[cDAC] GC stress verification framework + CI pipeline [NO-REVIEW]

eng/Subsets.props

@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@
     <SubsetName Include="Tools.ILLinkTests" OnDemand="true" Description="Unit tests for the tools.illink subset." />
     <SubsetName Include="Tools.CdacTests" OnDemand="true" Description="Unit tests for the diagnostic data contract reader." />
     <SubsetName Include="Tools.CdacDumpTests" OnDemand="true" Description="Dump-based integration tests for the diagnostic data contract reader." />
+    <SubsetName Include="Tools.CdacStressTests" OnDemand="true" Description="Stress integration tests for the diagnostic data contract reader." />
     <SubsetName Include="Tools.ILAsm" OnDemand="true" Description="Build only the managed ilasm tool." />
 
     <!-- Host -->
@@ -535,6 +536,10 @@
     <ProjectToBuild Include="$(SharedNativeRoot)managed\cdac\tests\DumpTests\Microsoft.Diagnostics.DataContractReader.DumpTests.csproj" Test="true" Category="tools"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup Condition="$(_subset.Contains('+tools.cdacstresstests+'))">
+    <ProjectToBuild Include="$(SharedNativeRoot)managed\cdac\tests\StressTests\Microsoft.Diagnostics.DataContractReader.StressTests.csproj" Test="true" Category="tools"/>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup Condition="$(_subset.Contains('+tools.illink+'))">
     <ProjectToBuild Include="$(ToolsProjectRoot)illink\src\linker\Mono.Linker.csproj" Category="tools" />
     <ProjectToBuild Include="$(ToolsProjectRoot)illink\src\ILLink.Tasks\ILLink.Tasks.csproj" Category="tools" />

eng/pipelines/cdac/prepare-cdac-stress-helix-steps.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# prepare-cdac-stress-helix-steps.yml - Steps for preparing cDAC stress test Helix payloads.
+#
+# Used by CdacDumpTests stage in runtime-diagnostics.yml.
+# Handles: building stress test debuggees, preparing Helix payload, finding testhost.
+
+steps:
+- script: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)$(dir).dotnet$(dir)dotnet$(exeExt) msbuild
+    $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/src/native/managed/cdac/tests/StressTests/Microsoft.Diagnostics.DataContractReader.StressTests.csproj
+    /t:BuildDebuggeesOnly
+    /p:Configuration=$(_BuildConfig)
+    /p:TargetArchitecture=$(archType)
+    -bl:$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/artifacts/log/BuildStressDebuggees.binlog
+  displayName: 'Build Stress Debuggees'
+
+- script: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)$(dir).dotnet$(dir)dotnet$(exeExt) build
+    $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/src/native/managed/cdac/tests/StressTests/Microsoft.Diagnostics.DataContractReader.StressTests.csproj
+    /p:PrepareHelixPayload=true
+    /p:Configuration=$(_BuildConfig)
+    /p:HelixPayloadDir=$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/artifacts/helixPayload/cdac-stress
+    -bl:$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/artifacts/log/StressTestPayload.binlog
+  displayName: 'Prepare Stress Test Helix Payload'
+
+- pwsh: |
+    $testhostDir = Get-ChildItem -Directory -Path "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/artifacts/bin/testhost/net*-$(osGroup)-*-$(archType)" | Select-Object -First 1 -ExpandProperty FullName
+    if (-not $testhostDir) {
+        Write-Error "No testhost directory found"
+        exit 1
+    }
+    Write-Host "TestHost root: $testhostDir"
+    Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=StressTestHostRootDir]$testhostDir"
+
+    $queue = switch ("$(osGroup)_$(archType)") {
+        "windows_x64"   { "$(helix_windows_x64)" }
+        "windows_x86"   { "$(helix_windows_x64)" }
+        "windows_arm64" { "$(helix_windows_arm64)" }
+        "linux_x64"     { "$(helix_linux_x64_oldest)" }
+        "linux_arm64"   { "$(helix_linux_arm64_oldest)" }
+        "linux_arm"     { "$(helix_linux_arm32_oldest)" }
+        "osx_x64"       { "$(helix_macos_x64)" }
+        "osx_arm64"     { "$(helix_macos_arm64)" }
+        default         { Write-Error "Unsupported platform: $(osGroup)_$(archType)"; exit 1 }
+    }
+    Write-Host "Helix queue: $queue"
+    Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=CdacStressHelixQueue]$queue"
+  displayName: 'Find Stress TestHost and Helix Queue'

eng/pipelines/runtime-diagnostics.yml

@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ extends:
             shouldContinueOnError: true
             jobParameters:
               nameSuffix: CdacDumpTest
-              buildArgs: -s clr+libs+tools.cdac+tools.cdacdumptests -c $(_BuildConfig) -rc checked -lc $(_BuildConfig) /p:SkipDumpVersions=net10.0
+              buildArgs: -s clr+libs+tools.cdac+tools.cdacdumptests+tools.cdacstresstests -c $(_BuildConfig) -rc checked -lc $(_BuildConfig) /p:SkipDumpVersions=net10.0
               timeoutInMinutes: 180
               postBuildSteps:
               - template: /eng/pipelines/cdac/prepare-cdac-helix-steps.yml
@@ -304,6 +304,16 @@ extends:
                 displayName: 'Publish Dump Artifacts'
                 condition: and(always(), ne(variables['Agent.JobStatus'], 'Succeeded'))
                 continueOnError: true
+              # cDAC Stress Tests — run GC stress verification on the same Checked build
+              - template: /eng/pipelines/cdac/prepare-cdac-stress-helix-steps.yml
+              - template: /eng/pipelines/common/templates/runtimes/send-to-helix-inner-step.yml
+                parameters:
+                  displayName: 'Send cDAC Stress Tests to Helix'
+                  sendParams: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/src/native/managed/cdac/tests/StressTests/cdac-stress-helix.proj /t:Test /p:TargetOS=$(osGroup) /p:TargetArchitecture=$(archType) /p:HelixTargetQueues="$(CdacStressHelixQueue)" /p:TestHostPayload=$(StressTestHostRootDir) /p:StressTestsPayload=$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/artifacts/helixPayload/cdac-stress /bl:$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/artifacts/log/SendStressToHelix.binlog
+                  environment:
+                    _Creator: dotnet-bot
+                    SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN: $(System.AccessToken)
+                    NUGET_PACKAGES: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)$(dir).packages
               - pwsh: |
                   if ("$(Agent.JobStatus)" -ne "Succeeded") {
                     Write-Error "One or more cDAC dump test failures were detected. Failing the job."