[Swift-user] Deep recursion on subroutine "main::stageout" at /home/ketan/work/worker.pl line 1349

Michael Wilde wilde at mcs.anl.gov
Tue May 22 18:07:19 CDT 2012


And, Ketan: can you put an ls -l and pwd in your wrapper script, to get some more diagnostic info?

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mihael Hategan" <hategan at mcs.anl.gov>
> To: "Ketan Maheshwari" <ketancmaheshwari at gmail.com>
> Cc: "Michael Wilde" <wilde at mcs.anl.gov>, "Swift User" <swift-user at ci.uchicago.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 5:42:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [Swift-user] Deep recursion on subroutine "main::stageout" at /home/ketan/work/worker.pl line 1349
> With provider staging the directory where stuff gets run in (i.e. job
> CWD) is set through the sumbmission protocol. In other words,
> _swiftwrap.stagiing gets run there.
> 
> _swiftwrap.staging does not change directories.
> 
> The environment might be different between a swift run and a manual
> login and run. Is there maybe something in the environment that your
> app
> uses to look up the license file?
> 
> Mihael
> 
> On Tue, 2012-05-22 at 17:10 -0400, Ketan Maheshwari wrote:
> > Mike,
> >
> >
> > The jobdir and the workdir are the same right? At least that is what
> > the pwd in my marswrapper shows.
> >
> >
> > The following is the stdout section of swiftwrap:
> > _____________________________________________________________________________
> >
> >
> >         stdout
> > _____________________________________________________________________________
> >
> >
> > # pwd
> > /amd/camel/b/ketan/ketan_mars/swift.workdir/mars-20120522-1702-j6gtml62-k-marswrap-kcj9rork
> >
> >
> > # cp -v home/ketan/ketan_mars/MARS-LIC .
> > `home/ketan/ketan_mars/MARS-LIC' -> `./MARS-LIC'
> >
> >
> > # The error message thrown by mars"
> >  <**> ERROR: *** Unable to open License Date File MARS-LIC ***
> > ===================
> >
> >
> > This is why I said Mars is running as if the licence file is not
> > present even though it is present.
> >
> >
> > Also, I do not see any symlinks here in the workdir. They are all
> > real
> > files.
> >
> > On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Michael Wilde <wilde at mcs.anl.gov>
> > wrote:
> >         If that path home/ketan/ketan_mars/MARS-LIC is being
> >         correctly
> >         copied to the workdir (and I stand corrected: thats exactly
> >         what should happen) then another possibility is that the
> >         program doesnt like getting a symlink for the license file?
> >          Can you test that case externally (outside of Swift) before
> >         we go further?
> >
> >         You reported the problem as "...the executable still gets
> >         into
> >         error as if the licence file is not present."
> >
> >         The license file will appear to the MARS executable (and the
> >         wrapper script) as a symlink (from the jobdir to the
> >         workdir,
> >         to use the terminology f the Swift User Guide).
> >
> >         If that is indeed the problem, your wrapper script might be
> >         able to get around this with:
> >          cp MARS-LIC tmplic
> >          rm MARS-LIC
> >          mv tmplic MARS-LIC
> >
> >         Exactly what error is MARS generating for this problem?
> >
> >         - Mike
> >
> >         ----- Original Message -----
> >         > From: "Ketan Maheshwari" <ketancmaheshwari at gmail.com>
> >         > To: "Michael Wilde" <wilde at mcs.anl.gov>
> >         > Cc: "Swift User" <swift-user at ci.uchicago.edu>
> >
> >         > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 12:01:49 PM
> >         > Subject: Re: [Swift-user] Deep recursion on subroutine
> >         "main::stageout" at /home/ketan/work/worker.pl line 1349
> >
> >         > The line works fine because Swift creates the dir tree
> >         starting at
> >         > /home but in the swift.workdir. With -v, I could see the
> >         file gets
> >         > copied to the cwd and is present there.
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > So, I assume that the wrapper script is not cd'ing me
> >         anywhere. So, it
> >         > still is a mystery why the app complaint about the file
> >         > not
> >         present
> >         > when run from wrapper and it works when run manually in
> >         > the
> >         same dir.
> >         >
> >         > On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Michael Wilde <
> >         wilde at mcs.anl.gov >
> >         > wrote:
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > Isnt this line problematic if you dont know where the
> >         wrapper script
> >         > has you cd'ed to:
> >         >
> >         > cp -v home/ketan/ketan_mars/MARS-LIC .
> >         > ^^^
> >         >
> >         > The relative path doesnt seem safe.
