Remove unstable test_pynvml.py:test_device_get_total_energy_consumption (see cuda-python-private issue 509) (#2644)

Author: rwgk

cuda_bindings/tests/nvml/test_pynvml.py

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 # A set of tests ported from https://github.com/gpuopenanalytics/pynvml/blob/11.5.3/pynvml/tests/test_nvml.py
 
 import os
-import time
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -150,23 +149,6 @@ def test_device_get_power_usage(ngpus, handles, subtests):
             assert power_mwatts >= 0.0
 
 
-def test_device_get_total_energy_consumption(ngpus, handles, subtests):
-    for i in range(ngpus):
-        with subtests.test(device_index=i):
-            with unsupported_before(handles[i], None):
-                energy_mjoules1 = nvml.device_get_total_energy_consumption(handles[i])
-
-            for _ in range(10):  # idle for 150 ms
-                time.sleep(0.015)  # and check for increase every 15 ms
-                with unsupported_before(handles[i], None):
-                    energy_mjoules2 = nvml.device_get_total_energy_consumption(handles[i])
-                assert energy_mjoules2 >= energy_mjoules1
-                if energy_mjoules2 > energy_mjoules1:
-                    break
-            else:
-                raise AssertionError("energy did not increase across 150 ms interval")
-
-
 # [Skipping] pynvml.nvmlDeviceGetGpuOperationMode
 # [Skipping] pynvml.nvmlDeviceGetCurrentGpuOperationMode
 # [Skipping] pynvml.nvmlDeviceGetPendingGpuOperationMode