Am 23.05.2014 13:56, schrieb J. Bruce Fields: > It's not a known issue, and finding out where the problem was introduced > could indeed by helpful. > > I'm not sure how to interpret the statistics from the oom killer. I'll > dig around. > > Knowing where the nfsd threads are spinning might also be interesting. > "perf top" might give a quick idea? Or maybe just "for p in $(pidof > nfsd); do echo $p; cat /proc/$p/stack; done" > > --b. > Just booted 3.12.x on my client and sent a huge file to the NFS server (2.6.32-431.17.1.el6.x86_64) After a few minutes the load reached 8 on the NFS server and I saw more and more nfsd's in top. After some more time the nfsd's decreased but came again later. I see this pattern until the NFS clients aborts with -EIO. I can try to upgrade the kernel on my NFS server. But as this is out main backup server in production I'd like to avoid it first. Here the output of perf top and /proc/<pid>/stack on the server while many nfd's consumed 100% CPU for a while. perf top: 19.81% [kernel] [k] _spin_lock 12.55% [kernel] [k] mem_cgroup_lru_del_list 10.73% [kernel] [k] shrink_page_list.clone.3 7.90% [kernel] [k] isolate_lru_pages.clone.0 7.28% [kernel] [k] __isolate_lru_page 6.99% [kernel] [k] shrink_inactive_list 3.82% [kernel] [k] page_waitqueue 3.29% [kernel] [k] unlock_page 2.84% [kernel] [k] mem_cgroup_lru_add_list 2.51% [kernel] [k] __list_add 2.36% [kernel] [k] page_evictable 2.33% [kernel] [k] __wake_up_bit 2.31% [kernel] [k] mem_cgroup_lru_del 2.00% [kernel] [k] release_pages 1.85% [kernel] [k] __mod_zone_page_state 1.51% [kernel] [k] list_del 1.40% [kernel] [k] lookup_page_cgroup 1.25% [kernel] [k] _spin_lock_irq 0.76% [kernel] [k] page_referenced 0.46% [xor] [k] xor_sse_4 0.36% [kernel] [k] _cond_resched [root@gimli ~]# for p in $(pidof nfsd); do echo $p; cat /proc/$p/stack; done 1438 [<ffffffffa02a5568>] xfs_file_buffered_aio_write+0x58/0x1b0 [xfs] [<ffffffffa02a57bf>] xfs_file_aio_write+0xff/0x190 [xfs] [<ffffffff811887fb>] do_sync_readv_writev+0xfb/0x140 [<ffffffff81189786>] do_readv_writev+0xd6/0x1f0 [<ffffffff811898e6>] vfs_writev+0x46/0x60 [<ffffffffa04f8085>] nfsd_vfs_write+0x105/0x430 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa04fa0d9>] nfsd_write+0x99/0x100 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa0505b20>] nfsd4_write+0x100/0x130 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa0506458>] nfsd4_proc_compound+0x3d8/0x490 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa04f3425>] nfsd_dispatch+0xe5/0x230 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa047a844>] svc_process_common+0x344/0x640 [sunrpc] [<ffffffffa047ae80>] svc_process+0x110/0x160 [sunrpc] [<ffffffffa04f3b52>] nfsd+0xc2/0x160 [nfsd] [<ffffffff8109ab56>] kthread+0x96/0xa0 [<ffffffff8100c20a>] child_rip+0xa/0x20 [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff 1437 [<ffffffffa02a5568>] xfs_file_buffered_aio_write+0x58/0x1b0 [xfs] [<ffffffffa02a57bf>] xfs_file_aio_write+0xff/0x190 [xfs] [<ffffffff811887fb>] do_sync_readv_writev+0xfb/0x140 [<ffffffff81189786>] do_readv_writev+0xd6/0x1f0 [<ffffffff811898e6>] vfs_writev+0x46/0x60 [<ffffffffa04f8085>] nfsd_vfs_write+0x105/0x430 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa04fa0d9>] nfsd_write+0x99/0x100 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa0505b20>] nfsd4_write+0x100/0x130 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa0506458>] nfsd4_proc_compound+0x3d8/0x490 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa04f3425>] nfsd_dispatch+0xe5/0x230 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa047a844>] svc_process_common+0x344/0x640 [sunrpc] [<ffffffffa047ae80>] svc_process+0x110/0x160 [sunrpc] [<ffffffffa04f3b52>] nfsd+0xc2/0x160 [nfsd] [<ffffffff8109ab56>] kthread+0x96/0xa0 [<ffffffff8100c20a>] child_rip+0xa/0x20 [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff 1436 [<ffffffffa02a5568>] xfs_file_buffered_aio_write+0x58/0x1b0 [xfs] [<ffffffffa02a57bf>] xfs_file_aio_write+0xff/0x190 [xfs] [<ffffffff811887fb>] do_sync_readv_writev+0xfb/0x140 [<ffffffff81189786>] do_readv_writev+0xd6/0x1f0 [<ffffffff811898e6>] vfs_writev+0x46/0x60 [<ffffffffa04f8085>] nfsd_vfs_write+0x105/0x430 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa04fa0d9>] nfsd_write+0x99/0x100 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa0505b20>] nfsd4_write+0x100/0x130 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa0506458>] nfsd4_proc_compound+0x3d8/0x490 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa04f3425>] nfsd_dispatch+0xe5/0x230 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa047a844>] svc_process_common+0x344/0x640 [sunrpc] [<ffffffffa047ae80>] svc_process+0x110/0x160 [sunrpc] [<ffffffffa04f3b52>] nfsd+0xc2/0x160 [nfsd] [<ffffffff8109ab56>] kthread+0x96/0xa0 [<ffffffff8100c20a>] child_rip+0xa/0x20 [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff 1435 [<ffffffffa02a5568>] xfs_file_buffered_aio_write+0x58/0x1b0 [xfs] [<ffffffffa02a57bf>] xfs_file_aio_write+0xff/0x190 [xfs] [<ffffffff811887fb>] do_sync_readv_writev+0xfb/0x140 [<ffffffff81189786>] do_readv_writev+0xd6/0x1f0 [<ffffffff811898e6>] vfs_writev+0x46/0x60 [<ffffffffa04f8085>] nfsd_vfs_write+0x105/0x430 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa04fa0d9>] nfsd_write+0x99/0x100 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa0505b20>] nfsd4_write+0x100/0x130 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa0506458>] nfsd4_proc_compound+0x3d8/0x490 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa04f3425>] nfsd_dispatch+0xe5/0x230 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa047a844>] svc_process_common+0x344/0x640 [sunrpc] [<ffffffffa047ae80>] svc_process+0x110/0x160 [sunrpc] [<ffffffffa04f3b52>] nfsd+0xc2/0x160 [nfsd] [<ffffffff8109ab56>] kthread+0x96/0xa0 [<ffffffff8100c20a>] child_rip+0xa/0x20 [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff 1434 [<ffffffffa02a5568>] xfs_file_buffered_aio_write+0x58/0x1b0 [xfs] [<ffffffffa02a57bf>] xfs_file_aio_write+0xff/0x190 [xfs] [<ffffffff811887fb>] do_sync_readv_writev+0xfb/0x140 [<ffffffff81189786>] do_readv_writev+0xd6/0x1f0 [<ffffffff811898e6>] vfs_writev+0x46/0x60 [<ffffffffa04f8085>] nfsd_vfs_write+0x105/0x430 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa04fa0d9>] nfsd_write+0x99/0x100 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa0505b20>] nfsd4_write+0x100/0x130 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa0506458>] nfsd4_proc_compound+0x3d8/0x490 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa04f3425>] nfsd_dispatch+0xe5/0x230 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa047a844>] svc_process_common+0x344/0x640 [sunrpc] [<ffffffffa047ae80>] svc_process+0x110/0x160 [sunrpc] [<ffffffffa04f3b52>] nfsd+0xc2/0x160 [nfsd] [<ffffffff8109ab56>] kthread+0x96/0xa0 [<ffffffff8100c20a>] child_rip+0xa/0x20 [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff 1433 [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff 1432 [<ffffffffa02a5568>] xfs_file_buffered_aio_write+0x58/0x1b0 [xfs] [<ffffffffa02a57bf>] xfs_file_aio_write+0xff/0x190 [xfs] [<ffffffff811887fb>] do_sync_readv_writev+0xfb/0x140 [<ffffffff81189786>] do_readv_writev+0xd6/0x1f0 [<ffffffff811898e6>] vfs_writev+0x46/0x60 [<ffffffffa04f8085>] nfsd_vfs_write+0x105/0x430 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa04fa0d9>] nfsd_write+0x99/0x100 