🧑‍🌾 Windows fatal exception: access violation in rclpy tests

[Crola1702]

Bug report

Required Info:

• Operating System:
  • Windows
• Installation type:
  • Source
• Version or commit hash:
  • Rolling
• Client library (if applicable):
  • rclpy

Expected behavior

Windows Release Tests should pass

Actual behavior

There are 17 test regressions in windows rclpy

Reference build:

• https://ci.ros2.org/job/nightly_win_rel/3311/

Test regressions:

• projectroot.test_action_client
• projectroot.test_node
• projectroot.test_parameter_client
• projectroot.test_parameter_service
• projectroot.test_parameter_event_handler
• projectroot.test_publisher
• projectroot.test_qos_event
• projectroot.test_qos_overriding_options
• projectroot.test_rate
• projectroot.test_rosout_subscription
• projectroot.test_service
• projectroot.test_service_introspection
• projectroot.test_subscription
• projectroot.test_time_source
• projectroot.test_timer
• projectroot.test_waitable
• projectroot.test_wait_for_message
• rclpy.test_time_source.xunit.missing_result
• rclpy.test_timer.xunit.missing_result
• rclpy.test_waitable.xunit.missing_result
• rclpy.test_parameter_client.xunit.missing_result
• rclpy.test_service.xunit.missing_result
• rclpy.test_node.xunit.missing_result
• rclpy.test_wait_for_message.xunit.missing_result
• rclpy.test_parameter_service.xunit.missing_result
• rclpy.test_qos_event.xunit.missing_result
• rclpy.test_rosout_subscription.xunit.missing_result
• rclpy.test_service_introspection.xunit.missing_result
• rclpy.test_rate.xunit.missing_result
• rclpy.test_subscription.xunit.missing_result
• rclpy.test_parameter_event_handler.xunit.missing_result
• rclpy.test_qos_overriding_options.xunit.missing_result
• rclpy.test_publisher.xunit.missing_result
• rclpy.test_action_client.xunit.missing_result

Log output:

22: ..\..\src\ros2\rclpy\rclpy\test\test_node.py .....Windows fatal exception: access violation
22: 
22: Current thread 0x00001a60 (most recent call first):
22:   File "C:\ci\ws\src\ros2\rclpy\rclpy\rclpy\node.py", line 200 in __init__
22:   File "C:\ci\ws\src\ros2\rclpy\rclpy\rclpy\__init__.py", line 250 in create_node
22:   File "C:\ci\ws\src\ros2\rclpy\rclpy\test\test_node.py", line 76 in setUp
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\unittest\case.py", line 630 in _callSetUp
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\unittest\case.py", line 672 in run
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\unittest\case.py", line 736 in __call__
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\_pytest\unittest.py", line 321 in runtest
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\_pytest\runner.py", line 162 in pytest_runtest_call
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\pluggy\_callers.py", line 103 in _multicall
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\pluggy\_manager.py", line 120 in _hookexec
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\pluggy\_hooks.py", line 513 in __call__
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\_pytest\runner.py", line 255 in <lambda>
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\_pytest\runner.py", line 311 in from_call
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\_pytest\runner.py", line 254 in call_runtest_hook
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\_pytest\runner.py", line 215 in call_and_report
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\_pytest\runner.py", line 126 in runtestprotocol
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\_pytest\runner.py", line 109 in pytest_runtest_protocol
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\pluggy\_callers.py", line 103 in _multicall
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\pluggy\_manager.py", line 120 in _hookexec
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\pluggy\_hooks.py", line 513 in __call__
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\_pytest\main.py", line 348 in pytest_runtestloop
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\pluggy\_callers.py", line 103 in _multicall
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\pluggy\_manager.py", line 120 in _hookexec
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\pluggy\_hooks.py", line 513 in __call__
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\_pytest\main.py", line 323 in _main
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\_pytest\main.py", line 269 in wrap_session
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\_pytest\main.py", line 316 in pytest_cmdline_main
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\pluggy\_callers.py", line 103 in _multicall
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\pluggy\_manager.py", line 120 in _hookexec
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\pluggy\_hooks.py", line 513 in __call__
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\_pytest\config\__init__.py", line 162 in main
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\_pytest\config\__init__.py", line 185 in console_main
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\site-packages\pytest\__main__.py", line 5 in <module>
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\runpy.py", line 87 in _run_code
22:   File "C:\Python38\lib\runpy.py", line 194 in _run_module_as_main
22: -- run_test.py: return code 3221225477
22: -- run_test.py: generate result file 'C:/ci/ws/build/rclpy/test_results/rclpy/test_node.xunit.xml' with failed test
22: -- run_test.py: verify result file 'C:/ci/ws/build/rclpy/test_results/rclpy/test_node.xunit.xml'
22/58 Test #22: test_node .........................***Failed    2.30 sec

These failures started on January 6 and got consistent in January 10th. See: https://ci.ros2.org/job/nightly_win_rel/3294/#showFailuresLink

[Yadunund]

@mjcarroll please take a look when you get the chance 🧇

Note: The behavior is flaky.