No tools/build changes landed between the two builds that started failing.
https://uberchromegw.corp.google.com/i/chromium.perf/builders/Mac%20Retina%20Perf%20%282%29/builds/4473 (last passing build)
https://uberchromegw.corp.google.com/i/chromium.perf/builders/Mac%20Retina%20Perf%20%282%29/builds/4474 (first failing build)
Looks like something broke in the hardware?
https://uberchromegw.corp.google.com/i/chromium.perf/builders/Mac%20Retina%20Perf%20%282%29/builds/4479/steps/battor.trivial_pages/logs/stdio has the following:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/b/c/b/Mac_Retina_Perf__2_/src/third_party/catapult/telemetry/telemetry/internal/story_runner.py", line 78, in _RunStoryAndProcessErrorIfNeeded
test.WillRunStory(state.platform)
File "/b/c/b/Mac_Retina_Perf__2_/src/third_party/catapult/telemetry/telemetry/web_perf/timeline_based_measurement.py", line 282, in WillRunStory
platform.tracing_controller.StartTracing(self._tbm_options.config)
File "/b/c/b/Mac_Retina_Perf__2_/src/third_party/catapult/telemetry/telemetry/core/tracing_controller.py", line 43, in StartTracing
self._tracing_controller_backend.StartTracing(tracing_config, timeout)
File "/b/c/b/Mac_Retina_Perf__2_/src/third_party/catapult/telemetry/telemetry/internal/platform/tracing_controller_backend.py", line 91, in StartTracing
if agent.StartAgentTracing(config, timeout):
File "/b/c/b/Mac_Retina_Perf__2_/src/third_party/catapult/telemetry/telemetry/internal/platform/tracing_agent/battor_tracing_agent.py", line 73, in StartAgentTracing
self._battor.StartTracing()
File "/b/c/b/Mac_Retina_Perf__2_/src/third_party/catapult/common/battor/battor/battor_wrapper.py", line 155, in StartTracing
self._SendBattOrCommand(self._START_TRACING_CMD)
File "/b/c/b/Mac_Retina_Perf__2_/src/third_party/catapult/common/battor/battor/battor_wrapper.py", line 270, in _SendBattOrCommand
'Outputted: %s' % (cmd, status))
BattOrError: BattOr did not complete command 'StartTracing' correctly.
Outputted: [1019/104731:FATAL:battor_agent_bin.cc(88)] Fatal error when communicating with the BattOr: TIMEOUT
Comment 1 by sullivan@chromium.org
, Oct 20 2016