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Kernel 5.17 Test Week

Date 2022-04-03 to 2022-04-10
Time all week

Website QA/Test Days
IRC #fedora-test-day[?] on Libera
Mailing list test


Can't make the date?
If you come to this page before or after the test day is completed, your testing is still valuable, and you can use the information on this page to test, file any bugs you find at Bugzilla, and add your results to the results section. If this page is more than a month old when you arrive here, please check the current schedule and see if a similar but more recent Test Day is planned or has already happened.

What to test?[edit]

This Test Day will focus on the 5.17 Linux kernel. The primary aim is to test on Fedora 35 and 34.

Who's available[edit]

The following cast of characters will be available testing, workarounds, bug fixes, and general discussion:

You can chat with us on IRC. See the infobox on top of the page to learn the right IRC channel.

Prerequisite for Test Day[edit]

  • A fully updated F35 test day image or Fedora 34 or 35 Workstation/Server installation, either on bare metal or VM (please make sure you have no important data on that installation, things might go wrong -- don't do this on your production machine!)
  • The 5.17 kernel for an existing installation from F35 koji (see below) or kernel-stabilization copr if not using the test day image. (koji is recommended for secure boot users).
  • Enough free space on storage.

Koji download instructions[edit]

Download Koji[edit]

Kernel builds can be downloaded from Koji using a command-line tool.

Fedora Workstation[edit]

Install Koji on Fedora Workstation if not installed:

sudo dnf install koji

Fedora Silverblue or Kinoite[edit]

Install Koji on Fedora Silverblue or Kinoite if not installed:

rpm-ostree install koji

And reboot.

List available kernel builds[edit]

You can list available kernel builds with:

koji list-builds --package=kernel --after="2022-04-01" | grep "5.17"

Download kernel[edit]

Download the 5.17 kernel build you wish, for example kernel-5.17.1-300.fc35:

koji download-build --arch=x86_64 kernel-5.17.1-200.fc35

Install kernel[edit]

Fedora Workstation[edit]

Update your kernel:

sudo dnf update kernel-*.rpm

And reboot.

Fedora Silverblue or Kinoite[edit]

Override the kernel:

rpm-ostree override replace kernel-*.rpm

And reboot.

How to test?[edit]

Run the tests[edit]

  1. Follow the instructions in this test case. For users running the test day image, the tests are pre-installed in /home/liveuser/kernel-tests/.
  2. Visit the result page and enter your result in the 'Regression' column by clicking Enter result.
  3. If there are any other result columns, click on the column title links to see the tests that need to be run: most column titles are links to a specific test case. Follow the instructions there, then enter your results by clicking the Enter result button for the test.
  4. While the results from the regression tests are interesting, we are also interested in your overall experience with the new kernels.

Reporting bugs[edit]

Note to Virtualbox users: By default, the insert_leap_second test will fail, this is because Virtualbox syncs the guest time with the host in the middle of the test. This is not a kernel or test suite failure, it is a Virtualbox design issue. It should skip this test if your kernel-tests repo has been updated since 2021-09-12.

If you have problems with any of the tests, have a look in the results page. Please include the vulnerability output at the end of the test suite in the comments.

If you don't see it, please file a new bug to Bugzilla, probably against kernel component. If you are unsure about exactly how to file the report or what other information to include, just ask on IRC #fedora-test-day or #fedora-qa and we will help you.

Revert override on Fedora Silverblue or Kinoite[edit]

If you are a Fedora Silverblue or Kinoite user, you can simply revert the override and use the stable kernels again. Run the following command to revert it back:

rpm-ostree override reset kernel kernel-core kernel-debug kernel-debug-core kernel-debug-devel kernel-debug-modules kernel-debug-modules-extra kernel-debug-modules-internal kernel-devel kernel-modules kernel-modules-extra kernel-modules-internal

And reboot.

