pythonPackages.python-prctl fails to build #106871
Description
Describe the bug
Recently, python-prctl started failing to build due to a test failure in test_speculation_ctrl.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A python38Packages.python-prctl
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ERROR: test_speculation_ctrl (test_prctl.PrctlTest)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/build/python-prctl-1.8.1/test_prctl.py", line 335, in test_speculation_ctrl
prctl.set_speculation_ctrl(prctl.SPEC_STORE_BYPASS, prctl.SPEC_ENABLE)
File "/build/python-prctl-1.8.1/build/lib.linux-x86_64-3.8/prctl.py", line 19, in call_prctl
return _prctl.prctl(option, arg, arg2)
PermissionError: [Errno 1] Operation not permitted
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Expected behavior
Should build succesfully
Notify maintainers
@catern
Metadata
- system:
"x86_64-linux" - host os:
Linux 5.9.12, NixOS, 21.03pre257780.e9158eca70a (Okapi) - multi-user?:
yes - sandbox:
yes - version:
nix-env (Nix) 2.3.9 - channels(root):
"nixos-21.03pre257780.e9158eca70a, nur" - channels(kira):
"home-manager" - nixpkgs:
/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels/nixos
Maintainer information:
# a list of nixpkgs attributes affected by the problem
attribute: python27Packages.python-prctl, python37Packages.python-prctl, python38Packages.python-prctl
# a list of nixos modules affected by the problem
module: