[PATCH i-g-t v4] runner/executor: Abort if dmesg is flooded

vitaly prosyak vprosyak at amd.com
Wed Aug 27 00:28:25 UTC 2025


Reviewed-by Vitaly Prosyak <vitaly.prosyak at amd.com>

On 2025-07-24 07:55, Peter Senna Tschudin wrote:
>
> On 7/23/2025 6:06 PM, Kamil Konieczny wrote:
>> Current disk limit triggers once when it is exceeded during test
>> monitoring. After that happens executor no longer checks if
>> kernel is still printing plenty of messages.
>>
>> Create a way to abort test in such scenarios with the help of
>> measureing kernel kmsg activity before first test is executed
>> and then also check it after exceeding disk limit.
>>
>> Also print info about it after each test ends.
>>
>> v2: fix error when kmsg open fails, fix reading proc (Kamil)
>>   changed calculation of max bps (Peter)
>> v3: abort only when disk limit was actually exceeded,
>>   print info instead of aborting after every test (Kamil)
>> v4: added abort at main monitoring loop, also cleaning up
>>   printing messages (Kamil)
>>
>> Cc: Ewelina Musial <ewelina.musial at intel.com>
>> Cc: Karol Krol <karol.krol at intel.com>
>> Cc: Petri Latvala <adrinael at adrinael.net>
>> Cc: Peter Senna Tschudin <peter.senna at linux.intel.com>
>> Cc: Ryszard Knop <ryszard.knop at intel.com>
>> Cc: Vitaly Prosyak <vitaly.prosyak at amd.com>
>> Cc: "Zbigniew Kempczyński" <zbigniew.kempczynski at intel.com>
> Tested-by: Peter Senna Tschudin <peter.senna at linux.intel.com>>
> Signed-off-by: Kamil Konieczny <kamil.konieczny at linux.intel.com>
>> ---
>>  runner/executor.c | 228 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>>  1 file changed, 214 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/runner/executor.c b/runner/executor.c
>> index 847abe481..db2c05b03 100644
>> --- a/runner/executor.c
>> +++ b/runner/executor.c
>> @@ -637,6 +637,11 @@ const char *get_out_filename(int fid)
>>  	return "output-filename-index-error";
>>  }
>>  
>> +static int open_kmsg_rdonly(void)
>> +{
>> +	return open("/dev/kmsg", O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC | O_NONBLOCK);
>> +}
>> +
>>  /* Returns the number of bytes written to disk, or a negative number on error */
>>  static long dump_dmesg(int kmsgfd, int outfd, ssize_t size)
>>  {
>> @@ -734,6 +739,95 @@ static long dump_dmesg(int kmsgfd, int outfd, ssize_t size)
>>  	}
>>  }
>>  
>> +/*
>> + * Measure how many bytes appears in dmesg.
>> + * This is the same as above dump_dmesg() but with reading only.
