Hello Michal, now the kernel (5.2.14) was locked / deadlocked with: --------------- 019-09-12 12:41:47 ------------[ cut here ]------------ 2019-09-12 12:41:47 NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0 (igb): transmit queue 2 timed out 2019-09-12 12:41:47 WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 0 at net/sched/sch_generic.c:443 dev_watchdog+0x254/0x260 2019-09-12 12:41:47 Modules linked in: btrfs dm_mod netconsole xt_tcpudp xt_owner xt_conntrack nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 fuse xt_multiport ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 xt_set iptable_filter bpfilter ip_set_hash_net ip_set nfnetlink 8021q garp bonding sb_edac x86_pkg_temp_thermal coretemp kvm_intel ast ttm kvm drm_kms_helper irqbypass drm crc32_pclmul fb_sys_fops lpc_ich ipmi_si syscopyarea sysfillrect ipmi_devintf mfd_core ghash_clmulni_intel wmi sysimgblt sg ipmi_msghandler button ip_tables x_tables zstd_decompress zstd_compress raid10 raid456 async_raid6_recov async_memcpy async_pq async_xor async_tx xor usbhid raid6_pq raid1 raid0 multipath linear md_mod xhci_pci sd_mod ehci_pci xhci_hcd ehci_hcd igb i2c_i801 i2c_algo_bit ahci usbcore ptp libahci i2c_core usb_common pps_core megaraid_sas [last unloaded: btrfs] 2019-09-12 12:41:47 CPU: 2 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/2 Not tainted 5.2.14 #1 2019-09-12 12:41:47 Hardware name: Supermicro Super Server/X10SRi-F, BIOS 1.0b 04/21/2015 2019-09-12 12:41:47 RIP: 0010:dev_watchdog+0x254/0x260 2019-09-12 12:41:47 Code: 48 85 c0 75 e4 eb 9d 4c 89 ef c6 05 a6 09 c8 00 01 e8 b0 53 fb ff 89 d9 48 89 c2 4c 89 ee 48 c7 c7 10 d6 0c be e8 ac ca 98 ff <0f> 0b e9 7c ff ff ff 0f 1f 44 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 41 57 41 56 49 2019-09-12 12:41:47 RSP: 0018:ffffbea7c63a0e68 EFLAGS: 00010282 2019-09-12 12:41:47 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000002 RCX: 0000000000000006 2019-09-12 12:41:47 RDX: 0000000000000007 RSI: 0000000000000086 RDI: ffff96f9ff896540 2019-09-12 12:41:47 RBP: ffff96f9fc18041c R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 000000000000046f 2019-09-12 12:41:47 R10: ffff96f9ff89a630 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff96f9f9e16940 2019-09-12 12:41:47 R13: ffff96f9fc180000 R14: ffff96f9fc180440 R15: 0000000000000008 2019-09-12 12:41:47 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff96f9ff880000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 2019-09-12 12:41:47 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 2019-09-12 12:41:47 CR2: 00007fbb2c4e2000 CR3: 0000000c0d20a004 CR4: 00000000001606e0 2019-09-12 12:41:47 Call Trace:<IRQ> 2019-09-12 12:41:47 ? pfifo_fast_reset+0x110/0x110call_timer_fn+0x2d/0x140run_timer_softirq+0x1e2/0x440 2019-09-12 12:41:47 ? timerqueue_add+0x54/0x80 2019-09-12 12:41:48 ? enqueue_hrtimer+0x3a/0x90__do_softirq+0x10c/0x2d4irq_exit+0xdd/0xf0smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x74/0x130apic_timer_interrupt+0xf/0x20</IRQ> 2019-09-12 12:41:48 RIP: 0010:cpuidle_enter_state+0xbd/0x410 2019-09-12 12:41:48 Code: 24 0f 1f 44 00 00 31 ff e8 b0 67 a5 ff 80 7c 24 13 00 74 12 9c 58 f6 c4 02 0f 85 2c 03 00 00 31 ff e8 a7 b9 aa ff fb 45 85 ed <0f> 88 e0 02 00 00 4c 8b 04 24 4c 2b 44 24 08 48 ba cf f7 53 e3 a5 2019-09-12 12:41:48 RSP: 0018:ffffbea7c62f7e60 EFLAGS: 00000202 ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffff13 2019-09-12 12:41:48 RAX: ffff96f9ff8a9840 RBX: ffffffffbe3271a0 RCX: 000000000000001f 2019-09-12 12:41:48 RDX: 000044a065c471eb RSI: 0000000024925419 RDI: 0000000000000000 2019-09-12 12:41:48 RBP: ffffdea7bfa80f00 R08: 0000000000000002 R09: 00000000000290c0 2019-09-12 12:41:48 R10: 00000000ffffffff R11: 0000000000000f05 R12: 0000000000000004 2019-09-12 12:41:48 R13: 0000000000000004 R14: 0000000000000004 R15: