[erlang-questions] Source patch for R12B-0 not working on Netra T2000 with SMP enabled (64-bit)

Rickard Green rickard.s.green@REDACTED
Mon Dec 17 16:09:11 CET 2007


No, not without more information. The information I requested would 
help. Besides that, I've also built a small otp installation which you 
could install and try to compile your patched R12B-0 source tree with.

Unpack http://www.erlang.org/download/r12b-0-osp1-small.tar.gz with gnu 
tar, cd into the r12b-0-osp1-small directory and run:
   ./Install -minimal `pwd`
                      (note backticks)

Put the small installation in your path, cd into your patched source 
tree and run:
   ./otp_build configure --enable-smp-support && ./otp_build opt

Note that it is important that you use the otp_build commands above; 
otherwise, your bootstrap will be used.

Is it able to compile the hipe_rtl_arch.erl file? If it hangs, 'kill 
-ABRT' it and send us the core.

Note that we will not be able to put much more effort into this until 
the second week of January -08.

BR,
Rickard Green, Erlang/OTP, Ericsson AB.

Valentin Micic wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I know this is a bad time of the year, however, can we get some kind of 
> conclusion and/or resolution for this particular problem?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Valentin.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rickard Green" 
> <rickard.s.green@REDACTED>
> To: "Ognian Pantov [ MTN - Innovation Centre ]" <Pantov_O@REDACTED>
> Cc: "Valentin Micic" <valentin@REDACTED>; "Kenneth Lundin" 
> <kenneth.lundin@REDACTED>; "Sean Hinde" <sean.hinde@REDACTED>; 
> "Erlang/OTP discussions" <erlang-questions@REDACTED>; 
> <waynes@REDACTED>
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 5:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [erlang-questions] Source patch for R12B-0 available
> 
> 
>> 'kill -ABRT' the emulator when you are sure the emulator hangs (i.e. 
>> 0% cpu utilization after quite a while). Make the following available 
>> for download:
>> * A complete build log including the environment (use 'script' to 
>> capture printouts and type 'env' to print the environment).
>> * The whole source tree you've built in and the core generated (pack 
>> with gnu tar).
>>
>> I'll have a look at it, and try to figure out what is going on.
>>
>> By the way: Have anyone else tried to build R12B-0 with the patch on 
>> solaris 10 sparc64? If so, did it fail or succeed?
>>
>> BR,
>> Rickard Green, Erlang/OTP, Ericsson AB.
>>
>> Ognian Pantov [ MTN - Innovation Centre ] wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I manage to build R12B-0 Erlang 64 bit with the patch on T2000 
>>> without SMP support: env CC=/tmp/gcc64 ./configure 
>>> --disable-smp-support --prefix=/usr/local/erlang/R12B-0
>>>
>>> We can build R12B-0 on the same machine with the same OS using the 
>>> same procedure:
>>> - 64 bit with SMP support, no patch
>>> - 64 bit with patch, NO SMP
>>>
>>> We can't build 64 bit with SMP support with the patch.
>>>
>>> It seems that the patch and SMP don't work together on Netra T2000.
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>> Ognian
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Rickard Green [mailto:rickard.s.green@REDACTED]
>>> Sent: Thursday, 13 December 2007 05:42
>>> To: Ognian Pantov [ MTN - Innovation Centre ]
>>> Cc: Valentin Micic; Kenneth Lundin; Sean Hinde; Erlang/OTP discussions;
>>> waynes@REDACTED
>>> Subject: Re: [erlang-questions] Source patch for R12B-0 available
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> $ uname -a
>>> SunOS xxx 5.10 Generic_125100-10 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-5_10
>>>
>>> BR,
>>> Rickard Green, Erlang/OTP, Ericsson AB.
>>>
>>> Ognian Pantov [ MTN - Innovation Centre ] wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> We can build R12B-0 without the patch on Netra T2000 (SMP) and Netra 
>>>> 440 (No SMP) using Sun tar or GNU tar, with or without -64 flag 
>>>> passed to ld. There is no other Erlang on the box.
>>>>
>>>> We can't build R12B-0 with the patch on Netra T2000 and Netra 440 
>>>> using Sun tar or GNU tar, with or without -64 flag passed to ld. 
>>>> There is no other Erlang on the box.
>>>>
>>>> What is the hardware you are using to build Solaris 10?
>>>>
>>>> If do env CC=/tmp/gcc64 ./configure --enable-smp-support 
>>>> --prefix=/usr/local/erlang/R11-1 on Netra 440 using R11B-1 we got:
