[JENKINS-31660] StackOverflowError when maximum number of builds archived

We've been seeing a StackOverflowError with Test stability enabled and Discard Old Builds:

```
FATAL: null
java.lang.StackOverflowError
at hudson.tasks.junit.TestResultAction.load(TestResultAction.java:197)
at hudson.tasks.junit.TestResultAction.getResult(TestResultAction.java:143)
at hudson.tasks.junit.TestResultAction.getResult(TestResultAction.java:62)
at hudson.tasks.test.AbstractTestResultAction.findCorrespondingResult(AbstractTestResultAction.java:247)
at hudson.tasks.test.TestResult.getPreviousResult(TestResult.java:142)
at hudson.tasks.junit.SuiteResult.getPreviousResult(SuiteResult.java:283)
at hudson.tasks.junit.CaseResult.getPreviousResult(CaseResult.java:446)
at hudson.tasks.junit.CaseResult.freeze(CaseResult.java:575)
at hudson.tasks.junit.SuiteResult.freeze(SuiteResult.java:325)
at hudson.tasks.junit.TestResult.freeze(TestResult.java:627)
at hudson.tasks.junit.TestResultAction.load(TestResultAction.java:200)
at hudson.tasks.junit.TestResultAction.getResult(TestResultAction.java:143)
... repeated ...

```

Disabling the test stability resolves our issue.

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Originally reported by davehunt, imported from: StackOverflowError when maximum number of builds archived

• status: Open
  
• priority: Minor
  
• component(s): junit-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 5
  
• watchers: 12
  
• imported: 2025-11-26
  

Raw content of original issue

We've been seeing a StackOverflowError with Test stability enabled and Discard Old Builds:




FATAL: null

java.lang.StackOverflowError

	at hudson.tasks.junit.TestResultAction.load(TestResultAction.java:197)

	at hudson.tasks.junit.TestResultAction.getResult(TestResultAction.java:143)

	at hudson.tasks.junit.TestResultAction.getResult(TestResultAction.java:62)

	at hudson.tasks.test.AbstractTestResultAction.findCorrespondingResult(AbstractTestResultAction.java:247)

	at hudson.tasks.test.TestResult.getPreviousResult(TestResult.java:142)

	at hudson.tasks.junit.SuiteResult.getPreviousResult(SuiteResult.java:283)

	at hudson.tasks.junit.CaseResult.getPreviousResult(CaseResult.java:446)

	at hudson.tasks.junit.CaseResult.freeze(CaseResult.java:575)

	at hudson.tasks.junit.SuiteResult.freeze(SuiteResult.java:325)

	at hudson.tasks.junit.TestResult.freeze(TestResult.java:627)

	at hudson.tasks.junit.TestResultAction.load(TestResultAction.java:200)

	at hudson.tasks.junit.TestResultAction.getResult(TestResultAction.java:143)

        ... repeated ...





Disabling the test stability resolves our issue.

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