From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com (us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com [170.10.133.124]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E49E383600C for ; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 23:00:09 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org 6E49E383600C Received: from mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (mimecast-mx01.redhat.com [209.132.183.4]) (Using TLS) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP id us-mta-494-ZFpjTwFQOhWBAX2064p0Uw-1; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:00:07 -0400 X-MC-Unique: ZFpjTwFQOhWBAX2064p0Uw-1 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx03.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.13]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 14A67800D55; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 23:00:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from redhat.com (ovpn-112-13.phx2.redhat.com [10.3.112.13]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EAD626090F; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 23:00:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from fche by redhat.com with local (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1ltI2P-0003Vp-AI; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:00:05 -0400 Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:00:05 -0400 From: "Frank Ch. Eigler" To: Mark Wielaard Cc: elfutils-devel@sourceware.org Subject: Re: Buildbot failure in Wildebeest Builder on whole buildset Message-ID: <20210615230005.GK3758@redhat.com> References: <20210615212946.ACB73801D17@builder.wildebeest.org> <20210615215318.GJ3758@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.12.0 (2019-05-25) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.13 X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline X-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: elfutils-devel@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Elfutils-devel mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 23:00:10 -0000 Hi - > If you think it helps diagnose these spurious failure please do. (Shall I try to get a wildebeest buildbot admin login to try to rebuild repeatedly, till it hits these heisenbugs?) > It might also help to split this test into smaller ones to make sure > the tests just test one specific thing. Yeah, thinking about it. It just seems that a lot of the initialization between tests would be identical, so them being cumulative vs. individual eliminates duplication. In case of a test failure, the whole suite fails anyway, so cumulative vs. individual doesn't help there. - FChE