fix: implement short-term fixes for lock contention and add tests - #285
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe PR adds a multi-process CUDA allocation test. It also updates the ChangesAllocation and lock test workflow
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: 🔴 Critical · up to The lock refactor currently fails to compile in the benchmark target, and the new CUDA concurrency checks can report success even when workers or allocation-limit checks fail. The PR is not merge-ready until these build and test-result correctness issues are fixed. Possibly related PRs
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In `@test/main.cu`:
- Around line 18-25: Update test/main.cu around cudaMalloc and main to accept an
allocation size and expected result, compare the observed CUDA outcome with that
expectation, and return nonzero on mismatch. Update Makefile lines 29-60 to
retain an in-bounds allocation test and add an over-limit case, such as
requesting 10 MB with an 8 MB configured limit, expecting allocation failure.
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| err = cudaMalloc(&dev_ptr, 10ULL * 1024 * 1024); | ||
| if (err == cudaSuccess) { | ||
| printf("[SUCCESS] Allocated 10 MB\n"); // Changed: Updated print statement | ||
| cudaFree(dev_ptr); | ||
| } else { | ||
| printf("[FAILED] Allocation error: %s\n", cudaGetErrorString(err)); | ||
| } | ||
| return 0; |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Make CUDA allocation outcomes assertable.
test/main.cu returns zero after cudaMalloc() fails. Makefile counts that zero status as a passed test. The workflow also requests only 10 MB under the 4 GB limit, so it does not test OOM enforcement.
test/main.cu#L18-L25: accept an allocation size and an expected result. Return nonzero when the observed CUDA result differs from that expectation.Makefile#L29-L60: keep an in-bounds allocation case and add an over-limit case, such as a 10 MB allocation with an 8 MB configured limit, that expects allocation failure.
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In `@test/main.cu` around lines 18 - 25, Update test/main.cu around cudaMalloc and
main to accept an allocation size and expected result, compare the observed CUDA
outcome with that expectation, and return nonzero on mismatch. Update Makefile
lines 29-60 to retain an in-bounds allocation test and add an over-limit case,
such as requesting 10 MB with an 8 MB configured limit, expecting allocation
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i find no caller of this function in the repo. what code path did your test hit? paste grep -rn try_lock_unified_lock output. also the old code was a blocking flock, not a sleep loop. what loop did you remove?
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lock_fd is unused now. remove it.
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fcntl locks are per process. two threads in one process both pass. the old flock code blocked them. is this called from more than one thread?
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| // Keeping the FD open prevents race conditions during high-frequency locking. |
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which race does keeping the fd open prevent? name it. also drop the comments about the old code.
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| @mkdir -p build/test | ||
| nvcc -o build/test/test_alloc test/main.cu -lcuda -lcudart |
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test/test_alloc.c already exists. why a new main.cu? the output path also collides with the cmake target.
| nvcc -o build/test/test_alloc test/main.cu -lcuda -lcudart | ||
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this needs nvcc and a gpu on the host. build uses docker. why not test too? drop the emoji.
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| run_test "Baseline Allocation (No Preload)" "./build/test/test_alloc"; \ | ||
| run_test "HAMi-core Interception Test (4GB Limit)" "LD_PRELOAD=$(current_dir)build/libvgpu.so CUDA_DEVICE_MEMORY_LIMIT=4096m LIBCUDA_LOG_LEVEL=4 ./build/test/test_alloc"; \ |
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this test can not fail. nothing checks the 4096 mb limit. add a check and exit 1. paste a run that fails without the fix.
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| // Changed: Allocate 10MB instead of 2GB to prevent VRAM exhaustion | ||
| err = cudaMalloc(&dev_ptr, 10ULL * 1024 * 1024); |
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pr text says test_oom.cu. the file is missing. 10 mb never hits a 4 gb limit. where is the oom test?
| list(APPEND TEST_TARGET_NAMES_LIST ${TEST_TARGET_NAME}) | ||
| if (TEST_TARGET_NAME STREQUAL "test_postinit_owner_death") | ||
| target_link_libraries(${TEST_TARGET_NAME} -lrt -lpthread) | ||
| elseif(TEST_TARGET_NAME STREQUAL "bench_lock") |
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bench_lock.c is not in this pr. dead block. add the file or remove this.
