  for 10000 messages.
    loop 2 duration: 0.257319  for 10000 messages.
    loop 3 duration: 0.255952  for 10000 messages.
    loop 4 duration: 0.253862  for 10000 messages.
    loop 5 duration: 0.252477  for 10000 messages.
    loop 6 duration: 0.253371  for 10000 messages.
    loop 7 duration: 0.249907  for 10000 messages.
    loop 8 duration: 0.248323  for 10000 messages.
    loop 9 duration: 0.251017  for 10000 messages.
    loop 10 duration: 0.227576  for 10000 messages.
    loop 11 duration: 0.236354  for 10000 messages.
    loop 12 duration: 0.230183  for 10000 messages.
    loop 13 duration: 0.238863  for 10000 messages.
    loop 14 duration: 0.216682  for 10000 messages.
    loop 15 duration: 0.238783  for 10000 messages.
    loop 16 duration: 0.239381  for 10000 messages.
    loop 17 duration: 0.257949  for 10000 messages.
    loop 18 duration: 0.258311  for 10000 messages.
    loop 19 duration: 0.257791  for 10000 messages.
    loop 20 duration: 0.257983  for 10000 messages.
    loop 21 duration: 0.238887  for 10000 messages.
    loop 22 duration: 0.238654  for 10000 messages.
    loop 23 duration: 0.238637  for 10000 messages.
    loop 24 duration: 0.257613  for 10000 messages.
    loop 25 duration: 0.257867  for 10000 messages.
    loop 26 duration: 0.258348  for 10000 messages.
    loop 27 duration: 0.237449  for 10000 messages.
    loop 28 duration: 0.238628  for 10000 messages.
    loop 29 duration: 0.238441  for 10000 messages.
    loop 30 duration: 0.243115  for 10000 messages.
    loop 31 duration: 0.256069  for 10000 messages.
    loop 32 duration: 0.258815  for 10000 messages.
    loop 33 duration: 0.257699  for 10000 messages.
    loop 34 duration: 0.241550  for 10000 messages.
    loop 35 duration: 0.232738  for 10000 messages.
    loop 36 duration: 0.231728  for 10000 messages.
    loop 37 duration: 0.231604  for 10000 messages.
    loop 38 duration: 0.259751  for 10000 messages.
    loop 39 duration: 0.254752  for 10000 messages.
    loop 40 duration: 0.251621  for 10000 messages.
    loop 41 duration: 0.252169  for 10000 messages.
    loop 42 duration: 0.259258  for 10000 messages.
    loop 43 duration: 0.279428  for 10000 messages.
    loop 44 duration: 0.282687  for 10000 messages.
    loop 45 duration: 0.257281  for 10000 messages.
    loop 46 duration: 0.225576  for 10000 messages.
    loop 47 duration: 0.234707  for 10000 messages.
    loop 48 duration: 0.255344  for 10000 messages.
    loop 49 duration: 0.257359  for 10000 messages.
    loop 50 duration: 0.257119  for 10000 messages.
    loop 51 duration: 0.257096  for 10000 messages.
    loop 52 duration: 0.240745  for 10000 messages.
    loop 53 duration: 0.249403  for 10000 messages.
    loop 54 duration: 0.245374  for 10000 messages.
    loop 55 duration: 0.251870  for 10000 messages.
    loop 56 duration: 0.227380  for 10000 messages.
    loop 57 duration: 0.245182  for 10000 messages.
    loop 58 duration: 0.246713  for 10000 messages.
    loop 59 duration: 0.254202  for 10000 messages.
    loop 60 duration: 0.256685  for 10000 messages.
    loop 61 duration: 0.249379  for 10000 messages.
    loop 62 duration: 0.257835  for 10000 messages.
    loop 63 duration: 0.244097  for 10000 messages.
    loop 64 duration: 0.246543  for 10000 messages.
    loop 65 duration: 0.246495  for 10000 messages.
    loop 66 duration: 0.249692  for 10000 messages.
    loop 67 duration: 0.250502  for 10000 messages.
    loop 68 duration: 0.249498  for 10000 messages.
    loop 69 duration: 0.250803  for 10000 messages.
    loop 70 duration: 0.248176  for 10000 messages.
    loop 71 duration: 0.253430  for 10000 messages.
    loop 72 duration: 0.250871  for 10000 messages.
    loop 73 duration: 0.256095  for 10000 messages.
    loop 74 duration: 0.253547  for 10000 messages.
    loop 75 duration: 0.252046  for 10000 messages.
    loop 76 duration: 0.246829  for 10000 messages.
    loop 77 duration: 0.246333  for 10000 messages.
    loop 78 duration: 0.227229  for 10000 messages.
    loop 79 duration: 0.235784  for 10000 messages.
    loop 80 duration: 0.236032  for 10000 messages.
    loop 81 duration: 0.229520  for 10000 messages.
    loop 82 duration: 0.237923  for 10000 messages.
    loop 83 duration: 0.246849  for 10000 messages.
    loop 84 duration: 0.240170  for 10000 messages.
    loop 85 duration: 0.246845  for 10000 messages.
    loop 86 duration: 0.252142  for 10000 messages.
    loop 87 duration: 0.248607  for 10000 messages.
    loop 88 duration: 0.235150  for 10000 messages.
    loop 89 duration: 0.236395  for 10000 messages.
    loop 90 duration: 0.231915  for 10000 messages.
    loop 91 duration: 0.238275  for 10000 messages.
    loop 92 duration: 0.237994  for 10000 messages.
    loop 93 duration: 0.238298  for 10000 messages.
    loop 94 duration: 0.237700  for 10000 messages.
    loop 95 duration: 0.238305  for 10000 messages.
    loop 96 duration: 0.241294  for 10000 messages.
    loop 97 duration: 0.255675  for 10000 messages.
    loop 98 duration: 0.256984  for 10000 messages.
    loop 99 duration: 0.219855  for 10000 messages.
    loop 100 duration: 0.271347  for 10000 messages.
    loop 101 duration: 0.276917  for 10000 messages.
    loop 102 duration: 0.262516  for 10000 messages.
    loop 103 duration: 0.263811  for 10000 messages.
    loop 104 duration: 0.268409  for 10000 messages.
    loop 105 duration: 0.284156  for 10000 messages.
    loop 106 duration: 0.308755  for 10000 messages.
    loop 107 duration: 0.303953  for 10000 messages.
    loop 108 duration: 0.316699  for 10000 messages.
    loop 109 duration: 0.309927  for 10000 messages.
    loop 110 duration: 0.311368  for 10000 messages.
    loop 111 duration: 637.728991  for 10000 messages.
    loop 112 duration: 714.973189  for 10000 messages.

