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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
To: Justin Schoeman <justin@expertron.co.za>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Tracing memory leaks (slabs) in 2.6.9+ kernels?
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 04:26:20 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050303042620.685133db.akpm@osdl.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <422700CB.2070109@expertron.co.za>

Justin Schoeman <justin@expertron.co.za> wrote:
>
> OK - I have the patch working now, but there seems to be a flaw in the 
>  address reporting. When I look up the reported address in 
>  /proc/kallsyms, then look in the objdump of the module, the reported 
>  adress _does_not_ point to a call.
> 
>  Am I missing something simple here?

Use the latest version of the patch (below).  Link the module into the
kernel.  Enable CONFIG_KALLSYMS.

--- 25/include/asm-alpha/types.h~slab-leak-detector	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/include/asm-alpha/types.h	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ typedef unsigned long u64;
 typedef u64 dma_addr_t;
 typedef u64 dma64_addr_t;
 
-typedef unsigned short kmem_bufctl_t;
+typedef unsigned long kmem_bufctl_t;
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
diff -puN include/asm-arm26/types.h~slab-leak-detector include/asm-arm26/types.h
--- 25/include/asm-arm26/types.h~slab-leak-detector	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/include/asm-arm26/types.h	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ typedef unsigned long long u64;
 typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
 typedef u32 dma64_addr_t;
 
-typedef unsigned int kmem_bufctl_t;
+typedef unsigned long kmem_bufctl_t;
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff -puN include/asm-arm/types.h~slab-leak-detector include/asm-arm/types.h
--- 25/include/asm-arm/types.h~slab-leak-detector	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/include/asm-arm/types.h	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ typedef unsigned long long u64;
 typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
 typedef u32 dma64_addr_t;
 
-typedef unsigned int kmem_bufctl_t;
+typedef unsigned long kmem_bufctl_t;
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff -puN include/asm-cris/types.h~slab-leak-detector include/asm-cris/types.h
--- 25/include/asm-cris/types.h~slab-leak-detector	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/include/asm-cris/types.h	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ typedef unsigned long long u64;
 typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
 typedef u32 dma64_addr_t;
 
-typedef unsigned int kmem_bufctl_t;
+typedef unsigned long kmem_bufctl_t;
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff -puN include/asm-frv/types.h~slab-leak-detector include/asm-frv/types.h
--- 25/include/asm-frv/types.h~slab-leak-detector	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/include/asm-frv/types.h	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ typedef u64 u_quad_t;
 
 typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
 
-typedef unsigned short kmem_bufctl_t;
+typedef unsigned long kmem_bufctl_t;
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff -puN include/asm-h8300/types.h~slab-leak-detector include/asm-h8300/types.h
--- 25/include/asm-h8300/types.h~slab-leak-detector	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/include/asm-h8300/types.h	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
 #define HAVE_SECTOR_T
 typedef u64 sector_t;
 
-typedef unsigned int kmem_bufctl_t;
+typedef unsigned long kmem_bufctl_t;
 
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
diff -puN include/asm-i386/types.h~slab-leak-detector include/asm-i386/types.h
--- 25/include/asm-i386/types.h~slab-leak-detector	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/include/asm-i386/types.h	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ typedef u64 sector_t;
 #define HAVE_SECTOR_T
 #endif
 
-typedef unsigned short kmem_bufctl_t;
+typedef unsigned long kmem_bufctl_t;
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff -puN include/asm-ia64/types.h~slab-leak-detector include/asm-ia64/types.h
--- 25/include/asm-ia64/types.h~slab-leak-detector	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/include/asm-ia64/types.h	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ typedef __u64 u64;
 
 typedef u64 dma_addr_t;
 
-typedef unsigned short kmem_bufctl_t;
+typedef unsigned long kmem_bufctl_t;
 
 # endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
diff -puN include/asm-m32r/types.h~slab-leak-detector include/asm-m32r/types.h
--- 25/include/asm-m32r/types.h~slab-leak-detector	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/include/asm-m32r/types.h	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ typedef unsigned long long u64;
 typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
 typedef u64 dma64_addr_t;
 
