#!/bin/sh # # Copyright (c) 2008 Peter Holm # All rights reserved. # # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without # modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions # are met: # 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. # 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the # documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. # # THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND # ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE # IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE # ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE # FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL # DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS # OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) # HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT # LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY # OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF # SUCH DAMAGE. # # $FreeBSD$ # # Alternate buffer flush path test (Not verified) # Apply this patch to amplyfy the problem: # # diff -r1.520 vfs_bio.c # 894c894 # < if (bo->bo_dirty.bv_cnt > dirtybufthresh + 10) { # --- # > if (bo->bo_dirty.bv_cnt > dirtybufthresh /*+ 10*/) { odir=`pwd` dir=/var/tmp/alternativeFlushPath find $dir -type f | xargs rm [ ! -d $dir ] && mkdir -p $dir cd $dir sed '1,/^EOF/d' < $odir/$0 > $dir/alternativeFlushPath.c cc -o alternativeFlushPath -Wall alternativeFlushPath.c -lthr rm -f alternativeFlushPath.c for j in `jot 10`; do ./alternativeFlushPath& done for j in `jot 20`; do wait done sysctl -a | grep dirtybuf rm alternativeFlushPath exit EOF #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include int main() { char name[80]; int i, j, k; pid_t mypid; int *fd; struct rlimit rlp; if (getrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rlp) == -1) err(1, "getrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE)"); rlp.rlim_cur /= 10; mypid = getpid(); fd = malloc(rlp.rlim_cur * sizeof(int)); for (k = 0; k < 100; k++) { for (i = 0, j = 0; i < (rlp.rlim_cur - 10); i++, j++) { sprintf(name, "f%05d.%05d", mypid, i); if ((fd[i] = open(name, O_CREAT|O_WRONLY, 0666)) == -1) { warn("open(%s)", name); break; } } for (i = 0; i < j; i++) { sprintf(name, "f%05d.%05d", mypid, i); if (unlink(name) == -1) warn("unlink(%s)", name); } for (i = 0; i < j; i++) { if (close(fd[i]) == -1) warn("close(%d)", i); } } exit(0); }