[BUG] btrfs potential failure on 32 core LTP test (fallocate05)

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 29/06/2021 19:24, Josef Bacik wrote:
> On 6/29/21 1:00 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> Dear BTRFS folks,
>>
>> I am hitting a potential regression of btrfs, visible only with
>> fallocate05 test from LTP (Linux Test Project) only on 32+ core Azure
>> instances (x86_64).
>>
>> Tested:
>> v5.8 (Ubuntu with our stable patches): PASS
>> v5.11 (Ubuntu with our stable patches): FAIL
>> v5.13 mainline: FAIL
>>
>> PASS means test passes on all instances
>> FAIL means test passes on other instance types (e.g. 4 or 16 core) but
>> fails on 32 and 64 core instances (did not test higher),
>> e.g.: Standard_F32s_v2, Standard_F64s_v2, Standard_D32s_v3,
>> Standard_E32s_v3
>>
>> Reproduction steps:
>> git clone https://github.com/linux-test-project/ltp.git
>> cd ltp
>> ./build.sh && make install -j8
>> cd ../ltp-install
>> sudo ./runltp -f syscalls -s fallocate05
>>
>> Failure output:
>> tst_test.c:1379: TINFO: Testing on btrfs
>> tst_test.c:888: TINFO: Formatting /dev/loop4 with btrfs opts='' extra opts=''
>> tst_test.c:1311: TINFO: Timeout per run is 0h 05m 00s
>> tst_fill_fs.c:32: TINFO: Creating file mntpoint/file0 size 21710183
>> tst_fill_fs.c:32: TINFO: Creating file mntpoint/file1 size 8070086
>> tst_fill_fs.c:32: TINFO: Creating file mntpoint/file2 size 3971177
>> tst_fill_fs.c:32: TINFO: Creating file mntpoint/file3 size 36915315
>> tst_fill_fs.c:32: TINFO: Creating file mntpoint/file4 size 70310993
>> tst_fill_fs.c:32: TINFO: Creating file mntpoint/file5 size 4807935
>> tst_fill_fs.c:32: TINFO: Creating file mntpoint/file6 size 90739786
>> tst_fill_fs.c:32: TINFO: Creating file mntpoint/file7 size 76896492
>> tst_fill_fs.c:32: TINFO: Creating file mntpoint/file8 size 72228649
>> tst_fill_fs.c:32: TINFO: Creating file mntpoint/file9 size 36207821
>> tst_fill_fs.c:32: TINFO: Creating file mntpoint/file10 size 81483962
>> tst_fill_fs.c:59: TINFO: write(): ENOSPC (28)
>> fallocate05.c:81: TPASS: write() wrote 65536 bytes
>> fallocate05.c:102: TINFO: fallocate()d 0 extra blocks on full FS
>> fallocate05.c:114: TPASS: fallocate() on full FS
>> fallocate05.c:130: TPASS: fallocate(FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE | FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE)
>> fallocate05.c:134: TFAIL: write(): ENOSPC (28)
>>
>> Test code:
>> https://github.com/linux-test-project/ltp/blob/master/testcases/kernel/syscalls/fallocate/fallocate05.c#L134
>>
>> See also: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-kernel-tests/+bug/1933112
>>
>> Other FS tests succeed on that machines/kernels. Other file systems
>> also pass - only btrfs fails. The issue was not bisected. Full test
>> log attached.
>>
> 
> Also it looks like you're using a loop device, the instructions you gave me 
> aren't complete enough for me to reproduce.  What is the actual setup you are 
> using?  How big is your loop device?  Is it a backing device?  I had to do -b 
> <device> to get the test to even start to run, but I've got a 2tib ssd, am I 
> supposed to be using something else?  Thanks,

The test takes care about loop device, nothing is needed from your side.
Just run the test and wait till you see:
"tst_test.c:1379: TINFO: Testing on btrfs"

That's where the interesting part starts :)

Best regards,
Krzysztof