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charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Sheena, On 24/10/2026 19:49, Sheena Mohan wrote: > On Fri, Oct 23, 2026 at 9:02 AM Matthieu Baerts wrote: >> >> Hi Sheena, >> >> I hope you are doing well. >> >> While looking at the results on the Netdev CI for the Google runners, I >> notice some tests are quite flaky or constantly failing. I marked them >> as "ignored" on the Netdev CI while this is being investigated. >> >> - IDPF: psp-py started to a month ago. I guess you are monitoring the >> results, but then if it is normal, it might be easier if you block the >> known bad tests from running on your side. Just in case, a few links: >> >> https://netdev.bots.linux.dev/flakes.html?tn-needle=psp-py&br-pfx=net-next-hw&ld-remote=google-idpf >> >> Because the previous branch didn't get tested, the regression might be >> due to the modifications introduced in the previous branch as well: >> >> https://netdev.bots.linux.dev/branch_deltas/net-next-hw-2026-09-23--16-00.html >> https://netdev.bots.linux.dev/branch_deltas/net-next-hw-2026-09-23--08-00.html >> >> >> - GVE: "queues-py" test started to fail recently: I *think* it is a >> regression due to the following patch that has just been dropped, but >> we will only know that in a couple of hours: >> >> https://lore.kernel.org/20261021155611.68473-1-phx0fer@gmail.com >> >> https://netdev.bots.linux.dev/contest.html?remote=google-gve&executor=gve-nipa&test=queues-py >> >> https://netdev.bots.linux.dev/branch_deltas/net-next-hw-2026-10-22--00-00.html >> >> >> - GVE: A few tests are unstable for a while and have been ignored: do >> you mind looking at them, please? >> >> https://netdev.bots.linux.dev/flakes.html?min-flip=0&pw-y=0&br-pfx=net-next-hw&ld-remote=google-gve >> >> >> - IDPF: sometimes, it takes ~4h to run the results (+1h to start). >> That's fine because we have a 6h window, but just wondering: is it >> normal? (The GVE runner seems to start quicker, but I guess that's >> because one is on bare metal and the other in a VM) >> >> Thank you for your help! >> >> Cheers, >> Matt > > Hi Matt, > > Thanks for reaching out and flagging these issues. Here is an update > on each of the items: > > IDPF > > - psp-py: We agree that blocking known bad tests on our side is > best. While we resolve these > failures, we will disable the failing test cases to reduce noise > on the CI dashboard. > - Run/Setup Duration: The longer setup and execution times are due > to running in a bare metal > environment. We are looking into optimizing this to reduce the duration. Thank you! > GVE > > - queues-py: We also noticed this failure recently. Since it is > suspected to be a kernel > regression, we will continue monitoring the results. It looks like the issue has been fixed when the bad patch has been removed. > - Unstable/Ignored Tests: > - devmem-py: Should be fixed by patch 4 of the series recently > sent upstream: > https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20261023204706.3112215-5-hramamurthy@google.com/T/#m0f075c545d9de1c0ad3bd95da0f009a82e80b6c5 Great! Indeed, it looks good so far. > - napi-id-py & bond-options-sh: We will investigate both tests. When fixes are applied or unstable tests are blocked on your side, do you mind pinging me so I can remove them from this ignore list, please? https://netdev.bots.linux.dev/contest/filters-hw.json Cheers, Matt