Re: [perf-tools-next:tmp.perf-tools-next] [perf dlfilter] f178a76b05: perf-sanity-tests.dlfilter_C_API.fail

[Oliver Sang]

hi, Adrian Hunter,

On Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 06:37:49PM +0300, Adrian Hunter wrote:
> On 23/08/23 17:57, kernel test robot wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > kernel test robot noticed "perf-sanity-tests.dlfilter_C_API.fail" on:
> > 
> > commit: f178a76b054fd046d212c3c67745146ff191a443 ("perf dlfilter: Add a test for resolve_address()")
> > https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/perf/perf-tools-next.git tmp.perf-tools-next
> > 
> > [test failed on linux-next/master 28c736b0e92e11bfe2b9997688213dc43cb22182]
> 
> We sometimes make a test for an issue then fix it, so the new test fails,
> but is fixed in a subsequent patch.  If you read the commit it says as much:
> 
> commit f178a76b054fd046d212c3c67745146ff191a443
> Author: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   Mon Jul 31 12:18:55 2023 +0300
> 
>     perf dlfilter: Add a test for resolve_address()
>     
>     Extend the "dlfilter C API" test to test
>     perf_dlfilter_fns.resolve_address(). The test currently fails, but passes
>     after a subsequent patch.
>     
>     Reviewed-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
>     Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx>
>     Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
>     Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
>     Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230731091857.10681-1-adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx
>     Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> The fix is:
> 
> 42c6dd9d23019ff339d0aca80a444eb71087050e perf dlfilter: Initialize addr_location before passing it to thread__find_symbol_fb()

thanks a lot for information!

as above mentioned, when this auto-bisect done, it confirmed the issue still
exists linux-next/master:
[test failed on linux-next/master 28c736b0e92e11bfe2b9997688213dc43cb22182]
which includes 42c6dd9d23019ff339d0aca80a444eb71087050e

we will test again on latest linux-next/master:
e3f80d3eae76c (tag: next-20230823, linux-next/master, broonie-ci/next-master) Add linux-next specific files for 20230823
and 42c6dd9d23019ff339d0aca80a444eb71087050e

Thanks

> > 
> > in testcase: perf-sanity-tests
> > version: perf-x86_64-00c7b5f4ddc5-1_20230402
> > with following parameters:
> > 
> > 	perf_compiler: gcc
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > compiler: gcc-12
> > test machine: 224 threads 2 sockets Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8480+ (Sapphire Rapids) with 256G memory
> > 
> > (please refer to attached dmesg/kmsg for entire log/backtrace)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
> > the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
> > | Reported-by: kernel test robot <oliver.sang@xxxxxxxxx>
> > | Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-lkp/202308232146.94d82cb4-oliver.sang@xxxxxxxxx
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  66: Convert perf time to TSC                                        :
> >  66.1: TSC support                                                   : Ok
> >  66.2: Perf time to TSC                                              : Ok
> >  67: dlfilter C API                                                  : FAILED!  <---
> >  68: Sigtrap                                                         : Ok
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > The kernel config and materials to reproduce are available at:
> > https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20230823/202308232146.94d82cb4-oliver.sang@xxxxxxxxx
> > 
> > 
> > 
>