[Patch v3 7/7] add a new interface to show the memory usage of 1st kernel

bhe at redhat.com bhe at redhat.com
Tue Aug 12 03:14:55 PDT 2014


On 08/01/14 at 07:12am, Atsushi Kumagai wrote:
> >The print is like below:
> >->$ ./makedumpfile  --mem-usage  /proc/kcore
> >Excluding unnecessary pages        : [100.0 %] |
> >
> >Page number of memory in different use
> >--------------------------------------------------
> >TYPE		PAGES			EXCLUDABLE	DESCRIPTION
> >ZERO		0               	yes		Pages filled with zero
> 
> The number of zero pages is always 0 since it isn't counted during
> get_num_dumpable_cyclic(). To count it up, we have to read all of the
> pages like exclude_zero_pages(), so we need "exclude_zero_pages_cyclic()".
> My idea is to call it in get_num_dumpable_cyclic() like:

Yeah, I didn't notice it. Thanks for pointing it out and great idea.
Will change.

> 
> 		for_each_cycle(0, info->max_mapnr, &cycle)
> 		{
> 				if (!exclude_unnecessary_pages_cyclic(&cycle))
> 					return FALSE;
> 
> +				if (info->flag_mem_usage)
> +					exclude_zero_pages_cyclic(&cycle);
> +
> 				for(pfn=cycle.start_pfn; pfn<cycle.end_pfn; pfn++)
> 
> 
> BTW, what is the target kernel version of this feature?
> It works well on 3.12 but fails on 2.6.32 like:
> 
> # ./makedumpfile --mem-usage /proc/kcore
> read_device: Can't read a file(/proc/kcore). Success
> set_kcore_vmcoreinfo: Can't read the dump memory(/proc/kcore). Success
> 
> makedumpfile Failed.
> #
> 
> This error means reading VMCOREINFO from /proc/kcore was failed.
> Of course, there is a VMCOREINFO on the memory,
> 
> # cat /sys/kernel/vmcoreinfo
> 1e01b80 1000
> #
> 
> It seems like old /proc/kcore's issue, but I'm still investigating.
> Any comments are helpful.

OK, I just tested this on Latest kernel of Linus's tree. That means I
need installed an old kernel to check it.

Will paste the result after analyzing. 

Thanks so much for these helpful comments and great ideas. Will post a
new patchset soon.


