8209585: [Graal] vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/scenarios/sampling tests fail with "Too small stack of resumed thread"
Alex Menkov
alexey.menkov at oracle.com
Thu Aug 30 23:52:29 UTC 2018
+1
--alex
On 08/30/2018 15:43, serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com wrote:
> Hi Daniil,
>
> Thank you a lot for this extra update and cleanup!
> I feels that it has a real value in improving the tests reliability.
>
> Some minor comments:
>
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dtitov/8209585/webrev.03/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/scenarios/sampling/SP02/sp02t001/TestDescription.java.udiff.html
>
> I'd suggest to update the fragment:
> * Checked statements:
> to:
> * Checked statements for suspended threads:
>
> A suggestion to remove the dot in the original comment:
>
> * are not less than expected minimal stack depth.
>
>
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dtitov/8209585/webrev.03/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/scenarios/sampling/SP02/sp02t002/sp02t002.c.udiff.html
>
> Two typos are inherited taken from the original comment (numbers =>
> number, frame => frames):
>
> - * - compare numbers of stack frame returned
> - * - find stck frane with expected methodID
> + * - for suspended thread compare numbers of stack frame returned
> + * - find stack frame with expected methodID
>
>
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dtitov/8209585/webrev.03/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/scenarios/sampling/SP06/sp06t001/TestDescription.java.udiff.html
>
> It is nice you fixed several pre-existed typos in the comment.
>
> I'd suggest to update the fragment:
> * Checked statements:
> to:
> * Checked statements for suspended threads:
>
> The dot at the end is not needed:
>
> + * are not less than expected minimal stack depth.
>
>
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dtitov/8209585/webrev.03/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/scenarios/sampling/SP06/sp06t002/TestDescription.java.udiff.html
>
> Looks good.
>
>
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dtitov/8209585/webrev.03/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/scenarios/sampling/SP06/sp06t002/sp06t002.c.udiff.html
>
> Two typos are inherited taken from the original comment (numbers =>
> number, frame => frames):
>
> - * - compare numbers of stack frame returned
> - * - find stck frane with expected methodID
> + * - for suspended thread compare numbers of stack frame returned
> + * - find stack frame with expected methodID
>
>
> No updated webrev is needed if you fix the above.
>
> Thanks,
> Serguei
>
>
> On 8/30/18 14:28, Daniil Titov wrote:
>> Hi Serguei,
>>
>> Please review a new version of the webrev that has the suggested changes applied for two tests:
>> test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/scenarios/sampling/SP02/sp02t001/TestDescription.java and test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/scenarios/sampling/SP06/sp06t001/TestDescription.java.
>>
>> The other two tests test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/scenarios/sampling/SP02/sp02t002/TestDescription.java test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/scenarios/sampling/SP06/sp06t002/TestDescription.java use stack trace to check that the list of stack frames includes the frame for the tested method so I left them unchanged ( they still do test both running and suspended threads).
>>
>> I also fixed the comments to make them relevant to what the tests actually do.
>>
>> Webrev:http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dtitov/8209585/webrev.03/
>> Issue:https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8209585
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Daniil
>>
>>
>> On 8/27/18, 8:29 PM,"serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com" <serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Daniil and Jc,
>>
>>
>> I'm thinking if it make sense to call checkThreads() when the threads
>> are not suspended.
>> In fact, it does not check much for non-suspended threads now.
>>
>> As an example, consider the test:
>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dtitov/8209585/webrev.02/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/scenarios/sampling/SP02/sp02t001/sp02t001.c.frames.html
>>
>> The call to JVMTI GetStackTrace() for non-suspended case is not really
>> needed.
>> It is only to print the frameStackSize value:
>>
>> 275 NSK_DISPLAY1(" stack depth: %d\n", (int)frameStackSize);
>>
>>
>> The only real check left is:
>>
>> 277 /* check frame count */
>> 278 if (frameCount < threadsDesc[i].minDepth) {
>> 279 NSK_COMPLAIN5("Too few frameCount of %s thread #%d (%s):\n"
>> 280 "# got frameCount: %d\n"
>> 281 "# expected minimum: %d\n",
>> 282 kind, i, threadsDesc[i].threadName,
>> 283 (int)frameCount, threadsDesc[i].minDepth);
>> 284 nsk_jvmti_setFailStatus();
>> 285 }
>>
>> I don't think this check has a real value for non-suspended case.
>> A real value for us is simplicity and reliability.
>>
>> My suggestion is to get rid of "suspended" parameter and all non-suspended call of the checkThreads.
>> But, please, note, the comments will need another update. :)
>>
>> Jc, nice catch about the comments!
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Serguei
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/27/18 17:57, Daniil Titov wrote:
>> > Hi JC, Serguei, and Alex,
>> >
>> > Please review an updated version of the webrev that has these comments fixed.
>> >
>> > Webrev:http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dtitov/8209585/webrev.02/
>> > Issue:https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8209585
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> > Daniil
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > From: serviceability-dev<serviceability-dev-bounces at openjdk.java.net> on behalf of Daniil Titov<daniil.x.titov at oracle.com>
>> > Date: Monday, August 27, 2018 at 11:05 AM
>> > To: JC Beyler<jcbeyler at google.com>,<serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com>
>> > Cc:<serviceability-dev at openjdk.java.net>
>> > Subject: Re: 8209585: [Graal] vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/scenarios/sampling tests fail with "Too small stack of resumed thread"
>> >
>> > Hi Jc,
>> >
>> > Thank you for spotting this! I will send on review an updated webrev with these comments fixed.
