<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> HI all, We continue to have gfs2 crashes and hangs on our production cluster, so I'm beginning to think that we've done something really wrong. Here is our set-up: <ul> <li>4 node cluster, only 3 participate in gfs2 filesystems</li> <li>Running several services on multiple nodes using gfs2:</li> <ul> <li>IMAP (dovecot)</li> <li>Web (apache with lots of python)</li> <li>Samba (using ctdb)</li> </ul> <li>GFS2 partitions are multipathed on an HP EVA-based SAN (no LVM) -- here is fstab from one node (the three nodes are all the same):</li> </ul> <blockquote> <blockquote><tt>LABEL=/1 / ext3 defaults 1 1</tt> <tt>LABEL=/boot1 /boot ext3 defaults 1 2</tt> <tt>tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0</tt> <tt>devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0</tt> <tt>sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0</tt> <tt>proc /proc proc defaults 0 0</tt> <tt>LABEL=SW-cciss/c0d0p2 swap swap defaults 0 0</tt> <tt>LABEL=plato:Mail /var/spool/mail gfs2 noatime,_netdev</tt> <tt>LABEL=plato:VarTmp /var/tmp gfs2 _netdev</tt> <tt>LABEL=plato:UsrLocal /usr/local gfs2 noatime,_netdev</tt> <tt>LABEL=plato:UsrLocalProjects /usr/local/projects gfs2 noatime,_netdev</tt> <tt>LABEL=plato:Home2 /home/socr gfs2 noatime,_netdev</tt> <tt>LABEL=plato:HomeNoBackup /home/socr/nobackup gfs2 _netdev</tt> <tt>LABEL=plato:DbBackup /databases/backups gfs2 noatime,_netdev</tt> <tt>LABEL=plato:DbMol /databases/mol gfs2 noatime,_netdev</tt> <tt>LABEL=plato:MolDbBlast /databases/mol/blast gfs2 noatime,_netdev</tt> <tt>LABEL=plato:MolDbEmboss /databases/mol/emboss gfs2 noatime,_netdev</tt></blockquote> </blockquote> <ul> <li>Kernel version is: 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5 and all nodes are x86_64.</li> <li>What's happening is every so often, we start seeing gfs2-related task hangs in the logs. In the last instance (last Friday) we've got this:</li> </ul> <blockquote> <blockquote>Node 0: <blockquote><tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:25]INFO: task imap:25716 blocked for more than 120 seconds.^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:25]"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:25]imap D ffff8100010825a0 0 25716 9217 24080 25667 (NOTLB)^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:25] ffff810619b59bc8 0000000000000086 ffff810113233f10 ffffffff00000000^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:26] ffff81000f8c5cd0 000000000000000a ffff810233416040 ffff81082fd05100^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:26] 00012196d153c88e 0000000000008b81 ffff810233416228 0000000f6a949180^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:26]Call Trace:^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:26] [<ffffffff887d0be6>] :gfs2:gfs2_dirent_find+0x0/0x4e^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:26] [<ffffffff887d0c18>] :gfs2:gfs2_dirent_find+0x32/0x4e^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:26] [<ffffffff887d5ee7>] :gfs2:just_schedule+0x0/0xe^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:26] [<ffffffff887d5ef0>] :gfs2:just_schedule+0x9/0xe^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:26] [<ffffffff80063a16>] __wait_on_bit+0x40/0x6e^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:26] [<ffffffff887d5ee7>] :gfs2:just_schedule+0x0/0xe^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:26] [<ffffffff80063ab0>] out_of_line_wait_on_bit+0x6c/0x78^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:26] [<ffffffff800a0aec>] wake_bit_function+0x0/0x23^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:26] [<ffffffff887d5ee2>] :gfs2:gfs2_glock_wait+0x2b/0x30^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:26] [<ffffffff887e579e>] :gfs2:gfs2_permission+0x83/0xd5^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:26] [<ffffffff887e5796>] :gfs2:gfs2_permission+0x7b/0xd5^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:26] [<ffffffff8000ce97>] do_lookup+0x65/0x1e6^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:26] [<ffffffff8000d918>] permission+0x81/0xc8^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:26] [<ffffffff8000997f>] __link_path_walk+0x173/0xf42^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:26] [<ffffffff8000e9e2>] link_path_walk+0x42/0xb2^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:26] [<ffffffff8000ccb2>] do_path_lookup+0x275/0x2f1^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:26] [<ffffffff8001280e>] getname+0x15b/0x1c2^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:27] [<ffffffff80023876>] __user_walk_fd+0x37/0x4c^