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > - Mike
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > ----- Original Message -----
> >         > > From: "Ketan Maheshwari" < ketancmaheshwari at gmail.com >
> >         > > To: "Michael Wilde" < wilde at mcs.anl.gov >
> >         > > Cc: "Swift User" < swift-user at ci.uchicago.edu >
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:18:11 AM
> >         > > Subject: Re: [Swift-user] Deep recursion on subroutine
> >
> >         > > "main::stageout" at /home/ketan/work/ worker.pl line
> >         > > 1349
> >         > > Looking this further, I now have a wrapper in place
> >         > > which
> >         copies the
> >         > > licence file in the cwd before running the executable.
> >         However, the
> >         > > executable still gets into error as if the licence file
> >         > > is
> >         not
> >         > > present.
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > > When I cd into this dir
> >         (swift.workdir/mars-20120519-1203-3l....)
> >         > > and
> >         > > manually run the executable, it works.
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > > So, the question is does the _swiftwrap.staging does
> >         > > some
> >         internal
> >         > > cd'ing before calling the executable? I will take a look
> >         inside, but
> >         > > would be useful if someone knows this.
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > > The wrapper script is simply the following two lines:
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > > """
> >         > > cp -v home/ketan/ketan_mars/MARS-LIC .
> >         > > /home/ketan/ketan_mars/marsMain $1
> >         > > """
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > > Regards,
> >         > > Ketan
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > > On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Michael Wilde <
> >         wilde at mcs.anl.gov >
> >         > > wrote:
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > > Im surprised that Swift isn't setting the current
> >         > > working
> >         dir (cwd)
> >         > > to
> >         > > be the job dir, but perhaps that's controlled by this
> >         property:
> >         > >
> >         > > # Determines if Swift remote wrappers will be executed
> >         > > by
> >         specifying
> >         > > an
> >         > > # absolute path, or a path relative to the job initial
> >         working
> >         > > directory
> >         > > #
> >         > > # valid values: absolute, relative
> >         > > # wrapper.invocation.mode=absolute
> >         > >
> >         > > Can you try your script with this property set to
> >         "relative"?
> >         > >
> >         > > ...but looking at this further: I see that if youre
> >         > > using
> >         coasters
> >         > > with provider staging, the logic for job launch is quite
> >         different.
> >         > > We
> >         > > need to study this and get back to you. For now, best to
> >         force the
> >         > > right cd's with a wrapper. You might be able to remove
> >         > > the
> >         wrapper
> >         > > later, once we resolve how the job dir management should
> >         work in
> >         > > these
> >         > > various cases.
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > > - Mike
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > > ----- Original Message -----
> >         > > > From: "Ketan Maheshwari" < ketancmaheshwari at gmail.com
> >         > > > >
> >         > >
> >         > > > To: "Michael Wilde" < wilde at mcs.anl.gov >
> >         > > > Cc: "Swift User" < swift-user at ci.uchicago.edu >
> >         > > > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 4:28:02 PM
> >         > > > Subject: Re: [Swift-user] Deep recursion on subroutine
> >         > > > "main::stageout" at /home/ketan/work/ worker.pl line
> >         1349
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > > > Thanks Mike. Indeed the recursion was a warning.
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > > I found the problem was that the binary could not find
> >         the licence
> >         > > > in
> >         > > > the cwd from where it was being called. This is an
> >         application
> >         > > > requirement that the licence file must be present in
> >         > > > the
> >         cwd from
> >         > > > where the call is made.
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > > However, Swift makes a dirtree in the workdir, stages
> >         the files
> >         > > > and
> >         > > > calls the binary from *outside* of this tree. Is it
> >         possible to
> >         > > > make
> >         > > > swift stage the licence file and put it on the top
> >         > > > level
> >         without
> >         > > > writing a wrapper to do a cp. Again, the point of not
> >         wrapping the
> >         > > > binary into a script is to mimic the Hadoop setup as
> >         close as
> >         > > > possible.
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > > On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Michael Wilde <
> >         wilde at mcs.anl.gov
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > wrote:
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > > Ketan, as far as I can tell, that message, coming from
> >         worker.pl ,
> >         > > > is
> >         > >
> >         > > > just a warning.
> >         > > >
> >         > > > Programing Perl sec 33, Diagnostic Messages: "Deep
> >         recursion on
> >         > > > subroutine "%s"
> >         > > >
> >         > > > (W recursion) This subroutine has called itself
> >         (directly or
> >         > > > indirectly) 100 times more than it has returned. This
> >         probably
> >         > > > indicates an infinite recursion, unless you're writing
> >         strange
> >         > > > benchmark programs, in which case it indicates
> >         > > > something
> >         else."
