test: add retry logic for eventloopdelay histogram sampling by mcollina · Pull Request #61796 · nodejs/node

mcollina · 2026-02-12T22:07:51Z

Summary

Fixes flaky test-performance-eventloopdelay test on sharedlibs builds.

Problem

On some build configurations (e.g., Ubuntu 24.04 sharedlibs), the histogram may not record valid samples (min > 0) after the initial spinning period. The test fails with:

AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: assert(histogram.min > 0)

The previous fix (PR #61629) added setImmediate to allow samples to be recorded, but this wasn't sufficient for all configurations.

Solution

Add a retry mechanism that checks if valid samples have been recorded (count > 0 && min > 0 && max > 0). If not, the test will spin the event loop additional times (up to 3 retries) before asserting.

This ensures the test passes on slower or differently-configured systems where event loop delay sampling may take longer to produce measurable results.

Verification

Tested locally with python3 tools/test.py --repeat 30 - all passed.

Refs: nodejs/reliability#1461

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On some build configurations (e.g., sharedlibs), the histogram may not record valid samples (min > 0) after the initial spinning period. This adds a retry mechanism that will spin the event loop additional times if valid samples haven't been recorded yet. This helps ensure the test passes on slower or differently-configured systems where event loop delay sampling may take longer to produce measurable results. Refs: nodejs/reliability#1461

Extract assertions into separate function and simplify control flow. Use setImmediate for final assertions to ensure histogram has recorded all samples.

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--------------------------------- New Message ----------------------------------
test: add retry logic for eventloopdelay histogram sampling

On some build configurations (e.g., sharedlibs), the histogram may not
record valid samples (min > 0) after the initial spinning period. This
adds a retry mechanism that will spin the event loop additional times
if valid samples haven't been recorded yet.

This helps ensure the test passes on slower or differently-configured
systems where event loop delay sampling may take longer to produce
measurable results.

Refs: nodejs/reliability#1461
PR-URL: #61796
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Paolo Insogna <paolo@cowtech.it>
Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <richard.lau@ibm.com>

[detached HEAD e60a0ec86a] test: add retry logic for eventloopdelay histogram sampling
Author: Matteo Collina <hello@matteocollina.com>
Date: Thu Feb 12 23:07:10 2026 +0100
1 file changed, 62 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)
Rebasing (3/4)
Rebasing (4/4)

�[KExecuting: git node land --amend --yes
--------------------------------- New Message ----------------------------------
test: refactor eventloopdelay test for clarity

Extract assertions into separate function and simplify control flow.
Use setImmediate for final assertions to ensure histogram has
recorded all samples.

PR-URL: #61796
Refs: nodejs/reliability#1461
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Paolo Insogna <paolo@cowtech.it>
Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <richard.lau@ibm.com>

[detached HEAD f8d7aba6d5] test: refactor eventloopdelay test for clarity
Author: Matteo Collina <hello@matteocollina.com>
Date: Sat Feb 14 17:47:16 2026 +0100
1 file changed, 48 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)

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On some build configurations (e.g., sharedlibs), the histogram may not
record valid samples (min > 0) after the initial spinning period. This
adds a retry mechanism that will spin the event loop additional times
if valid samples haven't been recorded yet.

This helps ensure the test passes on slower or differently-configured
systems where event loop delay sampling may take longer to produce
measurable results.

Refs: nodejs/reliability#1461
PR-URL: #61796
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Paolo Insogna <paolo@cowtech.it>
Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <richard.lau@ibm.com>

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PR-URL: #61796
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Paolo Insogna <paolo@cowtech.it>
Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <richard.lau@ibm.com>

PR-URL: #61796
Refs: nodejs/reliability#1461
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Paolo Insogna <paolo@cowtech.it>
Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <richard.lau@ibm.com>

Refs: nodejs/reliability#1461
PR-URL: #61796
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Paolo Insogna <paolo@cowtech.it>
Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <richard.lau@ibm.com>