[dpdk-dev] [Bug 826] red_autotest random failures

[Dumitrescu, Cristian]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Marchand <david.marchand at redhat.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2021 2:16 PM
> To: Lincoln Lavoie <lylavoie at iol.unh.edu>
> Cc: Dumitrescu, Cristian <cristian.dumitrescu at intel.com>; dev
> <dev at dpdk.org>; Aaron Conole <aconole at redhat.com>; Thomas Monjalon
> <thomas at monjalon.net>; Yigit, Ferruh <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>;
> ci at dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [Bug 826] red_autotest random failures
> 
> On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 3:11 PM Lincoln Lavoie <lylavoie at iol.unh.edu> wrote:
> >> This failure keeps on popping in the CI.
> >> The bug report is one month old, with no reply.
> >>
> >>
> >> I sent a proposal of removing red_autotest from the list executed by the
> CI.
> >> https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/patch/20211027140458.2502-
> 2-david.marchand at redhat.com/
> >>
> >> It might be the best solution waiting for an analysis.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> David Marchand
> >>
> >
> > Hi David,
> >
> > My understanding is, removing the test would require removing it from the
> DPDK unit tests, we are just running the fast-tests suite for the unit tests.
> DPDK's unit test structure / framework does not allow removing or
> customizing the suite of tests beyond the suites.
> 
> https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/patch/20211027140458.2502-2-
> david.marchand at redhat.com/
> 
> 
> >
> > In the lab, Brandon has been looking into and trying different
> configurations for running the tests within the containers along the lines of
> the CPU pinning requirements that might be assumed by the unit tests. So
> far, everything he has tried has still had the similar failures / issues.  We are
> still looking into it, so the bug is not sitting without action, just no final
> resolution.
> 
> The mail I sent was not a comment for the investigation on UNH side.
> The ask is for Cristian to have a look too.
> 
> 
> --
> David Marchand

Wojciech, Megha,

Are you able to take a look at why is the RED autotest failing, please?

Thanks,
Cristian