ValueError: min() arg is an empty sequence in CreateTopicUpgradeTest.test_retention_config_on_upgrade_from_v22_2_to_v22_3

[bharathv]

https://buildkite.com/redpanda/redpanda/builds/30508#01887e80-df22-4183-8ad6-e39e8b766def
https://ci-artifacts.dev.vectorized.cloud/redpanda/30508/01887e80-df22-4183-8ad6-e39e8b766def/vbuild/ducktape/results/2023-06-02--001/report.html

Module: rptest.tests.topic_creation_test
Class:  CreateTopicUpgradeTest
Method: test_retention_config_on_upgrade_from_v22_2_to_v22_3

test_id:    rptest.tests.topic_creation_test.CreateTopicUpgradeTest.test_retention_config_on_upgrade_from_v22_2_to_v22_3
status:     FAIL
run time:   15.111 seconds


    ValueError('min() arg is an empty sequence')
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/ducktape/tests/runner_client.py", line 135, in run
    data = self.run_test()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/ducktape/tests/runner_client.py", line 227, in run_test
    return self.test_context.function(self.test)
  File "/root/tests/rptest/services/cluster.py", line 79, in wrapped
    r = f(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/root/tests/rptest/utils/mode_checks.py", line 95, in f
    return func(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/root/tests/rptest/tests/topic_creation_test.py", line 622, in test_retention_config_on_upgrade_from_v22_2_to_v22_3
    self._populate_tiered_storage_topic("test-si-topic-with-retention",
  File "/root/tests/rptest/tests/topic_creation_test.py", line 528, in _populate_tiered_storage_topic
    wait_for_local_storage_truncate(self.redpanda,
  File "/root/tests/rptest/util.py", line 271, in wait_for_local_storage_truncate
    wait_until(is_truncated, timeout_sec=timeout_sec, backoff_sec=1)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/ducktape/utils/util.py", line 53, in wait_until
    raise e
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/ducktape/utils/util.py", line 44, in wait_until
    if condition():
  File "/root/tests/rptest/util.py", line 255, in is_truncated
    first_segment = min(node_partition.segments.values(),
ValueError: min() arg is an empty sequence

[andijcr]

https://buildkite.com/redpanda/redpanda/builds/30544#01888500-2605-418f-8287-51ea810ff435

[andijcr]

https://buildkite.com/redpanda/redpanda/builds/30758#01889432-a46b-417e-926d-275aed6d3862

[twmb]

https://buildkite.com/redpanda/redpanda/builds/30990#0188a258-917c-4fe6-b563-90befb593aae

[ztlpn]

https://buildkite.com/redpanda/redpanda/builds/31173#0188b472-757c-4cbd-baca-ae3d5494a5b6

[michael-redpanda]

https://buildkite.com/redpanda/redpanda/builds/31188#0188b630-0075-4535-a10b-4c2d3cb1176a

[ztlpn]

https://buildkite.com/redpanda/redpanda/builds/31474#0188c4dd-4184-4bd0-a559-5368d17537ad

[travisdowns]

FAIL test: CreateTopicUpgradeTest.test_retention_config_on_upgrade_from_v22_2_to_v22_3 (1/13 runs)
failure at 2023-06-20T16:29:25.828Z: ValueError('min() arg is an empty sequence')
on (amd64, container) in job https://buildkite.com/redpanda/redpanda/builds/31657#0188d968-f1d7-41a4-bf89-bf83d46ac0df

[jcsp]

The truncation check races with the election of the partition leader, it hits a node while there are no segments on disk.

The handling of segment-less results should have been fixed in the just-merged:

• tests: reinstate drop_lifecycle_marker_test #11707