RE: ftrace function_graph causes system crash

2016-09-22 Thread Bean Huo (beanhuo)
> -Original Message-
> From: Steven Rostedt [mailto:rost...@goodmis.org]
> Sent: Mittwoch, 21. September 2016 20:17
> To: Jisheng Zhang <jszh...@marvell.com>
> Cc: Bean Huo (beanhuo) <bean...@micron.com>; Zoltan Szubbocsev
> (zszubbocsev) <zszubboc...@micron.com>; catalin.mari...@arm.com;
> will.dea...@arm.com; r...@lists.rocketboards.org; linux-
> ker...@vger.kernel.org; mi...@redhat.com; linux-arm-
> ker...@lists.infradead.org
> Subject: Re: ftrace function_graph causes system crash
> 
> On Wed, 21 Sep 2016 17:13:07 +0800
> Jisheng Zhang <jszh...@marvell.com> wrote:
> 
> > I'm not sure whether the commit d6df3576e6b4
> ("clocksource/drivers/arm_global_timer
> > : Prevent ftrace recursion") can fix this issue.
> >
> > this commit is merged since v4.3, I noticed your kernel version is v4.0
> 
> BTW, yes, that would be the fix.
> 
> -- Steve
> 
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jisheng
> >
> > > Do you know now how to deeply debug and trace which line is wrong
> through Ftrace?
> > >

Hi, Steven and Jisheng
Thanks to both warm-hearted guys. I merged  d6df3576e6b4 patch into my kernel 
4.0.
Then it is true, no cash appears again.

I have one more question that current ftrace can trace DMA latency, include 
mapping and unmapping?
Means I want to know when one BIO request be completed. Just like blktrace.
But blktrace can not tell me the function calling sequence.

--Bean 


RE: ftrace function_graph causes system crash

2016-09-22 Thread Bean Huo (beanhuo)
> -Original Message-
> From: Steven Rostedt [mailto:rost...@goodmis.org]
> Sent: Mittwoch, 21. September 2016 20:17
> To: Jisheng Zhang 
> Cc: Bean Huo (beanhuo) ; Zoltan Szubbocsev
> (zszubbocsev) ; catalin.mari...@arm.com;
> will.dea...@arm.com; r...@lists.rocketboards.org; linux-
> ker...@vger.kernel.org; mi...@redhat.com; linux-arm-
> ker...@lists.infradead.org
> Subject: Re: ftrace function_graph causes system crash
> 
> On Wed, 21 Sep 2016 17:13:07 +0800
> Jisheng Zhang  wrote:
> 
> > I'm not sure whether the commit d6df3576e6b4
> ("clocksource/drivers/arm_global_timer
> > : Prevent ftrace recursion") can fix this issue.
> >
> > this commit is merged since v4.3, I noticed your kernel version is v4.0
> 
> BTW, yes, that would be the fix.
> 
> -- Steve
> 
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jisheng
> >
> > > Do you know now how to deeply debug and trace which line is wrong
> through Ftrace?
> > >

Hi, Steven and Jisheng
Thanks to both warm-hearted guys. I merged  d6df3576e6b4 patch into my kernel 
4.0.
Then it is true, no cash appears again.

I have one more question that current ftrace can trace DMA latency, include 
mapping and unmapping?
Means I want to know when one BIO request be completed. Just like blktrace.
But blktrace can not tell me the function calling sequence.

--Bean 


Re: ftrace function_graph causes system crash

2016-09-21 Thread Steven Rostedt
On Wed, 21 Sep 2016 17:13:07 +0800
Jisheng Zhang  wrote:

> I'm not sure whether the commit d6df3576e6b4 
> ("clocksource/drivers/arm_global_timer
> : Prevent ftrace recursion") can fix this issue.
> 
> this commit is merged since v4.3, I noticed your kernel version is v4.0

BTW, yes, that would be the fix.

-- Steve

> 
> Thanks,
> Jisheng
> 
> > Do you know now how to deeply debug and trace which line is wrong through 
> > Ftrace?
> > 


Re: ftrace function_graph causes system crash

2016-09-21 Thread Steven Rostedt
On Wed, 21 Sep 2016 17:13:07 +0800
Jisheng Zhang  wrote:

> I'm not sure whether the commit d6df3576e6b4 
> ("clocksource/drivers/arm_global_timer
> : Prevent ftrace recursion") can fix this issue.
> 
> this commit is merged since v4.3, I noticed your kernel version is v4.0

BTW, yes, that would be the fix.

