From: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@nvidia.com>
To: Alex Williamson <alex@shazbot.org>, kvm <kvm@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@nvidia.com>,
linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ziepe.ca>, Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@intel.com>,
Yi Liu <yi.l.liu@intel.com>, David Matlack <dmatlack@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 4/4] vfio: selftests: Extend timeout for runner executions
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:04:27 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260911170429.1642480-5-alex.williamson@nvidia.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260911170429.1642480-1-alex.williamson@nvidia.com>
When executed via the runner, ie. run_kselftest.sh, tests are subject
to a default 45s timeout. None of the igb, ioatdma, or nv_falcon
drivers can run the vfio_pci_driver_test within this window.
The igb driver is the worst due to the device getting wedged from bad
DMAs in mix_and_match and requiring the full transaction pending
delay prior to FLR.
This is even further exacerbated when the system implements
firmware-first error handling and the transaction pending scheduled
delays are preempted beyond expectations by SMIs.
Worst case observed runtime for the whole vfio_pci_driver_test on
such a setup is 450s. Round up to 600s.
Assisted-by: LLM
Reviewed-by: David Matlack <dmatlack@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@nvidia.com>
---
tools/testing/selftests/vfio/.gitignore | 1 +
tools/testing/selftests/vfio/settings | 5 +++++
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/vfio/settings
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vfio/.gitignore b/tools/testing/selftests/vfio/.gitignore
index 7fadc19d3bca..fc14bc18bcd8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vfio/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vfio/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@
!*.mk
!.gitignore
!Makefile
+!settings
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vfio/settings b/tools/testing/selftests/vfio/settings
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c9abf1c19f19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vfio/settings
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Extend kselftest default 45s timeout based on worst case test runtime,
+# currently vfio:vfio_pci_driver_test running on physical NIC, battling
+# SMIs due to invoked firmware-first error handling from bad DMAs and
+# device wedging. Observed worst case ~450s, extend to 600s.
+timeout=600
--
2.53.0
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-11 17:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-11 17:04 [PATCH v2 0/4] vfio: Fix cdev second-open and harden selftests Alex Williamson
2026-09-11 17:04 ` [PATCH v2 1/4] vfio: Reject a second cdev open before mutating shared device state Alex Williamson
2026-09-11 17:04 ` [PATCH v2 2/4] vfio: selftests: Verify a failed second open preserves the vf_token Alex Williamson
2026-09-11 17:04 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] vfio: selftests: Extend mix_and_match timeout to 90s Alex Williamson
2026-09-11 17:04 ` Alex Williamson [this message]
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