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Subject: Re: Weird stream device behavior when using the IOC shell's exit function
From: Mark Rivers via Tech-talk <[email protected]>
To: Abdalla Ahmad <[email protected]>
Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2019 14:14:34 +0000
Is your device working correctly, or is it timing out? I wonder if the exit problem is because Stream is polling constantly and never releasing the lock so the epicsExit thread can never run?

Mark


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> On Feb 5, 2019, at 7:23 AM, Abdalla Ahmad <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hello Mark
> 
> Including asyn.dbd file did the trick. Looking forward for your thoughts on the exit issue.
> 
> Thank you for your time.
> Abdalla.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Rivers [mailto:[email protected]] 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2019 3:19 PM
> To: Abdalla Ahmad <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Weird stream device behavior when using the IOC shell's exit function
> 
> OK, I understand the problem with the missing asyn commands.  You do have these commands in your help output:
> 
> 
> drvAsynIPPortConfigure          drvAsynIPServerPortConfigure
> drvAsynSerialPortConfigure
> 
> 
> That tells me that your application dbd file is including drvAsynIPPort.dbd and drvAsynSerialPort.dbd, but it is not including asyn.dbd.  It also explains why it used to work, and now it does not.  Previously drvAsynIPPort.dbd and drvAsynSerialPort.dbd themselves included asyn.dbd.  However, recent EPICS base releases no longer allow a dbd file to be loaded more than once, so asyn.dbd was removed from drvAsynIPPort.dbd and drvAsynSerialPort.dbd.  Now your application must explicitly include asyn.dbd.
> 
> 
> I think this is independent of the IOC exiting issue, but please include asyn.dbd and see if you still have that problem.
> 
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Abdalla Ahmad <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 6:34 AM
> To: Mark Rivers
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: Weird stream device behavior when using the IOC shell's exit function
> 
> Hi Mark
> 
> I attached the help output in help.txt. For the database nothing is I/O scanned, standard 1 second rate as in the attached database. I also checked the protocol file but nothing seems strange.
> 
> While writing the email I thought of increasing the scan rate to 5 seconds and it works. I still get the same asynError in write but the IOC eventually exits. Even if it exits gracefully now, it is still a problem because we need the scan rate to match the IMG ones. As I told you before it used to work on the old setup without any problems. Is there anything we can investigate?
> 
> Best Regards,
> Abdalla.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Rivers [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2019 2:20 PM
> To: Abdalla Ahmad <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Weird stream device behavior when using the IOC shell's exit function
> 
> Hi Abdalla,
> 
> 
> Your IOC is clearly built OK with asyn because you have threads that are in asyn functions.
> 
> 
> Thread 13 (Thread 0x7fffed943700 (LWP 29173)):
> #0  0x00007ffff6034f0d in poll () from /lib64/libc.so.6
> #1  0x00007ffff7926c14 in readIt (drvPvt=0x70eb30, pasynUser=0x79e4a8, data=0x70fd40 ">", maxchars=2048, nbytesTransfered=0x7fffed942ba0, gotEom=0x7fffed942b90)
>    at ../../asyn/drvAsynSerial/drvAsynIPPort.c:726
> #2  0x00007ffff7930886 in readIt (drvPvt=0x70fbb0, pasynUser=0x79e4a8, data=0x70fd40 ">", maxchars=<optimized out>, nbytesTransfered=0x7fffed942ba0, eomReason=0x7fffed942b90)
>    at ../../asyn/interfaces/asynOctetBase.c:233
> #3  0x00007ffff793a563 in readIt (ppvt=0x70fcb0, pasynUser=0x79e4a8, data=0x79e3a8 ">", maxchars=63, nbytesTransfered=0x7fffed942ca0, eomReason=0x7fffed942c70)
>    at ../../asyn/miscellaneous/asynInterposeEos.c:231
> #4  0x00007ffff7bab5f5 in AsynDriverInterface::readHandler (this=this@entry=0x79e2e0) at ../AsynDriverInterface.cc:960
> #5  0x00007ffff7bacd08 in handleRequest (pasynUser=<optimized out>) at ../AsynDriverInterface.cc:1503
> #6  0x00007ffff791c9f3 in portThread (pport=0x70ece0) at ../../asyn/asynDriver/asynManager.c:902
> #7  0x00007ffff6b6f7fc in start_routine (arg=0x70f290) at ../../../src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdThread.c:403
> #8  0x00007ffff5d2ce25 in start_thread () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0
> #9  0x00007ffff603fbad in clone () from /lib64/libc.so.6
> 
> 
> 
> Thread 12 (Thread 0x7fffeda44700 (LWP 29172)):
> #0  0x00007ffff5d30995 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0
> #1  0x00007ffff6b71f3b in epicsEventWait (pevent=0x70d520) at ../../../src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdEvent.c:103
> #2  0x00007ffff6b6b029 in epicsEventMustWait (id=<optimized out>) at ../../../src/libCom/osi/epicsEvent.cpp:125
> #3  0x00007ffff791c40c in portThread (pport=0x70d050) at ../../asyn/asynDriver/asynManager.c:788
> #4  0x00007ffff6b6f7fc in start_routine (arg=0x70d590) at ../../../src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdThread.c:403
> #5  0x00007ffff5d2ce25 in start_thread () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0
> #6  0x00007ffff603fbad in clone () from /lib64/libc.so.6
> 
> I don't understand why the asyn iocsh commands would not be available.
