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[Gcl-devel] Re: interrupts in 64-bit GCL
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Matt Kaufmann |
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[Gcl-devel] Re: interrupts in 64-bit GCL |
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Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:24:54 -0600 |
Hi --
Perhaps Camm Maguire is done with the debug versions of GCL at UT CS,
in which case you might be willing to build non-debug versions, which
run faster. In particular, here is a comparison of times for an ACL2
regression run using the debug version vs. one using a version built
with the same configure command except without --enable-debug (in my
own space, /projects/acl2/lisps/gcl/gcl-2.6.8pre/bin/gcl):
15308.228u 587.400s 49:53.88 530.9% 0+0k 233800+1855104io 207pf+0w
11424.237u 616.798s 35:43.40 561.7% 0+0k 159568+1728048io 200pf+0w
This probably isn't important for the novice ACL2 users in J Moore's
class this semester, but perhaps someone else at UT CS would benefit
from better GCL performance.
Thanks --
-- Matt
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:10:58 -0600
From: "David A. Kotz" <address@hidden>
CC: address@hidden, address@hidden, address@hidden
./configure --prefix=/lusr/opt/gcl-2.6.8pre \
--disable-statsysbfd --enable-locbfd \
--enable-ihssize=2097110 \
--enable-vssize=2097110 \
--enable-maxpage=524288 \
--enable-holediv=100 \
--enable-debug
Matt Kaufmann wrote:
> Great! Thank you. Dave, if you send me your build instructions, I'll
> forward them along since you're (I'm guessing) not on the gcl-devel
> list, which only allows posts from members.
>
> Thanks --
> -- Matt
> Cc: address@hidden, address@hidden, address@hidden
> From: Camm Maguire <address@hidden>
> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:03:41 -0500
> X-SpamAssassin-Status: No, hits=-2.6 required=5.0
> X-UTCS-Spam-Status: No, hits=-282 required=165
>
> Greetings! OK, suprisingly enough I think I might have indirectly
> deduced what is going on. It is verifiably independent of SGC, but
> appears related to 64bit only by the enhanced time window possible in
> which to receive SIGINT.
>
> In short, could you please send me (and post to gcl-devel) the
> instructions for rebuilding your source again against a patched gcl
> tree for testing.
>
> This does bring up the legacy gcl signal handling code, which is quite
> clever given the age in which it was developed, but has since been
> made somewhat obsolete by recent system developments, at least on
> Linux.
>
> The GCL strategy is to maintain global variables tracking pending and
> blcked signals, and to loop over alarm(1) until the unblocking code
> snippet is executed. (i.e. BEGIN_NO_INTERRUPT and END_NO_INTERRUPT,
> which essentially set signals_allowed to 0 and restores the previous
> value respectively). Nowadays, bracketing the code needing protection
> directly with sigprocmask is more typical. Heaven knows what
> portability issues are involved in making this change.
>
> The bug appears to be that critical GC code is not protected against
> interrupts and subsequent possible longjumps. Specifically,
> add_page_to_freelist is apparently allowing partially initialized
> freelists to escape. An immediate fix would be at hand in this case,
> but more systematically we need to review the areas this protection is
> required and come up with a decent centralization policy. I don't
> think there is any reason to clock signals other that object creation,
> gc, and anything modifying tm_table. Other thoughts most welcome.
>
> Take care,
>
>
>
> Matt Kaufmann <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > Hi --
> >
> > I was able to reproduce the error after building ACL2 a new debug copy
> > of 64-bit gcl that the sysadmins built. Same instructions as before,
> > except for a slight change in the ACL2 executable directory. Quoting
> > from below, but updating the executable path (and fixing a misleading
> > comment):
> >
> > Start up ACL2 built on GCL, as follows:
> >
> > /projects/acl2/v3-4-linux-64/fast-linux-gcl-saved_acl2
> >
> > Then issue these commands:
> >
> > ; Just to slow down the output from the thm form below:
> > (trace$ rewrite)
> >
> > ; ACL2 disables the debugger by default; this restores it:
> > (set-debugger-enable t)
> >
> > ; This goes pretty fast but you'll have time to interrupt it:
> > (thm (equal (append (append x x) x) (append x x x)))
> >
> > [Now quickly interrupt with control-c, and then :q from the break.
> > If the form above completes, just try it again. Eventually I
think
> > you'll see a Lisp "fatal error" or even a "Segmentation fault".]
> >
> > It seems to take me about 3 to 5 THM calls to get the error, which
> > looks like this:
> >
> > ACL2 !>(thm (equal (append (append x x) x) (append x x x)))
> > [SGC off]
> > Error: Caught fatal error [memory may be damaged]
> > Fast links are on: do (si::use-fast-links nil) for debugging
> > Error signalled by ACL2_*1*_ACL2::THM-FN.
> > Broken at COND. Type :H for Help.
> > ACL2[RAW LISP]>>
> >
> > -- Matt
> > Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:12:04 -0600
> > From: "David A. Kotz" <address@hidden>
> > CC: address@hidden, address@hidden, address@hidden
> >
> > I've replaced both of our 64bit flavors and the 32bit with
debug-enabled
> > versions. The 64s are in place now, and the 32 should rdist
around
> > tonight. I want to keep all of them in sync, even if we're only
> > investigating a problem in one.
> >
> > - dave
> >
> >
> > Matt Kaufmann wrote:
> > > Thanks, Dave! I really appreciate it.
> > >
> > > When I get the word from you, or when I see
> > > /lusr/opt/gcl-2.6.8pre/bin/gcl updated on lhug-0, I'll rebuild
ACL2 on
> > > top of it and try to reproduce the problem.