Test Results[edit]

Regression Test[edit]

User Profile Regression References
Daniels Lenovo 2 in 1 Intel (Skylake,IBRS) x 4 <( KernelTest 5.17.1>) VM QEMU STD PC_Q35+ICH9,2009
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Kernel Test = Pass Performance Test= Pass
Vaparetia MSI MS-7a20 X99 Carbon
Pass pass
[1]
  1. 1. Kernel Test = Pass Performance Test= Pass Nvidia 510.60.02 Installed w/ Wayland.
Y0rd4nis Fedora Linux 35 (Workstation Edition) KVM / QEMU Standard PC _i440FX + PIIX, 1996_ / 1.9 GiB RAM / Intel® Core™ i7-8750H x 12 / Wayland
Pass pass
[1]
  1. default test cases passed / performance test cases passed but I noticed this log lines in my console /bin/sh: line 1: ../scripts/getlist: Permission denied | /bin/sh: line 1: ../scripts/getsummary: Permission denied | make: *** [Makefile:110: summary] Error 126
Y0rd4nis Fedora Linux 35 (Workstation Edition) / VirtualBox (Oracle) / innotek GmbH VirtualBox / 1.9 GiB RAM / Intel® Core™ i7-8750H CPU @ 2.20GHz / Wayland
Pass pass
[1]
  1. default test cases passed / performance test cases passed but I noticed this log lines in my console /bin/sh: line 1: ../scripts/getlist: Permission denied /bin/sh: line 1: ../scripts/getsummary: Permission denied make: *** [Makefile:110: summary] Error 126
akoster Fedora 35 Workstation x86_64 on Dell Inspiron 5570 Laptop Core i3 8130u/12GB DDR3 RAM/Kingston A1000 NVMe SSD
Pass pass
alciregi Lenovo X1 Crabon gen 8 - Silverblue
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Vulnerability status: /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/itlb_multihit:KVM: Mitigation: VMX disabled /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/l1tf:Not affected /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/mds:Not affected /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/meltdown:Not affected /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/spec_store_bypass:Mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/spectre_v1:Mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/spectre_v2:Mitigation: Enhanced IBRS, IBPB: conditional, RSB filling /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/srbds:Mitigation: TSX disabled /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/tsx_async_abort:Not affected
andilinux F36 Beta GNOME
Pass pass
[1]
  1. tested on GNOME BOXES 5.17.2-300.fc36.x86_64
andilinux F36 Beta i3wm
Pass pass
[1]
  1. 5.17.2-300.fc36.x86_64 F36 Beta i3wm
andilinux Fedora Rawhide
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Kernel 5.18 tested
atim Bare metal. CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3300X; Graphics: RTX 3060; Kernel 5.17.1; F36.
Pass pass
augenauf baremetal, Thinkpad T450s, Fedora 36, stock kernel 5.17.1-300.fc36.x86_64,
Pass pass
[1]
  1. works fine, no regression noted
bittin HP 655
Warning warn
[1]
  1. First test WARN, Second Test Pass
bittin Virtualbox - 5.17.2 Kernel F35
Pass pass
bittin Virtualbox - 5.17.2 Kernel F36
Pass pass
bittin Virtualbox - F35
Fail fail
bittin Virtualbox - F36
Pass pass
bojan Lenovo ThinkPad T450s, Noname fanless PC with Intel Core i5-8250U, kernel-5.17.2-200.fc35.x86_64
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Both default and performance tests passed. Seems to work OK in regular use.
bovineCossack
Pass pass
bretth KVM 5.17.1
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Default & performance tests pass
bretth KVM 5.17.2
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Default & performance tests pass
chrislocke VMware Fusion
Fail fail
[1]
  1. cache drop failed, libhugetlbfs skipped, paxtest skipped, everything else pass
copperi 5.17.1-300.fc36.x86_64 F36 32Gb Ryzen 7 3700x NVIDIA GP106GL [Quadro P2200]
Pass pass
dlvod VB, Thinkpad E14 G2 i3-1115G4, F35, 5.17.1-200.fc35.x86_64
Pass pass
[1]
  1. PASS, PASS
dominictynes qemu-kvm-6.1.0-14.fc35.x86_64
Pass pass
[1]
  1. both default and performance passed
donaldsebleung Kernel 5.17.1; QEMU Standard PC _Q35 + ICH9, 2009_; 2.4 GiB RAM; Intel Core Processor (Haswell, no TSX, IBRS) x 4; KVM virtualization
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Both standard and performance tests passed
foo-dogsquared HP Laptop 14-cf0xxx
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Both tests are passed. paxtest and libhugetlbfs are skipped.
