Bug #54488 for Proc-ProcessTable: Ran into unknown state (hex char: 58)

On modern Linux Proc::ProcessTable occasionally gives following errors (where occasionally is 1-2 times out of 4000 runs with 10 seconds interval on some average server; tested on 10 servers with kernels 2.6.22 and 2.6.26): 1) Ran into unknown state (hex char: 58) at /usr/local/bin/golem_process_queue.pl line 96. and 2) Unknown data format type `3' returned from OS_get_table at /usr/local/bin/golem_process_queue.pl line 96. First problem is warning (perl program doesn't crash), second problem is fatal (perl program crashes). Second problem seems to depend on the first (after fixing 1st I stopped seeing 2nd). First problem comes from new process state introduced in Linux since release of Proc::ProcessTable, here's excerpt from fs/proc/array.c: /* * The task state array is a strange "bitmap" of * reasons to sleep. Thus "running" is zero, and * you can test for combinations of others with * simple bit tests. */ static const char *task_state_array[] = { "R (running)", /* 0 */ "S (sleeping)", /* 1 */ "D (disk sleep)", /* 2 */ "T (stopped)", /* 4 */ "T (tracing stop)", /* 8 */ "Z (zombie)", /* 16 */ "X (dead)" /* 32 */ }; State code is 'X' which is exactly hex 58. Attached patch adds 'X' processing and adds a bit information to the "Unknown data format type" message (which might aid debugging in the future when second problem shows up).

diff -ru Proc-ProcessTable-0.45.orig/ProcessTable.xs Proc-ProcessTable-0.45/ProcessTable.xs --- Proc-ProcessTable-0.45.orig/ProcessTable.xs 2008-01-26 08:12:22.000000000 +0300 +++ Proc-ProcessTable-0.45/ProcessTable.xs 2010-02-10 13:08:24.000000000 +0300 @@ -146,7 +146,10 @@ } myhash = newHV(); /* create a perl hash */ - + + int j = 0; + char* format_start = format; + va_start(args, fields); while( *format ){ key = *fields; @@ -217,12 +220,13 @@ break; default: - croak("Unknown data format type `%c' returned from OS_get_table", *format); + croak("Unknown data format type `%c' returned from OS_get_table, position `%d'; string `%s'", *format, j, format_start); va_end(args); } format++; fields++; + j++; } /* objectify the hash */ diff -ru Proc-ProcessTable-0.45.orig/os/Linux.c Proc-ProcessTable-0.45/os/Linux.c --- Proc-ProcessTable-0.45.orig/os/Linux.c 2008-09-08 19:10:41.000000000 +0400 +++ Proc-ProcessTable-0.45/os/Linux.c 2010-02-10 13:08:28.000000000 +0300 @@ -502,6 +502,9 @@ case 'T': prs->state = get_string(STOP); break; + case 'X': + prs->state = get_string(DEAD); + break; /* unknown state, state is already set to NULL */ default: ppt_warn("Ran into unknown state (hex char: %x)", (int) prs->state_c); diff -ru Proc-ProcessTable-0.45.orig/os/Linux.h Proc-ProcessTable-0.45/os/Linux.h --- Proc-ProcessTable-0.45.orig/os/Linux.h 2008-09-08 19:08:41.000000000 +0400 +++ Proc-ProcessTable-0.45/os/Linux.h 2010-02-10 13:08:26.000000000 +0300 @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ DEFUNCT, STOP, UWAIT, + DEAD, }; @@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ static const char strings[] = { /* process state */ - "sleep\0" "wait\0" "run\0" "idle\0" "defunct\0" "stop\0" "uwait\0" + "sleep\0" "wait\0" "run\0" "idle\0" "defunct\0" "stop\0" "uwait\0" "dead\0" /* error messages */ "/proc unavailable\0" "intilization failed\0" @@ -116,55 +117,55 @@ static const size_t strings_index[] = { /* process status strings */ - 0, 6, 11, 15, 20, 28, 33, + 0, 6, 11, 15, 20, 28, 33, 39, /* error messages */ - 39, 57, + 44, 62, /* fields */ - 77, - 81, - 85, - 89, - 95, - 100, + 82, + 86, + 90, + 94, + 99, 105, 110, - 117, - 123, - 130, - 138, - 145, - 153, - 159, - 165, - 172, - 179, - 188, - 194, + 115, + 122, + 128, + 135, + 143, + 150, + 158, + 164, + 170, + 177, + 184, + 193, 199, - 203, - 209, + 204, + 208, 214, - 220, - 226, + 219, + 225, 231, 236, 241, 246, 251, 256, - 263, - 270, - 279, + 261, + 268, + 275, 284, + 289, /* default format string (pre lower casing) */ - 288 + 293 }; enum string_name { /* NOTE: we start this enum at 7, so we can use still keep using the * state enum, and have those correspond to the static strings */ /* error messages */ - STR_ERR_PROC_STATFS = 7, + STR_ERR_PROC_STATFS = 8, STR_ERR_INIT, /* fields */ STR_FIELD_UID, @@ -250,41 +251,41 @@ static const char* const field_names[] = { - strings + 77, - strings + 81, - strings + 85, - strings + 89, - strings + 95, + strings + 82, + strings + 86, + strings + 90, + strings + 94, strings + 100, strings + 105, strings + 110, - strings + 117, - strings + 123, - strings + 130, - strings + 138, - strings + 145, - strings + 153, - strings + 159, - strings + 165, - strings + 172, - strings + 179, - strings + 188, - strings + 194, + strings + 115, + strings + 122, + strings + 128, + strings + 135, + strings + 143, + strings + 150, + strings + 158, + strings + 164, + strings + 170, + strings + 177, + strings + 184, + strings + 193, strings + 199, - strings + 203, - strings + 209, + strings + 204, + strings + 208, strings + 214, - strings + 220, - strings + 226, + strings + 219, + strings + 225, strings + 231, strings + 236, strings + 241, strings + 246, strings + 251, strings + 256, - strings + 263, - strings + 270, - strings + 279, - strings + 284 + strings + 261, + strings + 268, + strings + 275, + strings + 284, + strings + 289 };