-- Steve

> 
> Thanks,
> Jisheng
> 
> > Do you know now how to deeply debug and trace which line is wrong through 
> > Ftrace?
> > 


Re: ftrace function_graph causes system crash

2016-09-21 Thread Steven Rostedt
On Wed, 21 Sep 2016 07:50:58 +
"Bean Huo (beanhuo)"  wrote:
 
> 
> Hi, Steve
> Thanks very much! This is a very useful trace tool, I now know the problem 
> function,
> It is gt_counter_read, if not trace this function, ftrace function_graph work 
> well.
> Do you know now how to deeply debug and trace which line is wrong through 
> Ftrace?

Hmm, maybe I should add this into the scripts directory. Yeah, I should
do that.

-- Steve


Re: ftrace function_graph causes system crash

2016-09-21 Thread Steven Rostedt
On Wed, 21 Sep 2016 07:50:58 +
"Bean Huo (beanhuo)"  wrote:
 
> 
> Hi, Steve
> Thanks very much! This is a very useful trace tool, I now know the problem 
> function,
> It is gt_counter_read, if not trace this function, ftrace function_graph work 
> well.
> Do you know now how to deeply debug and trace which line is wrong through 
> Ftrace?

Hmm, maybe I should add this into the scripts directory. Yeah, I should
do that.

-- Steve


Re: ftrace function_graph causes system crash

2016-09-21 Thread Jisheng Zhang
Hi Bean,

On Wed, 21 Sep 2016 07:50:58 + "Bean Huo (beanhuo)"  wrote:

> > From: linux-arm-kernel [mailto:linux-arm-kernel-boun...@lists.infradead.org]
> > On Behalf Of Steven Rostedt
> > Sent: Dienstag, 20. September 2016 16:07
> > To: Bean Huo (beanhuo) <bean...@micron.com>
> > Cc: Zoltan Szubbocsev (zszubbocsev) <zszubboc...@micron.com>;
> > catalin.mari...@arm.com; will.dea...@arm.com; r...@lists.rocketboards.org;
> > linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; mi...@redhat.com; linux-arm-
> > ker...@lists.infradead.org
> > Subject: Re: ftrace function_graph causes system crash
> > 
> > On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 13:10:39 +
> > "Bean Huo (beanhuo)" <bean...@micron.com> wrote:
> >   
> > > Hi, all
> > > I just use ftrace to do some latency study, found that function_graph
> > > can not Work, as long as enable it, will cause kernel panic. I searched 
> > > this  
> > online.  
> > > Found that there are also some cause the same as mine. I am a newer of  
> > ftrace.  
> > > I want to know who know what root cause? Here is some partial log:
> > >
> > >  
> > 
> > Can you do a function bisect to find what function this is.
> > 
> > This script is used to help find functions that are being traced by 
> > function tracer
> > or function graph tracing that causes the machine to reboot, hang, or crash.
> > Here's the steps to take.
> > 
> > First, determine if function graph is working with a single function:
> > 
> > # cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing
> > # echo schedule > set_ftrace_filter
> > # echo function_graph > current_tracer
> > 
> > If this works, then we know that something is being traced that shouldn't 
> > be.
> > 
> > # echo nop > current_tracer
> > 
> > # cat available_filter_functions > ~/full-file # ftrace-bisect ~/full-file 
> > ~/test-file
> > ~/non-test-file # cat ~/test-file > set_ftrace_filter
> > 
> > *** Note *** this will take several minutes. Setting multiple functions is 
> > an
> > O(n^2) operation, and we are dealing with thousands of functions.
> > So go have  coffee, talk with your coworkers, read facebook. And eventually,
> > this operation will end.
> > 
> > # echo function_graph > current_tracer
> > 
> > If it crashes, we know that ~/test-file has a bad function.
> > 
> >Reboot back to test kernel.
> > 
> ># cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing
> ># mv ~/test-file ~/full-file
> > 
> > If it didn't crash.
> > 
> ># echo nop > current_tracer
> ># mv ~/non-test-file ~/full-file
> > 
> > Get rid of the other test file from previous run (or save them off 
> > somewhere.
> > # rm -f ~/test-file ~/non-test-file
> > 
> > And start again:
> > 
> > # ftrace-bisect ~/full-file ~/test-file ~/non-test-file
> > 
> > The good thing is, because this cuts the number of functions in ~/test-file 
> > by half,
> > the cat of it into set_ftrace_filter takes half as long each iteration, so 
> > don't talk
> > so much at the water cooler the second time.
> > 
> > Eventually, if you did this correctly, you will get down to the problem 
> > function,
> > and all we need to do is to notrace it.
> > 
> > The way to figure out if the problem function is bad, just do:
> > 
> > # echo  > set_ftrace_notrace # echo > set_ftrace_filter #
> > echo function_graph > current_tracer
> > 
> > And if it doesn't crash, we are done.
> > 
> > -- Steve  
> 
> 
> Hi, Steve
> Thanks very much! This is a very useful trace tool, I now know the problem 
> function,
> It is gt_counter_read, if not trace this function, ftrace function_graph work 
> well.