> 
> 
> Please send the complete output of the iocsh "help" command.
> 
> 
> The hang at shutdown appears to be caused by this thread:
> 
> 
> Thread 1 (Thread 0x7ffff7fda740 (LWP 29161)):
> #0  0x00007ffff5d3351d in __lll_lock_wait () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0
> #1  0x00007ffff5d2ee36 in _L_lock_870 () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0
> #2  0x00007ffff5d2ed2f in pthread_mutex_lock () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0
> #3  0x00007ffff6b71a76 in mutexLock (id=0x70ef60) at ../../../src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdMutex.c:46
> #4  epicsMutexOsdLock (pmutex=0x70ef60) at ../../../src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdMutex.c:130
> #5  0x00007ffff7917e9b in lockPort (pasynUser=0x710668) at ../../asyn/asynDriver/asynManager.c:1741
> #6  0x00007ffff7925876 in cleanup (arg=0x70eb30) at ../../asyn/drvAsynSerial/drvAsynIPPort.c:246
> #7  0x00007ffff6b65ce3 in epicsExitCallAtExitsPvt (pep=<optimized out>) at ../../../src/libCom/misc/epicsExit.c:95
> #8  epicsExitCallAtExits () at ../../../src/libCom/misc/epicsExit.c:113
> #9  0x00007ffff6b66088 in epicsExit (status=0) at ../../../src/libCom/misc/epicsExit.c:181
> #10 0x000000000040544d in main (argc=<optimized out>, argv=<optimized out>) at ../iocMain.cpp:21
> 
> 
> So the epicsExit function is hung up in the drvAsynIPPort::cleanup function.  It has called lockPort, but cannot get that mutex.
> 
> 
> No other thread is waiting for a mutex, so it is not a traditional deadlock.  But it seems that some other thread does have that mutex and is blocking the epicsExit thread from continuing.
> 
> 
> It is probably this thread, which is in StreamDevice.
> 
> 
> Thread 13 (Thread 0x7fffed943700 (LWP 29173)):
> #0  0x00007ffff6034f0d in poll () from /lib64/libc.so.6
> #1  0x00007ffff7926c14 in readIt (drvPvt=0x70eb30, pasynUser=0x79e4a8, data=0x70fd40 ">", maxchars=2048, nbytesTransfered=0x7fffed942ba0, gotEom=0x7fffed942b90)
>    at ../../asyn/drvAsynSerial/drvAsynIPPort.c:726
> #2  0x00007ffff7930886 in readIt (drvPvt=0x70fbb0, pasynUser=0x79e4a8, data=0x70fd40 ">", maxchars=<optimized out>, nbytesTransfered=0x7fffed942ba0, eomReason=0x7fffed942b90)
>    at ../../asyn/interfaces/asynOctetBase.c:233
> #3  0x00007ffff793a563 in readIt (ppvt=0x70fcb0, pasynUser=0x79e4a8, data=0x79e3a8 ">", maxchars=63, nbytesTransfered=0x7fffed942ca0, eomReason=0x7fffed942c70)
>    at ../../asyn/miscellaneous/asynInterposeEos.c:231
> #4  0x00007ffff7bab5f5 in AsynDriverInterface::readHandler (this=this@entry=0x79e2e0) at ../AsynDriverInterface.cc:960
> #5  0x00007ffff7bacd08 in handleRequest (pasynUser=<optimized out>) at ../AsynDriverInterface.cc:1503
> #6  0x00007ffff791c9f3 in portThread (pport=0x70ece0) at ../../asyn/asynDriver/asynManager.c:902
> #7  0x00007ffff6b6f7fc in start_routine (arg=0x70f290) at ../../../src/libCom/osi/os/posix/osdThread.c:403
> #8  0x00007ffff5d2ce25 in start_thread () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0
> #9  0x00007ffff603fbad in clone () from /lib64/libc.so.6
> 
> 
> Do you have StreamDevice records that are I/O Intr scanned?