geraldosimiao kernel-5.17.1-200.fc35.x86_64.rpm on baremetal ACER Aspire
Pass pass
[1]
  1. KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.3 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.91.0 Qt Version: 5.15.2 Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i7-3632QM CPU @ 2.20GHz Memory: 15.4 GiB of RAM Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® HD Graphics 4000
geraldosimiao kernel-5.17.2-200.fc35.x86_64.rpm on KVM
Pass pass
[1]
  1. all regression tests passed
geraldosimiao kernel-5.17.3-300.fc36.x86_64.rpm on baremetal ACER Aspire
Pass pass
[1]
Pass pass
[2]
  1. sorry, made a typo: correct kernel version is 5.17.2-300 on Fedora 36
  2. KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.3 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.91.0 Qt Version: 5.15.2 Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i7-3632QM CPU @ 2.20GHz Memory: 15.4 GiB of RAM Graphics Proc essor: Mesa Intel® HD Graphics 4000 - FEDORA 36 BETA
glorimor
Pass pass
grumpey F36 Gnome bare metal, AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with Radeon Graphics
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Skipped: libhugetlbfts, modsign, paxtest
hektor
Pass pass
[1]
  1. No failed tests. Skipped ./default/libhugetlbfs and ./default/paxtest. Warning shown for ./default/sysfs-perms. I do not know what that means.
hricky kerneltest-5.17.1.iso running on Intel® Core™ i7-4790 CPU, 32 GB RAM, Bare Metal
Pass pass
[1]
  1. default, destructive, stress, performance
itrymybest80 kernel-5.17.1-200.fc35.x86_64 (koji)
Warning warn
[1]
  1. I'll now get two popups during boot with a super imposed Fedora logo, when trying to unlock my encrypted drive. All input looks to be duplicated (similar to 5.16.2; fixed with 5.16.3) when pressing the "esc" key to leave the graphical boot screen. However both regression tests PASSED. libhugetlbfs & paxtest skipped.
itrymybest80 kernel-5.17.2-200.fc35.x86_64 (koji)
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Both regression tests PASSED. libhugetlbfs & paxtest skipped. However same duplicated logo and input during boot, when trying to unlock my encrypted drive.
kisk QEMU(Boxes) VM; Fedora 35 Server,kernel 5.17.1-200.fc35.x86_64; Intel Core i7-2670QM CPU@2.20GHz, RAM: 4.0 GiB, disk space: 60.1G
Pass pass
[1]
Pass pass
  1. The paxtest and libhugetlbfs tests skipped, the others passed. The performance tests passed.
kisk QEMU(Boxes) VM; Fedora 35 Server,kernel 5.17.1-200.fc35; Intel Core i7-2670QM CPU@2.20GHz, RAM: 4.0 GiB, disk space: 60.1G
Pass pass
[1]
  1. The paxtest and libhugetlbfs tests skipped, the others passed. The performance tests passed.
kstsk Fedora 35 Workstation x86_64 on Asus X411UNV Laptop Core i3 7100u/8GB DDR3 RAM
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Both tests passed
lemoce Lenovo Legion Y530, GTX 1060
Pass pass
lily ampere hr330a
Pass pass
[1]
  1. all default and performance testcases passed
lily ampere hr350a
Pass pass
[1]
  1. all default and performance testcases passed
lily dell pem605
Pass pass
[1]
  1. all default and performance testcases passed
lily dell per640
Pass pass
[1]
  1. all default and performance testcases passed
lily dell per6515
Pass pass
[1]
  1. all default and performance testcases passed
lily fujitsu fx700
Pass pass
[1]
Pass pass
[2]
  1. all default and performance testcases passed
  2. all default and performance testcases passed
lily hpe apollo
Pass pass
[1]
  1. all default and performance testcases passed
lily hpe bl280cg6
Pass pass
[1]
  1. all default and performance testcases passed
lily hpe bl460cgen10
Pass pass
[1]
  1. all default and performance testcases passed
lily hpe dl120gen9
Pass pass
[1]
  1. all default and performance testcases passed
lily ibm x3250m4
Pass pass
[1]
  1. all default and performance testcases passed
lily ibm x3250m4
Pass pass
lily lenovo rd230
Pass pass
[1]
Pass pass
[2]
  1. all default and performance testcases passed
  2. all default and performance testcases passed
lily qualcomm amberwing
Pass pass
[1]
  1. all default and performance testcases passed
lovenemesis Desktop Ryzen 5 3600X; Kernel Test Image
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Both default and performance tests passed as expected.