ffffffffbe3271a0cpuidle_enter+0x29/0x40do_idle+0x1d5/0x220cpu_startup_entry+0x19/0x20start_secondary+0x16b/0x1b0secondary_startup_64+0xa4/0xb0 2019-09-12 12:41:48 ---[ end trace 3241d99856ac4582 ]--- 2019-09-12 12:41:48 igb 0000:05:00.0 eth0: Reset adapter ------------------------------- Stefan Am 11.09.19 um 15:59 schrieb Stefan Priebe - Profihost AG: > HI, > > i've now tried v5.2.14 but that one died with - i don't know which > version to try... now > > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 ------------[ cut here ]------------ > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 kernel BUG at mm/page-writeback.c:2655! > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 CPU: 4 PID: 466 Comm: kworker/u24:6 Not tainted > 5.2.14 #1 > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 Hardware name: Supermicro Super Server/X10SRi-F, > BIOS 1.0b 04/21/2015 > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 Workqueue: btrfs-delalloc btrfs_delalloc_helper > [btrfs] > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 RIP: 0010:clear_page_dirty_for_io+0xfc/0x210 > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 Code: 01 48 0f 44 d3 f0 48 0f ba 32 03 b8 00 00 > 00 00 72 1a 4d 85 e4 0f 85 b4 00 00 00 48 83 c4 08 5b 5d 41 5c 41 5d 41 > 5e 41 5f c3 <0f> 0b 9c 41 5f fa 48 8b 03 48 8b 53 38 48 c1 e8 36 48 85 > d2 48 8b > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 RSP: 0018:ffffbd4b8d2f3c18 EFLAGS: 00010246 > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 RAX: 001000000004205c RBX: ffffe660525b3140 RCX: > 0000000000000000 > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000006 RDI: > ffffe660525b3140 > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 RBP: ffff9ad639868818 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: > 000000000002de18 > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 R10: 0000000000000002 R11: ffff9ade7ffd6000 R12: > 0000000000000000 > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 R13: 0000000000000001 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: > ffffbd4b8d2f3d08 > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) > GS:ffff9ade3f900000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 CR2: 000055fa10d2bf70 CR3: 00000005a420a002 CR4: > 00000000001606e0 > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 Call Trace: > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 __process_pages_contig+0x270/0x360 [btrfs] > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 submit_compressed_extents+0x39d/0x460 [btrfs] > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 normal_work_helper+0x20f/0x320 > [btrfs]process_one_work+0x18b/0x380worker_thread+0x4f/0x3a0 > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 ? rescuer_thread+0x330/0x330kthread+0xf8/0x130 > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 ? > kthread_create_worker_on_cpu+0x70/0x70ret_from_fork+0x35/0x40 > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 Modules linked in: netconsole xt_tcpudp xt_owner > xt_conntrack nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 xt_multiport > ipt_REJECT nf_reject_ipv4 xt_set iptable_filter bpfilter fuse > ip_set_hash_net ip_set nfnetlink 8021q garp bonding sb_edac > x86_pkg_temp_thermal coretemp kvm_intel ast kvm ttm drm_kms_helper > irqbypass crc32_pclmul drm fb_sys_fops syscopyarea lpc_ich sysfillrect > ghash_clmulni_intel sysimgblt mfd_core sg wmi ipmi_si ipmi_devintf > ipmi_msghandler button ip_tables x_tables btrfs zstd_decompress > zstd_compress raid10 raid456 async_raid6_recov async_memcpy async_pq > async_xor async_tx xor usbhid raid6_pq raid1 raid0 multipath linear > md_mod sd_mod xhci_pci ehci_pci igb xhci_hcd ehci_hcd i2c_algo_bit > i2c_i801 ahci ptp i2c_core usbcore libahci usb_common pps_core megaraid_sas > 2019-09-11 15:41:09 ---[ end trace d9a3f99c047dc8bf ]--- > 2019-09-11 15:41:10 RIP: 0010:clear_page_dirty_for_io+0xfc/0x210 > 2019-09-11 15:41:10 