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:27] [<ffffffff80028846>] vfs_stat_fd+0x1b/0x4a^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:27] [<ffffffff800638b3>] schedule_timeout+0x92/0xad^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:27] [<ffffffff80097dab>] process_timeout+0x0/0x5^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:27] [<ffffffff800f8435>] sys_epoll_wait+0x3b8/0x3f9^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:27] [<ffffffff800235a8>] sys_newstat+0x19/0x31^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:27] [<ffffffff8005d229>] tracesys+0x71/0xe0^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:27] [<ffffffff8005d28d>] tracesys+0xd5/0xe0^M</tt> </blockquote> Node 1: <blockquote><tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:59]INFO: task pdflush:623 blocked for more than 120 seconds.^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:59]"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:59]pdflush D ffff810407069aa0 0 623 291 624 622 (L-TLB)^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:59] ffff8106073c1bd0 0000000000000046 0000000000000001 ffff8103fea899a8^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:23:59] ffff8106073c1c30 000000000000000a ffff8105fff7c0c0 ffff8107fff4c820^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:00] 0000ed85d9d7a027 0000000000011b50 ffff8105fff7c2a8 00000006f0a9d0d0^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:00]Call Trace:^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:00] [<ffffffff8001a927>] submit_bh+0x10a/0x111^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:00] [<ffffffff88802ee7>] :gfs2:just_schedule+0x0/0xe^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:00] [<ffffffff88802ef0>] :gfs2:just_schedule+0x9/0xe^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:00] [<ffffffff80063a16>] __wait_on_bit+0x40/0x6e^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:00] [<ffffffff88802ee7>] :gfs2:just_schedule+0x0/0xe^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:00] [<ffffffff80063ab0>] out_of_line_wait_on_bit+0x6c/0x78^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:00] [<ffffffff800a0aec>] wake_bit_function+0x0/0x23^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:00] [<ffffffff88802ee2>] :gfs2:gfs2_glock_wait+0x2b/0x30^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:00] [<ffffffff88813269>] :gfs2:gfs2_write_inode+0x5f/0x152^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:00] [<ffffffff88813261>] :gfs2:gfs2_write_inode+0x57/0x152^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:00] [<ffffffff8002fbf8>] __writeback_single_inode+0x1e9/0x328^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:00] [<ffffffff80020ec9>] sync_sb_inodes+0x1b5/0x26f^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:00] [<ffffffff800a08a6>] keventd_create_kthread+0x0/0xc4^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:00] [<ffffffff8005123a>] writeback_inodes+0x82/0xd8^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:00] [<ffffffff800c97b5>] wb_kupdate+0xd4/0x14e^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:00] [<ffffffff80056879>] pdflush+0x0/0x1fb^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:00] [<ffffffff800569ca>] pdflush+0x151/0x1fb^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:00] [<ffffffff800c96e1>] wb_kupdate+0x0/0x14e^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:01] [<ffffffff80032894>] kthread+0xfe/0x132^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:01] [<ffffffff8009d734>] request_module+0x0/0x14d^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:01] [<ffffffff8005dfb1>] child_rip+0xa/0x11^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:01] [<ffffffff800a08a6>] keventd_create_kthread+0x0/0xc4^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:01] [<ffffffff80032796>] kthread+0x0/0x132^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:01] [<ffffffff8005dfa7>] child_rip+0x0/0x11^M</tt> </blockquote> Node 2: <blockquote><tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:46]INFO: task delete_workqueu:7175 blocked for more than 120 seconds.