GNU bug report logs - #77401
[Shepherd] Timer spawns many commands on DST change (CET -> CEST)

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Package: guix; Severity: important; Reported by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@HIDDEN>; merged with #77390; dated Mon, 31 Mar 2025 07:56:02 UTC; Maintainer for guix is bug-guix@HIDDEN.
Changed bug title to '[Shepherd] Timer spawns many commands on DST change (CET -> CEST)' from '[Shepherd] Timer spawns too many commands' Request was from Ludovic Courtès <ludo@HIDDEN> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. Full text available.
Severity set to 'important' from 'normal' Request was from Ludovic Courtès <ludo@HIDDEN> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. Full text available.
Merged 77390 77401. Request was from Ludovic Courtès <ludo@HIDDEN> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. Full text available.

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Something went wrong on berlin (Shepherd 1.0.3):

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2025-03-29 22:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 45159.
2025-03-29 22:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
2025-03-29 22:15:04 localhost shepherd[1]: Process 45159 of timer 'update-g=
uix.gnu.org' terminated with status 0 after 4 seconds.
[...]
2025-03-29 23:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 38952.
2025-03-29 23:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
2025-03-29 23:15:03 localhost shepherd[1]: Process 38952 of timer 'update-g=
uix.gnu.org' terminated with status 0 after 3 seconds.
[...]
2025-03-30 00:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 32759.
2025-03-30 00:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
2025-03-30 00:15:04 localhost shepherd[1]: Process 32759 of timer 'update-g=
uix.gnu.org' terminated with status 0 after 4 seconds.
[...]
2025-03-30 01:14:12 localhost ntpd[1829]: Soliciting pool server 185.197.13=
5.21
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 51571.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 51572.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 51579.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 51605.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 51622.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 51639.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 51650.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 51673.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 51690.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 51707.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 51725.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 51728.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 51760.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 51778.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 51795.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 51798.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 51830.
2025-03-30 01:15:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
[...]
2025-03-30 01:15:01 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
2025-03-30 03:00:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 53303.
2025-03-30 03:00:00 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
[...]
2025-03-30 03:00:06 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 53334.
2025-03-30 03:00:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Registering new logger for updat=
e-guix.gnu.org.
2025-03-30 03:00:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' spaw=
ned process 53351.
2025-03-30 03:00:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Waiting anew for timer 'update-g=
uix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).
2025-03-30 03:00:07 localhost shepherd[1]: Waiting anew for timer 'update-g=
uix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).
2025-03-30 03:00:09 localhost shepherd[1]: Waiting anew for timer 'update-g=
uix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).
2025-03-30 03:00:09 localhost shepherd[1]: Waiting anew for timer 'update-g=
uix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).
2025-03-30 03:00:10 localhost shepherd[1]: Waiting anew for timer 'update-g=
uix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).
2025-03-30 03:00:10 localhost shepherd[1]: Waiting anew for timer 'update-g=
uix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).
2025-03-30 03:00:10 localhost shepherd[1]: Waiting anew for timer 'update-g=
uix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).
[...]
2025-03-30 03:01:23 localhost shepherd[1]: Waiting anew for timer 'update-g=
uix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for timer 'update-gu=
ix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for timer 'update-gui=
x.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for timer 'update-guix=
.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for timer 'update-guix.=
gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for timer 'update-guix.g=
nu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for timer 'update-guix.gn=
u.org' (resuming from sleep st
2025-03-30 03:01:23 localhost shepherd[1]: ate?).Waiting anew for timer 'up=
date-guix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for timer 'upd=
ate-guix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for timer 'upda=
te-guix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for timer 'updat=
e-guix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for timer 'update=
-guix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for timer 'update-=
guix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for timer 'update-g=
uix.gnu.org' (resuming from sl
2025-03-30 03:01:23 localhost shepherd[1]: eep state?).Waiting anew for tim=
er 'update-guix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for time=
r 'update-guix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for timer=
 'update-guix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for timer =
'update-guix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for timer '=
update-guix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for timer 'u=
pdate-guix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for timer 'up=
date-guix.gnu.org' (resuming f
2025-03-30 03:01:23 localhost shepherd[1]: rom sleep state?).Waiting anew f=
or timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew fo=
r timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for=
 timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for =
timer 'update-guix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for t=
imer 'update-guix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for ti=
mer 'update-guix.gnu.org' (resuming from sleep state?).Waiting anew for tim=
er 'update-guix.gnu.org' (resu
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

The =E2=80=9Cwaiting anew=E2=80=9D bit could be related to the DST change, =
but things
went wrong before the DST change, at 1:15AM.

FWIW, the service had #:wait-for-termination? #false.

Ludo=E2=80=99.




Acknowledgement sent to Ludovic Courtès <ludo@HIDDEN>:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to bug-guix@HIDDEN. Full text available.
Report forwarded to bug-guix@HIDDEN:
bug#77401; Package guix. Full text available.
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