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Analyze torch-tensorrt local test results and drive failures to a fix. Use when the user pastes a test report / summary, asks why tests failed, asks to triage or fix failing tests, or mentions the JUnit/test-summary output from `just tests-report` / `just test-summary`. Covers where the JUnit XMLs live, how to read the consolidated report, how to reproduce a single failure, and how to categorize (real bug vs torch-API change vs OOM/skip vs flake).

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Analyzing the torch-tensorrt test report

The local test tiers write one JUnit XML per pytest suite, and tests/py/utils/junit_summary.py aggregates them into one report. The JUnit XMLs are the source of truth — pytest exit codes can be masked when suites run in sequence, so always reason from the XMLs / the report, not from "the run exited non-zero".

Where the output lives

JUnit XMLs are written to (first that is set):

  • $RUNNER_TEST_RESULTS_DIR — set by CI.

  • $TMPDIR/trt_test_results — locally. $TMPDIR defaults to /tmp/torch_tensorrt_$USER, so the usual local path is:

    /tmp/torch_tensorrt_<user>/trt_test_results/*.xml
    

Each file is named after its suite, e.g. l1_dynamo_compile_tests_results.xml, l0_dynamo_core_runtime_tests_results.xml.

Getting a report

  • Run a tier and get the agent report in one step (best for an agent — runs every suite past failures, then prints the paste-ready Markdown with node ids, file, junit path, repro, message, traceback):
    just tests-report l1 --agent           # l0 | l1 | l2, optionally -ext
    just tests-report l2-ext --agent       # -ext also installs the model-test deps
    
    Throttle the GPU with just jobs=2 tests-report l2 --agent if it OOMs.
  • Just re-render the last run's report (no re-run):
    just test-summary --agent              # agent Markdown
    just test-summary                      # color-coded terminal report
    
  • Or run the script directly on any results dir:
    python3 tests/py/utils/junit_summary.py /tmp/torch_tensorrt_<user>/trt_test_results --agent
    

If the user pasted a report, work from it directly. If you need more than it shows (full traceback), open the junit: path it lists.

Reading the agent report

Each failure block gives you everything to act:

  • ### N. [FAIL|ERROR] classname::name — exact pytest node identity.
  • file: — the test source file.
  • junit: — the JUnit XML; read its <failure> / <error> element for the complete traceback (the report caps detail at 40 lines).
  • repro: — a copy-paste command that re-runs the test.
  • message: / detail: — the headline and (capped) traceback.

To pull the full traceback for one failure straight from the XML:

python3 - <<'PY'
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
r = ET.parse("<junit-path>").getroot()
for tc in r.iter("testcase"):
    for tag in ("failure", "error"):
        e = tc.find(tag)
        if e is not None:
            print(f"== {tc.get('classname')}::{tc.get('name')} ==")
            print(e.get("message"), "\n", e.text)
PY

Reproducing a failure

Use the repro line. Notes that matter on this repo:

  • Run via uv run --no-sync — uses the already-built .venv, does not rebuild torch-tensorrt. (Plain uv run would try to rebuild and fail.)
  • -n0 forces serial (one process). The default pytest config is -n auto, which spawns a worker per core; on a single GPU that OOMs (CUDA out of memory + segfaulting workers). For broader local runs use just jobs=2 ....
  • Set TMPDIR=/tmp/torch_tensorrt_<user> (or just use the just recipes, which set it) so the TRT engine/timing cache is writable.

Re-run a single test, then the whole suite once it passes:

TMPDIR=/tmp/torch_tensorrt_$USER uv run --no-sync pytest <file> -k '<name>' -n0
just jobs=2 tests-l1-dynamo-compile          # the suite the failure came from

Categorizing failures (triage before fixing)

  • Real converter/lowering bug — wrong output, cosine-sim below threshold, shape/dtype error in py/torch_tensorrt/.... Fix the converter/lowering pass.
  • torch-API change — RuntimeError/AttributeError from a torch op whose signature/behavior changed in the nightly (the repo tracks torch nightlies). Update the call site or the test to the new API; confirm the rule against the installed torch before editing (uv run --no-sync python -c "...").
  • OOM / segfault cascade — CUDA error: out of memory, crashed workers. Not a code bug: too many xdist workers for the GPU, or the GPU is occupied. Re-run with -n0 / just jobs=2; check nvidia-smi.
  • Skipped, not failed — model tests skip without the test-ext deps (just install-test-ext), and RTX/platform-gated tests skip by design. Skips are healthy; don't "fix" them.
  • Flake — passes on re-run with -n0. Only the narrow cudagraph stream- capture transient is retried in CI (see tests/py/utils/ci_helpers.sh).

Fix loop

  1. Get/read the agent report; list the distinct failures and categorize each.
  2. For each real failure: read the junit traceback, open the file, fix.
  3. Re-run just that test with its repro (serial). Iterate.
  4. Re-run the originating suite (just jobs=2 tests-<tier>), then just test-summary to confirm the consolidated report is green.

Related

  • Tier definitions (what each suite runs): tests/py/utils/ci_helpers.sh (trt_tier_*), shared with CI (.github/workflows/_linux-x86_64-core.yml).
  • Local recipes: justfile (tests-l0/l1/l2[...], tests-report, test-summary, install-test-ext).
  • Building / torch-nightly upgrades: the build skill.