Today's CI run produces a FAIL: tests/nproc/nproc-quota on CentOS 7 and on Alpine Linux.
Here are the two relevant log file portions. CentOS 7: FAIL: tests/nproc/nproc-quota ============================= ++ initial_cwd_=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build +++ testdir_prefix_ +++ printf gt ++ pfx_=gt +++ mktempd_ /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build gt-nproc-quota.sh.XXXX +++ case $# in +++ destdir_=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build +++ template_=gt-nproc-quota.sh.XXXX +++ MAX_TRIES_=4 +++ case $destdir_ in +++ destdir_slash_=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/ +++ case $template_ in ++++ unset TMPDIR +++ d=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/gt-nproc-quota.sh.qFEl +++ case $d in +++ : +++ test -d /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/gt-nproc-quota.sh.qFEl ++++ ls -dgo /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/gt-nproc-quota.sh.qFEl +++ perms='drwx------ 2 4096 Aug 24 06:57 /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/gt-nproc-quota.sh.qFEl' +++ case $perms in +++ : +++ echo /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/gt-nproc-quota.sh.qFEl +++ return ++ test_dir_=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/gt-nproc-quota.sh.qFEl ++ cd /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/gt-nproc-quota.sh.qFEl ++ case $srcdir in ++ srcdir=../.. ++ builddir=.. ++ export srcdir builddir ++ gl_init_sh_nl_=' ' ++ IFS=' ' ++ for sig_ in 1 2 3 13 15 +++ expr 1 + 128 ++ eval 'trap '\''Exit 129'\'' 1' +++ trap 'Exit 129' 1 ++ for sig_ in 1 2 3 13 15 +++ expr 2 + 128 ++ eval 'trap '\''Exit 130'\'' 2' +++ trap 'Exit 130' 2 ++ for sig_ in 1 2 3 13 15 +++ expr 3 + 128 ++ eval 'trap '\''Exit 131'\'' 3' +++ trap 'Exit 131' 3 ++ for sig_ in 1 2 3 13 15 +++ expr 13 + 128 ++ eval 'trap '\''Exit 141'\'' 13' +++ trap 'Exit 141' 13 ++ for sig_ in 1 2 3 13 15 +++ expr 15 + 128 ++ eval 'trap '\''Exit 143'\'' 15' +++ trap 'Exit 143' 15 ++ saved_IFS=' ' ++ IFS=: ++ new_PATH= ++ for dir in '$PATH' ++ IFS=' ' ++ case "$dir" in ++ test -d /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src/. ++ new_PATH=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src ++ for dir in '$PATH' ++ IFS=' ' ++ case "$dir" in ++ test -d /usr/local/sbin/. ++ new_PATH=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src:/usr/local/sbin ++ for dir in '$PATH' ++ IFS=' ' ++ case "$dir" in ++ test -d /usr/local/bin/. ++ new_PATH=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin ++ for dir in '$PATH' ++ IFS=' ' ++ case "$dir" in ++ test -d /usr/sbin/. ++ new_PATH=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin ++ for dir in '$PATH' ++ IFS=' ' ++ case "$dir" in ++ test -d /usr/bin/. ++ new_PATH=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin ++ for dir in '$PATH' ++ IFS=' ' ++ case "$dir" in ++ test -d /sbin/. ++ new_PATH=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin ++ for dir in '$PATH' ++ IFS=' ' ++ case "$dir" in ++ test -d /bin/. ++ new_PATH=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin ++ IFS=' ' ++ PATH=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin ++ export PATH ++ trap remove_tmp_ EXIT + path_prepend_ ./src + test 1 '!=' 0 + path_dir_=./src + case $path_dir_ in + abs_path_dir_=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/./src + case $abs_path_dir_ in + PATH=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/./src:/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin + create_exe_shims_ /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/./src + case $EXEEXT in + return 0 + shift + test 0 '!