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fix macOS build - #2767
fix macOS build#2767
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Seen on macOS ... and once it is there, all subsequent PMDA Install or Remove operations fail.
The old and mouldy bison that ships with macOS won't cut the mustard for the %destructor pragmas recently added to derive_parser.y.in in libpcp. But we need to dodge the macOS installed one and dig out the homebrew one that is a keg-only install and so the executable is hidden in a secret bin directory that configure.ac needs to know how to find.
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Review comments at @configure.ac:
- Line 768: Resolve yacc_prog through PATH before the executability check so
parsers selected by AC_PROG_YACC, including byacc, are found when installed;
preserve the existing Homebrew-first Bison search on macOS and apply the same
fix to the generated configure script.
Review comments at @qa/admin/pcp-daily:
- Around line 1229-1234: Update the local harvest loop to use printf for
progress output instead of relying on PCP_ECHO_PROG, PCP_ECHO_N, and PCP_ECHO_C,
which are not initialized locally; also use printf for the newline in the scp
failure branch.
Review comments at @src/pmcd/rc_pmcd:
- Around line 184-186: Update the lock-reclamation logic around __pname and the
removal of pmda.auto.update so an empty or incomplete identity is treated as
potentially active, not proof of a stale lock. Reclaim a lock only after safely
establishing its owner has stopped, and ensure concurrent rc_pmcd processes
cannot both acquire it.
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| if [ "$__pname" != rc_pmcd ] | ||
| then | ||
| if rm $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/pmda.auto.update >/dev/null 2>&1 |
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Do not remove a lock while its owner is still writing it.
pmlock creates the file before it writes $$ rc_pmcd. If another rc_pmcd reads the new file during that interval, __pname is empty and this branch removes an active lock. Both processes can then acquire the lock in succession and run PMDA setup concurrently. Make stale-lock reclamation safe against concurrent acquisition; an empty identity alone does not prove that the owner has stopped.
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Review comment at @src/pmcd/rc_pmcd around lines 184 - 186:
Update the lock-reclamation logic around __pname and the removal of
pmda.auto.update so an empty or incomplete identity is treated as potentially
active, not proof of a stale lock. Reclaim a lock only after safely establishing
its owner has stopped, and ensure concurrent rc_pmcd processes cannot both
acquire it.
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- Around line 185-201: Update the empty-owner timeout branch in the `rc_pmcd`
lock-check loop so a successful stale-lock removal immediately continues to the
next iteration; when removal fails, sleep before continuing through the loop to
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| if [ -z "$__pname" -o -z "$__pid" ] | ||
| then | ||
| # possible race on startup ... the lock file may be empty | ||
| # so wait a while, but don't wait forever | ||
| # | ||
| if [ $__try -gt 0 ] | ||
| then | ||
| __try=`expr $__try - 1` | ||
| sleep 1 | ||
| continue | ||
| else | ||
| if rm $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/pmda.auto.update >/dev/null 2>&1 | ||
| then | ||
| $PCP_BINADM_DIR/pmpost "PMDA setup: pid=$$ stale pmda.auto.update lock removed, empty and not changing after 10secs" | ||
| fi | ||
| fi | ||
| fi |
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
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sed -n '150,255p' src/pmcd/rc_pmcd
rg -n 'pmda.auto.update|pmlock' src/pmcd/rc_pmcdRepository: performancecopilot/pcp
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set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- pmlock references ---'
rg -n -F --glob '!build/**' --glob '!dist/**' -e 'pmlock' -e 'O_CREAT' -e 'O_EXCL' src qa | head -200 || true
printf '%s\n' '--- candidate files ---'
rg --files | rg '(^|/)(pmlock|.*pmlock.*)$' | head -100 || true
printf '%s\n' '--- pmlock source candidates ---'
for f in src/pmcd/pmlock src/pmcd/pmlock.c src/pmcd/pmlock.sh src/pmcd/rc_pmcd; do
if [ -f "$f" ]; then
printf '\n### %s\n' "$f"
nl -ba "$f" | sed -n '1,260p'
fi
doneRepository: performancecopilot/pcp
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printf '%s\n' '--- src/pmlock/pmlock.c ---'
nl -ba src/pmlock/pmlock.c | sed -n '1,180p'
printf '%s\n' '--- pmlock documentation and relevant tests ---'
nl -ba man/man1/pmlock.1 | sed -n '1,180p'
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Prevent the empty-lock timeout from spinning.
When the 10-second wait expires, a failed removal leaves the empty lock in place. The code then falls through to the empty-owner check, and the next loop iteration runs without sleep. Add continue after successful removal and retain a delay when removal fails.
The second “bogus owner” removal is conditional. It logs only if the lock still exists or is recreated and the second rm succeeds.
Suggested fix
if rm $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/pmda.auto.update >/dev/null 2>&1
then
$PCP_BINADM_DIR/pmpost "PMDA setup: pid=$$ stale pmda.auto.update lock removed, empty and not changing after 10secs"
+ continue
fi
+ sleep 1
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| if [ -z "$__pname" -o -z "$__pid" ] | |
| then | |
| # possible race on startup ... the lock file may be empty | |
| # so wait a while, but don't wait forever | |
| # | |
| if [ $__try -gt 0 ] | |
| then | |
| __try=`expr $__try - 1` | |
| sleep 1 | |
| continue | |
| else | |
| if rm $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/pmda.auto.update >/dev/null 2>&1 | |
| then | |
| $PCP_BINADM_DIR/pmpost "PMDA setup: pid=$$ stale pmda.auto.update lock removed, empty and not changing after 10secs" | |
| fi | |
| fi | |
| fi | |
| if [ -z "$__pname" -o -z "$__pid" ] | |
| then | |
| # possible race on startup ... the lock file may be empty | |
| # so wait a while, but don't wait forever | |
| # | |
| if [ $__try -gt 0 ] | |
| then | |
| __try=`expr $__try - 1` | |
| sleep 1 | |
| continue | |
| else | |
| if rm $PCP_PMDAS_DIR/pmda.auto.update >/dev/null 2>&1 | |
| then | |
| $PCP_BINADM_DIR/pmpost "PMDA setup: pid=$$ stale pmda.auto.update lock removed, empty and not changing after 10secs" | |
| continue | |
| fi | |
| sleep 1 | |
| fi | |
| fi |
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Review comment at @src/pmcd/rc_pmcd around lines 185 - 201:
Update the empty-owner timeout branch in the `rc_pmcd` lock-check loop so a
successful stale-lock removal immediately continues to the next iteration; when
removal fails, sleep before continuing through the loop to prevent a busy spin.
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bison build changes triggered by derive_parser.y.in changes to libpcp