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Change runner environment for Android emulator #16614

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Change runner environment for Android emulator
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Change runner type for Android emulator job
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Update .github/workflows/_android.yml
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Expand Up @@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ jobs:
# Running Android emulator directly on the runner and not using Docker
run-emulator:
needs: build-llm-demo
# NB: Use metal install for KVM support to run the emulator faster
runs-on: linux.24xl.spr-metal
# NB: This job runs on the shared 8-core-ubuntu runner; KVM / bare-metal assumptions no longer apply
runs-on: 8-core-ubuntu

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The runner change from linux.24xl.spr-metal (bare-metal with KVM support) to 8-core-ubuntu (shared virtualized runner) will significantly impact Android emulator performance. The emulator is configured to use 6 cores and 16GB RAM (lines 122-123), and the comment at line 110 mentions 10-minute cold boot times. On a shared virtualized runner without KVM acceleration, emulator boot times and test execution could be substantially longer, potentially causing timeouts. Consider: 1) reducing the emulator-boot-timeout (line 129) if testing shows improved performance, or increasing it if timeouts occur, 2) verifying the shared runner has sufficient memory for the 16GB RAM allocation, and 3) monitoring job duration after this change.

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env:
ANDROID_NDK_VERSION: r28c
API_LEVEL: 34
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