Test "block_intr_sigchld" intermittently hanging
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Description
I've seen this twice now today. I don't remember it doing this before, but I also don't know of any recent changes that might have caused these hangs to trigger.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the intermittently hanging test named block_intr_sigchld and observe the conditions under which it stalls. Done means identifying the cause and making the test complete reliably without hangs.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- operating-systems, testing
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100