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yes sorry it was in a previous commit i forgot to remove it
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In `@src/utils.c`:
- Line 19: Update the lock descriptor references in the lock and unlock
functions to consistently use the declared unified_lock_fd variable, eliminating
remaining lock_fd references and preserving the bench_lock build.
In `@test/test_alloc_concurrent.cu`:
- Around line 39-44: Update the parent wait loop in the concurrent allocation
test to inspect each child’s status using the appropriate exit-status checks,
and return a nonzero result if any worker fails or terminates abnormally. Only
print “All workers finished” and return success after every child exits
successfully.
- Around line 12-20: Update test_alloc_concurrent to configure a deterministic
CUDA_DEVICE_MEMORY_LIMIT, retain enough allocations or otherwise exceed that
quota, and assert that cudaMalloc returns cudaErrorMemoryAllocation. Make the
parent inspect every child status after wait() and fail when a worker exits
unsuccessfully or abnormally, then register test_alloc_concurrent in
test/CMakeLists.txt alongside postinit_owner_death.
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| static int unified_lock_fd = -1; |
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Update all lock descriptor references.
Line 19 declares unified_lock_fd, but the lock and unlock functions still use lock_fd. This causes an undeclared-identifier build failure. Update all references to unified_lock_fd, or retain the original declaration name. The bench_lock target compiles this file directly.
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In `@src/utils.c` at line 19, Update the lock descriptor references in the lock
and unlock functions to consistently use the declared unified_lock_fd variable,
eliminating remaining lock_fd references and preserving the bench_lock build.
| for (int i = 0; i < ITERATIONS; i++) { | ||
| // Allocate 1MB to trigger HAMi-core's memory interception | ||
| cudaError_t err = cudaMalloc(&ptr, 1024 * 1024); | ||
| if (err != cudaSuccess) { | ||
| printf("Worker %d failed allocation: %s\n", worker_id, cudaGetErrorString(err)); | ||
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assert 'cudaErrorMemoryAllocation' not in s, "OOM expectation already exists"
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assert wait_loop, "parent wait loop not found"
parent_tail = s[wait_loop.end():]
assert 'WIFEXITED' not in parent_tail and 'WEXITSTATUS' not in parent_tail
assert re.search(r'return\s+0\s*;', parent_tail), "parent success return not found"
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Make test_alloc_concurrent exercise and report quota failures.
- Configure a deterministic
CUDA_DEVICE_MEMORY_LIMIT. Hold allocations or exceed the quota. Assert thatcudaMallocreturnscudaErrorMemoryAllocation. - Check each child status after
wait(). The parent currently returns success even when a worker exits with status 1. - Register
test_alloc_concurrentwith CTest.test/CMakeLists.txtcurrently registers onlypostinit_owner_death.
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In `@test/test_alloc_concurrent.cu` around lines 12 - 20, Update
test_alloc_concurrent to configure a deterministic CUDA_DEVICE_MEMORY_LIMIT,
retain enough allocations or otherwise exceed that quota, and assert that
cudaMalloc returns cudaErrorMemoryAllocation. Make the parent inspect every
child status after wait() and fail when a worker exits unsuccessfully or
abnormally, then register test_alloc_concurrent in test/CMakeLists.txt alongside
postinit_owner_death.
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Propagate worker failures to the test result.
A child that calls exit(1) at line 17 is reaped, but line 41 discards its status. The parent then prints success and returns zero. Inspect each status and return failure if a child does not exit successfully.
