Able to reproduce this very easily each time I run the same fio test - [ 969.525374] INFO: task kworker/0:6:261 blocked for more than 120 seconds. [ 969.850975] Not tainted 5.15.0-40-generic #43-Ubuntu [ 970.117328] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. [ 970.497751] task:kworker/0:6 state:D stack: 0 pid: 261 ppid: 2 flags:0x00004000 [ 970.497768] Workqueue: events update_writeback_rate [bcache] [ 970.497806] Call Trace: [ 970.497808] <TASK> [ 970.497810] __schedule+0x23d/0x590 [ 970.497826] schedule+0x4e/0xb0 [ 970.497828] rwsem_down_read_slowpath+0x32e/0x380 [ 970.497832] down_read+0x43/0x90 [ 970.497834] update_writeback_rate+0x134/0x190 [bcache] [ 970.497850] process_one_work+0x22b/0x3d0 [ 970.497856] worker_thread+0x53/0x410 [ 970.497859] ? process_one_work+0x3d0/0x3d0 [ 970.497862] kthread+0x12a/0x150 [ 970.497865] ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50 [ 970.497868] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 [ 970.497874] </TASK> [ 970.497885] INFO: task kworker/22:2:326 blocked for more than 121 seconds. [ 970.831922] Not tainted 5.15.0-40-generic #43-Ubuntu [ 971.098073] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. [ 971.478693] task:kworker/22:2 state:D stack: 0 pid: 326 ppid: 2 flags:0x00004000 [ 971.478696] Workqueue: bcache bch_data_insert_start [bcache] [ 971.478734] Call Trace: [ 971.478736] <TASK> [ 971.478737] __schedule+0x23d/0x590 [ 971.478740] schedule+0x4e/0xb0 [ 971.478742] bch_bucket_alloc+0x21a/0x5b0 [bcache] [ 971.478752] ? wait_woken+0x70/0x70 [ 971.478756] __bch_bucket_alloc_set+0x52/0xf0 [bcache] [ 971.478779] bch_alloc_sectors+0x1c9/0x4c0 [bcache] [ 971.478790] ? __bch_submit_bbio+0x97/0xb0 [bcache] [ 971.478803] bch_data_insert_start+0x15e/0x3a0 [bcache] [ 971.478816] ? closure_sub+0x94/0xb0 [bcache] [ 971.478829] process_one_work+0x22b/0x3d0 [ 971.478832] worker_thread+0x53/0x410 [ 971.478836] ? process_one_work+0x3d0/0x3d0 [ 971.478839] kthread+0x12a/0x150 [ 971.478842] ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50 [ 971.478845] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 [ 971.478849] </TASK> [ 971.478895] INFO: task bcache_writebac:2911 blocked for more than 122 seconds. [ 971.829737] Not tainted 5.15.0-40-generic #43-Ubuntu [ 972.096191] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. [ 972.476825] task:bcache_writebac state:D stack: 0 pid: 2911 ppid: 2 flags:0x00004000 [ 972.476841] Call Trace: [ 972.476842] <TASK> [ 972.476843] __schedule+0x23d/0x590 [ 972.476847] schedule+0x4e/0xb0 [ 972.476861] rwsem_down_write_slowpath+0x220/0x3d0 [ 972.476865] ? del_timer_sync+0x6c/0xb0 [ 972.476869] down_write+0x43/0x50 [ 972.476872] bch_writeback_thread+0x78/0x320 [bcache] [ 972.476891] ? read_dirty+0x5a0/0x5a0 [bcache] [ 972.476919] kthread+0x12a/0x150 [ 972.476922] ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50 [ 972.476926] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 [ 972.476930] </TASK> [ 972.476933] INFO: task xfsaild/bcache0:2955 blocked for more than 123 seconds. [ 972.825513] Not tainted 5.15.0-40-generic #43-Ubuntu [ 973.092507] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. [ 973.473651] task:xfsaild/bcache0 state:D stack: 