[JENKINS-56447] Git Parameter plugin causes SCM polling to return false negatives

Steps to reproduce:

1. Initial state is a Jenkins pipeline job, set to "Pipeline script from SCM", with a Jenkinsfile in the root of a Git repo on master.


2. SCM polling set to 5-minute intervals.


3. Commits/pushes to master will trigger builds as expected.


4. Add a Git Parameter:
   
   
   
   1. Name: GIT_BRANCH
   
   
   2. Parameter Type: Branch
   
   
   3. Default Value: master (note: can also use origin/master or refs/heads/master)
   
   
   4. Use repository: (same repo as specified for the Jenkinsfile)
   
   
   
   


5. Update the Branch Specifier for the pipeline to ${GIT_BRANCH}


6. Wait one polling interval.


7. Push a change to master.

1. 
   
   
   
   1. In a few attempts, the first push was detected correctly, and the false negative did not occur until the second push.
   
   
   2. In most attempts, the first push was enough to cause the false negative.
   
   
   
   

When the false negative occurs, the Git Polling Log correctly shows the Last Built Revision, but does not detect the new HEAD revision.

Remediating the issue required the following:

1. Remove the Git Parameter


2. Set the Branch Spec for the pipeline back to "master"


3. Start a build manually–this has the effect of resetting/refreshing the polling data


4. Push a change to master–the next poll should detect the change and build normally

Running a manual build with the Git Parameter in place, and choosing origin/master from the list, did NOT reset/refresh the polling data, even though the correct hash was checked out for the build.  The false-negative behavior returned on the next poll after another push to master.

I also upgraded the plugin from version 0.8.0 to version 0.9.9 to see if that would resolve the issue; it did not.

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Originally reported by drosen02, imported from: Git Parameter plugin causes SCM polling to return false negatives

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): git-parameter-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 3
  
• watchers: 5
  
• imported: 20251216-182730
  

Raw content of original issue

Steps to reproduce:



	
Initial state is a Jenkins pipeline job, set to "Pipeline script from SCM", with a Jenkinsfile in the root of a Git repo on master.

	
SCM polling set to 5-minute intervals.

	
Commits/pushes to master will trigger builds as expected.

	
Add a Git Parameter:

	


		
Name: GIT_BRANCH

		
Parameter Type: Branch

		
Default Value: master (note: can also use origin/master or refs/heads/master)

		
Use repository: (same repo as specified for the Jenkinsfile)

	

	

	
Update the Branch Specifier for the pipeline to ${GIT_BRANCH}

	
Wait one polling interval.

	
Push a change to master.





	


	


		
In a few attempts, the first push was detected correctly, and the false negative did not occur until the second push.

		
In most attempts, the first push was enough to cause the false negative.

	

	



When the false negative occurs, the Git Polling Log correctly shows the Last Built Revision, but does not detect the new HEAD revision.


Remediating the issue required the following:



	
Remove the Git Parameter

	
Set the Branch Spec for the pipeline back to "master"

	
Start a build manually–this has the effect of resetting/refreshing the polling data

	
Push a change to master–the next poll should detect the change and build normally



Running a manual build with the Git Parameter in place, and choosing origin/master from the list, did NOT reset/refresh the polling data, even though the correct hash was checked out for the build.  The false-negative behavior returned on the next poll after another push to master.


I also upgraded the plugin from version 0.8.0 to version 0.9.9 to see if that would resolve the issue; it did not.

environment

```
CloudBees Jenkins Enterprise 2.73.30.0.1-fixed

Jenkins master:

   RHEL 6 (2.6.32-642.6.2.el6.x86_64)

   Java 1.7.0_65

Git Parameter Plugin 0.9.9 (upgraded from 0.8.0)

Git client plugin 2.7.1

Git plugin 3.9.3

Atlassian Bitbucket v5.11.1
```