Oh, and, by the bye, if you comment out this line in my code:

  m.setPriority ( i % 10 );

and then re-compile and re-test ... nothing bad happens.

It runs to completion ( 1000 loops ) with no slowdown.

I can reproduce the problem as described by mick, am investigating the cause.

Created attachment 815467 [details]
Faster version of the reproducer

This is a faster version of the reproducer.

The suddenness of the slow-down is noteworthy. The first 110 iterations take less than half a second, the 111th takes over 10 *minutes*.

Fixed on branch http://git.app.eng.bos.redhat.com/rh-qpid.git/log/?h=0.22-mrg-aconway-996249

I'm currently unable to reproduce the failing scenario.

Tried it on qpid-cpp-*-0.22-24 and also with 0.22-29(latest), could you please check the reproducer, and also please failing version?

NEEDINFO(mick)

I also can no longer reproduce this -- using these packages:

qpid-qmf-0.22-24.el6.x86_64
qpid-cpp-client-devel-0.22-29.el6.x86_64
qpid-proton-c-0.5-9.el6.x86_64
qpid-cpp-server-0.22-29.el6.x86_64
python-qpid-0.22-8.el6.noarch
qpid-tools-0.22-7.el6.noarch
qpid-cpp-server-ha-0.22-29.el6.x86_64
qpid-cpp-client-0.22-29.el6.x86_64
python-qpid-qmf-0.22-24.el6.x86_64


It is now behaving like I saw it after the fix.
I'm afraid when I said (in Comment 1) that I used "3.0 code" -- what I meant was *development* code that was going to become 3.0  .

The 0.22-24 packages that I can find now no longer have the bug in them.  It was 100% reproducible.

Sorry for the sloppy information.  I was young and fooling last August.  Now I am old, and wise.

Since it is not reproducible, I propose CLOSE NOTABUG.

NEEDINFO(jross)

Thanks, Mick and Zdenek.