svn commit: r360233 - in head: contrib/jemalloc . . . : This partially breaks a 2-socket 32-bit powerpc (old PowerMac G4) based on head -r360311

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 --- Original message ---
 From: "Mark Millard" <marklmi at yahoo.com>
 Date: 3 May 2020, 04:47:14
  


> [I'm only claiming the new jemalloc is involved and that
> reverting avoids the problem.]
> 
> I've been reporting to some lists problems with:
> 
> dhclient
> sendmail
> rpcbind
> mountd
> nfsd
> 
> getting SIGSEGV (signal 11) crashes and some core
> dumps on the old 2-socket (1 core per socket) 32-bit
> PowerMac G4 running head -r<span data-ukrnet-code="360311">360311</span>.
> 
> Mikaël Urankar sent a note suggesting that I try
> testing reverting head -r<span data-ukrnet-code="360233">360233</span> for my head -r<span data-ukrnet-code="360311">360311</span>
> context. He got it right . . .
> 
> 
> Context:
> 
> The problem was noticed by an inability to have
> other machines do a:
> 
> mount -onoatime,soft OLDPOWERMAC-LOCAL-IP:/... /mnt
> 
> sort of operation and to have succeed. By contrast, on
> the old PowerMac G4 I could initiate mounts against
> other machines just fine.
> 
> I do not see any such problems on any of (all based
> on head -r360311):
> 
> powerpc64 (old PowerMac G5 2-sockets with 2 cores each)
> armv7 (OrangePi+ 2ed)
> aarch64 (Rock64, RPi4, RPi3,
> OverDrive <span data-ukrnet-code="1000">1000</span>,
> Macchiatobin Double Shot)
> amd64 (ThreadRipper 1950X)
> 
> So I expect something 32-bit powerpc specific
> is somehow involved, even if jemalloc is only
> using whatever it is.
> 
> (A kyua run with a debug kernel did not find other
> unexpected signal 11 sources on the 32-bit PowerMac
> compared to past kyua runs, at least that I noticed.
> There were a few lock order reversals that I do not
> know if they are expected or known-safe or not.
> I've reported those reversals to the lists as well.)
> 
> 
> Recent experiments based on the suggestion:
> 
> Doing the buildworld, buildkernel and installing just
> the new kernel and rebooting made no difference.
> 
> But then installing the new world and rebooting did
> make things work again: I no longer get core files
> for the likes of (old cores from before the update):
> 
> # find / -name "*.core" -print
> /var/spool/clientmqueue/sendmail.core
> /rpcbind.core
> /mountd.core
> /nfsd.core
> 
> Nor do I see the various notices for sendmail
> signal 11's that did not leave behind a core file
> --or for dhclient (no core file left behind).
> And I can mount the old PowerMac's drive from
> other machines just fine.
> 
> 
> Other notes:
> 
> I do not actively use sendmail but it was left
> to do its default things, partially to test if
> such default things are working. Unfortunately,
> PowerMacs have a problematical status under
> FreeBSD and my context has my historical
> experiments with avoiding various problems.
> 
> ===
> Mark Millard
> marklmi at yahoo.com
> ( dsl-only.net went
> away in early <span data-ukrnet-code="2018">2018</span>-Mar)
> 

Hi Mark,

It should be fixed, but not by reverting to old version. We can't stuck on old version because of ancient hardware. I think upstream is not interested in support such hardware. So, it have to patched locally.

Thanks.