^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:46]"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:46]delete_workqu D ffff81082b5cf860 0 7175 329 7176 7174 (L-TLB)^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:46] ffff81081ed6dbf0 0000000000000046 0000000000000018 ffffffff887a84f3^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:46] 0000000000000286 000000000000000a ffff81082dd477e0 ffff81082b5cf860^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:46] 00012166bf7ec21d 000000000002ed0b ffff81082dd479c8 00000007887a9e5a^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:46]Call Trace:^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:46] [<ffffffff887a84f3>] :dlm:request_lock+0x93/0xa0^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:47] [<ffffffff8884f556>] :lock_dlm:gdlm_ast+0x0/0x311^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:47] [<ffffffff8884f2c1>] :lock_dlm:gdlm_bast+0x0/0x8d^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:47] [<ffffffff887d3ee7>] :gfs2:just_schedule+0x0/0xe^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:47] [<ffffffff887d3ef0>] :gfs2:just_schedule+0x9/0xe^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:47] [<ffffffff80063a16>] __wait_on_bit+0x40/0x6e^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:47] [<ffffffff887d3ee7>] :gfs2:just_schedule+0x0/0xe^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:47] [<ffffffff80063ab0>] out_of_line_wait_on_bit+0x6c/0x78^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:47] [<ffffffff800a0aec>] wake_bit_function+0x0/0x23^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:47] [<ffffffff887d3ee2>] :gfs2:gfs2_glock_wait+0x2b/0x30^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:47] [<ffffffff887e82cf>] :gfs2:gfs2_check_blk_type+0xd7/0x1c9^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:47] [<ffffffff887e82c7>] :gfs2:gfs2_check_blk_type+0xcf/0x1c9^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:47] [<ffffffff80063ab0>] out_of_line_wait_on_bit+0x6c/0x78^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:47] [<ffffffff887e804f>] :gfs2:gfs2_rindex_hold+0x32/0x12b^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:47] [<ffffffff887d5a29>] :gfs2:delete_work_func+0x0/0x65^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:47] [<ffffffff887d5a29>] :gfs2:delete_work_func+0x0/0x65^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:47] [<ffffffff887e3e3a>] :gfs2:gfs2_delete_inode+0x76/0x1b4^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:47] [<ffffffff887e3e01>] :gfs2:gfs2_delete_inode+0x3d/0x1b4^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:47] [<ffffffff8000d3ba>] dput+0x2c/0x114^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:48] [<ffffffff887e3dc4>] :gfs2:gfs2_delete_inode+0x0/0x1b4^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:48] [<ffffffff8002f35e>] generic_delete_inode+0xc6/0x143^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:48] [<ffffffff887d5a83>] :gfs2:delete_work_func+0x5a/0x65^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:48] [<ffffffff8004d8f0>] run_workqueue+0x94/0xe4^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:48] [<ffffffff8004a12b>] worker_thread+0x0/0x122^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:48] [<ffffffff800a08a6>] keventd_create_kthread+0x0/0xc4^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:48] [<ffffffff8004a21b>] worker_thread+0xf0/0x122^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:48] [<ffffffff8008d087>] default_wake_function+0x0/0xe^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:48] [<ffffffff800a08a6>] keventd_create_kthread+0x0/0xc4^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:48] [<ffffffff800a08a6>] keventd_create_kthread+0x0/0xc4^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:48] [<ffffffff80032894>] kthread+0xfe/0x132^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:48] [<ffffffff8005dfb1>] child_rip+0xa/0x11^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:48] [<ffffffff800a08a6>] keventd_create_kthread+0x0/0xc4^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:48] [<ffffffff80032796>] kthread+0x0/0x132^M</tt> <tt>[2010-07-30 13:24:48] [<ffffffff8005dfa7>] child_rip+0x0/0x11^M</tt> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> <ul> <li>Various messages related to hung_task_timeouts repeated on each node (usually related to imap).</li> <li>Within a minute or two, the cluster was completely hung. Root could log into the console, but commands (like dmesg) would just hang.</li> </ul> So, my major question: is there something wrong with my configuration? Have we done something really stupid? The initial response from RedHat was that we shouldn't run services on multiple nodes that access gfs2, which seems a little confusing since we would use ext3 or ext4 if we were going to node lock (or failover) the partitions. Have we missed something somewhere? Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give. We're getting pretty desperate here since the downtime is starting to have a significant impact on our credibility. -- scooter </body> </html>