Repository: tensorflow
Issue: //tensorflow/python/distribute/failure_handling:gce_failure_handler_test is flaky
Labels: stat:awaiting tensorflower,type:bug,type:build/install,subtype: ubuntu/linux,TF 2.13

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 ### Issue Type

Bug

### Have you reproduced the bug with TF nightly?

Yes

### Source

source

### Tensorflow Version

git HEAD

### Custom Code

No

### OS Platform and Distribution

Ubuntu 20.04

### Mobile device

n/a

### Python version

3.9.16

### Bazel version

6.1.0

### GCC/Compiler version

10.2.1

### CUDA/cuDNN version

n/a

### GPU model and memory

n/a

### Current Behaviour?

//tensorflow/python/distribute/failure_handling:gce_failure_handler_test sometimes fails or timeouts.

x86 log
https://source.cloud.google.com/results/invocations/66d8ddaa-3dbe-4464-837c-053157b11659/log

AARCH64 log
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/actions/runs/5354839739/jobs/9712379821#step:5:12470

### Standalone code to reproduce the issue

```shell
bazel --bazelrc=/usertools/cpu.bazelrc test --config=pycpp --config=build_event_export --remote_cache=https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow-devinfra-bazel-cache/norbe --google_default_credentials
```


### Relevant log output

```shell
INFO:tensorflow:time(__main__.GceFailureHandlingTest.test_multiple_workers_preempted_consecutively_test_apiwrappingtrain_True_graceperiod_7_inputarg_checkpoint_strategyoption_MWMSmultiworker): 5.11s
I0628 05:40:30.221971 140074262497088 test_util.py:2464] time(__main__.GceFailureHandlingTest.test_multiple_workers_preempted_consecutively_test_apiwrappingtrain_True_graceperiod_7_inputarg_checkpoint_strategyoption_MWMSmultiworker): 5.11s
[       OK ] GceFailureHandlingTest.test_multiple_workers_preempted_consecutively_test_apiwrappingtrain_True_graceperiod_7_inputarg_checkpoint_strategyoption_MWMSmultiworker
======================================================================
FAIL: test_multiple_workers_preempted_consecutively_test_apiwrappingtrain_False_graceperiod_7_inputarg_checkpoint_strategyoption_MWMSmultiworker (__main__.GceFailureHandlingTest)
GceFailureHandlingTest.test_multiple_workers_preempted_consecutively_test_apiwrappingtrain_False_graceperiod_7_inputarg_checkpoint_strategyoption_MWMSmultiworker
test_multiple_workers_preempted_consecutively_test_apiwrappingtrain_False_graceperiod_7_inputarg_checkpoint_strategyoption_MWMSmultiworker(api_wrapping_train=False, grace_period=7, input_arg='checkpoint', strategy_option='MWMS_multi_worker')
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/root/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/fbac33eb30dbfb6b11b15a7ff5ac830d/execroot/org_tensorflow/bazel-out/k8-opt/bin/tensorflow/python/distribute/failure_handling/gce_failure_handler_test.runfiles/absl_py/absl/testing/parameterized.py", line 314, in bound_param_test
    return test_method(self, **testcase_params)
  File "/root/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/fbac33eb30dbfb6b11b15a7ff5ac830d/execroot/org_tensorflow/bazel-out/k8-opt/bin/tensorflow/python/distribute/failure_handling/gce_failure_handler_test.runfiles/org_tensorflow/tensorflow/python/framework/test_combinations.py", line 360, in decorated
    execute_test_method()
  File "/root/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/fbac33eb30dbfb6b11b15a7ff5ac830d/execroot/org_tensorflow/bazel-out/k8-opt/bin/tensorflow/python/distribute/failure_handling/gce_failure_handler_test.runfiles/org_tensorflow/tensorflow/python/framework/test_combinations.py", line 343, in execute_test_method
    test_method(**kwargs_to_pass)
  File "/root/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/fbac33eb30dbfb6b11b15a7ff5ac830d/execroot/org_tensorflow/bazel-out/k8-opt/bin/tensorflow/python/distribute/failure_handling/gce_failure_handler_test.runfiles/org_tensorflow/tensorflow/python/distribute/combinations.py", line 559, in decorator
    test_method(self, **kwargs)
  File "/root/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/fbac33eb30dbfb6b11b15a7ff5ac830d/execroot/org_tensorflow/bazel-out/k8-opt/bin/tensorflow/python/distribute/failure_handling/gce_failure_handler_test.runfiles/org_tensorflow/tensorflow/python/distribute/failure_handling/gce_failure_handler_test.py", line 417, in test_multiple_workers_preempted_consecutively
    mpr.join(timeout=250)
  File "/root/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/fbac33eb30dbfb6b11b15a7ff5ac830d/execroot/org_tensorflow/bazel-out/k8-opt/bin/tensorflow/python/distribute/failure_handling/gce_failure_handler_test.runfiles/org_tensorflow/tensorflow/python/distribute/multi_process_runner.py", line 649, in join
    self._reraise_if_subprocess_error(process_statuses)
  File "/root/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/fbac33eb30dbfb6b11b15a7ff5ac830d/execroot/org_tensorflow/bazel-out/k8-opt/bin/tensorflow/python/distribute/failure_handling/gce_failure_handler_test.runfiles/org_tensorflow/tensorflow/python/distribute/multi_process_runner.py", line 565, in _reraise_if_subprocess_error
    six.reraise(*process_status.exc_info)
  File "/root/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/fbac33eb30dbfb6b11b15a7ff5ac830d/execroot/org_tensorflow/bazel-out/k8-opt/bin/tensorflow/python/distribute/failure_handling/gce_failure_handler_test.runfiles/six_archive/six.py", line 719, in reraise
    raise value
  File "/root/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/fbac33eb30dbfb6b11b15a7ff5ac830d/execroot/org_tensorflow/bazel-out/k8-opt/bin/tensorflow/python/distribute/failure_handling/gce_failure_handler_test.runfiles/org_tensorflow/tensorflow/python/distribute/multi_process_runner.py", line 1060, in _run_contained
    return_value = fn(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/root/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/fbac33eb30dbfb6b11b15a7ff5ac830d/execroot/org_tensorflow/bazel-out/k8-opt/bin/tensorflow/python/distribute/failure_handling/gce_failure_handler_test.runfiles/org_tensorflow/tensorflow/python/distribute/failure_handling/gce_failure_handler_test.py", line 211, in worker_fn
    self.assertNotEmpty(checkpoint_index)
  File "/root/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/fbac33eb30dbfb6b11b15a7ff5ac830d/execroot/org_tensorflow/bazel-out/k8-opt/bin/tensorflow/python/distribute/failure_handling/gce_failure_handler_test.runfiles/absl_py/absl/testing/absltest.py", line 972, in assertNotEmpty
    self.fail('{!r} has length of 0.'.format(container), msg)
  File "/root/.cache/bazel/_bazel_root/fbac33eb30dbfb6b11b15a7ff5ac830d/execroot/org_tensorflow/bazel-out/k8-opt/bin/tensorflow/python/distribute/failure_handling/gce_failure_handler_test.runfiles/absl_py/absl/testing/absltest.py", line 1814, in fail
    return super(TestCase, self).fail(self._formatMessage(prefix, msg))
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/unittest/case.py", line 676, in fail
    raise self.failureException(msg)
AssertionError: [] has length of 0.
```
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