I'm not sure whether the commit d6df3576e6b4 
("clocksource/drivers/arm_global_timer
: Prevent ftrace recursion") can fix this issue.

this commit is merged since v4.3, I noticed your kernel version is v4.0

Thanks,
Jisheng

> Do you know now how to deeply debug and trace which line is wrong through 
> Ftrace?
> 
> --Bean
> 
> ___
> linux-arm-kernel mailing list
> linux-arm-ker...@lists.infradead.org
> http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-arm-kernel



Re: ftrace function_graph causes system crash

2016-09-21 Thread Jisheng Zhang
Hi Bean,

On Wed, 21 Sep 2016 07:50:58 + "Bean Huo (beanhuo)"  wrote:

> > From: linux-arm-kernel [mailto:linux-arm-kernel-boun...@lists.infradead.org]
> > On Behalf Of Steven Rostedt
> > Sent: Dienstag, 20. September 2016 16:07
> > To: Bean Huo (beanhuo) 
> > Cc: Zoltan Szubbocsev (zszubbocsev) ;
> > catalin.mari...@arm.com; will.dea...@arm.com; r...@lists.rocketboards.org;
> > linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; mi...@redhat.com; linux-arm-
> > ker...@lists.infradead.org
> > Subject: Re: ftrace function_graph causes system crash
> > 
> > On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 13:10:39 +
> > "Bean Huo (beanhuo)"  wrote:
> >   
> > > Hi, all
> > > I just use ftrace to do some latency study, found that function_graph
> > > can not Work, as long as enable it, will cause kernel panic. I searched 
> > > this  
> > online.  
> > > Found that there are also some cause the same as mine. I am a newer of  
> > ftrace.  
> > > I want to know who know what root cause? Here is some partial log:
> > >
> > >  
> > 
> > Can you do a function bisect to find what function this is.
> > 
> > This script is used to help find functions that are being traced by 
> > function tracer
> > or function graph tracing that causes the machine to reboot, hang, or crash.
> > Here's the steps to take.
> > 
> > First, determine if function graph is working with a single function:
> > 
> > # cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing
> > # echo schedule > set_ftrace_filter
> > # echo function_graph > current_tracer
> > 
> > If this works, then we know that something is being traced that shouldn't 
> > be.
> > 
> > # echo nop > current_tracer
> > 
> > # cat available_filter_functions > ~/full-file # ftrace-bisect ~/full-file 
> > ~/test-file
> > ~/non-test-file # cat ~/test-file > set_ftrace_filter
> > 
> > *** Note *** this will take several minutes. Setting multiple functions is 
> > an
> > O(n^2) operation, and we are dealing with thousands of functions.
> > So go have  coffee, talk with your coworkers, read facebook. And eventually,
> > this operation will end.
> > 
> > # echo function_graph > current_tracer
> > 
> > If it crashes, we know that ~/test-file has a bad function.
> > 
> >Reboot back to test kernel.
> > 
> ># cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing
> ># mv ~/test-file ~/full-file
> > 
> > If it didn't crash.
> > 
> ># echo nop > current_tracer
> ># mv ~/non-test-file ~/full-file
> > 
> > Get rid of the other test file from previous run (or save them off 
> > somewhere.
> > # rm -f ~/test-file ~/non-test-file
> > 
> > And start again:
> > 
> > # ftrace-bisect ~/full-file ~/test-file ~/non-test-file
> > 
> > The good thing is, because this cuts the number of functions in ~/test-file 
> > by half,
> > the cat of it into set_ftrace_filter takes half as long each iteration, so 
> > don't talk
> > so much at the water cooler the second time.
> > 
> > Eventually, if you did this correctly, you will get down to the problem 
> > function,
> > and all we need to do is to notrace it.
> > 
> > The way to figure out if the problem function is bad, just do:
> > 
> > # echo  > set_ftrace_notrace # echo > set_ftrace_filter #
> > echo function_graph > current_tracer
> > 
> > And if it doesn't crash, we are done.
> > 
> > -- Steve  
> 
> 
> Hi, Steve
> Thanks very much! This is a very useful trace tool, I now know the problem 
> function,
> It is gt_counter_read, if not trace this function, ftrace function_graph work 
> well.