Proposed fix
- while (wait(&status) > 0);
+ int failed = 0;
+ for (int completed = 0; completed < NUM_WORKERS; ) {
+ if (wait(&status) < 0) {
+ perror("wait");
+ return 1;
+ }
+ completed++;
+ if (!WIFEXITED(status) || WEXITSTATUS(status) != 0) {
+ failed = 1;
+ }
+ }
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| // Parent waits for all children to finish | |
| int status; | |
| while (wait(&status) > 0); | |
| printf("All workers finished.\n"); | |
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| int status; | |
| int failed = 0; | |
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| if (!WIFEXITED(status) || WEXITSTATUS(status) != 0) { | |
| failed = 1; | |
| } | |
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| printf("All workers finished.\n"); | |
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In `@test/test_alloc_concurrent.cu` around lines 39 - 44, Update the parent wait
loop in the concurrent allocation test to inspect each child’s status using the
appropriate exit-status checks, and return a nonzero result if any worker fails
or terminates abnormally. Only print “All workers finished” and return success
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./src/include/utils.h:8:int try_lock_unified_lock();
./src/utils.c:23:int try_lock_unified_lock() {
./src/utils.c:50: LOG_INFO("try_lock_unified_lock: acquired");observationi was making changes in the wrong place lol, need to move changes to src/multiprocess/* @raym293 ➜ /workspaces/HAMi-core (fixes/lock_contention) $ # 1. Search for other references to the lock file or path
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./src/include/utils.h:9:int try_unlock_unified_lock();
./src/utils.c:15:const char* unified_lock="/tmp/vgpulock/lock";
./src/utils.c:19:static int unified_lock_fd = -1;
./src/utils.c:21:// 0 unified_lock lock success
./src/utils.c:22:// -1 unified_lock lock fail
./src/utils.c:23:int try_lock_unified_lock() {
./src/utils.c:24: if(unified_lock_fd < 0 ) {
./src/utils.c:25: unified_lock_fd = open(unified_lock, O_CREAT | O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC, 0666);
./src/utils.c:26: if (unified_lock_fd == -1) {
./src/utils.c:27: LOG_ERROR("failed to open unified_lock file: %s", unified_lock);
./src/utils.c:39: while (fcntl(unified_lock_fd, F_SETLKW, &fl) == -1) {
./src/utils.c:44: LOG_ERROR("unexpected fcntl lock error on %s: %s", unified_lock, strerror(errno));
./src/utils.c:45: close(unified_lock_fd);
./src/utils.c:46: unified_lock_fd = -1;
./src/utils.c:50: LOG_INFO("try_lock_unified_lock: acquired");
./src/utils.c:54:// 0 unified_lock unlock success
./src/utils.c:55:// -1 unified_lock unlock fail
./src/utils.c:56:int try_unlock_unified_lock(void) {
./src/utils.c:57: if (unified_lock_fd < 0) {
./src/utils.c:58: LOG_ERROR("try_unlock_unified_lock: no lock held (invalid fd)");
./src/utils.c:69: int res = fcntl(unified_lock_fd, F_SETLK, &fl);
./src/utils.c:72: // Notice we removed close() and unified_lock_fd = -1 here!
./src/utils.c:77: LOG_ERROR("try_unlock_unified_lock: fcntl unlock failed: %s", strerror(saved_errno));
./src/utils.c:81: LOG_INFO("try_unlock_unified_lock: released successfully");
./src/utils.c:32: struct flock fl;
./src/utils.c:62: struct flock fl;
./src/multiprocess/multiprocess_memory_limit.c:641: struct flock lock = {
./src/include/libnvml_hook.h:10:#include <fcntl.h>
./src/include/libcuda_hook.h:10:#include <fcntl.h>
./src/include/utils.h:3:#include <fcntl.h>
./src/utils.c:39: while (fcntl(unified_lock_fd, F_SETLKW, &fl) == -1) {
./src/utils.c:44: LOG_ERROR("unexpected fcntl lock error on %s: %s", unified_lock, strerror(errno));
./src/utils.c:69: int res = fcntl(unified_lock_fd, F_SETLK, &fl);
./src/utils.c:77: LOG_ERROR("try_unlock_unified_lock: fcntl unlock failed: %s", strerror(saved_errno));
./src/multiprocess/multiprocess_memory_limit.c:5:#include <fcntl.h>
./src/multiprocess/multiprocess_memory_limit.c:665: status = fcntl(region_info.fd, F_SETLK, &lock);
./src/multiprocess/multiprocess_memory_limit.c:688: status = fcntl(region_info.fd, F_SETLK, &lock);
./src/multiprocess/multiprocess_utilization_watcher.c:5:#include <fcntl.h>
./src/multiprocess/multiprocess_memory_limit.h:7:#include <fcntl.h>
./src/libvgpu.c:2:#include <fcntl.h>
./src/allocator/allocator.h:6:#include <fcntl.h>
./src/multiprocess/multiprocess_memory_limit.c:604: * sem_postinit remains in shared_region_t to preserve its layout, but an
