apic tests fail to run (5 unexpected failures)

[Sean Feole]

Originally Affected: linux-oracle
Version: 4.15.0-1021.23~16.04.1
Series: Xenial

Apic tests appear to fail to run , with a series of test failures itself.

08/09 20:46:23 DEBUG| utils:0153| [stdout] starting broadcast (x2apic)
08/09 20:46:23 DEBUG| utils:0153| [stdout] PASS: APIC physical broadcast address
08/09 20:46:23 DEBUG| utils:0153| [stdout] PASS: APIC physical broadcast shorthand
08/09 20:46:23 DEBUG| utils:0153| [stdout] FAIL: PV IPIs testing
08/09 20:46:23 DEBUG| utils:0153| [stdout] PASS: nmi-after-sti
08/09 20:46:28 DEBUG| utils:0153| [stdout] PASS: multiple nmi
08/09 20:46:28 DEBUG| utils:0153| [stdout] PASS: APIC LVT timer one shot
08/09 20:46:28 DEBUG| utils:0153| [stdout] starting apic change mode
08/09 20:46:28 DEBUG| utils:0153| [stdout] PASS: TMICT value reset
08/09 20:46:28 DEBUG| utils:0153| [stdout] PASS: TMCCT should have a non-zero value
08/09 20:46:28 DEBUG| utils:0153| [stdout] PASS: TMCCT should have reached 0
08/09 20:46:28 DEBUG| utils:0153| [stdout] PASS: TMCCT should have a non-zero value
08/09 20:46:28 DEBUG| utils:0153| [stdout] PASS: TMCCT should not be reset to TMICT value
08/09 20:46:28 DEBUG| utils:0153| [stdout] PASS: TMCCT should be reset to the initial-count
08/09 20:46:28 DEBUG| utils:0153| [stdout] PASS: TMCCT should not be reset to init
08/09 20:46:28 DEBUG| utils:0153| [stdout] PASS: TMCCT should have reach zero
08/09 20:46:28 DEBUG| utils:0153| [stdout] PASS: TMCCT should stay at zero
08/09 20:46:28 DEBUG| utils:0153| [stdout] PASS: tsc deadline timer
08/09 20:46:28 DEBUG| utils:0153| [stdout] PASS: tsc deadline timer clearing
08/09 20:46:28 DEBUG| utils:0153| [stdout] SUMMARY: 51 tests, 5 unexpected failures
08/09 20:46:28 DEBUG| utils:0153| [stdout] FAIL apic (51 tests, 5 unexpected failures)
08/09 20:46:28 ERROR| test:0414| Exception escaping from test:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/ubuntu/autotest/client/shared/test.py", line 411, in _exec
    _call_test_function(self.execute, *p_args, **p_dargs)
  File "/home/ubuntu/autotest/client/shared/test.py", line 823, in _call_test_function
    return func(*args, **dargs)
  File "/home/ubuntu/autotest/client/shared/test.py", line 291, in execute
    postprocess_profiled_run, args, dargs)
  File "/home/ubuntu/autotest/client/shared/test.py", line 212, in _call_run_once
    self.run_once(*args, **dargs)
  File "/home/ubuntu/autotest/client/tests/ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests/ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests.py", line 88, in run_once
    raise error.TestError("Test failed for {}".format(test_name))
TestError: Test failed for apic

[Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)]

This does not happen on X-oracle-4.15 anymore, the apic test is now failing with bug 1942162 and 1918689