>>>>
>>>> checking whether an emulator with smp support should be built... 
>>>> yes; enabled by user configure: error: cannot build smp enabled 
>>>> emulator since hardware platform (ultrasparc wordsize=8) is not supp
>>>> orted
>>>> configure: error: 
>>>> /export/home/smscproj/install/otp_src_R11B-1/erts/configure failed 
>>>> for erts
>>>>
>>>> If we do env CC=/tmp/gcc64 ./configure --enable-smp-support 
>>>> --prefix=/usr/local/erlang/R12B-0
>>>> configure finish successfully! We can build OK without patch and we 
>>>> fail to build with the patch.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards
>>>> Ognian
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Rickard Green [mailto:rickard.s.green@REDACTED]
>>>> Sent: Thursday, 13 December 2007 01:15
>>>> To: Valentin Micic
>>>> Cc: Ognian Pantov [ MTN - Innovation Centre ]; Kenneth Lundin; Sean
>>>> Hinde; Erlang/OTP discussions; waynes@REDACTED
>>>> Subject: Re: [erlang-questions] Source patch for R12B-0 available
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Valentin Micic wrote:
>>>>> Not sure how is gnu tar related to the problem, but we'll try...
>>>>>
>>>> As far as I know solaris tar and gnu tar are slightly incompatible, 
>>>> and that you might get silent errors if you extract using solaris 
>>>> tar. I'm no tar expert, though, I might be wrong, but by using gnu 
>>>> tar you will at least remove one possible error source.
>>>>
>>>>> When we've run "truss" command using 'erlc' and arguments as 
>>>>> indicated immediately when build "hangs", the execution fails 
>>>>> because it cannot locate 'erl'. Unfortunately, the 'erl' hasn't 
>>>>> been build at this point, so I am at loss... it appears to me that 
>>>>> 'erlc' is invoked to early, that is to say, before 'erl' has been 
>>>>> created. Thus, two questions for your consideration, if you please:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) Could it be that patch is inserted at a wrong place;
>>>> Perhaps, but I've also used gpatch (version 2.5.4), and it works for 
>>>> me. You could try to apply the patch manually if you want. Modify 
>>>> all files included in the patch manually except for 
>>>> otp_src_R12B-0/configure, and otp_src_R12B-0/erts/configure then cd 
>>>> into otp_src_R12B-0 and run "./otp_build autoconf" (you need to have 
>>>> autoconf 2.59 in your path). If you search for "diff -Naur" in the 
>>>> patch file, you will easily find the beginning of each diff.
>>>>
>>>>> 2) Could it be that your build is successful because you do have 
>>>>> erl somewhere in your path (I mean erl that you've build before via 
>>>>> separate build) -- I've checked it over and over again: erlc will 
>>>>> try to invoke erl using any path specified in your $PATH variable.
>>>>>
>>>> The top makefile puts the bootstrap/bin directory (where the 
>>>> bootstrap erl and erlc resides) first in your path during the build. 
>>>> I've also successfully built it without any erl and erlc in the path 
>>>> and without ERLC_EMULATOR set, and also using the runtime system 
>>>> with resp. without smp support.
>>>>
>>>> You could also try to enable/disable smp support for erlc by putting 
>>>> -smpenable/-smpdisable in the ERL_ZFLAGS environment variable before 
>>>> building and see if it makes any difference.
>>>>
>>>> BR,
>>>> Rickard Green, Erlang/OTP, Ericsson AB.
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your effort so far.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>>> V.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rickard Green" 
>>>>> <rickard.s.green@REDACTED>
>>>>> To: "Ognian Pantov [ MTN - Innovation Centre ]" <Pantov_O@REDACTED>
>>>>> Cc: "Kenneth Lundin" <kenneth.lundin@REDACTED>; "Sean Hinde" 
>>>>> <sean.hinde@REDACTED>; "Erlang/OTP discussions" 
>>>>> <erlang-questions@REDACTED>; <waynes@REDACTED>; 
>>>>> "Valentin Micic" <valentin@REDACTED>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 2:05 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [erlang-questions] Source patch for R12B-0 available
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> It builds fine for me on solaris 10.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Are you extracting the tar file with gnu tar? If not, you need to.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Instead of using CC I put a script called gcc (similar to yours) 
>>>>>> in the path and also a script called ld (passing -64 as argument 
