Public bug reported: The included TestInotifyOverflow test unexpectedly fails on newer host systems if the host system's fs.inotify.max_queued_events is greater than 128*1024:
[2022-05-06T11:15:11+0200] ubuntu@pbuilder-amd64:/var/cache/pbuilder/tmp/podman_buildah_skopeo% grep FAIL golang-fsnotify_151-2_all.log__REDO --- FAIL: TestInotifyOverflow (0.91s) FAIL FAIL github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify 9.762s FAIL [2022-05-06T11:18:18+0200] root@desktop01:~# sysctl fs.inotify.max_queued_events fs.inotify.max_queued_events = 1048576 In order to rebuild the package, it's necessary to temporarily modify said system value (e.g., using "sysctl -w fs.inotify.max_queued_events=16384"), which is rather cumbersome -- cf. https://www.mail-archive.com/pkg-go-maintainers@alioth- lists.debian.net/msg04669.html It would be best to remove the above test (or maybe keep it but replace the threshold with an absurdly high number?) ---- [2022-05-06T11:18:25+0200] root@desktop01:~# lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS Release: 20.04 [2022-05-06T11:25:45+0200] ubuntu@pbuilder-amd64:/var/cache/pbuilder/tmp/podman_buildah_skopeo% _hgrep dget | grep fsnotify 9911 [2022-05-06T11:06:06+0200] dget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/g/golang-fsnotify/golang-fsnotify_1.5.1-1.dsc [2022-05-06T11:25:53+0200] ubuntu@pbuilder-amd64:/var/cache/pbuilder/tmp/podman_buildah_skopeo% ll original/*fsnotify* -rw-rw-r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 3588 2022-05-06 10:05:47 original/golang-fsnotify_1.5.1-1.debian.tar.xz -rw-rw-r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 2228 2022-05-06 10:05:46 original/golang-fsnotify_1.5.1-1.dsc -rw-rw-r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 32691 2022-05-06 10:05:46 original/golang-fsnotify_1.5.1.orig.tar.gz ---- ** Affects: golang-fsnotify (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1971967 Title: TestInotifyOverflow test fails on newer host systems To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/golang-fsnotify/+bug/1971967/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
