✗ Fi.CI.BAT: failure for series starting with [CI,1/2] drm/i915/gt: Keep a no-frills swappable copy of the default context state (rev4)

[Chris Wilson]

Quoting Patchwork (2020-04-29 18:01:19)
> == Series Details ==
> 
> Series: series starting with [CI,1/2] drm/i915/gt: Keep a no-frills swappable copy of the default context state (rev4)
> URL   : https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/series/76719/
> State : failure
> 
> == Summary ==
> 
> CI Bug Log - changes from CI_DRM_8392 -> Patchwork_17516
> ====================================================
> 
> Summary
> -------
> 
>   **FAILURE**
> 
>   Serious unknown changes coming with Patchwork_17516 absolutely need to be
>   verified manually.
>   
>   If you think the reported changes have nothing to do with the changes
>   introduced in Patchwork_17516, please notify your bug team to allow them
>   to document this new failure mode, which will reduce false positives in CI.
> 
>   External URL: https://intel-gfx-ci.01.org/tree/drm-tip/Patchwork_17516/index.html
> 
> Possible new issues
> -------------------
> 
>   Here are the unknown changes that may have been introduced in Patchwork_17516:
> 
> ### IGT changes ###
> 
> #### Possible regressions ####
> 
>   * igt at i915_selftest@live at workarounds:
>     - fi-skl-6700k2:      [PASS][1] -> [DMESG-FAIL][2]
>    [1]: https://intel-gfx-ci.01.org/tree/drm-tip/CI_DRM_8392/fi-skl-6700k2/igt@i915_selftest@live@workarounds.html
>    [2]: https://intel-gfx-ci.01.org/tree/drm-tip/Patchwork_17516/fi-skl-6700k2/igt@i915_selftest@live@workarounds.html

So closing the context fixes the reset, but also discards the default
setup such as the whitelist.

Catch 22.

Back to the question of what we are missing in resetting the context
image then.
-Chris