Code: 01 48 0f 44 d3 f0 48 0f ba 32 03 b8 00 00 > 00 00 72 1a 4d 85 e4 0f 85 b4 00 00 00 48 83 c4 08 5b 5d 41 5c 41 5d 41 > 5e 41 5f c3 <0f> 0b 9c 41 5f fa 48 8b 03 48 8b 53 38 48 c1 e8 36 48 85 > d2 48 8b > 2019-09-11 15:41:10 RSP: 0018:ffffbd4b8d2f3c18 EFLAGS: 00010246 > 2019-09-11 15:41:10 RAX: 001000000004205c RBX: ffffe660525b3140 RCX: > 0000000000000000 > 2019-09-11 15:41:10 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000006 RDI: > ffffe660525b3140 > 2019-09-11 15:41:10 RBP: ffff9ad639868818 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: > 000000000002de18 > 2019-09-11 15:41:10 R10: 0000000000000002 R11: ffff9ade7ffd6000 R12: > 0000000000000000 > 2019-09-11 15:41:10 R13: 0000000000000001 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: > ffffbd4b8d2f3d08 > 2019-09-11 15:41:10 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) > GS:ffff9ade3f900000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 > 2019-09-11 15:41:10 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 > 2019-09-11 15:41:10 CR2: 000055fa10d2bf70 CR3: 00000005a420a002 CR4: > 00000000001606e0 > 2019-09-11 15:41:10 Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception > 2019-09-11 15:41:10 Kernel Offset: 0x1a000000 from > 0xffffffff81000000 (relocation range: 0xffffffff80000000-0xffffffffbfffffff) > 2019-09-11 15:41:10 Rebooting in 20 seconds.. > 2019-09-11 15:41:29 ACPI MEMORY or I/O RESET_REG. > > Stefan > Am 11.09.19 um 08:24 schrieb Stefan Priebe - Profihost AG: >> Hi Michal, >> >> Am 11.09.19 um 08:12 schrieb Stefan Priebe - Profihost AG: >>> Hi Michal, >>> Am 10.09.19 um 15:24 schrieb Michal Hocko: >>>> On Tue 10-09-19 15:14:45, Stefan Priebe - Profihost AG wrote: >>>>> Am 10.09.19 um 15:05 schrieb Stefan Priebe - Profihost AG: >>>>>> >>>>>> Am 10.09.19 um 14:57 schrieb Michal Hocko: >>>>>>> On Tue 10-09-19 14:45:37, Stefan Priebe - Profihost AG wrote: >>>>>>>> Hello Michal, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ok this might take a long time. Attached you'll find a graph from a >>>>>>>> fresh boot what happens over time (here 17 August to 30 August). Memory >>>>>>>> Usage decreases as well as cache but slowly and only over time and days. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So it might take 2-3 weeks running Kernel 5.3 to see what happens. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> No problem. Just make sure to collect the requested data from the time >>>>>>> you see the actual problem. Btw. you try my very dumb scriplets to get >>>>>>> an idea of how much memory gets reclaimed due to THP. >>>>>> >>>>>> You mean your sed and sort on top of the trace file? No i did not with >>>>>> the current 5.3 kernel do you think it will show anything interesting? >>>>>> Which line shows me how much memory gets reclaimed due to THP? >>>> >>>> Please re-read http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190910082919.GL2063@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> Each command has a commented output. If you see nunmber of reclaimed >>>> pages to be large for GFP_TRANSHUGE then you are seeing a similar >>>> problem. >>>> >>>>> Is something like a kernel memory leak possible? Or wouldn't this end up >>>>> in having a lot of free memory which doesn't seem usable. >>>> >>>> I would be really surprised if this was the case. >>>> >>>>> I also wonder why a reclaim takes place when there is enough memory. >>>> >>>> This is not clear yet and it might be a bug that has been fixed since >>>> 4.18. That's why we need to see whether the same is pattern is happening >>>> with 5.3 as well. >> >> but except from the btrfs problem the memory consumption looks far >> better than before. >> >> Running 4.19.X: >> after about 12h cache starts to drop from 30G to 24G >> >> Running 5.3-rc8: >> after about 24h cache is still constant at nearly 30G >> >> Greets, >> Stefan >>