>> + */
>> +static unsigned long long read_dmesg2(int kmsgfd, unsigned long long size, int wrfd)
>> +{
>> +	bool underflow_once = false;
>> +	int comparefd;
>> +	char buf[2048];
>> +	unsigned int flags;
>> +	unsigned long long readed = 0;
>> +	unsigned long long seq, cmpseq, usec;
>> +	char cont;
>> +	ssize_t r;
>> +
>> +	if (kmsgfd < 0)
>> +		return 0;
>> +
>> +	if (wrfd < 0)
>> +		wrfd = 0;
>> +
>> +	comparefd = open_kmsg_rdonly();
>> +	if (comparefd < 0) {
>> +		errf("Error opening another fd for /dev/kmsg\n");
>> +		return 0;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	lseek(comparefd, 0, SEEK_END);
>> +
>> +	while (1) {
>> +		if (comparefd >= 0) {
>> +			r = read(comparefd, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
>> +			if (r < 0) {
>> +				if (errno != EAGAIN && errno != EPIPE) {
>> +					errf("Warning: Error reading kmsg comparison record: %m\n");
>> +					close(comparefd);
>> +					return readed;
>> +				}
>> +			} else {
>> +				buf[r] = '\0';
>> +				if (sscanf(buf, "%u,%llu,%llu,%c;",
>> +					   &flags, &cmpseq, &usec, &cont) == 4) {
>> +					close(comparefd);
>> +					comparefd = -1;
>> +				}
>> +			}
>> +		}
>> +
>> +		r = read(kmsgfd, buf, sizeof(buf));
>> +		if (r < 0) {
>> +			if (errno == EPIPE) {
>> +				if (!underflow_once) {
>> +					errf("Warning: kernel log ringbuffer underflow, some records lost.\n");
>> +					underflow_once = true;
>> +				}
>> +				continue;
>> +			} else if (errno == EINVAL) {
>> +				errf("Warning: Buffer too small for kernel log record, record lost.\n");
>> +				continue;
>> +			} else if (errno != EAGAIN) {
>> +				errf("Error reading from kmsg: %m\n");
>> +				return 0;
>> +			}
>> +
>> +			/* EAGAIN, so we're done reading */
>> +			close(comparefd);
>> +
>> +			return readed;
>> +		}
>> +
>> +		readed += r;
>> +		if (wrfd && r)
>> +			write(wrfd, buf, r);
>> +
>> +		if (comparefd < 0 && sscanf(buf, "%u,%llu,%llu,%c;",
>> +					    &flags, &seq, &usec, &cont) == 4) {
>> +			if (seq >= cmpseq)
>> +				return readed;
>> +		}
>> +
>> +		if (size && readed >= size) {
>> +			if (comparefd >= 0)
>> +				close(comparefd);
>> +
>> +			return readed;
>> +		}
>> +	} /* while(1) */
>> +}
>> +
>>  static bool kill_child(int sig, pid_t child)
>>  {
>>  	/*
>> @@ -948,6 +1042,78 @@ static size_t calc_last_dmesg_chunk(size_t limit, size_t disk_usage)
>>  	return dt != 0 ? dt : -1;
>>  }
>>  
>> +/*
>> + * Returns:
>> + *  =>0.0 - Success, measured kmsg activity in bytes/second
>> + *  -1.0 - Failure
>> + */
>> +static double measure_dmesg_bytes_per_sec(int wrfd)
>> +{
>> +	struct timespec time_beg, time_now, nsec_sleep;
>> +	unsigned long long readed, rnow;
>> +	double time, ratio;
>> +	int kmsgfd, cnt, zero;
>> +
>> +	if ((kmsgfd = open_kmsg_rdonly()) < 0) {
>> +		errf("Warning: Cannot open /dev/kmsg\n");
>> +
>> +		return -1.0;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	if (wrfd < 0)
>> +		wrfd = 0;
>> +
>> +	lseek(kmsgfd, 0, SEEK_END);
>> +	nsec_sleep.tv_sec = 0;
>> +	nsec_sleep.tv_nsec = 10ULL * 1000ULL * 1000ULL; /* 10^7 nanoseconds = 10^-2 sec */
>> +	runner_gettime(&time_beg);
>> +	for (cnt = 0, zero = 0, time = 0.0, readed = 0.0; cnt < 11 && time < 0.01; ++cnt) {
>> +		if (zero)
>> +			nanosleep(&nsec_sleep, NULL);
>> +
>> +		rnow = read_dmesg2(kmsgfd, 128 * 1024, wrfd); /* 64KB max */
>> +		readed += rnow;
>> +		runner_gettime(&time_now);
