[Bug 1078165] Re: zram-config fails to start/install on a system with more then 30 processors
Lenin
1078165 at bugs.launchpad.net
Wed Dec 19 13:08:44 UTC 2018
I have 40 core machines, but I only get /dev/zram0 .. 25 used.
# lsb_release -d
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
# systemctl --all --failed
UNIT LOAD ACTIVE SUB DESCRIPTION
Ï zram-config.service loaded failed failed Initializes zram swaping
# systemctl status zram-config.service
Ï zram-config.service - Initializes zram swaping
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/zram-config.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2018-12-19 14:07:29 CET; 3s ago
Process: 41212 ExecStart=/usr/bin/init-zram-swapping (code=exited, status=255)
Main PID: 41212 (code=exited, status=255)
Dec 19 14:07:29 host init-zram-swapping[41212]: no label, UUID=49e2e5a0-af6f-46e9-9cff-4df9be04acc5
Dec 19 14:07:29 host init-zram-swapping[41212]: swapon: /dev/zram38: swapon failed: Operation not permitted
Dec 19 14:07:29 host init-zram-swapping[41212]: sh: echo: I/O error
Dec 19 14:07:29 host init-zram-swapping[41212]: mkswap: /dev/zram39: warning: wiping old swap signature.
Dec 19 14:07:29 host init-zram-swapping[41212]: Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 400.8 MiB (420233216 byte
Dec 19 14:07:29 host init-zram-swapping[41212]: no label, UUID=e6b6cd37-8036-4466-a98d-df3e15af5626
Dec 19 14:07:29 host init-zram-swapping[41212]: swapon: /dev/zram39: swapon failed: Operation not permitted
Dec 19 14:07:29 host systemd[1]: zram-config.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Dec 19 14:07:29 host systemd[1]: zram-config.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Dec 19 14:07:29 host systemd[1]: Failed to start Initializes zram swaping.
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Title:
zram-config fails to start/install on a system with more then 30
processors
Status in zram-config package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
I have an dual processor "Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 0 @ 2.00GHz".
Its an octo core with hyper-thread so the number of virtual processors are 32:
# grep -c ^processor /proc/cpuinfo
32
zram fails to install and start. from dmesg:
[20817.608907] zram: Creating 32 devices ...
[20817.621309] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram0. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.624251] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram1. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.627307] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram2. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.630403] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram3. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.633359] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram4. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.636437] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram5. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.639563] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram6. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.642648] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram7. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.645693] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram8. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.648791] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram9. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.651829] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram10. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.654847] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram11. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.657859] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram12. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.660907] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram13. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.663990] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram14. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.666961] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram15. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.669740] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram16. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.672784] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram17. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.675825] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram18. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.678807] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram19. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.681866] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram20. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.684797] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram21. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.687597] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram22. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.690546] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram23. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.693530] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram24. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.696615] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram25. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.699563] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram26. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.702580] Adding 514360k swap on /dev/zram27. Priority:5 extents:1 across:514360k SS
[20817.705844] init: zram-config pre-start process (7513) terminated with status 255
From my tests I see that the maximum number of swaps linux accepts to
create is 29. I already had 1 swap partition so zram-config fails to
start trying to create the 28th extent.
I made a patch to zram-config.conf that, before starting zram-config,
counts how many swap spaces are already configured and reduce them
from the number of extents to create:
patch:
# diff -u zram-config.conf.dpkg-dist zram-config.conf
--- zram-config.conf.dpkg-dist 2012-01-09 11:29:00.000000000 -0200
+++ zram-config.conf 2012-11-13 02:10:30.122396348 -0200
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
pre-start script
# load dependency modules
NRDEVICES=$(grep -c ^processor /proc/cpuinfo | sed 's/^0$/1/')
+ NRSWAPS=$(($(cat /proc/swaps | wc -l)+$NRDEVICES))
+ if [ $NRSWAPS>=30 ]; then NRDEVICES=$((30+$NRDEVICES-$NRSWAPS)); fi
if modinfo zram | grep -q ' zram_num_devices:' 2>/dev/null; then
MODPROBE_ARGS="zram_num_devices=${NRDEVICES}"
elif modinfo zram | grep -q ' num_devices:' 2>/dev/null; then
I have tested on a 32 core and 4 core machines with 1 swap partition
and no error at start.
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