0 pid: 2955 ppid: 2 flags:0x00004000 [ 973.473653] Call Trace: [ 973.473654] <TASK> [ 973.473667] __schedule+0x23d/0x590 [ 973.473669] ? cpumask_next_and+0x24/0x30 [ 973.473674] schedule+0x4e/0xb0 [ 973.473687] rwsem_down_read_slowpath+0x32e/0x380 [ 973.473690] down_read+0x43/0x90 [ 973.473693] cached_dev_write+0x7e/0x480 [bcache] [ 973.473707] ? recalibrate_cpu_khz+0x10/0x10 [ 973.473712] cached_dev_submit_bio+0x4ef/0x540 [bcache] [ 973.473725] __submit_bio+0x1a1/0x220 [ 973.473740] ? kmem_cache_alloc+0x1ab/0x2e0 [ 973.473744] ? mempool_alloc_slab+0x17/0x20 [ 973.473747] __submit_bio_noacct+0x85/0x1f0 [ 973.473750] submit_bio_noacct+0x4e/0x120 [ 973.473753] ? bio_add_page+0x68/0x90 [ 973.473757] submit_bio+0x4a/0x130 [ 973.473761] xfs_buf_ioapply_map+0x205/0x290 [xfs] [ 973.473860] _xfs_buf_ioapply+0xe2/0x1b0 [xfs] [ 973.473936] ? wake_up_q+0x90/0x90 [ 973.473940] __xfs_buf_submit+0x6d/0x1d0 [xfs] [ 973.474016] xfs_buf_delwri_submit_buffers+0xd9/0x200 [xfs] [ 973.474093] xfs_buf_delwri_submit_nowait+0x10/0x20 [xfs] [ 973.474179] xfsaild_push+0x185/0x890 [xfs] [ 973.474260] ? del_timer_sync+0x6c/0xb0 [ 973.474262] xfsaild+0xf2/0x210 [xfs] [ 973.474343] ? xfsaild_push+0x890/0x890 [xfs] [ 973.474437] kthread+0x12a/0x150 [ 973.474440] ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50 [ 973.474443] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 [ 973.474447] </TASK> [ 973.474483] INFO: task fio:2965 blocked for more than 124 seconds. [ 973.771249] Not tainted 5.15.0-40-generic #43-Ubuntu [ 974.038183] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. [ 974.419303] task:fio state:D stack: 0 pid: 2965 ppid: 2613 flags:0x00004002 [ 974.419307] Call Trace: [ 974.419308] <TASK> [ 974.419310] __schedule+0x23d/0x590 [ 974.419325] schedule+0x4e/0xb0 [ 974.419327] io_schedule+0x46/0x70 [ 974.419329] wait_on_page_bit_common+0x10c/0x3d0 [ 974.419332] ? filemap_invalidate_unlock_two+0x40/0x40 [ 974.419335] wait_on_page_bit+0x3f/0x50 [ 974.419337] wait_on_page_writeback+0x26/0x80 [ 974.419341] __filemap_fdatawait_range+0x97/0x110 [ 974.419344] file_write_and_wait_range+0xcc/0xf0 [ 974.419347] xfs_file_fsync+0x5b/0x250 [xfs] [ 974.419439] vfs_fsync_range+0x49/0x80 [ 974.419443] ? __fget_light+0x32/0x80 [ 974.419448] __x64_sys_fsync+0x38/0x60 [ 974.419451] do_syscall_64+0x5c/0xc0 [ 974.419454] ? fput+0x13/0x20 [ 974.419457] ? ksys_write+0xce/0xe0 [ 974.419459] ? exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x37/0xb0 [ 974.419463] ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x27/0x50 [ 974.419466] ? __x64_sys_write+0x19/0x20 [ 974.419468] ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0xc0 [ 974.419470] ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0xc0 [ 974.419471] ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0xc0 [ 974.419473] ? asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa/0x20 [ 974.419477] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae [ 974.419480] RIP: 0033:0x7f91f1c76a5b [ 974.419483] RSP: 002b:00007fff7fc22340 EFLAGS: 00000293 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000004a [ 974.419485] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007f91f1c76a5b [ 