>> +		time = igt_time_elapsed(&time_beg, &time_now);
>> +		if (time <= 0.0) {
>> +			errf("Warning: Time underflow\n");
>> +
>> +			return -1.0;
>> +		}
>> +
>> +		if (rnow == 0)
>> +			++zero;
>> +		else
>> +			zero = 0;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	runner_gettime(&time_now);
>> +	time = igt_time_elapsed(&time_beg, &time_now);
>> +	if (time <= 0.0) {
>> +		errf("Warning: Time underflow\n");
>> +
>> +		return -1.0;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	ratio = (double)readed / time;
>> +
>> +	return ratio;
>> +}
>> +
>> +/* Returns: true if ratio lower or equal than maxratio */
>> +static bool check_dmesg_ratio(double maxratio, int log_level, bool sync, int wrfd)
>> +{
>> +	double new_dmesg_bps = measure_dmesg_bytes_per_sec(wrfd);
>> +
>> +	if (log_level >= LOG_LEVEL_NORMAL) {
>> +		outf("Dmesg ratio %0.3fKB/s\n", new_dmesg_bps / 1024);
>> +		if (sync)
>> +			fflush(stdout);
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	return new_dmesg_bps <= maxratio;
>> +}
>> +
>>  /*
>>   * Returns:
>>   *  =0 - Success
>> @@ -960,6 +1126,7 @@ static int monitor_output(pid_t child,
>>  			  int *outputs,
>>  			  double *time_spent,
>>  			  struct settings *settings,
>> +			  double max_dmesg_ratio,
>>  			  char **abortreason,
>>  			  bool *abort_already_written)
>>  {
>> @@ -1463,29 +1630,31 @@ static int monitor_output(pid_t child,
>>  				 * exceeded the disk usage limit.
>>  				 */
>>  				if (killed && disk_usage_limit_exceeded(settings, disk_usage)) {
>> +					char killmsg[256];
>> +
>>  					timeoutresult = false;
>> +					snprintf(killmsg, sizeof(killmsg),
>> +						 "runner: This test was killed due to exceeding disk usage limit. "
>> +						 "(Used %zd bytes, limit %zd)\n",
>> +						 disk_usage,
>> +						 settings->disk_usage_limit);
>>  
>>  					if (socket_comms_used) {
>>  						struct runnerpacket *message;
>> -						char killmsg[256];
>>  
>> -						snprintf(killmsg, sizeof(killmsg),
>> -							 "runner: This test was killed due to exceeding disk usage limit. "
>> -							 "(Used %zd bytes, limit %zd)\n",
>> -							 disk_usage,
>> -							 settings->disk_usage_limit);
>>  						message = runnerpacket_log(STDOUT_FILENO, killmsg);
>>  						write_packet_with_canary(outputs[_F_SOCKET], message, settings->sync);
>>  						free(message);
>>  					} else {
>> -						dprintf(outputs[_F_OUT],
>> -							"\nrunner: This test was killed due to exceeding disk usage limit. "
>> -							"(Used %zd bytes, limit %zd)\n",
>> -							disk_usage,
>> -							settings->disk_usage_limit);
>> +						dprintf(outputs[_F_OUT], "%s", killmsg);
>>  						if (settings->sync)
>>  							fdatasync(outputs[_F_OUT]);
>>  					}
>> +
>> +					if (!check_dmesg_ratio(max_dmesg_ratio, settings->log_level, settings->sync, outputs[_F_DMESG])) {
>> +						asprintf(abortreason, "Dmesg ratio exceeded during test run.");
>> +						aborting = true;
>> +					}
>>  				}
>>  
>>  				if (socket_comms_used) {
>> @@ -1587,7 +1756,7 @@ static int monitor_output(pid_t child,
>>  	dmesgwritten = dump_dmesg(kmsgfd, outputs[_F_DMESG], dmsg_chunk_size);
>>  	if (settings->sync)
>>  		fdatasync(outputs[_F_DMESG]);
>> -	if (dmesgwritten > 0) {
>> +	if (dmesgwritten > 0 && !aborting) {
>>  		disk_usage += dmesgwritten;
>>  		if (settings->disk_usage_limit && disk_usage > settings->disk_usage_limit) {