=' 0 + export PATH + print_ver_ nproc + require_built_ nproc + skip_=no + for i in '"$@"' + case " $built_programs " in + test no = yes + test yes = yes + local i + for i in '$*' + env nproc --version nproc (GNU coreutils) 2025-08-24 Copyright (C) 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Written by Giuseppe Scrivano. + require_root_ + uid_is_privileged_ ++ id -u + my_uid=0 + case $my_uid in + NON_ROOT_USERNAME=nobody ++ id -g nobody + NON_ROOT_GID=99 + grep '^[ ]*chroot' ../../tests/nproc/nproc-quota.sh chroot $ROOT /nproc --version || + nonroot_has_perm_ + require_built_ chroot + skip_=no + for i in '"$@"' + case " $built_programs " in + test no = yes ++ chroot --skip-chdir --user=nobody / env PATH=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/./src:/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin rm --version ++ sed -n '1s/.* //p' + local rm_version=2025-08-24 + case ":$rm_version:" in + ROOT=cgroup + mkdir -p cgroup/proc/self + mkdir -p cgroup/sys/fs/cgroup/foo + touch cgroup/sys/fs/cgroup/cgroup.controllers + echo 0::/foo + echo 'max 100000' + nproc=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src/nproc ++ ldd /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src/nproc ++ grep -o '/[^ ]*' + cp --parents /lib64/libc.so.6 /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 cgroup + cp /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src/nproc cgroup + chroot cgroup /nproc --version nproc (GNU coreutils) 2025-08-24 Copyright (C) 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Written by Giuseppe Scrivano. + unset OMP_NUM_THEADS + unset OMP_THREAD_LIMIT ++ nproc + ncpus=4 ++ nproc --all + test 4 = 4 + echo 'max 100000' ++ chroot cgroup /nproc + test 4 -eq 4 + echo '1000000 1' ++ chroot cgroup /nproc + test 4 -eq 4 + echo '100000 0' ++ chroot cgroup /nproc + test 4 -eq 4 + echo '100000 100000' ++ OMP_NUM_THREADS=4 ++ chroot cgroup /nproc + test 4 -eq 4 + echo '40000 100000' ++ chroot cgroup /nproc + test 4 -eq 1 + fail=1 + echo '50000 100000' ++ chroot cgroup /nproc + test 4 -eq 1 + fail=1 + echo '100000 100000' ++ chroot cgroup /nproc + test 4 -eq 1 + fail=1 + echo '140000 100000' ++ chroot cgroup /nproc + test 4 -eq 1 + fail=1 + echo '1 1000000' ++ chroot cgroup /nproc + test 4 -eq 1 + fail=1 + test 4 -gt 1 + echo '150000 100000' ++ chroot cgroup /nproc + test 4 -eq 2 + fail=1 + echo '150000 100000' ++ OMP_THREAD_LIMIT=10 ++ chroot cgroup /nproc + test 4 -eq 2 + fail=1 + Exit 1 + set +e + exit 1 + exit 1 + remove_tmp_ + __st=1 + cleanup_ + : + test '' = yes + cd /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build + chmod -R u+rwx /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/gt-nproc-quota.sh.qFEl + rm -rf /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/gt-nproc-quota.sh.qFEl + exit 1 FAIL tests/nproc/nproc-quota.sh (exit status: 1) Alpine Linux: FAIL: tests/nproc/nproc-quota ============================= + initial_cwd_=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build + testdir_prefix_ + printf gt + pfx_=gt + mktempd_ /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build gt-nproc-quota.sh.XXXX + destdir_=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build + template_=gt-nproc-quota.sh.XXXX + MAX_TRIES_=4 + destdir_slash_=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/ + unset TMPDIR + d=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/gt-nproc-quota.sh.QObx + : + test -d /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/gt-nproc-quota.sh.QObx + ls -dgo /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/gt-nproc-quota.sh.QObx + perms='drwx------ 2 4096 Aug 24 06:57 /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/gt-nproc-quota.sh.QObx' + : + echo /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/gt-nproc-quota.sh.QObx + return + test_dir_=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/gt-nproc-quota.sh.QObx + cd /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/gt-nproc-quota.sh.QObx + srcdir=../.. + builddir=.. + export srcdir builddir + gl_init_sh_nl_=' ' + IFS=' ' + expr 1 + 128 + eval 'trap '"'"'Exit 129'"'"' 1' + trap 'Exit 129' 1 + expr 2 + 128 + eval 'trap '"'"'Exit 130'"'"' 2' + trap 'Exit 130' 2 + expr 3 + 128 + eval 'trap '"'"'Exit 131'"'"' 3' + trap 'Exit 131' 3 + expr 13 + 128 + eval 'trap '"'"'Exit 141'"'"' 