974.419487] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000564d2447bf40 RDI: 0000000000000006 [ 974.419488] RBP: 0000000000001000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000564d2447bf40 [ 974.419489] R10: 00000000a318c620 R11: 0000000000000293 R12: 00007f91e781f000 [ 974.419491] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 00007f91eefca2f0 R15: 0000000500000000 [ 974.419493] </TASK> [ 974.419534] INFO: task kworker/16:0:3008 blocked for more than 125 seconds. [ 974.758685] Not tainted 5.15.0-40-generic #43-Ubuntu [ 975.025650] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. [ 975.407087] task:kworker/16:0 state:D stack: 0 pid: 3008 ppid: 2 flags:0x00004000 [ 975.407103] Workqueue: bcache bch_data_insert_start [bcache] [ 975.407133] Call Trace: [ 975.407135] <TASK> [ 975.407136] __schedule+0x23d/0x590 [ 975.407140] schedule+0x4e/0xb0 [ 975.407143] bch_bucket_alloc+0x21a/0x5b0 [bcache] [ 975.407153] ? bch_btree_insert_check_key+0x1e0/0x1e0 [bcache] [ 975.407166] ? wait_woken+0x70/0x70 [ 975.407169] __bch_bucket_alloc_set+0x52/0xf0 [bcache] [ 975.407180] bch_alloc_sectors+0x1c9/0x4c0 [bcache] [ 975.407191] ? __wake_up_common_lock+0x8a/0xc0 [ 975.407193] bch_data_insert_start+0x15e/0x3a0 [bcache] [ 975.407207] ? closure_sub+0x94/0xb0 [bcache] [ 975.407220] process_one_work+0x22b/0x3d0 [ 975.407224] worker_thread+0x53/0x410 [ 975.407228] ? process_one_work+0x3d0/0x3d0 [ 975.407231] kthread+0x12a/0x150 [ 975.407234] ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50 [ 975.407237] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 [ 975.407242] </TASK> On Tue, 28 Jun 2022 at 12:01, Nikhil Kshirsagar <nkshirsagar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Coly, > > I just kicked off a 20gb random readwrite test using fio to a bcache device, > > fio --filename=/home/ubuntu/bcache_mount/cacahedfile --size=20GB > --direct=1 --rw=randrw --bs=4k --ioengine=libaio --iodepth=128 > --name=iops-test-job --eta-newline=1 > > # lsblk /dev/sdc /dev/nvme0n1 > NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS > sdc 8:32 0 279.4G 0 disk > └─sdc1 8:33 0 60G 0 part > └─bcache0 252:0 0 60G 0 disk /home/ubuntu/bcache_mount > nvme0n1 259:0 0 372.6G 0 disk > └─nvme0n1p1 259:2 0 15G 0 part > └─bcache0 252:0 0 60G 0 disk /home/ubuntu/bcache_mount > > and am seeing this trace in the dmesg, > > [ 2475.034909] XFS (bcache0): Ending clean mount > [ 2475.036238] xfs filesystem being mounted at > /home/ubuntu/bcache_mount supports timestamps until 2038 (0x7fffffff) > > [ 2782.176705] INFO: task kworker/2:1:255 blocked for more than 120 seconds. > [ 2782.507171] Not tainted 5.15.0-40-generic #43-Ubuntu > [ 2782.774078] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" > disables this message. > [ 2783.155206] task:kworker/2:1 state:D stack: 0 pid: 255 > ppid: 2 flags:0x00004000 > [ 2783.155210] Workqueue: bcache bch_data_insert_start [bcache] > [ 2783.155259] Call Trace: > [ 2783.155261] <TASK> > [ 2783.155263] __schedule+0x23d/0x590 > [ 2783.155269] schedule+0x4e/0xb0 > [ 2783.155271] bch_bucket_alloc+0x21a/0x5b0 [bcache] > [ 2783.155281] ? bch_btree_insert_check_key+0x1e0/0x1e0 [bcache] > [ 2783.155294] ? wait_woken+0x70/0x70 > [ 2783.155298] __bch_bucket_alloc_set+0x52/0xf0 [bcache] > [ 2783.155309] bch_alloc_sectors+0x1c9/0x4c0 [bcache] > [ 2783.155319] ? bch_btree_insert+0xea/0x130 [bcache] > [ 2783.155331] ? __queue_work+0x211/0x480 > [ 2783.155336] bch_data_insert_start+0x15e/0x3a0 [bcache] > [ 2783.155349] ? closure_sub+0x94/0xb0 [bcache] > [ 2783.155362] process_one_work+0x22b/0x3d0 > [ 2783.155366] worker_thread+0x53/0x410 > [ 2783.155369] ? process_one_work+0x3d0/0x3d0 > [ 2783.155372] kthread+0x12a/0x150 > [ 2783.155376] ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50 > [ 2783.155379] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 > [ 2783.155385] </TASK> > [ 2783.155423] INFO: task kworker/3:1:267 blocked for more than 121 seconds. > [ 2783.485797] Not tainted 5.15.0-40-generic #43-Ubuntu > [ 2783.752485] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" > disables this message. > [ 2784.133541] task:kworker/3:1 state:D stack: 0 pid: 267 > ppid: 2 flags:0x00004000 > [ 2784.133544] Workqueue: events update_writeback_rate [bcache] > [ 2784.133588] Call Trace: > [ 2784.133589] <TASK> > [ 2784.133591] __schedule+0x23d/0x590 > [ 2784.133594] schedule+0x4e/0xb0 > [ 2784.133596] rwsem_down_read_slowpath+0x32e/0x380 > [ 2784.133600] down_read+0x43/0x90 > [ 2784.133602] update_writeback_rate+0x134/0x190 [bcache] > [ 2784.133619] process_one_work+0x22b/0x3d0 > [ 2784.133623] worker_thread+0x53/0x410 > [ 2784.133626] ? process_one_work+0x3d0/0x3d0 > [ 2784.133630] kthread+0x12a/0x150 > [ 2784.133633] ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50 > [ 2784.133636] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 > [ 2784.133640] </TASK> > [ 2784.133650] INFO: task kworker/25:2:326 blocked for more than 122 seconds. > [ 2784.467880] Not tainted 5.15.0-40-generic #43-Ubuntu > [ 2784.734405] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" > disables this message. > [ 2785.114677] task:kworker/25:2 state:D stack: 0 pid: 326 > ppid: 2 flags:0x00004000 > [ 2785.114692] Workqueue: bcache bch_data_insert_start [bcache] > [ 2785.114720] Call Trace: > [ 2785.114721] <TASK> > [ 2785.114723] __schedule+0x23d/0x590 > [ 2785.114726] schedule+0x4e/0xb0 > [ 2785.114729] bch_bucket_alloc+0x21a/0x5b0 [bcache] > [ 2785.114740] ? bch_btree_insert_check_key+0x1e0/0x1e0 [bcache] > [ 2785.114753] ? wait_woken+0x70/0x70 > [ 2785.114756] __bch_bucket_alloc_set+0x52/0xf0 [bcache] > [ 2785.114766] bch_alloc_sectors+0x1c9/0x4c0 [bcache] > [ 2785.114777] ? bch_btree_insert+0xea/0x130 [bcache] > [ 2785.114789] ? __queue_work+0x211/0x480 > [ 2785.114793] bch_data_insert_start+0x15e/0x3a0 [bcache] > [ 2785.114806] ? closure_sub+0x94/0xb0 [bcache] > [ 2785.114818] process_one_work+0x22b/0x3d0 > [ 2785.114822] worker_thread+0x53/0x410 > [ 2785.114826] ? process_one_work+0x3d0/0x3d0 > [ 2785.114829] kthread+0x12a/0x150 > [ 2785.114832] ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50 > [ 2785.114835] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 > [ 2785.114839] </TASK> > [ 2785.114864] INFO: task kworker/6:0:3038 blocked for more than 123 seconds. > [ 2785.444697] Not tainted 5.15.0-40-generic #43-Ubuntu > [ 2785.711071] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" > disables this message. > [ 