# frozen_string_literal: true # trigger stackprof by sending a SIGUSR2 signal # # default settings: # * collect raw samples # * sample at 100hz (every 10k microseconds) # * timeout profile after 30 seconds # * write to $TMPDIR/stackprof.$PID.$RAND.profile if Gitlab::Utils.to_boolean(ENV['STACKPROF_ENABLED'].to_s) Gitlab::Cluster::LifecycleEvents.on_worker_start do require 'stackprof' require 'tmpdir' Gitlab::AppJsonLogger.info "stackprof: listening on SIGUSR2 signal" # create a pipe in order to propagate signal out of the signal handler # see also: https://cr.yp.to/docs/selfpipe.html read, write = IO.pipe # create a separate thread that polls for signals on the pipe. # # this way we do not execute in signal handler context, which # lifts restrictions and also serializes the calls in a thread-safe # manner. # # it's very similar to a goroutine and channel design. # # another nice benefit of this method is that we can timeout the # IO.select call, allowing the profile to automatically stop after # a given interval (by default 30 seconds), avoiding unbounded memory # growth from a profile that was started and never stopped. t = Thread.new do timeout_s = ENV['STACKPROF_TIMEOUT_S']&.to_i || 30 current_timeout_s = nil loop do got_value = IO.select([read], nil, nil, current_timeout_s) read.getbyte if got_value if StackProf.running? stackprof_file_prefix = ENV['STACKPROF_FILE_PREFIX'] || Dir.tmpdir stackprof_out_file = "#{stackprof_file_prefix}/stackprof.#{Process.pid}.#{SecureRandom.hex(6)}.profile" Gitlab::AppJsonLogger.info( event: "stackprof", message: "stopping profile", output_filename: stackprof_out_file, pid: Process.pid, timeout_s: timeout_s, timed_out: got_value.nil? ) StackProf.stop StackProf.results(stackprof_out_file) current_timeout_s = nil else Gitlab::AppJsonLogger.info( event: "stackprof", message: "starting profile", pid: Process.pid ) StackProf.start( mode: :cpu, raw: Gitlab::Utils.to_boolean(ENV['STACKPROF_RAW'] || 'true'), interval: ENV['STACKPROF_INTERVAL_US']&.to_i || 10_000 ) current_timeout_s = timeout_s end end end t.abort_on_exception = true # in the case of puma, this will override the existing SIGUSR2 signal handler # that can be used to trigger a restart. # # puma cluster has two types of restarts: # * SIGUSR1: phased restart # * SIGUSR2: restart # # phased restart is not supported in our configuration, because we use # preload_app. this means we will always perform a normal restart. # additionally, phased restart is not supported when sending a SIGUSR2 # directly to a puma worker (as opposed to the master process). # # the result is that the behaviour of SIGUSR1 and SIGUSR2 is identical in # our configuration, and we can always use a SIGUSR1 to perform a restart. # # thus, it is acceptable for us to re-appropriate the SIGUSR2 signal, and # override the puma behaviour. # # see also: # * https://github.com/puma/puma/blob/master/docs/signals.md#puma-signals # * https://github.com/phusion/unicorn/blob/master/SIGNALS # * https://github.com/mperham/sidekiq/wiki/Signals Signal.trap('SIGUSR2') do write.write('.') end end end