lovenemesis Desktop; AMD A10-5800K; Kernel Test Image
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Both default and performance passed.
lovenemesis Laptop Acer Spin5 Ryzen Mobile 5600U; Kernel Test Image
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Both default and performance tests are passed.
luya Fedora Design Suite 36 - HP Envy x360 15-cp0xxx Ryzen 2500u
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Passed on normal and performance tests
marc84 USB kerneltest-5.17.1.iso on Lenovo ideapad Y570
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Default and Performance test: PASS
masami i7-9700K(UHD Graphics 630), 5.17.1-300.fc36.x86_64, Fedora 36 Beta
Pass pass
[1]
  1. kernel regression test passed. Works fine for daily use.
mharpau Thinkpad X1 Carbon G9 i7-1165G7
Pass pass
mzink lenovo t14s
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Test suite called with default ./default/cachedrop PASS ./default/insert_leap_second PASS ./default/libhugetlbfs SKIP ./default/memfd PASS ./default/modsign PASS ./default/mq-memory-corruption PASS ./default/paxtest SKIP ./default/posix_timers PASS ./default/selinux-dac-controls PASS ./default/stack-randomness PASS ./default/sysfs-perms PASS ./default/timer-overhead PASS Test suite complete PASS
nielsenb HP Compaq 8510w Intel T9300 AMD RV630 BIOS
Pass pass
nixuser ASUS G750JS 1 x Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4700HQ CPU @ 2.40GHz Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 06) NVIDIA Corporation GK104M [GeForce GTX 870M] (rev a1) Fedora 35
Pass pass
[1]
  1. RPM Fusion NVIDIA drivers seem to be working OK also with the new kernel.
norbertj kerneltest-5.17.1.iso on Ideapad V110-15ISK with Core i3-6006U and 8 GiB RAM
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Default and performance tests passed, with paxtest and libhugetlbfs skipped (as usual). What's strange: When Esc is hit during boot, messages are displayed twice. No other regressions noted.
norbertj kerneltest-5.17.1.iso on desktop PC with Ryzen 3 3200G, B450 chipset and 16 GiB RAM
Warning warn
[1]
  1. First run of default tests failed due to cachedrop (never seen this before), subsequent runs passed (with paxtest and libhugetlbfs skipped as usual). Performance tests also passed. No regressions noted.
norbertj kerneltest-5.17.1.iso on old desktop PC with Core i5-750, P55 chipset, Radeon HD6450 and 4 GiB RAM
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Default and performance tests passed, with paxtest and libhugetlbfs skipped (as usual). No regressions noted.
oddler kerneltest-5.17.1.iso with virt-manager-3.2.0-4.fc35.noarch
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Both tests passed. paxtest and libhugetlbfs skipped on default test.
panda
Fail fail
panda kerneltest-5.17.1 ISO with QEMU (Boxes)
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Both default and performance tests passed.
pinebookpro pineboox pro aarch64
Pass pass
[1]
  1. LCD display didn't work, blurred output after grub screen
pnemade T480s, 5.17.1-300, toolbox
Fail fail
[1]
  1. cache drop failed, libhugetlbfs, paxtest, insert_leap_second, selinux-dac-controls and modsign skipped, everything else pass
quiet HW Model: QEMU Standard PC _Q35 + ICH9, 2009_, Memory: 9.8GiB, CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-8665U CPU @ 1.90GHz × 8, GPU: llvmpipe (LLVM 13.0.0, 256 bits), OS: F35 (Workstation) 64-bit, GNOME: 41.5, Virtualization: KVM
Pass pass
rai510 Gnome Boxes kerneltest-5.17.1.iso
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Vulnerability status: /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/itlb_multihit:Not affected /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/l1tf:Mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: flush not necessary, SMT vulnerable /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/mds:Mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT Host state unknown /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/meltdown:Mitigation: PTI /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/spec_store_bypass:Mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/spectre_v1:Mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/spectre_v2:Mitigation: Retpolines, IBPB: conditional, IBRS_FW, STIBP: conditional, RSB filling /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/srbds:Unknown: Dependent on hypervisor status /sys/devices/system/cpu/vulnerabilities/tsx_async_abort:Not affected
