[asterisk-dev] [Code Review] 3377: ref count logs: Redo structure of log file, provide a python debugging tool

[Matt Jordan]

> On March 20, 2014, 1:31 p.m., Corey Farrell wrote:
> > /branches/1.8/contrib/scripts/refcounter.py, line 137
> > <https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3377/diff/2/?file=56242#file56242line137>
> >
> >     This should be non-zero if we've found leaks/errors.  Doing so will make this easier for testsuite to report a failure.  Not sure if it's important to use a different code than when the input file was not found, but I don't think it would hurt.

If negative, it's an error.
  -1: error
If positive, it's a bit field of the errors that were found.
  1: leaked objects
  2: skewed objects

So if you get back 3, you got both...


- Matt


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On March 19, 2014, 1:22 p.m., Matt Jordan wrote:
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> (Updated March 19, 2014, 1:22 p.m.)
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> Review request for Asterisk Developers, Corey Farrell and wdoekes.
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> Repository: Asterisk
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> Description
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> Note: while an improvement to Asterisk, this patch only affects Asterisk when compiled in -dev-mode. Since it has benefit only for developers looking to fix bugs, I'm proposing it for Asterisk 1.8+. The removal of refcounter should be done in trunk only.
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> Asterisk uses reference counted objects. A lot. As their use has spread, the bugs related to reference counting errors has grown as well. Central to resolving reference counting issues is the usage of REF_DEBUG; unfortunately, REF_DEBUG has had several problems:
> (1) It could not be enabled through menuselect
> (2) When not enabled globally, updates to objects were often lost, resulting in insufficient data to resolve problems
> (3) The format of the ref debug log file was not suitable for parsing
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> This patch changes REF_DEBUG in the following ways:
> (1) It makes REF_DEBUG a meneselect item when Asterisk is compiled with --enable-dev-mode
> (2) The ref debug log file is now created in the AST_LOG_DIR directory. Every run will now blow away the previous run (as large ref files sometimes caused issues). We now also no longer open/close the file on each write, instead relying on fflush to make sure data gets written to the file (in case the ao2 call being performed is about to cause a crash)
> (3) It goes with a comma delineated format for the ref debug file. This makes parsing much easier.
> (4) It throws out the refcounter utility and goes with a python script instead.
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> Diffs
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>   /branches/1.8/utils/refcounter.c 410891 
>   /branches/1.8/utils/Makefile 410891 
>   /branches/1.8/main/astobj2.c 410891 
>   /branches/1.8/contrib/scripts/refcounter.py PRE-CREATION 
>   /branches/1.8/build_tools/cflags-devmode.xml 410891 
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> Diff: https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/3377/diff/
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> Testing
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> Things spit out ref logs and the script parses them. Example below:
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> ==== Object 0x21ed9b8 history ====
> features.c[5427]:create_parkinglot 1  - [**constructor**]
> features.c[5707]:build_parkinglot +1  - [1]
> features.c[5392]:parkinglot_unref -1  - [2]
> features.c[6358]:build_dialplan_useage_map +1  - [1]
> features.c[6358]:build_dialplan_useage_map -1  - [2]
> features.c[4985]:find_parkinglot +1  - [1]
> features.c[5392]:parkinglot_unref -1  - [2]
> features.c[6358]:build_dialplan_useage_map +1  - [1]
> features.c[6358]:build_dialplan_useage_map -1  - [2]
> features.c[4955]:do_parking_thread +1  - [1]
> features.c[4957]:do_parking_thread -1  - [2]
> astobj2.c[955]:cd_cb_debug -1 deref object via container destroy - [1]
> astobj2.c[955]:cd_cb_debug -1 deref object via container destroy - [**call destructor**]
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> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Matt Jordan
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