> 
> 
> Thanks
> Atsushi Kumagai
> 
> >CACHE		562006          	yes		Cache pages
> >CACHE_PRIVATE	353502          	yes		Cache pages + private
> >USER		225780          	yes		User process pages
> >FREE		2761884         	yes		Free pages
> >KERN_DATA	235873          	no		Dumpable kernel data
> >
> >Total pages on system:	4139045
> >
> >Signed-off-by: Baoquan He <bhe at redhat.com>
> >---
> > makedumpfile.8 | 17 +++++++++++++
> > makedumpfile.c | 76 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > makedumpfile.h |  2 ++
> > print_info.c   |  8 +++++++
> > 4 files changed, 103 insertions(+)
> >
> >diff --git a/makedumpfile.8 b/makedumpfile.8
> >index 25fe74e..64abbc7 100644
> >--- a/makedumpfile.8
> >+++ b/makedumpfile.8
> >@@ -532,6 +532,23 @@ it is necessary to specfiy [\-x \fIVMLINUX\fR] or [\-i \fIVMCOREINFO\fR].
> > # makedumpfile \-\-dump-dmesg -x vmlinux /proc/vmcore dmesgfile
> > .br
> >
> >+
> >+.TP
> >+\fB\-\-mem-usage\fR
> >+This option is used to show the page numbers of current system in different
> >+use. It should be executed in 1st kernel. By the help of this, user can know
> >+how many pages is dumpable when different dump_level is specified. It analyzes
> >+the 'System Ram' and 'kernel text' program segment of /proc/kcore excluding
> >+the crashkernel range, then calculates the page number of different kind per
> >+vmcoreinfo. So currently /proc/kcore need be specified explicitly.
> >+
> >+.br
> >+.B Example:
> >+.br
> >+# makedumpfile \-\-mem-usage /proc/kcore
> >+.br
> >+
> >+
> > .TP
> > \fB\-\-diskset=VMCORE\fR
> > Specify multiple \fIVMCORE\fRs created on sadump diskset configuration
> >diff --git a/makedumpfile.c b/makedumpfile.c
> >index b5e920d..6bbf324 100644
> >--- a/makedumpfile.c
> >+++ b/makedumpfile.c
> >@@ -7853,6 +7853,7 @@ print_mem_usage(void)
> > 	shrinking = shrinking / pfn_original;
> >
> > 	MSG("\n");
> >+	MSG("\n");
> > 	MSG("Page number of memory in different use\n");
> > 	MSG("--------------------------------------------------\n");
> > 	MSG("TYPE		PAGES			EXCLUDABLE	DESCRIPTION\n");
> >@@ -8906,6 +8907,13 @@ check_param_for_creating_dumpfile(int argc, char *argv[])
> > 		 */
> > 		info->name_memory   = argv[optind];
> >
> >+	} else if ((argc == optind + 1) && info->flag_mem_usage) {
> >+		/*
> >+		* Parameter for showing the page number of memory
> >+		* in different use from.
> >+		*/
> >+		info->name_memory   = argv[optind];
> >+
> > 	} else
> > 		return FALSE;
> >
> >@@ -9148,6 +9156,58 @@ static int get_sys_kernel_vmcoreinfo(uint64_t *addr, uint64_t *len)
> > 	return 0;
> > }
> >
> >+int show_mem_usage(void)
> >+{
> >+        uint64_t vmcoreinfo_addr, vmcoreinfo_len;
> >+
> >+        if (!is_crashkernel_mem_reserved()) {
> >+                ERRMSG("No memory is reserved for crashkenrel!\n");
> >+                return FALSE;
> >+        }
> >+
> >+
> >+        if (!info->flag_cyclic)
> >+                info->flag_cyclic = TRUE;
> >+
> >+	info->dump_level = MAX_DUMP_LEVEL;
> >+
> >+        if (!get_page_offset())
> >+                return FALSE;
> >+
> >+        if (!open_dump_memory())
> >+                return FALSE;
> >+
> >+        if (!get_elf_loads(info->fd_memory, info->name_memory))
> >+                return FALSE;
> >+
> >+        if (get_sys_kernel_vmcoreinfo(&vmcoreinfo_addr, &vmcoreinfo_len))
> >+                return FALSE;
> >+
> >+        if (!set_kcore_vmcoreinfo(vmcoreinfo_addr, vmcoreinfo_len))
> >+                return FALSE;
> >+
> >+        if (!get_kcore_dump_loads())
> >+                return FALSE;
> >+
> >+        if (!initial())
> >+                return FALSE;
> >+
> >+
> >+        if (!prepare_bitmap2_buffer_cyclic())
> >+                return FALSE;
> >+
> >+        info->num_dumpable = get_num_dumpable_cyclic();