> 
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Abdalla Ahmad <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 5:53 AM
> To: Mark Rivers
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: Weird stream device behavior when using the IOC shell's exit function
> 
> 
> Hi Mark
> 
> 
> 
> No command available which starts with asyn. I cloned the latest asyn from github with the same behavior.
> 
> For the gdb part, attached is the stack trace from gdb for all pending threads.
> 
> 
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Abdalla.
> 
> 
> 
> From: Mark Rivers [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2019 4:52 PM
> To: Abdalla Ahmad <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: Weird stream device behavior when using the IOC shell's exit function
> 
> 
> 
> At the iocsh prompt when the IOC is still running type the command
> 
> 
> 
> help
> 
> 
> 
> It should show a complete list of commands that the iocsh understands.  See which ones start with "asyn".
> 
> 
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Abdalla Ahmad <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
> Sent: Monday, February 4, 2019 8:44 AM
> To: Mark Rivers <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
> Cc: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: Weird stream device behavior when using the IOC shell's exit function
> 
> 
> 
> Hello Mark
> 
> I will apply the gdb tip and get back to you. For the asyn commands, I don't see any asyn command when I type exit.
> 
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Feb 4, 2019 at 4:33 PM +0200, "Mark Rivers" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> 
> Hi Abdalla,
> 
> 
> 
>> asynError in write. Asyn driver says: device:port disconnected.
> 
> 
> 
> During IOC shutdown asyn does close all TCP ports.  However, record processing should have already been shut down, so I don't understand why you are getting that message from Stream.
> 
> 
> 
> Another problem we are facing with this new setup is that I can't find some asyn IOC shell function like asynTraceMask for example. The IOC is configured properly in RELEASE and src/Makefile. Is there anything we miss in the new setup?
> 
> 
> 
>> But eventually the IOC exits. For the gamma controllers we get something really strange.
> 
>> There a point in the database where the IOC never exits, the exit command just freezes and Ctrl-C is the only way to shut down the IOC.
> 
> 
> 
> I don't think I have seen that with Stream on any version of Stream/asyn/base that I have used.  That includes base 3.14.12, 3.15.5, 7.0.2.
> 
> 
> 
> If you run the IOC with gdb then when you type exit and it hangs do the following:
> 
> 
> 
> - Type Ctrl-C
> 
> - Enter the gdb command
> 
> thread apply all bt
> 
> 
> 
> That will show you the current stack trace for all threads.  You can then see what is blocking the threads.
> 
> 
> 
>> Another problem we are facing with this new setup is that I can't find some asyn IOC shell function like asynTraceMask for example.
> 
>> The IOC is configured properly in RELEASE and src/Makefile. Is there anything we miss in the new setup?
> 
> 
> 
> The command is not "asynTraceMask" it is "asynSetTraceMask" or "asynSetTraceIOMask".
> 
> 
> 
> What asyn commands do you see if you type "help" at the iocsh prompt?
> 
> 
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________________
> 
> From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>  on behalf of Abdalla Ahmad via Tech-talk
> 
> Sent: Monday, February 4, 2019 1:41 AM
> 
> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
> 
> Subject: Weird stream device behavior when using the IOC shell's exit function
> 
> 
> 
> Hi
> 
> 
> 
> We are using the following setup to test control of the agilent XGS gauge controllers and Gamma ion pump controllers:
> 
> 1.       EPICS Base 3.15.6
> 
> 2.       Asyn R4-33
> 
> 3.       Stream R2-7-7c
> 
> 
> 
> For agilent controllers we get the following error:
> 
> 
> 
> asynError in write. Asyn driver says: device:port disconnected.
> 
> 
> 
> But eventually the IOC exits. For the gamma controllers we get something really strange. There a point in the database where the IOC never exits, the exit command just freezes and Ctrl-C is the only way to shut down the IOC. For now I can see that this behavior occurs because more DB substitutions are configured which means more PVs and more controllers. But that was not the case when we had:
> 
> 1.       EPICS Base 3.14.12.3
> 
> 2.       Asyn R4-18
> 
> 3.       Stream R2-5-1
> 
> 
> 
> Where the IOC exits with no errors or freezing. Should we upgrade our support modules or change the EPICS base?
> 
> 
> 
> Another problem we are facing with this new setup is that I can't find some asyn IOC shell function like asynTraceMask for example. The IOC is configured properly in RELEASE and src/Makefile. Is there anything we miss in the new setup?
> 
> 
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> 
> 
> Abdalla Ahmad
> 
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> 
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> 
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