:farmer: test_message_filter times out consistently in nightly Linux builds

[miguelgonrod]

Generated by Generative AI

No response

Operating System:

Ubuntu resolute and rhel

ROS version or commit hash:

Rolling

RMW implementation (if applicable):

No response

RMW Configuration (if applicable):

No response

Client library (if applicable):

No response

'ros2 doctor --report' output

No response

Steps to reproduce issue

1. Go to any of the jobs listed below
2. Build a job
3. See tests failing

Expected behavior

To build without test regressions

Actual behavior

Buildiing with test regressions

Additional information

Reference Build

• nightly_linux-rhel_debug#2809
• nightly_linux_repeated#4376
• nightly_linux-rhel_repeated#2787

Failing test

• test_tf2.test_message_filter.gtest.missing_result
• projectroot.test_message_filter

Log Output

2: [       OK ] MessageFilter.noTransformsSameFrame (29 ms)
2: [ RUN      ] MessageFilter.preexistingTransforms
2: [       OK ] MessageFilter.preexistingTransforms (28 ms)
2: [ RUN      ] MessageFilter.postTransforms
2: [       OK ] MessageFilter.postTransforms (27 ms)
2: [ RUN      ] MessageFilter.concurrentTransforms
2/7 Test #2: test_message_filter ...................***Timeout  60.06 sec

Flakyness 15 days

job_name	last_fail	first_fail	build_count	failure_count	failure_percentage
nightly_linux-rhel_repeated	2026-08-19	2026-08-04	16	16	100.0
nightly_linux-rhel_debug	2026-08-19	2026-08-05	16	10	62.5
nightly_linux_repeated	2026-08-18	2026-08-06	13	10	76.92
nightly_linux_debug	2026-08-18	2026-08-05	14	8	57.14
nightly_linux-aarch64_repeated	2026-08-18	2026-08-05	13	2	15.38
nightly_linux-aarch64_debug	2026-08-18	2026-08-05	16	8	50.0
Rci__nightly-debug_ubuntu_resolute_amd64	2026-08-04	2026-08-04	2	1	50.0

No clear beginning

CC: @Crola1702