I'm not sure whether the commit d6df3576e6b4 
("clocksource/drivers/arm_global_timer
: Prevent ftrace recursion") can fix this issue.

this commit is merged since v4.3, I noticed your kernel version is v4.0

Thanks,
Jisheng

> Do you know now how to deeply debug and trace which line is wrong through 
> Ftrace?
> 
> --Bean
> 
> ___
> linux-arm-kernel mailing list
> linux-arm-ker...@lists.infradead.org
> http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-arm-kernel



RE: ftrace function_graph causes system crash

2016-09-21 Thread Bean Huo (beanhuo)
> From: linux-arm-kernel [mailto:linux-arm-kernel-boun...@lists.infradead.org]
> On Behalf Of Steven Rostedt
> Sent: Dienstag, 20. September 2016 16:07
> To: Bean Huo (beanhuo) <bean...@micron.com>
> Cc: Zoltan Szubbocsev (zszubbocsev) <zszubboc...@micron.com>;
> catalin.mari...@arm.com; will.dea...@arm.com; r...@lists.rocketboards.org;
> linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; mi...@redhat.com; linux-arm-
> ker...@lists.infradead.org
> Subject: Re: ftrace function_graph causes system crash
> 
> On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 13:10:39 +
> "Bean Huo (beanhuo)" <bean...@micron.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi, all
> > I just use ftrace to do some latency study, found that function_graph
> > can not Work, as long as enable it, will cause kernel panic. I searched this
> online.
> > Found that there are also some cause the same as mine. I am a newer of
> ftrace.
> > I want to know who know what root cause? Here is some partial log:
> >
> >
> 
> Can you do a function bisect to find what function this is.
> 
> This script is used to help find functions that are being traced by function 
> tracer
> or function graph tracing that causes the machine to reboot, hang, or crash.
> Here's the steps to take.
> 
> First, determine if function graph is working with a single function:
> 
> # cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing
> # echo schedule > set_ftrace_filter
> # echo function_graph > current_tracer
> 
> If this works, then we know that something is being traced that shouldn't be.
> 
> # echo nop > current_tracer
> 
> # cat available_filter_functions > ~/full-file # ftrace-bisect ~/full-file 
> ~/test-file
> ~/non-test-file # cat ~/test-file > set_ftrace_filter
> 
> *** Note *** this will take several minutes. Setting multiple functions is an
> O(n^2) operation, and we are dealing with thousands of functions.
> So go have  coffee, talk with your coworkers, read facebook. And eventually,
> this operation will end.
> 
> # echo function_graph > current_tracer
> 
> If it crashes, we know that ~/test-file has a bad function.
> 
>Reboot back to test kernel.
> 
># cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing
># mv ~/test-file ~/full-file
> 
> If it didn't crash.
> 
># echo nop > current_tracer
># mv ~/non-test-file ~/full-file
> 
> Get rid of the other test file from previous run (or save them off somewhere.
> # rm -f ~/test-file ~/non-test-file
> 
> And start again:
> 
> # ftrace-bisect ~/full-file ~/test-file ~/non-test-file
> 
> The good thing is, because this cuts the number of functions in ~/test-file 
> by half,
> the cat of it into set_ftrace_filter takes half as long each iteration, so 
> don't talk
> so much at the water cooler the second time.
> 
> Eventually, if you did this correctly, you will get down to the problem 
> function,
> and all we need to do is to notrace it.
> 
> The way to figure out if the problem function is bad, just do:
> 
> # echo  > set_ftrace_notrace # echo > set_ftrace_filter #
> echo function_graph > current_tracer
> 
> And if it doesn't crash, we are done.
> 
> -- Steve


