I'm going to push a replacement for these tests next week. Hopefully that
will fix things.

I'll *try* to test things on zizzer, but it's hard since I wasn't around
when it was set up, and I don't have all of the necessary permissions. We
need to move away from zizzer for testing. We're working on it, but it's
slow going.

Jason

On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 8:58 AM Gabe Black <[email protected]> wrote:

> To follow up, any binaries checked into the gem5 repository are not used by
> the regressions. The M5_PATH variable isn't set, so it looks for binaries
> in a default location which is what I have in my earlier email. If you want
> to change what it's using for hello world, somebody with appropriate access
> will need to replace that binary on zizzer.
>
> Gabe
>
> On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 11:26 AM, Alec Roelke <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Sorry, I meant the hello-world binary, not gem5 itself.  The one that's
> > included along with the rest of the test binaries is the same as what I
> > have on my system, but different than what the regression server is
> > running.
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 2:10 PM, Gabe Black <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Nope, and I wasn't aware there was a binary repository either.
> > >
> > > Gabe
> > >
> > > On Sep 6, 2017 11:02 AM, "Alec Roelke" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > So the problem must be that the binary is the wrong version.  I just
> > > cloned
> > > > a new copy of gem5 and the binary is the same as what I had in my
> first
> > > > copy.  Are you sure the one on the regression server is up-to-date?
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 12:41 PM, Gabe Black <[email protected]>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Note that in your version, there's a segment that starts at file
> > offset
> > > > 0,
> > > > > hence including the program header which starts at offset 64.
> > > > >
> > > > > Gabe
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 9:30 AM, Alec Roelke <[email protected]>
> > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > When I run readelf on my copy of
> > > > > > tests/test-progs/hello/bin/riscv/linux/hello, this is the output
> I
> > > > get:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Elf file type is EXEC (Executable file)
> > > > > > > Entry point 0x102a4
> > > > > > > There are 5 program headers, starting at offset 64
> > > > > > > Program Headers:
> > > > > > >   Type           Offset             VirtAddr           PhysAddr
> > > > > > >                  FileSiz            MemSiz              Flags
> > > Align
> > > > > > >   LOAD           0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000010000
> > > > > 0x0000000000010000
> > > > > > >                  0x0000000000068cc3 0x0000000000068cc3  R E
> > 1000
> > > > > > >   LOAD           0x0000000000068f50 0x0000000000079f50
> > > > > 0x0000000000079f50
> > > > > > >                  0x0000000000001bf8 0x0000000000003320  RW
> >  1000
> > > > > > >   NOTE           0x0000000000000158 0x0000000000010158
> > > > > 0x0000000000010158
> > > > > > >                  0x0000000000000020 0x0000000000000020  R
> 4
> > > > > > >   TLS            0x0000000000068f50 0x0000000000079f50
> > > > > 0x0000000000079f50
> > > > > > >                  0x0000000000000020 0x0000000000000050  R
> 8
> > > > > > >   GNU_RELRO      0x0000000000068f50 0x0000000000079f50
> > > > > 0x0000000000079f50
> > > > > > >                  0x00000000000000b0 0x00000000000000b0  R
> 1
> > > > > > >  Section to Segment mapping:
> > > > > > >   Segment Sections...
> > > > > > >    00     .note.ABI-tag .text __libc_freeres_fn
> > > > > __libc_thread_freeres_fn
> > > > > > > .rodata __libc_subfreeres __libc_IO_vtables __libc_atexit
> > > > > > > __libc_thread_subfreeres .eh_frame .gcc_except_table
> > > > > > >    01     .tdata .preinit_array .init_array .fini_array .
> > > data.rel.ro
> > > > > > > .data .got .sdata .sbss .bss __libc_freeres_ptrs
> > > > > > >    02     .note.ABI-tag
> > > > > > >    03     .tdata .tbss
> > > > > > >    04     .tdata .preinit_array .init_array .fini_array .
