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From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
To: "Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, "Junio C Hamano" <gitster@pobox.com>,
	"Andrzej Hunt" <andrzej@ahunt.org>,
	"Lénaïc Huard" <lenaic@lhuard.fr>,
	"Derrick Stolee" <dstolee@microsoft.com>,
	"Felipe Contreras" <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>,
	"SZEDER Gábor" <szeder.dev@gmail.com>,
	"Đoàn Trần Công Danh" <congdanhqx@gmail.com>,
	"Eric Sunshine" <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/8] add a test mode for SANITIZE=leak, run it in CI
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2021 07:13:32 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <YTIDXHx/IMtcaQR5@coredump.intra.peff.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <877dfzb0tw.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com>

On Thu, Sep 02, 2021 at 02:25:33PM +0200, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:

> > Hmm. This still seems more complicated than we need. If we just want a
> > flag in each script, then test-lib.sh can use that flag to tweak
> > LSAN_OPTIONS. See the patch below.
> 
> On the "pragma" include v.s. env var + export: I figured this would be
> easier to read as I thought the export was required (I don't think it is
> in most cases, but e.g. for t0000*.sh I think it is, but that's from
> memory...).

I admit that half of my complaint with the pragma is the weird filename
with an "=" in it. :) But I do think just assigning the variable is the
most readable thing.  If t0000 needs to export for whatever reason, it
can do so (preferably with a comment explaining why).

> > That has two drawbacks:
> >
> >   - it doesn't have any way to switch the flag per-test. But IMHO it is
> >     a mistake to go in that direction. This is all temporary scaffolding
> >     while we have leaks, and the script-level of granularity is fine.
> 
> We have a lot of tests that do simple checking of the tool itself, and
> later in the script might be stressing trace2, or common sources of
> leaks like "git log" in combination with the tool (e.g. the commit-graph
> tests).
> 
> So being able to tweak this inside the script is useful, but that can of
> course also be done with this proposed TEST_LSAN_OK + prereq.

Getting rid of the "let's tell the tests that we were built with LSAN"
was part of the simplicity I was going for (and obviously does preclude
a prerequisite). I had hoped we wouldn't need to do per-test stuff,
because this was all a temporary state. But maybe that's naive.

> >     If we do care about not running them, then I think it makes more
> >     sense to extend the run/skip mechanisms and build on that.
> 
> The patch I have here is already nicely integrated with the skip
> mechanism. I.e. we use skip_all which shows a summary in any TAP
> consumer, and we can skip individual tests with prerequisites.

I meant here that we'd be driving the selection externally from the
tests using the skip/run mechanisms (something along the lines of what I
sketched out before).

But I admit that there isn't really a big difference between the two
approaches. Since you've coded this one up already, let's go in that
direction (i.e., this series).

> I was interested in doing some summaries of existing leaks
> eventually. It seems even with LSAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0 compiling
> with SANITIZE=leak make things a bit slower, but not by much (but actual
> leak checking is much slower).
> 
> But I'd prefer to leave any "write out leak logs and summarize" step for
> some later change.

OK, I can live with that (especially given how apparently difficult it
is to convince LSAN to do it).

> > Sort of a meta-question, but what's the plan for folks who add a new
> > test to say t0000, and it reveals a leak in code they didn't touch?
> 
> Then CI will fail on this job. We'd have those same failures now
> (e.g. the mentioned current delta between master..seen), we just don't
> see them. Having visibility on them seems like an improvement.
> 
> > They'll get a CI failure (as will Junio if he picks up the patch), so
> > somebody is going to have to deal with it. Do they fix it? Do they unset
> > the "this script is OK" flag? Do they mark the individual test as
> > non-lsan-ok?
> 
> I'd think they'd fix it, or make marking the regression as OK part of
> their re-roll, just like failures on master..seen now.
> 
> If you're getting at that we should start out this job as an FYI job
> that doesn't impact the CI run's overall status if it fails I think that
> would be OK as a start.

I think that would be OK, but I'm not quite sure of the best way to do
it. Why don't we start it as a regular required job, and then we can see
how often it is causing a headache. If once every few months somebody
fixes a leak, I'd be happy. If new developers are getting tangled up
constantly in unrelated leaks, then that's something we'd need to
revisit.

> > I do like the idea of finding real regressions. But while the state of
> > leak-checking is still so immature, I'm worried about this adding extra
> > friction for developers. Especially if they get some spooky action at a
> > distance caused by a leak in far-away code.
> 
> Yeah, ultimately this series is an implicit endorsement of us caring
> more than we do now.
> 
> I think this friction point is going to be mitigated a lot by the
> ability I've added to not just skip entire test scripts, but allow
> prereq skipping of some tests, early bailing out etc.

I half-agree with your final paragraph. The biggest friction point I
think will be for new folks when CI starts failing, and they don't
understand why (or where the problem is, or how to debug it, etc). But
like I said, let's see what happens.

> > Anyway, here's LSAN_OPTIONS thing I was thinking of.
> 
> Thanks, that & your follow-up is very interesting. Can I assume this has
> your SOB? I'd like to add that redirect to fd 4 change to this series.

Yes, go for it.

-Peff

  reply	other threads:[~2021-09-03 11:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 125+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-06-09 14:38 UNLEAK(), leak checking in the default tests etc Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-06-09 17:44 ` Andrzej Hunt
2021-06-09 20:36   ` Felipe Contreras
2021-06-10 10:46   ` Jeff King
2021-06-10 10:56   ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-06-10 13:38     ` Jeff King
2021-06-10 15:32       ` Andrzej Hunt
2021-06-10 16:36         ` Jeff King
2021-06-11 15:44           ` Andrzej Hunt
2021-06-10 19:01 ` SZEDER Gábor
2021-07-14  0:11 ` [PATCH 0/4] add a test mode for SANITIZE=leak, run it in CI Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-07-14  0:11   ` [PATCH 1/4] tests: " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-07-14  3:23     ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2021-07-14  0:11   ` [PATCH 2/4] SANITIZE tests: fix memory leaks in t13*config*, add to whitelist Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-07-14  0:11   ` [PATCH 3/4] SANITIZE tests: fix memory leaks in t5701*, " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-07-14  0:11   ` [PATCH 4/4] SANITIZE tests: fix leak in mailmap.c Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-07-14  2:19     ` Eric Sunshine
2021-07-14 17:23   ` [PATCH v2 0/4] add a test mode for SANITIZE=leak, run it in CI Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-07-14 17:23     ` [PATCH v2 1/4] tests: " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-07-14 18:42       ` Andrzej Hunt
2021-07-14 22:39         ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-07-15 21:14         ` Jeff King
2021-07-15 21:06       ` Jeff King
2021-07-16 14:46         ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-07-16 18:09           ` Jeff King
2021-07-16 18:45             ` Jeff King
2021-07-16 18:56             ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-07-16 19:22               ` Jeff King
2021-07-14 17:23     ` [PATCH v2 2/4] SANITIZE tests: fix memory leaks in t13*config*, add to whitelist Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-07-14 18:57       ` Andrzej Hunt
2021-07-14 22:56         ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-07-15 21:42         ` Jeff King
2021-07-16  5:18           ` Andrzej Hunt
2021-07-16 21:20             ` Jeff King
2021-07-16  7:46           ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-07-16 21:16             ` Jeff King
2021-08-31 12:47               ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-01  7:53                 ` Jeff King
2021-09-01 11:45                   ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-07-14 17:23     ` [PATCH v2 3/4] SANITIZE tests: fix memory leaks in t5701*, " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-07-15 17:37       ` Andrzej Hunt
2021-07-15 21:43       ` Jeff King
2021-08-31 13:46       ` [PATCH] protocol-caps.c: fix memory leak in send_info() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-08-31 15:32         ` Bruno Albuquerque
2021-08-31 18:15           ` Junio C Hamano
     [not found]         ` <CAPeR6H69a_HMwWnpHzssaCm_ow=ic7AnzMdZVQJQ2ECRDaWzaA@mail.gmail.com>
2021-08-31 20:08           ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-07-14 17:23     ` [PATCH v2 4/4] SANITIZE tests: fix leak in mailmap.c Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-08-31 13:42       ` [PATCH] mailmap.c: fix a memory leak in free_mailap_{info,entry}() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-08-31 16:22         ` Eric Sunshine
2021-08-31 19:38         ` Jeff King
2021-08-31 19:46           ` Junio C Hamano
2021-07-15 17:37     ` [PATCH v2 0/4] add a test mode for SANITIZE=leak, run it in CI Andrzej Hunt
2021-08-31 13:35     ` [PATCH v3 0/8] " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-01  9:56       ` Jeff King
2021-09-01 10:42         ` Jeff King
2021-09-02 12:25         ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-03 11:13           ` Jeff King [this message]
2021-09-07 15:33       ` [PATCH v4 0/3] " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-07 15:33         ` [PATCH v4 1/3] Makefile: add SANITIZE=leak flag to GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-07 15:33         ` [PATCH v4 2/3] CI: refactor "if" to "case" statement Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-07 15:33         ` [PATCH v4 3/3] tests: add a test mode for SANITIZE=leak, run it in CI Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-07 16:29           ` Eric Sunshine
2021-09-07 16:51           ` Jeff King
2021-09-07 16:44         ` [PATCH v4 0/3] " Jeff King
2021-09-07 18:22           ` Junio C Hamano
2021-09-07 21:30         ` [PATCH v5 " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-07 21:30           ` [PATCH v5 1/3] Makefile: add SANITIZE=leak flag to GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-07 21:30           ` [PATCH v5 2/3] CI: refactor "if" to "case" statement Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-07 21:30           ` [PATCH v5 3/3] tests: add a test mode for SANITIZE=leak, run it in CI Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-08  4:46             ` Eric Sunshine
2021-09-16  3:56             ` [PATCH] fixup! " Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2021-09-16  6:14               ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-08 11:02           ` [PATCH v5 0/3] " Junio C Hamano
2021-09-08 12:03             ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-09 23:10               ` Emily Shaffer