rayman2200 default / performance
Pass pass
[1]
  1. RHBZ #2072000 Network adapter doesn't come up after suspend. RTL8226B/RTL8221B comes up after minutes, mt7921e permanent down.
rebtoor Lenovo Thinkpad T14s (i7-10610U - 32Gb)
Pass pass
royboy626 baremetal; Zboxhd-nd22 (Nvidia MCP79); Fedora 36 Beta
Warning warn
[1]
  1. runtests.sh: WARN, perhaps due to: Check itimer virtual... Diff too high: -33608875342..[FAIL]; (otherwise PASS) performace test PASS. Unsure either results were auto-submitted; Two Python Traceback errors that did not make the logs: AttributeError: 'Munch' object has no attribute 'message' File "/data/packages/kernel-tests/./fedora_submit.py", line 55, in <module> print(req.message)
royboy626a baremetal; Intel NUC8i7BEH
Pass pass
[1]
  1. As with royboy626, auto-submit with fedora_submit.py failed
seaninspace ThinkPad T530, kernel-5.17.1-200.fc35.x86_64 (koji), Fedora 35
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Default test passed, paxtest and libhugetlbfs skipped
sledwich Stuart
Pass pass
sledwich i9 8GB RAM VM 20GB Partition
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Running in gnome balanced performance mode
solinvictuz Dell Inc. XPS 13 7390, Intel® Core™ i7-10510U, Mesa Intel® UHD Graphics (CML GT2)
Pass pass
[1]
  1. cachedrop was PASS on first run, on second run cachedrop was FAIL performance PASS
solymr
Pass pass
[1]
  1. ./default/libhugetlbfs and ./default/libhugetlbfs Skipped Asus UX431DA_UM431DA, AMD® Ryzen 5 3500u with radeon vega mobile gfx × 8 , AMD® Radeon vega 8 graphics, RAM: 8 GiB, 256GB, WE 64-Bit, 41.5, Wayland
t3rm1n4l Asus P8Z77-VPro i7 3770, 16 Gb DDR3 @1600, NVIDIA 1060 6Gb
Pass pass
[1]
  1. all tests passed
t3rm1n4l Dell Inspiron 3180 11"
Pass pass
[1]
  1. RHBZ #2073627 all tests passed, BZ bug occured during boot
teasin951 Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro - AMD Ryzen 5800H
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Default: PASS (SKIP on paxtest and libhuglbfs); performance: PASS (with error 126 - permission denied to getlist and getsummary)
theonlyandy Lenovo T470s, Intel® Core™ i7-7600U CPU @ 2.80GHz × 4, Mesa Intel® HD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2)
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Regular and performance test PASS
u3jun QEMU-KVM 6.1.0
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Default test passed, paxtest and libhugetlbfs skipped
user bare metal, Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-880GM-UD2H, Fedora Linux 35 (Workstation Edition), 64-bit
Pass pass
vaparetia HP Omen 17in. Intel i7-7700HQ 12GB DDR4 Intel HD 630 Nvidia 1050ti
Pass pass
[1]
  1. Kernel Test = Pass Performance Test= Pass Nvidia 510.60.02 Installed w/ Wayland.
wayne6001 F36,kernel 5.18.2-200.fc36.x86_64,NUC6i5SYK,Intel® Core™ i5-6260U × 4,Mesa Intel® Iris® Graphics 540 (SKL GT3),16.0 GiB
Warning warn
[1]
  1. the entry for for this username and profile was meant for the 5.18 test. link on a wiki page had an error that got me here. I'm hoping this will show up as a note on the incorrect entry, not as a separate entry.
wayne6001 F36,kernel 5.18.2-200.fc36.x86_64,NUC6i5SYK,Intel® Core™ i5-6260U × 4,Mesa Intel® Iris® Graphics 540 (SKL GT3),16.0 GiB
Warning warn
[1]
  1. retried performance test on 5.18.2. Log file again shows very slow test results compared to previous kernels. Same thing happens on other people's uploaded performance log files. Example: Context switching - times in microseconds - smaller is better nuc1 Linux 5.17.12 3.5200 3.7500 4.0100 4.5300 5.0300 4.81000 5.11000 nuc1 Linux 5.18.2- 9.2900 9.7600 9.2200 14.6 12.0 13.3 16.9
wayne6001 nuk6i5syk
Warning warn
[1]
  1. somehow got wrong link and entered for wrong kernel. Ignore/delete my entry on this kernel
xfgusta kerneltest-5.17.1.iso running on VirtualBox-6.1.32-5.fc35.x86_64
Pass pass
Fail fail
[1]
  1. Default tests FAILED: the timer-overhead test and sometimes the cachedrop test. Performance tests PASSED, however.