> > > data.rel.ro
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This is different than what you got, but the program headers
> still
> > > seem
> > > > > to
> > > > > > start at offset 64.  The md5sum of my version of hello is this:
> > > > > > md5sum riscv/linux/hello
> > > > > > *7ac13479c40f2c9e59572dd6ef79db4d*  riscv/linux/hello
> > > > > > It doesn't seem like version of hello that's on the server is the
> > > same
> > > > as
> > > > > > the one I have locally, although my git seems to think
> everything I
> > > > have
> > > > > is
> > > > > > up-to-date.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > As an aside, when I run readelf on
> > > > > > tests/test-progs/hello/bin/x86/linux/hello, I get this:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Elf file type is EXEC (Executable file)
> > > > > > > Entry point 0x400190
> > > > > > > There are 5 program headers, starting at offset 64
> > > > > > > Program Headers:
> > > > > > >   Type           Offset             VirtAddr           PhysAddr
> > > > > > >                  FileSiz            MemSiz              Flags
> > > Align
> > > > > > >   LOAD           0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000400000
> > > > > 0x0000000000400000
> > > > > > >                  0x000000000007e9c0 0x000000000007e9c0  R E
> > > 100000
> > > > > > >   LOAD           0x000000000007f000 0x000000000057f000
> > > > > 0x000000000057f000
> > > > > > >                  0x0000000000002468 0x00000000000147d0  RW
> > >  100000
> > > > > > >   NOTE           0x0000000000000158 0x0000000000400158
> > > > > 0x0000000000400158
> > > > > > >                  0x0000000000000020 0x0000000000000020  R
> 4
> > > > > > >   GNU_STACK      0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000
> > > > > 0x0000000000000000
> > > > > > >                  0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000  RW
>  8
> > > > > > >   LOOS+5041580   0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000
> > > > > 0x0000000000000000
> > > > > > >                  0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000
>  8
> > > > > > >  Section to Segment mapping:
> > > > > > >   Segment Sections...
> > > > > > >    00     .note.ABI-tag .init .text __libc_freeres_fn .fini
> > .rodata
> > > > > > > __libc_atexit __libc_subfreeres .eh_frame .gcc_except_table
> > > > > > >    01     .ctors .dtors .jcr .data.rel.ro .got .got.plt .data
> > .bss
> > > > > > > __libc_freeres_ptrs
> > > > > > >    02     .note.ABI-tag
> > > > > > >    03
> > > > > > >    04
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This has a different entry point and segments, but its program
> > > headers
> > > > > also
> > > > > > start at offset 64.  But this problem doesn't occur for x86
> > programs.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 12:05 PM, Gabe Black <
> [email protected]>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > The test scripts have nothing to do with it. In ELF files, the
> > > > program
> > > > > > > header table exists somewhere in the image defined by an
> offset.
> > > That
> > > > > > > offset could (and usually does) put it in a region which is
> also
> > > part
> > > > > of
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > > segment which an ELF loader would put into memory so that the
> > > > > > > program/dynamic loader/etc. can look at it at run time. gem5's
> > ELF
> > > > > loader
> > > > > > > code compares the offset of the header table against the
> segments
> > > it
> > > > > > knows
> > > > > > > about to see if they overlap, and if they do uses the virtual
> > > address
> > > > > of
> > > > > > > the segment to figure out the virtual address of the header
> table
> > > as
> > > > > it's
> > > > > > > been loaded into memory. If the header table doesn't overlap
> with
> > > any
> > > > > > > segment, it records its address as 0. The RISCV process loader
> > code
> > > > > > > attempts to read out the program header by using that address.
> > > > Because
> > > > > 0
> > > > > > > isn't mapped to anything, it blows up.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > $ readelf -l /dist/m5/regression/test-
> > progs/hello/bin/riscv/linux/
> > > > > hello
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Elf file type is EXEC (Executable file)
> > > > > > > Entry point 0x10000
> > > > > > > There are 1 program headers, starting at offset 64
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Program Headers:
> > > > > > >   Type           Offset             VirtAddr           PhysAddr
> > > > > > >                  FileSiz            MemSiz              Flags
> > > Align
> > > > > > >   LOAD           0x0000000000001000 0x0000000000010000
> > > > > 0x0000000000010000
> > > > > > >                  0x0000000000004b80 0x0000000000004c10  RWE
> > 1000
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >  Section to Segment mapping:
> > > > > > >   Segment Sections...
