[ci] Error with 'windows-strix-halo-gpu-rocm-3` runner (gfx1151): `OSError: [WinError 4551] An Application Control policy has blocked this file`

[geomin12]

Ran into this error during hiprand and rocrand tests (https://github.com/ROCm/rocm-libraries/actions/runs/20309365266/job/58345717451?pr=3319)

Prepare all required actions
Getting action download info
Download action repository 'actions/setup-python@e797f83bcb11b83ae66e0230d6156d7c80228e7c' (SHA:e797f83bcb11b83ae66e0230d6156d7c80228e7c)
Run ./.github/actions/setup_test_environment
Run actions/setup-python@e797f83bcb11b83ae66e0230d6156d7c80228e7c
Installed versions
Run if [[ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Windows" ]]; then
Downloading uv 0.9.18 (x86_64-pc-windows-msvc)
Installing to C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\.local\bin
  uv.exe
  uvx.exe
  uvw.exe
everything's installed!
Run python build_tools/setup_venv.py ${VENV_DIR} \
Creating venv at 'C:\runner\_work\rocm-libraries\rocm-libraries\.venv'
  Relative dir: '.venv'
  Resolved dir: 'C:\runner\_work\rocm-libraries\rocm-libraries\.venv'

++ Exec [C:\runner\_work\rocm-libraries\rocm-libraries]$ uv venv 'C:\runner\_work\rocm-libraries\rocm-libraries\.venv'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\runner\_work\rocm-libraries\rocm-libraries\build_tools\setup_venv.py", line 326, in <module>
    main(sys.argv[1:])
  File "C:\runner\_work\rocm-libraries\rocm-libraries\build_tools\setup_venv.py", line 322, in main
    run(args)
  File "C:\runner\_work\rocm-libraries\rocm-libraries\build_tools\setup_venv.py", line 208, in run
    create_venv(venv_dir, py_cmd)
  File "C:\runner\_work\rocm-libraries\rocm-libraries\build_tools\setup_venv.py", line 105, in create_venv
    exec(py_cmd + ["venv", str(venv_dir_resolved)])
  File "C:\runner\_work\rocm-libraries\rocm-libraries\build_tools\setup_venv.py", line 68, in exec
    subprocess.check_call(args, cwd=str(cwd), stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL)
  File "C:\runner\_work\_tool\Python\3.12.10\x64\Lib\subprocess.py", line 408, in check_call
    retcode = call(*popenargs, **kwargs)
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\runner\_work\_tool\Python\3.12.10\x64\Lib\subprocess.py", line 389, in call
    with Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs) as p:
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\runner\_work\_tool\Python\3.12.10\x64\Lib\subprocess.py", line 1026, in __init__
    self._execute_child(args, executable, preexec_fn, close_fds,
  File "C:\runner\_work\_tool\Python\3.12.10\x64\Lib\subprocess.py", line 1538, in _execute_child
    hp, ht, pid, tid = _winapi.CreateProcess(executable, args,
                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
OSError: [WinError 4551] An Application Control policy has blocked this file
Error: Process completed with exit code 1.

[geomin12]

more instances:

• https://github.com/ROCm/TheRock/actions/runs/20310354796/job/58348202368
• https://github.com/ROCm/TheRock/actions/runs/20310354796/job/58348202470
• https://github.com/ROCm/TheRock/actions/runs/20310354796/job/58348202368
• https://github.com/ROCm/TheRock/actions/runs/20310354796/job/58348202480

[geomin12]

Looks like it resolved itself: https://github.com/ROCm/TheRock/actions/runs/20310354796/job/58365289530

[amd-justchen]

That's interesting! I still am wondering what causes the "application control policy" error

Generally, this an error thrown when the executable is not a valid Windows binary. In this case the uv installer script uv-installer.ps1 downloads a github release as a zip file and tries to unpack it, then copies a set of binaries ("uv.exe", "uvx.exe", "uvw.exe") to the .venv and proceeds place them in the profile folders .local\bin\ for use by the next step.

It's possible that the download archive was not completed, and didn't produce valid unpacked files. The download file hash isn't checked in the install script.

[geomin12]

Never mind, issue is reappearing: https://github.com/ROCm/TheRock/actions/runs/20322702903/job/58386134380

Same runner

[amd-justchen]

Details:

Runner name: 'windows-strix-halo-gpu-rocm-3'
Runner group name: 'default'
Machine name: 'SHARK-STRIXHALO'

Do note original error was in Run setup test environment workflow step trying to launch uv.exe according to the log at this line:
https://github.com/ROCm/rocm-libraries/actions/runs/20309365266/job/58345717451?pr=3319#step:5:85

++ Exec [C:\runner_work\rocm-libraries\rocm-libraries]$ uv venv 'C:\runner_work\rocm-libraries\rocm-libraries.venv'

while the latest error was occurring in the Test step, which is 2 steps later than the above incident, which ran hipsolver-test.exe:
https://github.com/ROCm/TheRock/actions/runs/20322702903/job/58386134380#step:9:20

INFO:root:++ Exec [C:\runner_work\TheRock\TheRock]$ ./build/bin/hipsolver-test '--gtest_filter=-known_bug:HEEVDfloat_complex*:HEEVJfloat_complex*:HEGVDfloat_complex*:HEGVJfloat_complex*:HEEVDXfloat_complex*:SYTRFfloat_complex*:HEEVDdouble_complex*:HEEVJdouble_complex*:HEGVDdouble_complex*:HEGVJdouble_complex*:HEEVDXdouble_complex*:SYTRFdouble_complex*'

[geomin12]

so far, we have not noticed any errors with this machine. closing this as we haven't seen any new errors in last 3 weeks!