-typedef unsigned short kmem_bufctl_t;
+typedef unsigned long kmem_bufctl_t;
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff -puN include/asm-m68k/types.h~slab-leak-detector include/asm-m68k/types.h
--- 25/include/asm-m68k/types.h~slab-leak-detector	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/include/asm-m68k/types.h	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ typedef unsigned long long u64;
 typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
 typedef u32 dma64_addr_t;
 
-typedef unsigned short kmem_bufctl_t;
+typedef unsigned long kmem_bufctl_t;
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff -puN include/asm-mips/types.h~slab-leak-detector include/asm-mips/types.h
--- 25/include/asm-mips/types.h~slab-leak-detector	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/include/asm-mips/types.h	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ typedef u64 sector_t;
 #define HAVE_SECTOR_T
 #endif
 
-typedef unsigned short kmem_bufctl_t;
+typedef unsigned long kmem_bufctl_t;
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff -puN include/asm-parisc/types.h~slab-leak-detector include/asm-parisc/types.h
--- 25/include/asm-parisc/types.h~slab-leak-detector	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/include/asm-parisc/types.h	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ typedef unsigned long long u64;
 typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
 typedef u64 dma64_addr_t;
 
-typedef unsigned int kmem_bufctl_t;
+typedef unsigned long kmem_bufctl_t;
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff -puN include/asm-ppc64/types.h~slab-leak-detector include/asm-ppc64/types.h
--- 25/include/asm-ppc64/types.h~slab-leak-detector	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/include/asm-ppc64/types.h	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	unsigned long env;
 } func_descr_t;
 
-typedef unsigned int kmem_bufctl_t;
+typedef unsigned long kmem_bufctl_t;
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
diff -puN include/asm-ppc/types.h~slab-leak-detector include/asm-ppc/types.h
--- 25/include/asm-ppc/types.h~slab-leak-detector	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/include/asm-ppc/types.h	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ typedef u64 sector_t;
 #define HAVE_SECTOR_T
 #endif
 
-typedef unsigned int kmem_bufctl_t;
+typedef unsigned long kmem_bufctl_t;
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff -puN include/asm-s390/types.h~slab-leak-detector include/asm-s390/types.h
--- 25/include/asm-s390/types.h~slab-leak-detector	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/include/asm-s390/types.h	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ typedef unsigned  long u64;
 
 typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
 
-typedef unsigned int kmem_bufctl_t;
+typedef unsigned long kmem_bufctl_t;
 
 #ifndef __s390x__
 typedef union {
diff -puN include/asm-sh64/types.h~slab-leak-detector include/asm-sh64/types.h
--- 25/include/asm-sh64/types.h~slab-leak-detector	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/include/asm-sh64/types.h	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
 #endif
 typedef u64 dma64_addr_t;
 
-typedef unsigned int kmem_bufctl_t;
+typedef unsigned long kmem_bufctl_t;
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff -puN include/asm-sh/types.h~slab-leak-detector include/asm-sh/types.h
--- 25/include/asm-sh/types.h~slab-leak-detector	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/include/asm-sh/types.h	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ typedef u64 sector_t;
 #define HAVE_SECTOR_T
 #endif
 
-typedef unsigned int kmem_bufctl_t;
+typedef unsigned long kmem_bufctl_t;
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff -puN include/asm-sparc64/types.h~slab-leak-detector include/asm-sparc64/types.h
--- 25/include/asm-sparc64/types.h~slab-leak-detector	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/include/asm-sparc64/types.h	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ typedef unsigned long u64;
 typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
 typedef u64 dma64_addr_t;
 
-typedef unsigned short kmem_bufctl_t;
+typedef unsigned long kmem_bufctl_t;
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff -puN include/asm-sparc/types.h~slab-leak-detector include/asm-sparc/types.h
--- 25/include/asm-sparc/types.h~slab-leak-detector	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/include/asm-sparc/types.h	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ typedef unsigned long long u64;
 typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
 typedef u32 dma64_addr_t;
 
-typedef unsigned short kmem_bufctl_t;
+typedef unsigned long kmem_bufctl_t;
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff -puN include/asm-v850/types.h~slab-leak-detector include/asm-v850/types.h
--- 25/include/asm-v850/types.h~slab-leak-detector	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/include/asm-v850/types.h	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ typedef unsigned long long u64;
 
 typedef u32 dma_addr_t;
 
