GNU bug report logs - #33718
AIX: timeout: warning: timer_create: Invalid argument

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From: Rudy BROSTEAUX <Rudy.BROSTEAUX <at> police.etat.lu>
To: "'bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org'" <bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Syntaxe problem? I can't find the solution :-(
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 14:24:09 +0000

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Hello,

I need to use your timeout tool.

But when I tried it works with these not very nice message...
"timeout: warning: timer_create: Invalid argument"

Can I help me?

Kind regards,
Rudy

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Rudy BROSTEAUX <Rudy.BROSTEAUX <at> police.etat.lu>, 33718 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#33718: Syntaxe problem? I can't find the solution :-(
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 11:23:41 -0800

I suggest debugging the problem by using "strace timeout ..." rather 
than plain "timeout ...".

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From: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>
To: Rudy BROSTEAUX <Rudy.BROSTEAUX <at> police.etat.lu>, 33718 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#33718: Syntaxe problem? I can't find the solution :-(
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 22:28:24 +0100

On 12/12/18 3:24 PM, Rudy BROSTEAUX wrote:
> I need to use your timeout tool.
> 
> But when I tried it works with these not very nice message...
> "timeout: warning: timer_create: Invalid argument"

'man 3p timer_create' says:

  EINVAL The specified clock ID is not defined.

No idea.  For an analysis, we need more information:
timeout version, OS/kernel version, and finally of course a reproducer,
i.e., the exact command line you were using.

timeout works well here:

  $ /usr/bin/time -f '%e' timeout 2.3 sleep 4.5
  Command exited with non-zero status 124
  2.30

Have a nice day,
Berny

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From: Rudy BROSTEAUX <Rudy.BROSTEAUX <at> police.etat.lu>
To: 'Bernhard Voelker' <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>, "33718 <at> debbugs.gnu.org"
 <33718 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: bug#33718: Syntaxe problem? I can't find the solution :-(
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 08:54:00 +0000

Hello,

Environment: AIX 7.2 TL3 SP1 (on IBM Power Systems)
Origin of the coreutils RPM used @release 8.30 is perzl.org
Installed using a yum server.

******* /root> /usr/bin/time timeout 2.3 sleep 5
timeout: warning: timer_create: Invalid argument

real   3.01
user   0.00
sys    0.00
******** /root>

Could be a missing dependence ?

Regards,
Rudy


-----Original Message-----
From: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de> 
Sent: Wednesday 12 December 2018 22:28
To: Rudy BROSTEAUX <Rudy.BROSTEAUX <at> police.etat.lu>; 33718 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#33718: Syntaxe problem? I can't find the solution :-(

On 12/12/18 3:24 PM, Rudy BROSTEAUX wrote:
> I need to use your timeout tool.
> 
> But when I tried it works with these not very nice message...
> "timeout: warning: timer_create: Invalid argument"

'man 3p timer_create' says:

  EINVAL The specified clock ID is not defined.

No idea.  For an analysis, we need more information:
timeout version, OS/kernel version, and finally of course a reproducer, i.e., the exact command line you were using.

timeout works well here:

  $ /usr/bin/time -f '%e' timeout 2.3 sleep 4.5
  Command exited with non-zero status 124
  2.30

Have a nice day,
Berny

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From: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>
To: Rudy BROSTEAUX <Rudy.BROSTEAUX <at> police.etat.lu>,
 'Bernhard Voelker' <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>,
 "33718 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <33718 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#33718: Syntaxe problem? I can't find the solution :-(
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 00:22:47 -0700

tags 33718 moreinfo
stop

Hello,

On 2018-12-13 1:54 a.m., Rudy BROSTEAUX wrote:
> Environment: AIX 7.2 TL3 SP1 (on IBM Power Systems)
> Origin of the coreutils RPM used @release 8.30 is perzl.org
> Installed using a yum server.
> 
> ******* /root> /usr/bin/time timeout 2.3 sleep 5
> timeout: warning: timer_create: Invalid argument
> 
> 

From: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>
> 
> No idea.  For an analysis, we need more information:
> timeout version, OS/kernel version, and finally of course a reproducer, i.e., the exact command line you were using.
> 
> timeout works well here:
> 
>    $ /usr/bin/time -f '%e' timeout 2.3 sleep 4.5
>    Command exited with non-zero status 124
>    2.30

I tested coreutils-8.30 built from source on AIX 7.2,
both 64 bit and 32 bit, and both work fine:

  $ file src/timeout
  src/timeout: 64-bit XCOFF executable or object module not stripped
  $ /usr/bin/time ./src/timeout 2.3 sleep 5
  Real   2.31
  User   0.00
  System 0.00

  $ file src/timeout
  src/timeout: executable (RISC System/6000) or object module not stripped
  $ /usr/bin/time ./src/timeout 2.3 sleep 5
  Real   2.30
  User   0.00
  System 0.00


Perhaps it is a problem in the RPM package?

Please try to build from source code and see if you see experience the
issue.

regards,
 - assaf

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