>> >
>> > Best regards,
>> > Daniil
>> >
>> > From: JC Beyler<jcbeyler at google.com>
>> > Date: Monday, August 27, 2018 at 10:41 AM
>> > To:<serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com>
>> > Cc:<daniil.x.titov at oracle.com>,<serviceability-dev at openjdk.java.net>
>> > Subject: Re: RFR: 8209585: [Graal] vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/scenarios/sampling tests fail with "Too small stack of resumed thread"
>> >
>> > Hi Serguei,
>> >
>> > Fair enough, at least this removes a bit of the chance of flakiness :-)
>> >
>> > Should we at least clean up the comment for methods that are changed?
>> >
>> > /**
>> > * Testcase: check tested threads
>> > * - invoke getFrameCount() for each thread
>> > * - check if frameCount is not less than minimal stack depth
>> > * - invoke getStackTrace() for each thread
>> > * - check if stack depth is not less than frameCount
>> > * - for suspended thread check if stack depth is equal to frameCount
>> > *
>> > * Returns NSK_TRUE if test may continue; or NSK_FALSE for test break.
>> > */
>> > static int checkThreads(int suspended, const char* kind) {
>> >
>> > The " * - check if stack depth is not less than frameCount" is no longer done with this webrev.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Jc
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 9:52 PMmailto:serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com <mailto:serguei.spitsyn at oracle.com> wrote:
>> > Hi Jc,
>> >
>> > Initially, I has the same concern.
>> > But now I think there is no point to take these values on non-suspended threads.
>> > It has to be good enough to compare the values taken on suspended threads only.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Serguei
>> >
>> >
>> > On 8/24/18 16:49, JC Beyler wrote:
>> > Hi Daniil,
>> >
>> > Just my two cents about this :)
>> >
>> > I was looking at this and wondered if it made sense to fix the test this way (I always worry about simplifying a test and losing coverage). I understand the bug is that it is possible that between both calls, Graal could add some frames and therefore might trip this test:
>> >
>> > - if (frameStackSize < frameCount) {
>> >
>> > However, by removing the test altogether and only relying on the suspended frames, are we not reducing our coverage of the test (basically never really testing the running threads anymore, only the suspended ones?).
>> >
>> > Alternatively, when we look at this code and the hypothesis of Graal stacks "slipping in between calls", two cases could occur:
>> > A) The Graal frames are present in the first call but not the second
>> > B) The Graal frames are present in the second call but not the first
>> >
>> > In the (B) case, the test would not trip, as frameStackSize would be >= frameCount so that is not an issue.
>> > In the (A) case, we could simply recall the frameCount and assure ourselves the frames have disappeared, no?
>> >
>> > Something like:
>> >
>> > if (frameStackSize < frameCount) {
>> > // This can occur for Graal if graal frames crept in. Call getFrameCount again and see if they have disappeared since
>> > // frameStackSize seems to say so.
>> > ... insert call here and a new check...
>> >
>> > NSK_COMPLAIN5("Too small stack of %s thread #%d (%s):\n"
>> > "# getStackTrace(): %d\n"
>> > "# getFrameCount(): %d\n",
>> > kind, i, threadsDesc[i].threadName,
>> > (int)frameStackSize, (int)frameCount);
>> > nsk_jvmti_setFailStatus();
>> > }
>> >
>> > Just my 2 cents because I worry about simplifying a test for Graal but losing coverage in the general case,
>> > Jc
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 8:29 PM Daniil Titov<mailto:daniil.x.titov at oracle.com> wrote:
>> > Please review the change that fixes 4 JVMTI tests when running with Graal.
>> >
>> > One of the checks these tests perform compares the number of frames in the thread's stack returned by JVMTI GetFrameCount() with the number of frames entries returned by JVMTI GetStackTrace(). The thread to be tested executes arithmetic operations in the loop so the consequent calls of GetFrameCount() or/and GetStackTrace() should return the stack trace of the same depth.
>> >
>> > However, with Graal on, additional "adjustCompilationLevel" frames could appear on the stack trace, e.g.:
>> >
>> > adjustCompilationLevel:166, HotSpotGraalCompilerFactory (org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot)
>> > adjustCompilationLevel:504, HotSpotJVMCIRuntime (jdk.vm.ci.hotspot)
>> > testedMethod:56, Test$Runner
>> > run:67, Test$Runner
>> >
>> > that results in the stack depth reported by the first invocation of GetFrameCount() or GetStackTrace() might differ from the stack depth reported by the consequent calls of the same methods.
>> >
>> > The fix modifies the tests to ensure the check that GetFrameCount () and GetStackTrace() report the same stack depth is performed only if the thread is suspended. For two tests (vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/scenarios/sampling/SP02/sp02t001/TestDescription.java and vmTestbase/nsk/jvmti/scenarios/sampling/SP06/sp06t001/TestDescription.java) such check for suspended threads already exists so in these tests the problematic check was not modified by just removed.
>> >
>> > Issue:https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8209585
>> > Webrev:http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dtitov/8209585/webrev.01
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Daniil
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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