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa0505b20>] nfsd4_write+0x100/0x130 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa0506458>] nfsd4_proc_compound+0x3d8/0x490 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa04f3425>] nfsd_dispatch+0xe5/0x230 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa047a844>] svc_process_common+0x344/0x640 [sunrpc] [<ffffffffa047ae80>] svc_process+0x110/0x160 [sunrpc] [<ffffffffa04f3b52>] nfsd+0xc2/0x160 [nfsd] [<ffffffff8109ab56>] kthread+0x96/0xa0 [<ffffffff8100c20a>] child_rip+0xa/0x20 [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff 1431 [<ffffffffa02a5568>] xfs_file_buffered_aio_write+0x58/0x1b0 [xfs] [<ffffffffa02a57bf>] xfs_file_aio_write+0xff/0x190 [xfs] [<ffffffff811887fb>] do_sync_readv_writev+0xfb/0x140 [<ffffffff81189786>] do_readv_writev+0xd6/0x1f0 [<ffffffff811898e6>] vfs_writev+0x46/0x60 [<ffffffffa04f8085>] nfsd_vfs_write+0x105/0x430 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa04fa0d9>] nfsd_write+0x99/0x100 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa0505b20>] nfsd4_write+0x100/0x130 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa0506458>] nfsd4_proc_compound+0x3d8/0x490 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa04f3425>] nfsd_dispatch+0xe5/0x230 [nfsd] [<ffffffffa047a844>] svc_process_common+0x344/0x640 [sunrpc] [<ffffffffa047ae80>] svc_process+0x110/0x160 [sunrpc] [<ffffffffa04f3b52>] nfsd+0xc2/0x160 [nfsd] [<ffffffff8109ab56>] kthread+0x96/0xa0 [<ffffffff8100c20a>] child_rip+0xa/0x20 [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff To me this looks like a lock contention. This time also the hung task detector triggered on my client: INFO: task cat:2289 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: GF 3.12.17 #3 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. cat D ffffffff81613440 0 2289 2266 0x00000080 ffff880851c09978 0000000000000082 ffff880851c09fd8 0000000000012d40 ffff880851c08010 0000000000012d40 0000000000012d40 0000000000012d40 ffff880851c09fd8 0000000000012d40 ffff880851d5f500 ffff88087c610080 Call Trace: [<ffffffffa05c9d20>] ? nfs_wait_on_request+0x40/0x40 [nfs] [<ffffffff81561cb9>] schedule+0x29/0x70 [<ffffffff81561d8c>] io_schedule+0x8c/0xd0 [<ffffffffa05c9d2e>] nfs_wait_bit_uninterruptible+0xe/0x20 [nfs] [<ffffffff8155fa12>] __wait_on_bit+0x62/0x90 [<ffffffffa05c9d20>] ? nfs_wait_on_request+0x40/0x40 [nfs] [<ffffffff8155fab8>] out_of_line_wait_on_bit+0x78/0x90 [<ffffffff810709d0>] ? wake_atomic_t_function+0x40/0x40 [<ffffffffa05c9d16>] nfs_wait_on_request+0x36/0x40 [nfs] [<ffffffffa05ceff3>] nfs_try_to_update_request+0x93/0x140 [nfs] [<ffffffffa05cf0f3>] nfs_setup_write_request+0x53/0x1a0 [nfs] [<ffffffffa05c2c90>] ? nfs_evict_inode+0x40/0x40 [nfs] [<ffffffffa05cf26f>] nfs_writepage_setup+0x2f/0x1f0 [nfs] [<ffffffff811210eb>] ? find_lock_page+0x3b/0x80 [<ffffffffa05cf499>] nfs_updatepage+0x69/0x250 [nfs] [<ffffffffa05c10a1>] nfs_write_end+0x161/0x320 [nfs] [<ffffffff8111faea>] generic_perform_write+0x12a/0x200 [<ffffffff8111fc23>] generic_file_buffered_write+0x63/0xa0 [<ffffffff8112252f>] __generic_file_aio_write+0x1bf/0x3b0 [<ffffffff81181d93>] ? __sb_end_write+0x33/0x70 [<ffffffff81122784>] generic_file_aio_write+0x64/0xb0 [<ffffffffa05c05a1>] nfs_file_write+0xc1/0x1d0 [nfs] [<ffffffff8117f2df>] do_sync_write+0x5f/0xa0 [<ffffffff8117f6c8>] vfs_write+0xc8/0x170 [<ffffffff8119c0a1>] ? fget_light+0x21/0xc0 [<ffffffff8117fcdf>] SyS_write+0x5f/0xb0 [<ffffffff8156be92>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b nfs: server 10.42.0.1 not responding, timed out Thanks, //richard -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html