From ae4687e43ed9e99b47d6382ab1a6d94a6fbc7a5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aleksei Apaseev <aleksei.apaseev@espressif.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:22:30 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] ci: add redundant job to ensure 'retry_failed_jobs' job is
 not skipped

---
 .gitlab/ci/pre_check.yml         | 12 ++++++++++++
 .gitlab/ci/retry_failed_jobs.yml |  3 ++-
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/pre_check.yml b/.gitlab/ci/pre_check.yml
index 09a5ffb3ad..3aa4d7807b 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/pre_check.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/pre_check.yml
@@ -168,3 +168,15 @@ pipeline_variables:
       - pipeline.env
     expire_in: 1 week
     when: always
+
+redundant_pass_job:
+  stage: pre_check
+  tags: [shiny, fast_run]
+  image: $ESP_ENV_IMAGE
+  dependencies: null
+  before_script: []
+  cache: []
+  extends: []
+  script:
+    - echo "This job is redundant to ensure the 'retry_failed_jobs' job can exist and not be skipped"
+  when: always
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/retry_failed_jobs.yml b/.gitlab/ci/retry_failed_jobs.yml
index 28a2c1e06f..8eff2ed6b4 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/retry_failed_jobs.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/retry_failed_jobs.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 retry_failed_jobs:
   stage: retry_failed_jobs
   tags: [shiny, fast_run]
+  allow_failure: true
   image: $ESP_ENV_IMAGE
   dependencies: null
   before_script: []
@@ -11,4 +12,4 @@ retry_failed_jobs:
     - python tools/ci/python_packages/gitlab_api.py retry_failed_jobs $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_PROJECT_ID --pipeline_id $CI_PIPELINE_ID
   when: manual
   needs:
-    - generate_failed_jobs_report
+    - redundant_pass_job