> > > > > > >    00     .text .rodata .init_array .fini_array .eh_frame .jcr
> > > .data
> > > > > > .sdata
> > > > > > > .sbss .bss
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > $ md5sum /dist/m5/regression/test-progs/hello/bin/riscv/linux/
> > > hello
> > > > > > > f6a3aabca242749aecb543fe95abfa73
> > > > > > >  /dist/m5/regression/test-progs/hello/bin/riscv/linux/hello
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 8:30 AM, Alec Roelke <
> [email protected]>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > My understanding was that gem5 uses libelf to read the
> segments
> > > of
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > program, which correctly identifies the program header table,
> > > entry
> > > > > > > point,
> > > > > > > > and data, text, and bss segments (among other things).  Are
> you
> > > > > saying
> > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > the test scripts cause it to do something different?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 5:35 AM, Gabe Black <
> > [email protected]
> > > >
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > The loader is using the readBlob function of the SE
> > translating
> > > > > port
> > > > > > > > proxy
> > > > > > > > > which converts a virtual address into a physical one before
> > > > sending
> > > > > > out
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > request. It's being fed the address 0, and that, as you
> might
> > > > > expect,
> > > > > > > > > doesn't map to anything. It gets that address from where
> the
> > > ELF
> > > > > > loader
> > > > > > > > > tells it the ELF program header table is. The reason it
> > thinks
> > > > it's
> > > > > > at
> > > > > > > > > address 0 is that it didn't actually find an address for
> it,
> > > > since
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > program header isn't mapped into the only loadable segment.
> > > That
> > > > > > > segment
> > > > > > > > > starts at file offset 0x1000, but the ELF program header
> > starts
> > > > at
> > > > > > > offset
> > > > > > > > > 64 (maybe in hex?). That's a little unusual because in my
> > > > > experience
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > linker likes to put the headers in a loadable segment, but
> > > that's
> > > > > > > what's
> > > > > > > > on
> > > > > > > > > zizzer right now.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > So basically, I would totally expect it to fail, and I'm
> > > > surprised
> > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > works for you guys at all unless you're using binaries
> which
> > > are
> > > > > > > > different
> > > > > > > > > and have the headers within the loadable segment. I looked
> > > > > > specifically
> > > > > > > > at
> > > > > > > > > hello world.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Gabe
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 4:43 PM, Jason Lowe-Power <
> > > > > > [email protected]>
> > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Hi Alec,
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > The binaries seem to be up-to-date. They are what is in
> the
> > > > gem5
> > > > > > repo
> > > > > > > > as
> > > > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > > > Sept. 3. The error is "fatal: readBlob(0x0, ...) failed".
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > If I run the test without the test script, it works. If I
> > run
> > > > the
> > > > > > > test
> > > > > > > > on
> > > > > > > > > > my local machine it works. The only thing that's failing
> is
> > > > > running
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > test with the test scripts on zizzer.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Anyone else have an idea?
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Jason
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 2:55 PM Jason Lowe-Power <
> > > > > > > [email protected]>
> > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > I'm not sure. I can look into it, but I'm not sure when
> > > I'll
> > > > > get
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > chance. I'll try to do it in the next week or so. If I
> > > > haven't
> > > > > > > gotten
> > > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > > > by 9/11, send me another email reminder ;).
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Jason
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 11:24 AM Alec Roelke <
> > > > > [email protected]
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >> Hi Everyone,
> > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > >> I've noticed that all of the RISC-V regression tests
> > have
> > > > been
> > > > > > > > failing
> > > > > > > > > > >> every day.  They all pass when I run them on my
> machine
> > > with
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > latest
> > > > > > > > > > >> gem5.  Is the machine running the regressions running
> > the
> > > > > > correct
> > > > > > > > > > >> binaries?
> > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > >> Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > > >> Alec Roelke
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