Hi, Steve
Thanks very much! This is a very useful trace tool, I now know the problem 
function,
It is gt_counter_read, if not trace this function, ftrace function_graph work 
well.
Do you know now how to deeply debug and trace which line is wrong through 
Ftrace?

--Bean


RE: ftrace function_graph causes system crash

2016-09-21 Thread Bean Huo (beanhuo)
> From: linux-arm-kernel [mailto:linux-arm-kernel-boun...@lists.infradead.org]
> On Behalf Of Steven Rostedt
> Sent: Dienstag, 20. September 2016 16:07
> To: Bean Huo (beanhuo) 
> Cc: Zoltan Szubbocsev (zszubbocsev) ;
> catalin.mari...@arm.com; will.dea...@arm.com; r...@lists.rocketboards.org;
> linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; mi...@redhat.com; linux-arm-
> ker...@lists.infradead.org
> Subject: Re: ftrace function_graph causes system crash
> 
> On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 13:10:39 +
> "Bean Huo (beanhuo)"  wrote:
> 
> > Hi, all
> > I just use ftrace to do some latency study, found that function_graph
> > can not Work, as long as enable it, will cause kernel panic. I searched this
> online.
> > Found that there are also some cause the same as mine. I am a newer of
> ftrace.
> > I want to know who know what root cause? Here is some partial log:
> >
> >
> 
> Can you do a function bisect to find what function this is.
> 
> This script is used to help find functions that are being traced by function 
> tracer
> or function graph tracing that causes the machine to reboot, hang, or crash.
> Here's the steps to take.
> 
> First, determine if function graph is working with a single function:
> 
> # cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing
> # echo schedule > set_ftrace_filter
> # echo function_graph > current_tracer
> 
> If this works, then we know that something is being traced that shouldn't be.
> 
> # echo nop > current_tracer
> 
> # cat available_filter_functions > ~/full-file # ftrace-bisect ~/full-file 
> ~/test-file
> ~/non-test-file # cat ~/test-file > set_ftrace_filter
> 
> *** Note *** this will take several minutes. Setting multiple functions is an
> O(n^2) operation, and we are dealing with thousands of functions.
> So go have  coffee, talk with your coworkers, read facebook. And eventually,
> this operation will end.
> 
> # echo function_graph > current_tracer
> 
> If it crashes, we know that ~/test-file has a bad function.
> 
>Reboot back to test kernel.
> 
># cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing
># mv ~/test-file ~/full-file
> 
> If it didn't crash.
> 
># echo nop > current_tracer
># mv ~/non-test-file ~/full-file
> 
> Get rid of the other test file from previous run (or save them off somewhere.
> # rm -f ~/test-file ~/non-test-file
> 
> And start again:
> 
> # ftrace-bisect ~/full-file ~/test-file ~/non-test-file
> 
> The good thing is, because this cuts the number of functions in ~/test-file 
> by half,
> the cat of it into set_ftrace_filter takes half as long each iteration, so 
> don't talk
> so much at the water cooler the second time.
> 
> Eventually, if you did this correctly, you will get down to the problem 
> function,
> and all we need to do is to notrace it.
> 
> The way to figure out if the problem function is bad, just do:
> 
> # echo  > set_ftrace_notrace # echo > set_ftrace_filter #
> echo function_graph > current_tracer
> 
> And if it doesn't crash, we are done.
> 
> -- Steve


Hi, Steve
Thanks very much! This is a very useful trace tool, I now know the problem 
function,
It is gt_counter_read, if not trace this function, ftrace function_graph work 
well.
Do you know now how to deeply debug and trace which line is wrong through 
Ftrace?

