dotnet-stack produces empty output under load
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Description
I was trying to produce stack traces of a process that was consuming a lot of CPU time. About 80% of time it produced an empty output, the remaining 20% it produced the expected list of stack-traces. Later, after the load dropped, exactly the same invocation worked reliably.
What I'd expect:
* Ideally always produce output
* At least output an error to `stderr` if it fails
* If this is due to a timeout while waiting for the target process to send data, the ability to increase the timeout
Environment: Windows on AWS t3.large (2 vCPU, x86-64). The target process was `w3wp`, i.e. an ASP.NET 8 application running in IIS. `dotnet-stack` was running with elevated privileges. Latest version of `dotnet-stack`.
dotnet --info
> Host:
> Version: 8.0.15
> Architecture: x64
> Commit: 50c4cb9fc3
> RID: win-x64
>
> .NET runtimes installed:
> Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 6.0.35 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
> Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.15 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
> Microsoft.NETCore.App 6.0.5 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
> Microsoft.NETCore.App 6.0.35 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
> Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.15 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
> Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 6.0.5 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]
> Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.15 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with dotnet-stack against a CPU-loaded w3wp process on Windows, then compare runs with the same invocation after load drops. Trace whether empty output corresponds to a timeout or other failure; done means the tool reliably reports stack traces or emits an error to stderr, with a way to increase the timeout if applicable.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- cli, devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100