> >+
> >+	free_bitmap2_buffer_cyclic();
> >+
> >+        print_mem_usage();
> >+
> >+        if (!close_files_for_creating_dumpfile())
> >+                return FALSE;
> >+
> >+        return TRUE;
> >+}
> >+
> >
> > static struct option longopts[] = {
> > 	{"split", no_argument, NULL, OPT_SPLIT},
> >@@ -9165,6 +9225,7 @@ static struct option longopts[] = {
> > 	{"cyclic-buffer", required_argument, NULL, OPT_CYCLIC_BUFFER},
> > 	{"eppic", required_argument, NULL, OPT_EPPIC},
> > 	{"non-mmap", no_argument, NULL, OPT_NON_MMAP},
> >+	{"mem-usage", no_argument, NULL, OPT_MEM_USAGE},
> > 	{0, 0, 0, 0}
> > };
> >
> >@@ -9256,6 +9317,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
> > 		case OPT_DUMP_DMESG:
> > 			info->flag_dmesg = 1;
> > 			break;
> >+		case OPT_MEM_USAGE:
> >+                       info->flag_mem_usage = 1;
> >+                       break;
> > 		case OPT_COMPRESS_SNAPPY:
> > 			info->flag_compress = DUMP_DH_COMPRESSED_SNAPPY;
> > 			break;
> >@@ -9396,6 +9460,18 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
> >
> > 		MSG("\n");
> > 		MSG("The dmesg log is saved to %s.\n", info->name_dumpfile);
> >+	} else if (info->flag_mem_usage) {
> >+		if (!check_param_for_creating_dumpfile(argc, argv)) {
> >+			MSG("Commandline parameter is invalid.\n");
> >+			MSG("Try `makedumpfile --help' for more information.\n");
> >+			goto out;
> >+		}
> >+
> >+		if (!show_mem_usage())
> >+			goto out;
> >+
> >+		MSG("\n");
> >+		MSG("Showing page number of memory in different use successfully.\n");
> > 	} else {
> > 		if (!check_param_for_creating_dumpfile(argc, argv)) {
> > 			MSG("Commandline parameter is invalid.\n");
> >diff --git a/makedumpfile.h b/makedumpfile.h
> >index 8881c76..ba8c0f9 100644
> >--- a/makedumpfile.h
> >+++ b/makedumpfile.h
> >@@ -911,6 +911,7 @@ struct DumpInfo {
> > 	int		flag_force;	     /* overwrite existing stuff */
> > 	int		flag_exclude_xen_dom;/* exclude Domain-U from xen-kdump */
> > 	int             flag_dmesg;          /* dump the dmesg log out of the vmcore file */
> >+	int             flag_mem_usage;  /*show the page number of memory in different use*/
> > 	int		flag_use_printk_log; /* did we read printk_log symbol name? */
> > 	int		flag_nospace;	     /* the flag of "No space on device" error */
> > 	int		flag_vmemmap;        /* kernel supports vmemmap address space */
> >@@ -1772,6 +1773,7 @@ struct elf_prstatus {
> > #define OPT_CYCLIC_BUFFER       OPT_START+11
> > #define OPT_EPPIC               OPT_START+12
> > #define OPT_NON_MMAP            OPT_START+13
> >+#define OPT_MEM_USAGE            OPT_START+14
> >
> > /*
> >  * Function Prototype.
> >diff --git a/print_info.c b/print_info.c
> >index 7592690..29db918 100644
> >--- a/print_info.c
> >+++ b/print_info.c
> >@@ -264,6 +264,14 @@ print_usage(void)
> > 	MSG("      LOGFILE. If a VMCORE does not contain VMCOREINFO for dmesg, it is\n");
> > 	MSG("      necessary to specfiy [-x VMLINUX] or [-i VMCOREINFO].\n");
> > 	MSG("\n");
> >+	MSG("  [--mem-usage]:\n");
> >+	MSG("      This option is used to show the page numbers of current system in different\n");
> >+	MSG("      use. It should be executed in 1st kernel. By the help of this, user can know\n");
> >+	MSG("      how many pages is dumpable when different dump_level is specified. It analyzes\n");
> >+	MSG("      the 'System Ram' and 'kernel text' program segment of /proc/kcore excluding\n");
> >+	MSG("      the crashkernel range, then calculates the page number of different kind per\n");
> >+	MSG("      vmcoreinfo. So currently /proc/kcore need be specified explicitly.\n");
> >+	MSG("\n");
> > 	MSG("  [-D]:\n");
> > 	MSG("      Print debugging message.\n");
> > 	MSG("\n");
> >--
> >1.8.5.3
> 
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