>>  			char disk[1024];
>> @@ -1599,6 +1768,11 @@ static int monitor_output(pid_t child,
>>  			} else if (killed) {
>>  				errf("%s", disk);
>>  			}
>> +
>> +			if (!check_dmesg_ratio(max_dmesg_ratio, settings->log_level, settings->sync, outputs[_F_DMESG])) {
>> +				asprintf(abortreason, "Dmesg ratio exceeded after test ends.");
>> +				aborting = true;
>> +			}
>>  		}
>>  	}
>>  
>> @@ -1766,6 +1940,7 @@ static int execute_next_entry(struct execute_state *state,
>>  			      size_t total,
>>  			      double *time_spent,
>>  			      struct settings *settings,
>> +			      double max_dmesg_ratio,
>>  			      struct job_list_entry *entry,
>>  			      int testdirfd, int resdirfd,
>>  			      int sigfd, sigset_t *sigmask,
>> @@ -1814,7 +1989,7 @@ static int execute_next_entry(struct execute_state *state,
>>  		goto out_pipe;
>>  	}
>>  
>> -	if ((kmsgfd = open("/dev/kmsg", O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC | O_NONBLOCK)) < 0) {
>> +	if ((kmsgfd = open_kmsg_rdonly()) < 0) {
>>  		errf("Warning: Cannot open /dev/kmsg\n");
>>  	} else {
>>  		/* TODO: Checking of abort conditions in pre-execute dmesg */
>> @@ -1885,7 +2060,7 @@ static int execute_next_entry(struct execute_state *state,
>>  
>>  	result = monitor_output(child, outfd, errfd, socketfd,
>>  				kmsgfd, sigfd,
>> -				outputs, time_spent, settings,
>> +				outputs, time_spent, settings, max_dmesg_ratio,
>>  				abortreason, abort_already_written);
>>  
>>  out_kmsgfd:
>> @@ -2418,6 +2593,8 @@ bool execute(struct execute_state *state,
>>  	     struct settings *settings,
>>  	     struct job_list *job_list)
>>  {
>> +	static double dmesg_bps = -1.0;
>> +	static double max_dmesg_bps = -1.0;
>>  	int resdirfd, testdirfd, unamefd, timefd, sigfd;
>>  	struct environment_variable *env_var;
>>  	struct utsname unamebuf;
>> @@ -2560,6 +2737,26 @@ bool execute(struct execute_state *state,
>>  		}
>>  	}
>>  
>> +	if (max_dmesg_bps < 0.0) {
>> +		double ncpu_bps = 4 * 1024 * max_t(size_t, sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN), 4);
>> +		double set_bps = 0.0;
>> +
>> +		dmesg_bps = measure_dmesg_bytes_per_sec(0);
>> +
>> +		if (settings->disk_usage_limit > 0 && settings->per_test_timeout > 0)
>> +			set_bps = (double)settings->disk_usage_limit / (double)settings->per_test_timeout;
>> +
>> +		outf("Dmesg KB/s ratio settings:%0.3f ncpu:%0.3f current:%0.3f\n",
>> +		     set_bps / 1024, ncpu_bps / 1024, dmesg_bps / 1024);
>> +
>> +		if (set_bps > 0.0)
>> +			max_dmesg_bps = set_bps;
>> +		else
>> +			max_dmesg_bps = dmesg_bps > ncpu_bps ? dmesg_bps : ncpu_bps;
>> +
>> +		outf("Using max level dmesg ratio %0.3fKB/s\n", max_dmesg_bps / 1024);
>> +	}
>> +
>>  	for (; state->next < job_list->size;
>>  	     state->next++) {
>>  		char *reason = NULL;
>> @@ -2596,6 +2793,7 @@ bool execute(struct execute_state *state,
>>  						    job_list->size,
>>  						    &time_spent,
>>  						    settings,
>> +						    max_dmesg_bps,
>>  						    &job_list->entries[state->next],
>>  						    testdirfd, resdirfd,
>>  						    sigfd, &sigmask,
>> @@ -2651,6 +2849,8 @@ bool execute(struct execute_state *state,
>>  			break;
>>  		}
>>  
>> +		check_dmesg_ratio(max_dmesg_bps, settings->log_level, settings->sync, 0);
>> +
>>  		if (result > 0) {
>>  			double time_left = state->time_left;
>>  


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