>>>>>> to ld) in the path.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I use gcc 3.4.4.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> BR,
>>>>>> Rickard Green, Erlang/OTP, Ericsson AB.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ognian Pantov [ MTN - Innovation Centre ] wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We are having a problem making R12B-0 with the patch on Solaris 10.
>>>>>>> We can make and run R12B-0 without the patch on the same machine. 
>>>>>>> See below for details of our environment.  When we are trying to 
>>>>>>> make R12B-0 with the patch, make hangs when is trying to compile 
>>>>>>> hipe_rtl_arch.erl file.
>>>>>>> ********************************************************************************************************* 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> make[2]: Leaving directory 
>>>>>>> `/export/home/smscproj/install/otp_src_R12B-0/lib/parsetools'
>>>>>>> make[2]: Entering directory 
>>>>>>> `/export/home/smscproj/install/otp_src_R12B-0/lib/asn1/src'
>>>>>>> make[2]: Nothing to be done for `opt'.
>>>>>>> make[2]: Leaving directory 
>>>>>>> `/export/home/smscproj/install/otp_src_R12B-0/lib/asn1/src'
>>>>>>> make[2]: Entering directory 
>>>>>>> `/export/home/smscproj/install/otp_src_R12B-0/lib/hipe'
>>>>>>> Makefile:35: warning: overriding commands for target `docs'
>>>>>>> /export/home/smscproj/install/otp_src_R12B-0/make/otp_subdir.mk:28: 
>>>>>>> warning: ignoring old commands for target `docs'
>>>>>>> === Entering application hipe
>>>>>>> make[3]: Entering directory 
>>>>>>> `/export/home/smscproj/install/otp_src_R12B-0/lib/hipe/rtl'
>>>>>>> /export/home/smscproj/install/otp_src_R12B-0/bin/sparc-sun-solaris2.10/hipe_mkliterals 
>>>>>>>  -e > hipe_literals.hrl
>>>>>>> erlc -W  +debug_info +warn_obsolete_guard +inline -o../ebin 
>>>>>>> hipe_rtl_arch.erl
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> !!! We stay here till we kill the process!
>>>>>>> ******************************************************************************************************** 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The command patch doesn't support -Z option on Solaris (it does 
>>>>>>> on Linux) and we use gpatch instead.
>>>>>>> We try to patch the source code on Linux and make on Solaris - 
>>>>>>> the result is the same the process hangs during compilation on 
>>>>>>> hipe_rtl_arch.erl.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We tryed to compile hipe_rtl_arch.erl manually but environment 
>>>>>>> doesn't seem to be ready yet.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any ideas what may cuase this problem?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>>> Ognian
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --------------------------Environment-------------------------------------------- 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The make for R12B-0 with and without patch is done on the same 
>>>>>>> machine using the same procedure.
>>>>>>> We are using Sun Netra-T2000 running Solaris 10 patch level 
>>>>>>> 125100-05. We use GCC 3.4.6.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> To compile 64 bit code we do:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> cat>/tmp/gcc64
>>>>>>> #!/bin/sh
>>>>>>> exec gcc -m64 "$@"
>>>>>>> ^D
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> chmod +x /tmp/gcc64
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Every time we make we remove the old otp_src_R12B-0 directory and 
>>>>>>> start from scratch.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> tar -xvf otp_src_R12B-0.tar
>>>>>>> gpatch -ZNp0 < otp_src_R12B-0-osp1.patch ( only with patch )
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> env CC=/tmp/gcc64 ./configure --enable-smp-support 
>>>>>>> --prefix=/usr/local/erlang/R12B-0
>>>>>>> make
>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: Kenneth Lundin [mailto:kenneth.lundin@REDACTED]
>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, 10 December 2007 02:33
>>>>>>> To: Valentin Micic
>>>>>>> Cc: Sean Hinde; Rickard Green; Erlang/OTP discussions; Ognian 
>>>>>>> Pantov [
>>>>>>> MTN - Innovation Centre ]; waynes@REDACTED
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [erlang-questions] Source patch for R12B-0 available
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Since the combination SMP and 64 bit sparc apparently never has 
>>>>>>> worked
