Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter 51 08 Jul 2025, 04:20

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
System memory erasure on shutdown 40 2 9 0 0 51 4 2 6 23:17.205 Failed
Tags: @product @slow @not_release_blocker
Feature System memory erasure on shutdown
As a Tails user when I shutdown Tails I want the system memory to be free from sensitive data.
Tags: @product @slow @not_release_blocker
1:9.965
Scenario Erasure of memory freed by killed userspace processes
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 1:9.965
Failed 
Failed to restore snapshot (RuntimeError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:89:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:72:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:95:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:72:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:95:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:72:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:95:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:72:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:173:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ without\ network\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/erase_memory.feature:14:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in'
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.000
When I start a process allocating 128 MiB of memory with a known pattern 0.000
Then patterns cover at least 128 MiB in the guest's memory 0.000
When I kill the allocating process 0.000
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 5 seconds 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 7.251 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Erasure of memory freed by killed userspace processes' (at time 01:00:20)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/51/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:20_Erasure_of_memory_freed_by_killed_userspace_processes.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/51/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:20_Erasure_of_memory_freed_by_killed_userspace_processes.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/51/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:20_Erasure_of_memory_freed_by_killed_userspace_processes.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/51/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:20_Erasure_of_memory_freed_by_killed_userspace_processes.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @slow @not_release_blocker
1:59.322
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 1:9.899
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 5.731
And I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 7.643 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 888 MiB reference memory)
When I mount a 128 MiB tmpfs on "/mnt" and fill it with a known pattern 2.087
Then patterns cover at least 99% of the test FS size in the guest's memory 15.177 
Pattern coverage: 100.000% (128 MiB out of 128 MiB reference memory)
When I umount "/mnt" 0.539
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 3 seconds 18.244 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 888 MiB reference memory)
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.295
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @slow @not_release_blocker
2:23.168
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 50.022
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 3.739
When I plug and mount a 128 MiB USB drive with a vfat filesystem 20.486
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 9.146 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 887 MiB reference memory)
# write cache
When I fill the USB drive with a known pattern 5.744
Then patterns cover at least 75% of the test FS size in the guest's memory 12.661 
Pattern coverage: 85.067% (108 MiB out of 127 MiB reference memory)
When I umount the USB drive 1.572
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 3 seconds 18.689 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 887 MiB reference memory)
# read cache
When I mount the USB drive again 0.461
And I read the content of the test FS 0.626
Then patterns cover at least 99% of the test FS size in the guest's memory 11.819 
Pattern coverage: 100.596% (128 MiB out of 127 MiB reference memory)
When I umount the USB drive 1.367
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 3 seconds 6.828 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 887 MiB reference memory)
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.577
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @slow @not_release_blocker
2:35.304
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 19.971
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.432
When I plug and mount a 128 MiB USB drive with an ext4 filesystem encrypted with password "asdf" 1:11.025
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 4.938 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 886 MiB reference memory)
# write cache
When I fill the USB drive with a known pattern 2.482
Then patterns cover at least 99% of the test FS size in the guest's memory 14.122 
Pattern coverage: 101.954% (93 MiB out of 91 MiB reference memory)
When I umount the USB drive 1.519
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 3 seconds 17.782 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 886 MiB reference memory)
# read cache
When I mount the USB drive again 2.313
And I read the content of the test FS 0.510
Then patterns cover at least 99% of the test FS size in the guest's memory 4.374 
Pattern coverage: 106.116% (97 MiB out of 91 MiB reference memory)
When I umount the USB drive 0.708
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 3 seconds 15.121 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 886 MiB reference memory)
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.438
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @slow @not_release_blocker
1:22.405
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 26.599
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 3.042
When I fill a 128 MiB file with a known pattern on the root filesystem 26.821
# ensure the pattern is in memory due to tmpfs, not to disk cache
And I drop all kernel caches 1.666
Then patterns cover at least 128 MiB in the guest's memory 3.091 
Pattern coverage: 100.000% (128 MiB out of 128 MiB reference memory)
When I trigger shutdown 0.014
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 20 seconds 21.169 
Pattern coverage: 0.000% (0 MiB out of 889 MiB reference memory)
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 4.679
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @slow @not_release_blocker
13:47.037
Scenario Erasure of read and write disk caches of persistent data on shutdown
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.019
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 13:47.037
Failed 
Failed to restore snapshot (RuntimeError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:89:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:72:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:95:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:72:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:95:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:72:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:167:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:95:in `rescue in post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:72:in `post_snapshot_restore_hook'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:139:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:137:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:173:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ without\ network\ from\ a\ USB\ drive\ with\ a\ persistent\ partition\ enabled\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/erase_memory.feature:75:in `Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in'
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.000
When I fill a 128 MiB file with a known pattern on the persistent filesystem 0.000
When I trigger shutdown 0.000
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 20 seconds 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.702 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Erasure of read and write disk caches of persistent data on shutdown' (at time 01:22:42)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/51/artifact/build-artifacts/01:22:42_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_of_persistent_data_on_shutdown.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/51/artifact/build-artifacts/01:22:42_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_of_persistent_data_on_shutdown.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/51/artifact/build-artifacts/01:22:42_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_of_persistent_data_on_shutdown.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/51/artifact/build-artifacts/01:22:42_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_of_persistent_data_on_shutdown.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.037