Lessons Learned from 2+ Years of Nightly Jepsen Tests

CockroachDB utilized Jepsen tests nightly to ensure database correctness amidst failures, discovering a post-release bug two years after initial testing. The rigorous testing involved complex environments with network dependencies and cloud VMs, often encountering non-bug-related failures. The bug was identified in a register test with a split nemesis, indicating an inconsistency in the handling of pipelined writes, where a transaction incorrectly signaled completion, leading to resolved intents despite incomplete processes. Despite initial misdirection, the investigation revealed that a simple code fix resolved this significant issue. The endeavor underscored Jepsen's efficacy and limitations as a testing tool, emphasizing the need for more sensitive test workloads to better capture such errors in the future.

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