src: use unrefed async for GC tracking #16758

addaleax · 2017-11-04T21:34:21Z

Do not let an internal handle keep the event loop alive.

I think this patch is okay since GC isn’t deterministic anyway.

Fixes: #16210

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make -j4 test (UNIX), or vcbuild test (Windows) passes
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addaleax · 2017-11-04T21:38:56Z

CI: https://ci.nodejs.org/job/node-test-commit/13738/
Stress test, linuxone: https://ci.nodejs.org/job/node-stress-single-test/1547/nodes=rhel72-s390x/

refack · 2017-11-04T21:57:14Z

IMHO the unref makes sense since if there are any live PerformanceObserver they will keep the loop alive anyway. If there are none, that uv_async_t is effectively a noop.

Alternative resolution:

auto observers = env->performance_state()->observers;
if (observers == nullptr || arraysize(observers) = 0) return;

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refack · 2017-11-04T22:11:39Z

if there are any live PerformanceObserver they will keep the loop alive

wait... they won't. So this becomes a little delicate.
@jasnell If there are observers, should a GC event revive the loop, or is it insignificant since the process will exit ASAP?

jasnell · 2017-11-05T01:36:10Z

Niiiiice.

jasnell · 2017-11-05T01:36:50Z

PerformanceObservers are passive. They won't keep anything open.

joyeecheung · 2017-11-05T01:42:00Z

On ~~all~~ some vs2015 builds:

not ok 302 parallel/test-performance-gc
  ---
  duration_ms: 0.140
  severity: fail
  stack: |-
    Mismatched <anonymous> function calls. Expected at least 1, actual 0.
        at Object.exports.mustCallAtLeast (c:\workspace\node-test-binary-windows\test\common\index.js:494:10)
        at Object.<anonymous> (c:\workspace\node-test-binary-windows\test\parallel\test-performance-gc.js:34:46)
        at Module._compile (module.js:641:30)
        at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:652:10)
        at Module.load (module.js:560:32)
        at tryModuleLoad (module.js:503:12)
        at Function.Module._load (module.js:495:3)
        at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:682:10)
        at startup (bootstrap_node.js:191:16)
  ...

jasnell · 2017-11-05T01:45:18Z

Make the 'setImmediate' in that test a 'setInterval' I think.

joyeecheung · 2017-11-05T01:45:52Z

test/parallel/test-performance-gc.js

@@ -48,4 +48,6 @@ const kinds = [
  }));
  obs.observe({ entryTypes: ['gc'] });
  global.gc();
+  // Keep the event loop alive to witness the GC happen.
+  setImmediate(() => {});


hmmm, some how this is not enough for a gc hook..

EDIT: let's go with #16758 (comment) ?

refack · 2017-11-05T01:47:16Z

On all vs2015 builds:

All Windows fail (if it was just VS2015 I'd plotz)

joyeecheung · 2017-11-05T05:47:31Z

During the initial investigation I think this only reproduced on vs2015/vcbt2015 builds? Or we might just missed other 2017 builds at that time.
#16210 (comment)

Curious what's differed about those builds...

addaleax · 2017-11-05T10:20:08Z

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Make the 'setImmediate' in that test a 'setInterval' I think.

As much as I hate to say it … isn’t that just masking a problem instead of taking the time to understand what’s going on? 😞

At least this seems to be failing consistently, yay for that.

refack · 2017-11-05T15:04:57Z

During the initial investigation I think this only reproduced on vs2015/vcbt2015 builds? Or we might just missed other 2017 builds at that time.
#16210 (comment)

Curious what's differed about those builds...

I think the issue was computer related more then compiler related. But we do have a different flake that happens only on VS2017 - #15558

addaleax · 2017-11-10T22:23:32Z

Okay, picking up work on this again…

Fresh CI: https://ci.nodejs.org/job/node-test-commit/13920/

Do not let an internal handle keep the event loop alive. Fixes: nodejs#16210

This effectively reverts 5c475a7 and 75095d7.

addaleax · 2017-11-11T13:48:31Z

Looks like using 2 nested setImmediate()s does the trick, so it’s probably a difference in how uv_async_t is implemented on windows.

Jenkins is hanging, otherwise I’d start CI, this should be ready…

refack · 2017-11-11T14:57:18Z

CI: https://ci.nodejs.org/job/node-test-pull-request/11360/

addaleax · 2017-11-11T14:58:12Z

CI: https://ci.nodejs.org/job/node-test-pull-request/11361/

addaleax · 2017-11-11T15:02:34Z

@refack Sorry, didn’t see that! 😄 But probably a good idea to make sure nothing’s flaky :)

addaleax · 2017-11-11T16:33:07Z

Okay, CI seems good - feel free to land this,otherwise I'll do that tomorrow

refack · 2017-11-11T16:51:49Z

Landed in 941c65b and 7b3446e

Do not let an internal handle keep the event loop alive. PR-URL: #16758 Fixes: https://github.com/node/issues/16210 Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <refack@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Benjamin Gruenbaum <benjamingr@gmail.com>

This effectively reverts 5c475a7 and 75095d7. PR-URL: #16758 Fixes: https://github.com/node/issues/16210 Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <refack@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Benjamin Gruenbaum <benjamingr@gmail.com>

Do not let an internal handle keep the event loop alive. PR-URL: #16758 Fixes: https://github.com/node/issues/16210 Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <refack@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Benjamin Gruenbaum <benjamingr@gmail.com>

This effectively reverts 5c475a7 and 75095d7. PR-URL: #16758 Fixes: https://github.com/node/issues/16210 Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <refack@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Benjamin Gruenbaum <benjamingr@gmail.com>

MylesBorins · 2017-11-17T16:08:52Z

I've backported this to v8.x

Please lmk if you think it should bake longer

Do not let an internal handle keep the event loop alive. PR-URL: #16758 Fixes: https://github.com/node/issues/16210 Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <refack@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Benjamin Gruenbaum <benjamingr@gmail.com>

This effectively reverts 5c475a7 and 75095d7. PR-URL: #16758 Fixes: https://github.com/node/issues/16210 Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <refack@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Benjamin Gruenbaum <benjamingr@gmail.com>

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This effectively reverts 5c475a7 and 75095d7.

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