./src/multiprocess/multiprocess_memory_limit.c:822: sem_post(®ion->sem); // Unlock the semaphore
./src/multiprocess/multiprocess_memory_limit.c:853: struct timespec sem_ts;
./src/multiprocess/multiprocess_memory_limit.c:854: get_timespec(SEM_WAIT_TIME, &sem_ts);
./src/multiprocess/multiprocess_memory_limit.c:856: int status = sem_timedwait(®ion->sem, &sem_ts);
./src/multiprocess/multiprocess_memory_limit.c:885: sem_post(®ion->sem); // Unlock
./src/multiprocess/multiprocess_memory_limit.c:923: sem_post(®ion->sem);
./src/multiprocess/multiprocess_memory_limit.c:1279: if (sem_init(®ion->sem, 1, 1) != 0) {
./src/multiprocess/multiprocess_memory_limit.c:1282: if (sem_init(®ion->sem_postinit, 1, 1) != 0) {
./src/multiprocess/multiprocess_memory_limit.c:1283: LOG_ERROR("Fail to init sem_postinit %s: errno=%d", shr_reg_file, errno);
./src/multiprocess/multiprocess_memory_limit.h:101: sem_t sem; // Only for process slot add/remove
./src/multiprocess/multiprocess_memory_limit.h:112: sem_t sem_postinit; // Retained for shared-region layout compatibility
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Overhaul initialization locking and add HAMi-core CUDA integration tests
Overview
This PR implements the short-term fixes from Project-HAMi/HAMi#1662. It addresses the severe initialization latency and CPU thrashing caused by the legacy
sleep()polling mechanism when multiple containers attempt to boot and acquire the GPU simultaneously. Alongside the lock refactor, this introduces a robust, native integration testing suite to validate our low-level CUDA memory interception (libvgpu.so) and concurrency limits safely.Test Environment & Hardware Specifications
All builds, tests, and validations were executed on the following host environment:
1. Lock Concurrency Refactor (
fcntl)O_CREAT | O_EXCLandsleep()retry loop with a native OS blocking wait.fcntlimplementation: Initially tested withflock(), but discovered a daemon deadlock where background processes inherited the lock's file descriptor viafork(). Rewrote the locking utilities insrc/utils.cto use POSIXfcntl()locks (F_SETLKW), which are explicitly designed to prevent inheritance across forks.O_CLOEXECto plug file descriptor leaks and added explicitEINTRchecks so interrupted system calls safely resume waiting rather than failing out.try_unlock_unified_lockrather than repeatedly closing it, preventing race conditions during high-frequency lock contention and relying on the OS to clean it up on process exit.2. CUDA Memory Virtualization Tests
Added a dedicated
test/directory to validatelibvgpu.sointerception viaLD_PRELOAD.test/main.cu: Validates in-bounds allocations. Confirms thatcudaMemGetInfoaccurately reports our mocked 4GBCUDA_DEVICE_MEMORY_LIMIT(clamped down from the physical 24GB on the RTX 3090) and successfully allocates within it.test/test_oom.cu: Tests boundary enforcement. Attempts a 3GB allocation followed by a 2GB allocation to ensure the hook properly rejects the out-of-bounds request and returns an OOM error.3. CMake & Makefile Integration
Resolved CMake dependency cascades in
test/CMakeLists.txtby explicitly linkingsrc/utils.cto the standalone C benchmark, while also building a powerful bash-driven integration test directly into the rootMakefile.make test: Runs a baseline unhooked test, followed by theLD_PRELOADvirtualization test and concurrent verification loops.Validation
Running the benchmark now resolves the lock queue instantly with near 0% user CPU usage, successfully executing back-to-back operations without hanging, dropping locks, or leaking file descriptors to child daemons. Ready for K8s device plugin integration.
LFX Mentorship Application
As a quick note, I am highly interested in the LFX Mentorship program and have officially applied for this project! Working through these hardware limits, build system quirks, and OS-level locking challenges has been incredibly rewarding, and I would love the opportunity to continue contributing to HAMi-core as a mentee.
AI Disclosure
I consulted an AI assistant to help brainstorm debugging strategies during the
fcntl/flockdaemon deadlock, structure the benchmarking suite, and summarize the findings for this PR. All code implementations, hardware testing, and system validations were executed manually on the cluster.Summary by CodeRabbit
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