>>>>>>> in R11B you can't have any system in service dependent on this patch
>>>>>>> do you?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So if you are planning on using the SMP emulator for the first 
>>>>>>> time in a product
>>>>>>> I would really recommend that you put your old policy away and go 
>>>>>>> for R12B.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The reasons for that are in my opinion many:
>>>>>>> - R12B is the most stable version with best performance when it 
>>>>>>> comes
>>>>>>> to SMP execution.
>>>>>>> R12B is the version where we will have regular service releases 
>>>>>>> with patches and
>>>>>>> improvements.
>>>>>>> R12B is the version where improvements regarding SMP will appear.
>>>>>>> R12B is the version where we may support more platforms.
>>>>>>> Bugs found by open source users in R12B AND PREVIOUS releases 
>>>>>>> will be
>>>>>>> corrected in R12B-1, 2, ..., etc.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> /Regards Kenneth Erlang/OTP team, Ericsson AB
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 12/9/07, Valentin Micic <valentin@REDACTED> wrote:
>>>>>>>> May I second what Sean is asking for?
>>>>>>>> I would really appreciate a fix for R11B-5 -- we have a policy 
>>>>>>>> not to run
>>>>>>>> the latest release on production systems, and absence of the 
>>>>>>>> patch would
>>>>>>>> force us to do so. Make no mistake, I really like what I saw in 
>>>>>>>> R12 so far,
>>>>>>>> but we'd like to migrate on our own pace.
>>>>>>>> Your cooperation will be *highly* appreciated.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Valentin Micic
>>>>>>>> Principal Consultant
>>>>>>>> PHAROS CONSVLTING (PTY) LTD.
>>>>>>>> Cell: +27 83 212 9180
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>> From: "Sean Hinde" <sean.hinde@REDACTED>
>>>>>>>> To: "Rickard Green" <rickard.s.green@REDACTED>
>>>>>>>> Cc: "Erlang/OTP discussions" <erlang-questions@REDACTED>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 1:51 AM
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [erlang-questions] Source patch for R12B-0 available
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Rikard,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Do you have any plans to release a patch for those using R11B-5 
>>>>>>>>> on 64
>>>>>>>>> bit sparc? I'm thinking mainly of the OTP-7006 issue, initially
>>>>>>>>> reported on R11B-5.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>> Sean
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 7 Dec 2007, at 14:17, Rickard Green wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> A patch that fixes the following issues is now available at
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.erlang.org/download.html . Instructions for applying
>>>>>>>>>> the patch can be found in the patch README.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> BR,
>>>>>>>>>> Rickard Green, Erlang/OTP, Ericsson AB.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> OTP-7006  The SMP emulator on sparc64 erroneously used the 
>>>>>>>>>> sparc32
>>>>>>>>>>           atomic and the sparc32 spinlock implementations which
>>>>>>>>>>           caused it to crash.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> OTP-7012  Matching an empty binary in a record and then using the
>>>>>>>>>>           same record again could cause a compiler crash.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>           Example code that triggers the crash:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>           -record(r, {a,b}).
>>>>>>>>>>           t(R) ->
>>>>>>>>>>             #r{a = <<>>} = R,
>>>>>>>>>>             R#r.b.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> OTP-7013  file:read/2 and file:consult_stream/1,3 did not use 
>>>>>>>>>> an empty
>>>>>>>>>>           prompt on I/O devices. This bug has now been corrected.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> OTP-7014  configuring --enable-darwin-universal or --enable-
>>>>>>>>>> darwin-64bit
>>>>>>>>>>           on MacOSX could result in a non optimized emulator. Top
>>>>>>>>>> level
>>>>>>>>>>           configure script now corrected.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> OTP-7015  configuring --with-gd did not produce correct 
>>>>>>>>>> include flags
>>>>>>>>>>           for percept.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
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