> > >
> > > Thanks again --
> > > -- Matt
> > > Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:13:54 -0600
> > > From: "David A. Kotz" <address@hidden>
> > > CC: Matt Kaufmann <address@hidden>, address@hidden,
> > > address@hidden
> > >
> > > I'll rebuild it with the debug flag.
> > >
> > > - dave
> > >
> > >
> > > Camm Maguire wrote:
> > > > Thanks! Please let me know if you run into troubles here.
> > > >
> > > > Take care,
> > > >
> > > > Matt Kaufmann <address@hidden> writes:
> > > >
> > > >> Howdy --
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks for the reply.
> > > >>
> > > >> If address@hidden is willing to do (1), or to send me the
exact configure
> > > >> and make commands and source directory used so that I can
do it
> > > >> myself, then I'll try to reproduce the error by building
ACL2 on top
> > > >> of it. I'm assuming that --enable-debug is given to the
configure
> > > >> command, not to make.
> > > >>
> > > >> Then if if I can't reproduce the problem, I'll let you and
address@hidden
> > > >> know and we can explore (2). In that case, if
address@hidden is willing to
> > > >> do it, great; then I'll try to reproduce the problem. But
if I'm to
> > > >> do the build, I'd need explicit instructions on how to
"make sure -g
> > > >> is included in the gcc calls"; maybe I need to do some
setq in Lisp?
> > > >> Also I didn't understand the comment about makedefs. But
I guess we
> > > >> can ignore (2) if (1) works.
> > > >>
> > > >> -- Matt
> > > >> Cc: address@hidden, address@hidden
> > > >> From: Camm Maguire <address@hidden>
> > > >> Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:58:49 -0500
> > > >> X-SpamAssassin-Status: No, hits=-2.6 required=5.0
> > > >> X-UTCS-Spam-Status: No, hits=-282 required=165
> > > >>
> > > >> Greetings! I suspect a missing signal block around
some code that
> > > >> needs protecting. I've reprodced under gdb, but there
are no
> > > >> debugging symbols in the image. [ Question for list --
have computers
> > > >> now become so fast that -g should be included by
default in all gcl
> > > >> images? It used to slow down the compiler, don't know
about now. It
> > > >> does make the image quite a bit bigger. ]
> > > >>
> > > >> Ideally, you or someone else at the site might be so
kind as to
> > > >> rebuild atop
> > > >>
> > > >> 1) a gcl build with --enable-debug. If this does not
reproduce, then
> > > >> in addition
> > > >> 2) rebuild atop a standard gcl with the CFLAGS
environment variable
> > > >> set to -g before configure and make. Please make sure
-g is included
> > > >> in the gcc calls. Otherwise, makedefs can be modified
after configure
> > > >> and before make to include -g wherever one sees -O3 or
-O
> > > >>
> > > >> Would this be too much trouble?
> > > >>
> > > >> Take care,
> > > >>
> > > >> Matt Kaufmann <address@hidden> writes:
> > > >>
> > > >> > Hi --
> > > >> >
> > > >> > The sysadmins here at UT CS have built GCL 2.6.8pre
from CVS as you
> > > >> > suggested. It's working great on 32-bit linux, but
I've run into an
> > > >> > issue for 64-bit linux.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > You can re-create the issue on a UT CS 64-bit linux
machine as
> > > >> > follows.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Start up ACL2 built on GCL, as follows:
> > > >> >
> > > >> > /projects/acl2/v3-4-linux/fast-linux-gcl-saved_acl2
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Then issue these commands:
> > > >> >
> > > >> > ; Just to slow down the output from the next form:
> > > >> > (trace$ rewrite)
> > > >> >
> > > >> > ; ACL2 disables the debugger by default; this
restores it:
> > > >> > (set-debugger-enable t)
> > > >> >
> > > >> > ; This goes pretty fast but you'll have time to
interrupt it:
> > > >> > (thm (equal (append (append x x) x) (append x x x)))
> > > >> >
> > > >> > [Now quickly interrupt with control-c, and then :q
from the break.
> > > >> > If the form above completes, just try it again.
Eventually I think
> > > >> > you'll see a Lisp "fatal error" or even a
"Segmentation fault".]
> > > >> >
> > > >> > By the way, I built
/projects/acl2/v3-4-linux/fast-linux-gcl as
> > > >> > follows, on lhug-0 (a 64-bit linux machine):
> > > >> >
> > > >> > rm -f TAGS ; mv make-fast-gcl.log
make-fast-gcl.old.log ; (time nice make PREFIX=fast-linux-gcl-
LISP=my-fast-gcl) >& make-fast-gcl.log&
> > > >> >
> > > >> > where "my-fast-gcl" is a script containing:
> > > >> >
> > > >> > #!/bin/sh
> > > >> > /lusr/opt/gcl-2.6.8pre/bin/gcl -eval "(defparameter
user::*fast-acl2-gcl-build* t)" $*
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Also by the way, if you instead run the following on
a 32-bit UT CS
> > > >> > linux machine
> > > >> >
> > > >> > /projects/acl2/v3-4-linux/gcl-saved_acl2
> > > >> >
> > > >> > then you won't see the interrupt problem described
above (or at least,
> > > >> > I didn't, and I tried).
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Thanks --
> > > >> > -- Matt
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >> Camm Maguire
address@hidden
> > > >>
==========================================================================
> > > >> "The earth is but one country, and mankind its
citizens." -- Baha'u'llah
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Camm Maguire address@hidden
>
==========================================================================
> "The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens." --
Baha'u'llah
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