13' + trap 'Exit 141' 13 + expr 15 + 128 + eval 'trap '"'"'Exit 143'"'"' 15' + trap 'Exit 143' 15 + saved_IFS=' ' + IFS=: + new_PATH= + IFS=' ' + test -d /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src/. + new_PATH=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src + IFS=' ' + test -d /usr/local/bin/. + new_PATH=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src:/usr/local/bin + IFS=' ' + test -d /usr/sbin/. + new_PATH=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin + IFS=' ' + test -d /usr/bin/. + new_PATH=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin + IFS=' ' + test -d /sbin/. + new_PATH=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin + IFS=' ' + test -d /bin/. + new_PATH=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin + IFS=' ' + PATH=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin + export PATH + trap remove_tmp_ EXIT + path_prepend_ ./src + test 1 '!=' 0 + path_dir_=./src + abs_path_dir_=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/./src + PATH=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/./src:/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin + create_exe_shims_ /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/./src + return 0 + shift + test 0 '!=' 0 + export PATH + print_ver_ nproc + require_built_ nproc + skip_=no + test no '=' yes + test yes '=' yes + local i + env nproc --version nproc (GNU coreutils) 2025-08-24 Copyright (C) 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Written by Giuseppe Scrivano. + require_root_ + uid_is_privileged_ + id -u + my_uid=0 + NON_ROOT_USERNAME=nobody + id -g nobody + NON_ROOT_GID=65534 + grep '^[ ]*chroot' ../../tests/nproc/nproc-quota.sh chroot $ROOT /nproc --version || + nonroot_has_perm_ + require_built_ chroot + skip_=no + test no '=' yes + chroot --skip-chdir '--user=nobody' / env 'PATH=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/./src:/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin' rm --version + sed -n '1s/.* //p' + local 'rm_version=2025-08-24' + ROOT=cgroup + mkdir -p cgroup/proc/self + mkdir -p cgroup/sys/fs/cgroup/foo + touch cgroup/sys/fs/cgroup/cgroup.controllers + echo 0::/foo + echo 'max 100000' + nproc=/work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src/nproc + ldd /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src/nproc + grep -o '/[^ ]*' + cp --parents /lib/ld-musl-x86_64.so.1 /lib/ld-musl-x86_64.so.1 cgroup cp: warning: source file '/lib/ld-musl-x86_64.so.1' specified more than once + cp /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/src/nproc cgroup + chroot cgroup /nproc --version nproc (GNU coreutils) 2025-08-24 Copyright (C) 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Written by Giuseppe Scrivano. + unset OMP_NUM_THEADS + unset OMP_THREAD_LIMIT + nproc + ncpus=4 + nproc --all + test 4 '=' 4 + echo 'max 100000' + chroot cgroup /nproc + test 4 -eq 4 + echo '1000000 1' + chroot cgroup /nproc + test 4 -eq 4 + echo '100000 0' + chroot cgroup /nproc + test 4 -eq 4 + echo '100000 100000' + OMP_NUM_THREADS=4 chroot cgroup /nproc + test 4 -eq 4 + echo '40000 100000' + chroot cgroup /nproc + test 4 -eq 1 + fail=1 + echo '50000 100000' + chroot cgroup /nproc + test 4 -eq 1 + fail=1 + echo '100000 100000' + chroot cgroup /nproc + test 4 -eq 1 + fail=1 + echo '140000 100000' + chroot cgroup /nproc + test 4 -eq 1 + fail=1 + echo '1 1000000' + chroot cgroup /nproc + test 4 -eq 1 + fail=1 + test 4 -gt 1 + echo '150000 100000' + chroot cgroup /nproc + test 4 -eq 2 + fail=1 + echo '150000 100000' + OMP_THREAD_LIMIT=10 chroot cgroup /nproc + test 4 -eq 2 + fail=1 + Exit 1 + set +e + exit 1 + exit 1 + remove_tmp_ + __st=1 + cleanup_ + : + test '=' yes + cd /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build + chmod -R u+rwx /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/gt-nproc-quota.sh.QObx + rm -rf /work/coreutils-2025-08-24/build/gt-nproc-quota.sh.QObx + exit 1 FAIL tests/nproc/nproc-quota.sh (exit status: 1)