--Bean


Re: ftrace function_graph causes system crash

2016-09-20 Thread Steven Rostedt
On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 13:10:39 +
"Bean Huo (beanhuo)"  wrote:

> Hi, all 
> I just use ftrace to do some latency study, found that function_graph can not
> Work, as long as enable it, will cause kernel panic. I searched this online.
> Found that there are also some cause the same as mine. I am a newer of 
> ftrace. 
> I want to know who know what root cause? Here is some partial log:
> 
> 

Can you do a function bisect to find what function this is.

This script is used to help find functions that are being traced by
function tracer or function graph tracing that causes the machine to
reboot, hang, or crash. Here's the steps to take.

First, determine if function graph is working with a single function:

# cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing
# echo schedule > set_ftrace_filter
# echo function_graph > current_tracer

If this works, then we know that something is being traced that
shouldn't be.

# echo nop > current_tracer

# cat available_filter_functions > ~/full-file
# ftrace-bisect ~/full-file ~/test-file ~/non-test-file
# cat ~/test-file > set_ftrace_filter

*** Note *** this will take several minutes. Setting multiple functions
is an O(n^2) operation, and we are dealing with thousands of functions.
So go have  coffee, talk with your coworkers, read facebook. And
eventually, this operation will end.

# echo function_graph > current_tracer

If it crashes, we know that ~/test-file has a bad function.

   Reboot back to test kernel.

   # cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing
   # mv ~/test-file ~/full-file

If it didn't crash.

   # echo nop > current_tracer
   # mv ~/non-test-file ~/full-file

Get rid of the other test file from previous run (or save them off
somewhere.
# rm -f ~/test-file ~/non-test-file

And start again:

# ftrace-bisect ~/full-file ~/test-file ~/non-test-file

The good thing is, because this cuts the number of functions in
~/test-file by half, the cat of it into set_ftrace_filter takes half as
long each iteration, so don't talk so much at the water cooler the
second time.

Eventually, if you did this correctly, you will get down to the problem
function, and all we need to do is to notrace it.

The way to figure out if the problem function is bad, just do:

# echo  > set_ftrace_notrace
# echo > set_ftrace_filter
# echo function_graph > current_tracer

And if it doesn't crash, we are done.

-- Steve


ftrace-bisect
Description: Binary data


Re: ftrace function_graph causes system crash

2016-09-20 Thread Steven Rostedt
On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 13:10:39 +
"Bean Huo (beanhuo)"  wrote:

> Hi, all 
> I just use ftrace to do some latency study, found that function_graph can not
> Work, as long as enable it, will cause kernel panic. I searched this online.
> Found that there are also some cause the same as mine. I am a newer of 
> ftrace. 
> I want to know who know what root cause? Here is some partial log:
> 
> 

Can you do a function bisect to find what function this is.

This script is used to help find functions that are being traced by
function tracer or function graph tracing that causes the machine to
reboot, hang, or crash. Here's the steps to take.

First, determine if function graph is working with a single function:

# cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing
# echo schedule > set_ftrace_filter
# echo function_graph > current_tracer

If this works, then we know that something is being traced that
shouldn't be.

# echo nop > current_tracer

# cat available_filter_functions > ~/full-file
# ftrace-bisect ~/full-file ~/test-file ~/non-test-file
# cat ~/test-file > set_ftrace_filter

*** Note *** this will take several minutes. Setting multiple functions
is an O(n^2) operation, and we are dealing with thousands of functions.
So go have  coffee, talk with your coworkers, read facebook. And
eventually, this operation will end.

# echo function_graph > current_tracer

If it crashes, we know that ~/test-file has a bad function.

   Reboot back to test kernel.

   # cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing
   # mv ~/test-file ~/full-file

If it didn't crash.

   # echo nop > current_tracer
   # mv ~/non-test-file ~/full-file

Get rid of the other test file from previous run (or save them off
somewhere.
# rm -f ~/test-file ~/non-test-file

And start again:

# ftrace-bisect ~/full-file ~/test-file ~/non-test-file

The good thing is, because this cuts the number of functions in
~/test-file by half, the cat of it into set_ftrace_filter takes half as
long each iteration, so don't talk so much at the water cooler the
second time.

Eventually, if you did this correctly, you will get down to the problem
function, and all we need to do is to notrace it.

The way to figure out if the problem function is bad, just do:

# echo  > set_ftrace_notrace
# echo > set_ftrace_filter
# echo function_graph > current_tracer

And if it doesn't crash, we are done.

-- Steve


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