> >         > > >
> >         > > > The stageout code in worker.pl is indeed recursive,
> >         > > > and
> >         the
> >         > > > warning
> >         > > > could be suppressed:
> >         > > >
> >         > > > "Try placing
> >         > > >
> >         > > > no warnings 'recursion';
> >         > > >
> >         > > > within the same scope as that code ..."
> >         > > >
> >         > > > Can you try a simple mod to catsn, using your ext
> >         mapper, to see
> >         > > > if
> >         > > > it
> >         > > > is indeed failing due to the deeply recursive
> >         > > > stageout?
> >         > > >
> >         > > > If you could dig a bit deeper into this, and see
> >         > > > whether
> >         its
> >         > > > really
> >         > > > failing when staging back so many files or failing for
> >         some other,
> >         > > > or
> >         > > > related, reason, that would be great.
> >         > > >
> >         > > > Thanks,
> >         > > >
> >         > > > - Mike
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > > ----- Original Message -----
> >         > > > > From: "Ketan Maheshwari" <
> >         > > > > ketancmaheshwari at gmail.com
> >         >
> >         > > > > To: "Swift User" < swift-user at ci.uchicago.edu >
> >         > > > > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 1:54:34 PM
> >         > > > > Subject: [Swift-user] Deep recursion on subroutine
> >         > > > > "main::stageout"
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > > > > at /home/ketan/work/ worker.pl line 1349
> >         > > > > Hi,
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > > I am trying to run the GE mars script on a bag of
> >         workstations.
> >         > > > > I
> >         > > > > tested the script for a sufficient number of tasks
> >         > > > > and
> >         seems to
> >         > > > > be
> >         > > > > working fine on localhost.
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > > However, it fails in this setup. I get the error
> >         message as
> >         > > > > follows
> >         > > > > after seemingly right invocation:
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > > Find: keepalive(120), reconnect -
> >         http://128.84.97.46:41287
> >         > > > > Progress: time: Mon, 21 May 2012 14:43:18 -0400
> >         > > > > Stage
> >         in:7
> >         > > > > Submitted:3
> >         > > > > Progress: time: Mon, 21 May 2012 14:43:19 -0400
> >         > > > > Stage
> >         in:8
> >         > > > > Active:2
> >         > > > > Deep recursion on subroutine "main::stageout" at
> >         > > > > /home/ketan/work/
> >         > > > > worker.pl line 1349.
> >         > > > > Deep recursion on subroutine "main::stageout" at
> >         > > > > /home/ketan/work/
> >         > > > > worker.pl line 1349.
> >         > > > > Progress: time: Mon, 21 May 2012 14:43:20 -0400
> >         Active:3 Stage
> >         > > > > out:7
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > > Obviously the staging out of results fails and seems
> >         that the
> >         > > > > number
> >         > > > > of files in the stageout stage is causing the error.
> >         The
> >         > > > > application
> >         > > > > needs to stage out about 120 files.
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > > One solution I could quickly think of is to wrap the
> >         app in a
> >         > > > > shell
> >         > > > > and zip the outputs making it just one staged out
> >         file.
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > > However, the current setup would still be useful
> >         > > > > since
> >         we are
> >         > > > > trying
> >         > > > > to compare the existing Hadoop solution with the
> >         > > > > Swift
> >         one.
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > > Is there any possible workaround, some env setting
> >         > > > > or
> >         so that I
> >         > > > > could
> >         > > > > try and get the stageout going?
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > > The logs are:
> >         > > > >
> >         http://www.mcs.anl.gov/~ketan/mars-20120521-1443-d6q9lr0a.log
> >         > > > > and http://www.mcs.anl.gov/~ketan/workerlogs.tgz
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > > Regards, --
> >         > > > > Ketan
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
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> >         > > > --
> >         > > > Michael Wilde
> >         > > > Computation Institute, University of Chicago
> >         > > > Mathematics and Computer Science Division
> >         > > > Argonne National Laboratory
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > >
> >         > > > --
> >         > > > Ketan
> >         > >
> >         > > --
> >         > > Michael Wilde
> >         > > Computation Institute, University of Chicago
> >         > > Mathematics and Computer Science Division
> >         > > Argonne National Laboratory
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > > --
> >         > > Ketan
> >         >
> >         > --
> >         > Michael Wilde
> >         > Computation Institute, University of Chicago
> >         > Mathematics and Computer Science Division
> >         > Argonne National Laboratory
> >         >
> >         >
> >         >
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > --
> >         > Ketan
> >
> >         --
> >         Michael Wilde
> >         Computation Institute, University of Chicago
> >         Mathematics and Computer Science Division
> >         Argonne National Laboratory
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Ketan
> >
> >
> >
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