-typedef unsigned int kmem_bufctl_t;
+typedef unsigned long kmem_bufctl_t;
 
 #endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff -puN include/asm-x86_64/types.h~slab-leak-detector include/asm-x86_64/types.h
--- 25/include/asm-x86_64/types.h~slab-leak-detector	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/include/asm-x86_64/types.h	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ typedef u64 dma_addr_t;
 typedef u64 sector_t;
 #define HAVE_SECTOR_T
 
-typedef unsigned short kmem_bufctl_t;
+typedef unsigned long kmem_bufctl_t;
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff -puN mm/slab.c~slab-leak-detector mm/slab.c
--- 25/mm/slab.c~slab-leak-detector	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
+++ 25-akpm/mm/slab.c	2005-03-02 08:30:59.000000000 -0800
@@ -2116,6 +2116,15 @@ cache_alloc_debugcheck_after(kmem_cache_
 		*dbg_redzone1(cachep, objp) = RED_ACTIVE;
 		*dbg_redzone2(cachep, objp) = RED_ACTIVE;
 	}
+	{
+		int objnr;
+		struct slab *slabp;
+
+		slabp = GET_PAGE_SLAB(virt_to_page(objp));
+
+		objnr = (objp - slabp->s_mem) / cachep->objsize;
+		slab_bufctl(slabp)[objnr] = (unsigned long)caller;
+	}
 	objp += obj_dbghead(cachep);
 	if (cachep->ctor && cachep->flags & SLAB_POISON) {
 		unsigned long	ctor_flags = SLAB_CTOR_CONSTRUCTOR;
@@ -2179,12 +2188,14 @@ static void free_block(kmem_cache_t *cac
 		objnr = (objp - slabp->s_mem) / cachep->objsize;
 		check_slabp(cachep, slabp);
 #if DEBUG
+#if 0
 		if (slab_bufctl(slabp)[objnr] != BUFCTL_FREE) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "slab: double free detected in cache '%s', objp %p.\n",
 						cachep->name, objp);
 			BUG();
 		}
 #endif
+#endif
 		slab_bufctl(slabp)[objnr] = slabp->free;
 		slabp->free = objnr;
 		STATS_DEC_ACTIVE(cachep);
@@ -2998,6 +3009,29 @@ struct seq_operations slabinfo_op = {
 	.show	= s_show,
 };
 
+static void do_dump_slabp(kmem_cache_t *cachep)
+{
+#if DEBUG
+	struct list_head *q;
+
+	check_irq_on();
+	spin_lock_irq(&cachep->spinlock);
+	list_for_each(q,&cachep->lists.slabs_full) {
+		struct slab *slabp;
+		int i;
+		slabp = list_entry(q, struct slab, list);
+		for (i = 0; i < cachep->num; i++) {
+			unsigned long sym = slab_bufctl(slabp)[i];
+
+			printk("obj %p/%d: %p", slabp, i, (void *)sym);
+			print_symbol(" <%s>", sym);
+			printk("\n");
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irq(&cachep->spinlock);
+#endif
+}
+
 #define MAX_SLABINFO_WRITE 128
 /**
  * slabinfo_write - Tuning for the slab allocator
@@ -3038,9 +3072,11 @@ ssize_t slabinfo_write(struct file *file
 			    batchcount < 1 ||
 			    batchcount > limit ||
 			    shared < 0) {
-				res = -EINVAL;
+				do_dump_slabp(cachep);
+				res = 0;
 			} else {
-				res = do_tune_cpucache(cachep, limit, batchcount, shared);
+				res = do_tune_cpucache(cachep, limit,
+							batchcount, shared);
 			}
 			break;
 		}
_


  reply	other threads:[~2005-03-03 12:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-03-02  8:17 Justin Schoeman
2005-03-02  9:24 ` Andrew Morton
2005-03-02 13:32   ` OGAWA Hirofumi
2005-03-02 16:32     ` Andrew Morton
2005-03-02 19:46       ` Manfred Spraul
2005-03-03 12:19   ` Justin Schoeman
2005-03-03 12:26     ` Andrew Morton [this message]
2005-03-04  7:48       ` Justin Schoeman
2005-03-04  7:56         ` Andrew Morton
2005-03-02  9:31 ` Alexander Nyberg

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