RE: fsmonitor: t7527 racy on OSX?

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric DeCosta
> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2022 12:05 PM
> To: Đoàn Trần Công Danh <congdanhqx@xxxxxxxxx>; Ævar Arnfjörð
> Bjarmason <avarab@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Git ML <git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Jeff Hostetler <jeffhost@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: fsmonitor: t7527 racy on OSX?
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Đoàn Trần Công Danh <congdanhqx@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, November 21, 2022 8:39 AM
> > To: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Git ML <git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Eric DeCosta
> > <edecosta@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Jeff Hostetler <jeffhost@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: fsmonitor: t7527 racy on OSX?
> >
> > On 2022-11-21 14:07:13+0100, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
> > <avarab@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > I have access to a Mac OS X M1 box (gcc104 at [1]) where t7527
> > > reliably fails due to what seems to be a race us doing something,
> > > and assuming that fsmonitor picked up on it.
> >
> > See also https://lore.kernel.org/git/YvZbGAf+82WtNXcJ@xxxxxxxx/
> > <https://protect-
> > us.mimecast.com/s/580RCpYn6ETDOBoycYVkUq?domain=lore.kernel.org>
> >
> > I raised 3 months ago and it seems like Jeff Hostetler is too busy.
> >
> > >
> > > This makes the tests pass:
> > >
> > > diff --git a/t/t7527-builtin-fsmonitor.sh
> > > b/t/t7527-builtin-fsmonitor.sh index 56c0dfffea..ce2555d558 100755
> > > --- a/t/t7527-builtin-fsmonitor.sh
> > > +++ b/t/t7527-builtin-fsmonitor.sh
> > > @@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ test_expect_success 'edit some files' '
> > > start_daemon --tf "$PWD/.git/trace" &&
> > >
> > > edit_files &&
> > > + sleep 1 &&
> > >
> > > test-tool fsmonitor-client query --token 0 &&
> > >
> > > @@ -443,6 +444,7 @@ test_expect_success 'create some files' '
> > > start_daemon --tf "$PWD/.git/trace" &&
> > >
> > > create_files &&
> > > + sleep 1 &&
> > >
> > > test-tool fsmonitor-client query --token 0 &&
> > >
> > > @@ -471,6 +473,7 @@ test_expect_success 'rename some files' '
> > > start_daemon --tf "$PWD/.git/trace" &&
> > >
> > > rename_files &&
> > > + sleep 1 &&
> > >
> > > test-tool fsmonitor-client query --token 0 &&
> > >
> > > @@ -978,6 +981,7 @@ test_expect_success
> > !UNICODE_COMPOSITION_SENSITIVE 'Unicode nfc/nfd' '
> > > mkdir test_unicode/nfd/d_${utf8_nfd} &&
> > >
> > > git -C test_unicode fsmonitor--daemon stop &&
> > > + sleep 1 &&
> > >
> > > if test_have_prereq UNICODE_NFC_PRESERVED then
> > >
> > > The failure is when we grep out the events we expect, which aren't
> > > there, but if you manually inspect them they're there. I.e. they're
> > > just not "in" yet.
> > >
> > > I thought this might be a lack of flushing or syncing in our own
> > > trace code, but adding an fsync() to trace_write() didn't do the trick.
> > >
> > > 1. https://cfarm.tetaneutral.net/news/41#
> > > <https://protect-
> > us.mimecast.com/s/S6YNCqxoXGIWkoNRHEfMzu?domain=cfarm
> > > .tetaneutral.net>
> >
> > --
> > Danh
> 
> Honestly, I'm not surprised. Stopping the daemon and grepping for expected
> results immediately there after is just asking for these sorts of races.
> Sleeping is a bit ugly, but without an explicit means of synchronization is
> probably the best that can be done. I can take a look at it some more as I
> have access to M1 Macs.
> 
> -Eric

https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/commit/63db616d0ec644cee9f81529ed093beee0a01f65

After applying those pending test changes that I have been developing for fsmonitor for Linux, I have been unable to reproduce the problem on Mac OS.

-Eric




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