[Crash-utility] Problem on getting kernel backtrace with a `virsh dump' dumped kvm dumpfile
hutao at cn.fujitsu.com
hutao at cn.fujitsu.com
Tue Aug 31 01:26:20 UTC 2010
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 09:05:17AM -0400, Dave Anderson wrote:
>
> ----- hutao at cn.fujitsu.com wrote:
>
> > Hi Dave,
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 08:40:17AM -0400, Dave Anderson wrote:
> > >
> > > ----- hutao at cn.fujitsu.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I encountered a problem on getting backtrace with a `virsh dump' dumped
> > > > kvm dumpfile, the bt command did not get kernel backtrace properly.
> > > >
> > > > guest kernel: 2.6.32
> > > > crash: 5.0.6 patched with qemu_ram_version_4.patch(attached)
> > > >
> > > > steps to get dumpfile:
> > > >
> > > > 1. virsh start vm
> > > > 2. connect to vm, say by vnc
> > > > 3. On guest, build and run the code:
> > > >
> > > > int main(void)
> > > > {
> > > > while (1);
> > > >
> > > > return 0;
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > 4. On host, run `virsh dump vm
> > > > /mnt/data/kernel-2.6.32.dump3-userspace-endless-loop'
> > > >
> > > > Then run crash:
> > > >
> > > > crash /mnt/data/kernel/linux-2.6.32/System.map
> > > > /mnt/data/kernel/linux-2.6.32/vmlinux
> > > > /mnt/data/kernel-2.6.32.dump3-userspace-endless-loop
> > > >
> > > > got the result:
> > > >
> > > > crash 5.0.6
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> > > > GNU gdb (GDB) 7.0
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> > > > This GDB was configured as "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"...
> > > >
> > > > SYSTEM MAP: /mnt/data/kernel/linux-2.6.32/System.map
> > > > DEBUG KERNEL: /mnt/data/kernel/linux-2.6.32/vmlinux (2.6.32)
> > > > DUMPFILE: /mnt/data/kernel-2.6.32.dump3-userspace-endless-loop
> > > > CPUS: 1
> > > > DATE: Fri Aug 27 05:18:12 2010
> > > > UPTIME: 00:00:51
> > > > LOAD AVERAGE: 0.44, 0.11, 0.03
> > > > TASKS: 67
> > > > NODENAME: localhost.localdomain
> > > > RELEASE: 2.6.32
> > > > VERSION: #2 SMP PREEMPT Wed Aug 25 15:26:48 CST 2010
> > > > MACHINE: x86_64 (2925 Mhz)
> > > > MEMORY: 511.6 MB
> > > > PANIC: "Oops: 0003 [#1] PREEMPT SMP " (check log for details)
> > > > PID: 0
> > > > COMMAND: "swapper"
> > > > TASK: ffffffff8158df70 [THREAD_INFO: ffffffff8154e000]
> > > > CPU: 0
> > > > STATE: TASK_RUNNING
> > > > WARNING: panic task not found
> > > >
> > > > crash> bt
> > > > PID: 0 TASK: ffffffff8158df70 CPU: 0 COMMAND: "swapper"
> > > > #0 [ffffffff8154fe28] schedule at ffffffff8138baa3
> > > > bt: invalid kernel virtual address: 41 type: "call byte"
> > > > bt: invalid kernel virtual address: 44e6835ad type: "call byte"
> > > > bt: load_memfile_offset: read: Success
> > > > bt: read error: kernel virtual address: fffffffffffffffc type: "call byte"
> > > > bt: invalid kernel virtual address: e7ab type: "call byte"
> > > > bt: invalid kernel virtual address: e273 type: "call byte"
> > > > bt: invalid kernel virtual address: 13a7b type: "call byte"
> > > > bt: invalid kernel virtual address: 935cb type: "call byte"
> > > > bt: load_memfile_offset: read: Success
> > > > bt: read error: kernel virtual address: fffffffffffffffb type: "call byte"
> > > > bt: invalid kernel virtual address: 935cb type: "call byte"
> > > > #1 [ffffffff8154fef0] cpu_idle at ffffffff8100ad1e
> > > > crash>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Note the output of `bt' command. Without running that endless-loop
> > > > code then`bt' got:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > crash> bt
> > > > PID: 0 TASK: ffffffff8158df70 CPU: 0 COMMAND: "swapper"
> > > > #0 [ffffffff8154fe28] schedule at ffffffff8138baa3
> > > > #1 [ffffffff8154fe48] apic_timer_interrupt at ffffffff8100c65e
> > > > #2 [ffffffff8154fed0] need_resched at ffffffff810125a8
> > > > #3 [ffffffff8154fee0] default_idle at ffffffff81012e03
> > > > #4 [ffffffff8154fef0] cpu_idle at ffffffff8100acd6
> > > > crash>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Any suggestions on how to solve the problem?
> > >
> > > Not really.
> > >
> > > If there's no kernel crash, then the selection of the current
> > > context defaults to the cpu 0 swapper task. I don't know
> > > what was happening to the "swapper" task at the time that the
> > > guest was paused.
> >
> > Without using System.map, `bt' indeed got
> >
> > crash> bt
> > PID: 0 TASK: ffffffff8158df70 CPU: 0 COMMAND: "swapper"
> > #0 [ffffffff8154fe28] schedule at ffffffff8138baa3
> > #1 [ffffffff8154fef0] cpu_idle at ffffffff8100ad1e
> > crash>
> > >
> > > If you want to make the vmlinux/dumpfile available for me
> > > to download, I can take a look. (I don't know why you're
> > > using a System.map).
> >
> > Do you still need vmlinux/dumpfile? If yes I will make them
> > available for you.
>
> Is the "non-System.map" bt output above from the dumpfile containing
> the user-space endless-loop, or is it from the second one you tried?
The former one that contains the user-space endless-loop. So I think
you won't need the vmlinux/dumpfile.
>
> If the backtrace above occurs with the user-space-endless-loop
> dumpfile, then it's not necessary to send them to me. But if the
> bt errors still occur with the dumpfile containing the user-space
> endless-loop (and with no System.map), then yes, I would like to
> see the vmlinux/dumpfile pair. (You can send the download details
> off-list...)
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
>
> > Thank you, Dave.
> >
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Hu Tao
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