SRU Justification: Impact:
The CONFIG_CONTEXT_TRACKING_FORCE should be disabled for various reasons: 1. As described in the Kconfig "this option brings an overhead that you don't want in production" and also "Say Y only if you're working on the development of an architecture backend for the context tracking." Clearly for production kernel we should disable this. 2. Disabling this option also fixes bug LP:#1349028. Testcase: According to the getitimer() man page: "The element it_value is set to the amount of time remaining on the timer, or zero if the timer is disabled. Similarly, it_interval is set to the reset value." The following perl script should never exit: use Time::HiRes; $SIG{VTALRM} = sub { }; Time::HiRes::setitimer(&Time::HiRes::ITIMER_VIRTUAL, 0.5, 0.4); while (1) { my @t = Time::HiRes::getitimer(&Time::HiRes::ITIMER_VIRTUAL); exit 0 if $t[0] == 0; } With this config change the correct behaviour occurs. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1349028 Title: getitimer returns it_value=0 erroneously Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: According to the 'getitimer()' man page: "The element it_value is set to the amount of time remaining on the timer, or zero if the timer is disabled. Similarly, it_interval is set to the reset value." As such the following Perl program should never exit: use Time::HiRes; $SIG{VTALRM} = sub { }; Time::HiRes::setitimer(&Time::HiRes::ITIMER_VIRTUAL, 0.5, 0.4); while (1) { my @t = Time::HiRes::getitimer(&Time::HiRes::ITIMER_VIRTUAL); exit 0 if $t[0] == 0; } and on linux-image 3.11.0-18-generic (and all other systems tested) it loops forever but 3.13.0-32-generic it exits. Have not bisected between those kernels, nor am I likely to be able to do so soon. This Perl program shows the timer countdown: use Time::HiRes; my $r = [Time::HiRes::gettimeofday()]; sub display { my ($desc) = @_; my @t = Time::HiRes::getitimer(&Time::HiRes::ITIMER_VIRTUAL); my $i = Time::HiRes::tv_interval($r); printf "%s: elasped=%.8f; time left=%.6f reset time=%.6f\n", $desc, $i,@t; } $SIG{VTALRM} = sub { display('VTALRM'); exit; }; Time::HiRes::setitimer(&Time::HiRes::ITIMER_VIRTUAL, 0.5, 0.4); while (1) { display('inloop'); } on other (working) systems it gives: inloop: elasped=1.65178400; time left=0.001000 reset time=0.401000 inloop: elasped=1.65184200; time left=0.001000 reset time=0.401000 inloop: elasped=1.65186800; time left=0.001000 reset time=0.401000 inloop: elasped=1.65192300; time left=0.001000 reset time=0.401000 inloop: elasped=1.65198100; time left=0.001000 reset time=0.401000 VTALRM: elasped=1.65209800; time left=0.400000 reset time=0.401000 (end of file) but on the 3.13.0-32-generic or later kernel I get: inloop: elasped=0.54692100; time left=0.000033 reset time=0.400000 inloop: elasped=0.54692800; time left=0.000026 reset time=0.400000 inloop: elasped=0.54693500; time left=0.000020 reset time=0.400000 inloop: elasped=0.54694100; time left=0.000013 reset time=0.400000 inloop: elasped=0.54694800; time left=0.000007 reset time=0.400000 inloop: elasped=0.54695500; time left=0.000000 reset time=0.400000 inloop: elasped=0.54696200; time left=0.004000 reset time=0.400000 [...] VTALRM: elasped=0.55013600; time left=0.397062 reset time=0.400000 (end of file) The reset time also looks dodgy. Hardware is an Intel Core i7-920 on Asus P6T Deluxe v2 (X58) motherboard and hasn't changed. Requested information: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4 Description: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS Release: 14.04 # apt-cache policy linux-image-generic linux-image-generic: Installed: 3.13.0.32.38 Candidate: 3.13.0.32.38 Version table: *** 3.13.0.32.38 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main amd64 Packages 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-proposed/main amd64 Packages 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/canonical-kernel-team/ppa/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3.13.0.24.28 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages --- ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: tivrusky 3009 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: tivrusky 3009 F.... pulseaudio DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=c026abdc-9fee-425c-b5ae-020bf6ea2ad6 IwConfig: eth0 no wireless extensions. eth1 no wireless extensions. lo no wireless extensions. MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: root=UUID=3ea7a4cb-eade-4906-b545-5133d8c14080 ro quiet splash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-32-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-32-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.127.5 RfKill: 0: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Tags: trusty Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-06-10 (46 days ago) UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin mythtv plugdev sambashare vboxusers WifiSyslog: Jul 26 20:23:08 zwei NetworkManager[1174]: <info> Policy set 'Wired connection 2' (eth1) as default for IPv6 routing and DNS. WpaSupplicantLog: _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 02/04/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 0203 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: P6T DELUXE V2 dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0203:bd02/04/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP6TDELUXEV2:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1349028/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp