blktests block/001 failed with "Failed to issue io.systemd.service.Ping() varlink call: Timer expired" #208
Description
I found this failure during recent blktests:
# uname -r
6.18.0-0.rc3.251030ge53642b87a4f4.33.fc44.x86_64
# free
total used free shared buff/cache available
Mem: 8081492 1470824 5011744 3828 1896052 6610668
Swap: 8081404 3140 8078264
# free -g
total used free shared buff/cache available
Mem: 7 1 4 0 1 6
Swap: 7 0 7
# nproc
4
# uname -r
6.18.0-0.rc3.251030ge53642b87a4f4.33.fc44.x86_64
# ./check block/001
block/001 (stress device hotplugging) [failed]
runtime ... 154.490s
--- tests/block/001.out 2025-11-03 02:09:32.125072082 -0500
+++ /root/blktests/results/nodev/block/001.out.bad 2025-11-03 02:13:37.590569533 -0500
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
Running block/001
Stressing sd
Stressing sr
+Failed to issue io.systemd.service.Ping() varlink call: Timer expired
# cat /root/blktests/results/nodev/block/001.out.bad
Running block/001
Stressing sd
Stressing sr
Failed to issue io.systemd.service.Ping() varlink call: Timer expired
Test complete