2021-09-16 10:48           ` [PATCH v6 0/2] " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-16 10:48             ` [PATCH v6 1/2] Makefile: add SANITIZE=leak flag to GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-16 10:48             ` [PATCH v6 2/2] tests: add a test mode for SANITIZE=leak, run it in CI Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-19  8:03             ` [PATCH v7 0/2] " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-19  8:03               ` [PATCH v7 1/2] Makefile: add SANITIZE=leak flag to GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-19  8:03               ` [PATCH v7 2/2] tests: add a test mode for SANITIZE=leak, run it in CI Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-22 11:17                 ` [PATCH] fixup! " Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón
2021-09-23  1:50                   ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-23  9:20               ` [PATCH v8 0/2] " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-23  9:20                 ` [PATCH v8 1/2] Makefile: add SANITIZE=leak flag to GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-09-23  9:20                 ` [PATCH v8 2/2] tests: add a test mode for SANITIZE=leak, run it in CI Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-11-03 22:44                   ` Re* " Junio C Hamano
2021-11-03 23:57                     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-04 10:06                     ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-11-16 18:31                       ` [PATCH] t0006: date_mode can leak .strftime_fmt member Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-11-16 19:04                         ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-16 19:31                         ` Jeff King
2022-02-02 21:03                           ` [PATCH 0/5] date.[ch] API: split from cache.h, add API docs, stop leaking memory Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-02-02 21:03                             ` [PATCH 1/5] cache.h: remove always unused show_date_human() declaration Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-02-02 21:03                             ` [PATCH 2/5] date API: create a date.h, split from cache.h Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-02-02 21:19                               ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-02-15  3:04                               ` Junio C Hamano
2022-02-02 21:03                             ` [PATCH 3/5] date API: provide and use a DATE_MODE_INIT Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-02-02 21:03                             ` [PATCH 4/5] date API: add basic API docs Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-02-15  2:14                               ` Junio C Hamano
2022-02-02 21:03                             ` [PATCH 5/5] date API: add and use a date_mode_release() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-02-15  0:28                               ` Junio C Hamano
2022-02-04 23:53                             ` [PATCH v2 0/5] date.[ch] API: split from cache.h, add API docs, stop leaking memory Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-02-04 23:53                               ` [PATCH v2 1/5] cache.h: remove always unused show_date_human() declaration Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-02-04 23:53                               ` [PATCH v2 2/5] date API: create a date.h, split from cache.h Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-02-04 23:53                               ` [PATCH v2 3/5] date API: provide and use a DATE_MODE_INIT Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-02-04 23:53                               ` [PATCH v2 4/5] date API: add basic API docs Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-02-04 23:53                               ` [PATCH v2 5/5] date API: add and use a date_mode_release() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-02-14 17:25                               ` [PATCH v2 0/5] date.[ch] API: split from cache.h, add API docs, stop leaking memory Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-02-14 19:52                                 ` Junio C Hamano
2022-02-16  8:14                               ` [PATCH v3 " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-02-16  8:14                                 ` [PATCH v3 1/5] cache.h: remove always unused show_date_human() declaration Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-02-16  8:14                                 ` [PATCH v3 2/5] date API: create a date.h, split from cache.h Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-02-16  8:14                                 ` [PATCH v3 3/5] date API: provide and use a DATE_MODE_INIT Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-02-16  8:14                                 ` [PATCH v3 4/5] date API: add basic API docs Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-02-16  8:14                                 ` [PATCH v3 5/5] date API: add and use a date_mode_release() Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2022-02-16 17:45                                 ` [PATCH v3 0/5] date.[ch] API: split from cache.h, add API docs, stop leaking memory Junio C Hamano
     [not found]     ` <cover-v3-0.8-00000000000-20210831T132607Z-avarab@gmail.com>
2021-08-31 13:35       ` [PATCH v3 1/8] Makefile: add SANITIZE=leak flag to GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-08-31 13:35       ` [PATCH v3 2/8] CI: refactor "if" to "case" statement Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-08-31 13:35       ` [PATCH v3 3/8] tests: add a test mode for SANITIZE=leak, run it in CI Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-08-31 13:35       ` [PATCH v3 4/8] tests: annotate t000*.sh with TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK=true Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-08-31 13:35       ` [PATCH v3 5/8] tests: annotate t001*.sh " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-08-31 13:35       ` [PATCH v3 6/8] tests: annotate t002*.sh " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-08-31 13:35       ` [PATCH v3 7/8] tests: annotate select t0*.sh " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2021-08-31 13:35       ` [PATCH v3 8/8] tests: annotate select t*.sh " Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason

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