2786.091440] task:kworker/6:0 state:D stack: 0 pid: 3038 > ppid: 2 flags:0x00004000 > [ 2786.091446] Workqueue: xfs-sync/bcache0 xfs_log_worker [xfs] > [ 2786.091582] Call Trace: > [ 2786.091584] <TASK> > [ 2786.091585] __schedule+0x23d/0x590 > [ 2786.091589] schedule+0x4e/0xb0 > [ 2786.091591] rwsem_down_read_slowpath+0x32e/0x380 > [ 2786.091594] down_read+0x43/0x90 > [ 2786.091597] cached_dev_write+0x7e/0x480 [bcache] > [ 2786.091613] cached_dev_submit_bio+0x4ef/0x540 [bcache] > [ 2786.091626] __submit_bio+0x1a1/0x220 > [ 2786.091631] __submit_bio_noacct+0x85/0x1f0 > [ 2786.091634] ? mutex_lock+0x13/0x40 > [ 2786.091637] submit_bio_noacct+0x4e/0x120 > [ 2786.091640] submit_bio+0x4a/0x130 > [ 2786.091642] xlog_write_iclog+0x254/0x300 [xfs] > [ 2786.091725] xlog_sync+0x1ab/0x2c0 [xfs] > [ 2786.091807] xlog_state_release_iclog+0x123/0x1d0 [xfs] > [ 2786.091925] xfs_log_force+0x186/0x250 [xfs] > [ 2786.091994] xfs_log_worker+0x39/0x90 [xfs] > [ 2786.092063] process_one_work+0x22b/0x3d0 > [ 2786.092067] worker_thread+0x53/0x410 > [ 2786.092069] ? process_one_work+0x3d0/0x3d0 > [ 2786.092072] kthread+0x12a/0x150 > [ 2786.092074] ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50 > [ 2786.092077] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 > [ 2786.092081] </TASK> > [ 2786.092088] INFO: task kworker/25:0:3047 blocked for more than 124 seconds. > [ 2786.430313] Not tainted 5.15.0-40-generic #43-Ubuntu > [ 2786.696626] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" > disables this message. > [ 2787.077056] task:kworker/25:0 state:D stack: 0 pid: 3047 > ppid: 2 flags:0x00004000 > [ 2787.077071] Workqueue: bcache bch_data_insert_start [bcache] > [ 2787.077098] Call Trace: > [ 2787.077099] <TASK> > [ 2787.077101] __schedule+0x23d/0x590 > [ 2787.077104] schedule+0x4e/0xb0 > [ 2787.077106] bch_bucket_alloc+0x21a/0x5b0 [bcache] > [ 2787.077116] ? wait_woken+0x70/0x70 > [ 2787.077119] __bch_bucket_alloc_set+0x52/0xf0 [bcache] > [ 2787.077142] bch_alloc_sectors+0x1c9/0x4c0 [bcache] > [ 2787.077153] ? __bch_submit_bbio+0x97/0xb0 [bcache] > [ 2787.077166] bch_data_insert_start+0x15e/0x3a0 [bcache] > [ 2787.077179] ? closure_sub+0x94/0xb0 [bcache] > [ 2787.077191] process_one_work+0x22b/0x3d0 > [ 2787.077195] worker_thread+0x53/0x410 > [ 2787.077198] ? process_one_work+0x3d0/0x3d0 > [ 2787.077202] kthread+0x12a/0x150 > [ 2787.077205] ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50 > [ 2787.077207] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 > [ 2787.077212] </TASK> > [ 2787.077247] INFO: task bcache_writebac:3080 blocked for more than > 125 seconds. > [ 2787.423890] Not tainted 5.15.0-40-generic #43-Ubuntu > [ 2787.690476] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" > disables this message. > [ 2788.071063] task:bcache_writebac state:D stack: 0 pid: 3080 > ppid: 2 flags:0x00004000 > [ 2788.071080] Call Trace: > [ 2788.071081] <TASK> > [ 2788.071082] __schedule+0x23d/0x590 > [ 2788.071086] schedule+0x4e/0xb0 > [ 2788.071100] rwsem_down_write_slowpath+0x220/0x3d0 > [ 2788.071105] ? del_timer_sync+0x6c/0xb0 > [ 2788.071109] down_write+0x43/0x50 > [ 2788.071112] bch_writeback_thread+0x78/0x320 [bcache] > [ 2788.071142] ? read_dirty+0x5a0/0x5a0 [bcache] > [ 2788.071158] kthread+0x12a/0x150 > [ 2788.071161] ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50 > [ 2788.071164] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 > [ 2788.071168] </TASK> > [ 2788.071199] INFO: task fio:3123 blocked for more than 126 seconds. > [ 2788.367175] Not tainted 5.15.0-40-generic #43-Ubuntu > [ 2788.633386] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" > disables this message. > [ 2789.014084] task:fio state:D stack: 0 pid: 3123 > ppid: 2378 flags:0x00004002 > [ 2789.014087] Call Trace: > [ 2789.014089] <TASK> > [ 2789.014090] __schedule+0x23d/0x590 > [ 2789.014106] schedule+0x4e/0xb0 > [ 2789.014108] io_schedule+0x46/0x70 > [ 2789.014110] wait_on_page_bit_common+0x10c/0x3d0 > [ 2789.014115] ? filemap_invalidate_unlock_two+0x40/0x40 > [ 2789.014118] wait_on_page_bit+0x3f/0x50 > [ 2789.014120] wait_on_page_writeback+0x26/0x80 > [ 2789.014124] __filemap_fdatawait_range+0x97/0x110 > [ 2789.014126] file_write_and_wait_range+0xcc/0xf0 > [ 2789.014130] xfs_file_fsync+0x5b/0x250 [xfs] > [ 2789.014207] vfs_fsync_range+0x49/0x80 > [ 2789.014212] ? __fget_light+0x32/0x80 > [ 2789.014217] __x64_sys_fsync+0x38/0x60 > [ 2789.014220] do_syscall_64+0x5c/0xc0 > [ 2789.014223] ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0xc0 > [ 2789.014225] ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0xc0 > [ 2789.014226] ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x27/0x50 > [ 2789.014230] ? __x64_sys_write+0x19/0x20 > [ 2789.014232] ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0xc0 > [ 2789.014234] ? do_syscall_64+0x69/0xc0 > [ 2789.014235] ? asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa/0x20 > [ 2789.014239] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae > [ 2789.014243] RIP: 0033:0x7f2cfdcfea5b > [ 2789.014245] RSP: 002b:00007ffcd87c6e60 EFLAGS: 00000293 ORIG_RAX: > 000000000000004a > [ 2789.014248] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007f2cfdcfea5b > [ 2789.014249] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 000055c8d26e6f40 RDI: 0000000000000006 > [ 2789.014250] RBP: 0000000000001000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 000055c8d26e6f40 > [ 2789.014252] R10: 00000000a318c620 R11: 0000000000000293 R12: 00007f2cf38a7000 > [ 2789.014253] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 00007f2cfb0522f0 R15: 0000000500000000 > [ 2789.014255] </TASK> > [ 2909.151501] INFO: task kworker/2:1:255 blocked for more than 247 seconds. > [ 2909.481856] Not tainted 5.15.0-40-generic #43-Ubuntu > [ 2909.748707] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" > disables this message. > [ 2910.130132] task:kworker/2:1 state:D stack: 0 pid: 255 > ppid: 2 flags:0x00004000 > [ 2910.130147] Workqueue: bcache bch_data_insert_start [bcache] > [ 2910.130176] Call Trace: > [ 2910.130177] <TASK> > [ 2910.130179] __schedule+0x23d/0x590 > [ 2910.130182] schedule+0x4e/0xb0 > [ 2910.130184] bch_bucket_alloc+0x21a/0x5b0 [bcache] > [ 2910.130194] ? bch_btree_insert_check_key+0x1e0/0x1e0 [bcache] > [ 2910.130219] ? wait_woken+0x70/0x70 > [ 2910.130222] __bch_bucket_alloc_set+0x52/0xf0 [bcache] > [ 2910.130233] bch_alloc_sectors+0x1c9/0x4c0 [bcache] > [ 2910.130243] ? bch_btree_insert+0xea/0x130 [bcache] > [ 2910.130255] ? __queue_work+0x211/0x480 > [ 2910.130259] bch_data_insert_start+0x15e/0x3a0 [bcache] > [ 2910.130272] ? closure_sub+0x94/0xb0 [bcache] > [ 2910.130285] process_one_work+0x22b/0x3d0 > [ 2910.130288] worker_thread+0x53/0x410 > [ 2910.130292] ? process_one_work+0x3d0/0x3d0 > [ 2910.130295] kthread+0x12a/0x150 > [ 2910.130298] ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50 > [ 2910.130301] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 > [ 2910.130305] </TASK> > [ 2910.130307] INFO: task kworker/3:1:267 blocked for more than 248 seconds. > [ 2910.456520] Not tainted 5.15.0-40-generic #43-Ubuntu > [ 2910.723476] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" > disables this message. > [ 2911.104601] task:kworker/3:1 state:D stack: 0 pid: 267 > ppid: 2 flags:0x00004000 > [ 2911.104617] Workqueue: events update_writeback_rate [bcache] > [ 2911.104647] Call Trace: > [ 2911.104648] <TASK> > [ 2911.104649] __schedule+0x23d/0x590 > [ 2911.104652] schedule+0x4e/0xb0 > [ 2911.104654] rwsem_down_read_slowpath+0x32e/0x380 > [ 2911.104657] down_read+0x43/0x90 > [ 2911.104660] update_writeback_rate+0x134/0x190 [bcache] > [ 2911.104676] process_one_work+0x22b/0x3d0 > [ 2911.104680] worker_thread+0x53/0x410 > [ 2911.104683] ? process_one_work+0x3d0/0x3d0 > [ 2911.104687] kthread+0x12a/0x150 > [ 2911.104690] ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50 > [ 2911.104693] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 > [ 2911.104697] </TASK> > [ 2911.104733] INFO: task kworker/25:2:326 blocked for more than 249 seconds. > [ 2911.439086] Not tainted 5.15.0-40-generic #43-Ubuntu > [ 2911.706294] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" > disables this message. > [ 2912.087471] task:kworker/25:2 state:D stack: 0 pid: 326 > ppid: 2 flags:0x00004000 > [ 2912.087475] Workqueue: bcache bch_data_insert_start [bcache] > [ 2912.087495] Call Trace: > [ 2912.087497] <TASK> > [ 2912.087498] __schedule+0x23d/0x590 > [ 2912.087503] schedule+0x4e/0xb0 > [ 2912.087505] bch_bucket_alloc+0x21a/0x5b0 [bcache] > [ 2912.087516] ? bch_btree_insert_check_key+0x1e0/0x1e0 [bcache] > [ 2912.087528] ? wait_woken+0x70/0x70 > [ 2912.087532] __bch_bucket_alloc_set+0x52/0xf0 [bcache] > [ 2912.087543] bch_alloc_sectors+0x1c9/0x4c0 [bcache] > [ 2912.087553] ? bch_btree_insert+0xea/0x130 [bcache] > [ 2912.087565] ? __queue_work+0x211/0x480 > [ 2912.087570] bch_data_insert_start+0x15e/0x3a0 [bcache] > [ 2912.087583] ? closure_sub+0x94/0xb0 [bcache] > [ 2912.087595] process_one_work+0x22b/0x3d0 > [ 2912.087599] worker_thread+0x53/0x410 > [ 2912.087602] ? process_one_work+0x3d0/0x3d0 > [ 2912.087606] kthread+0x12a/0x150 > [ 2912.087609] ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50 > [ 2912.087612] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 > [ 2912.087617] </TASK> > > Is this a bug? It's in writeback mode. I'd setup the cache and run stuff like, > > echo 0 > /sys/block/bcache0/bcache/sequential_cutoff > > I had also echoed 0 into congested_read_threshold_us, > congested_write_threshold_us. > > echo writeback > /sys/block/bcache0/bcache/cache_mode > > Regards, > Nikhil.