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  1. Qt
  2. QTBUG-124496

QObject::timerEvent may be called before the timer elapsed

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    • Windows
    • 66a76da0a (dev), 21e9875d6 (dev), 701263379 (6.8), 7e5f80ebb (tqtc/lts-6.5)
    • Foundation Sprint 116, Foundation Sprint 117

      QObject::timerEvent may be called before the timer elapsed because timer ids are aggressively reused by Qt's timers. This issue can happen if

      • A timer was recently stopped
      • There are remaining WM_TIMER events in the Windows event queue
      • QObject::startTimer is used to create a new timer

      Under these conditions, QObject::startTimer will likely reuse the timer id of the previously stopped timer. This causes premature execution of QObject::timerEvent when the lingering WM_TIMER is processed.

      This can for example cause premature false return from QSignalSpy even if no signals were received, which leads to flaky tests.

      See also

        1. 0001-Win32-Fix-timers-firing-early-when-timer-ID-is-reuse.patch
          6 kB
        2. 0001-QTBUG-124496-Work-around-outdated-WM_TIMER-events.patch
          5 kB
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            manordheim Mårten Nordheim
            johanseg Jøger Hansegård
            Vladimir Minenko Vladimir Minenko
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