A lot of random "A task was cancelled" errors
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Description
Describe the bug
We've encountered intermittent "A task was cancelled" errors during various phases of our GitHub Actions workflows. These errors occur inconsistently—sometimes during the setup-job phase, and other times mid-execution within a job step.
In the logs, we didn't find anything interesting...
And we are looking for a direction to investigate
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- run a lot of matrix jobs in self self-hosted runner
Runner Version and Platform
Version of your runner?
linux 2.323.0
What's not working?
we are running the runner on a self hosted aws eks cluster with ARC
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Research direction
Start with the runner logs and the attached failure evidence, comparing cancellations during setup-job with cancellations inside a job step. Reproduce under many matrix jobs on the self-hosted AWS EKS cluster using ARC and identify whether the behavior is specific to runner version 2.323.0 or the cluster setup. Done means a reliable reproduction or a narrowed cause with supporting logs and environment details.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- aws, csharp, kubernetes
- Domain
- ci-cd, devops, infrastructure
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100