[loop-cycle-1] fix: thread timeout method for xdist compatibility (#1336) #1355

Timmy · 2026-03-24T02:56:15Z

Timmy commented

2026-03-24 02:56:15 +00:00

Fixes #1336

Problem

test_cache_hit_skips_vlm times out (43-67s > 30s limit) under xdist parallel execution.

Root Cause

timeout_method = "signal" is unreliable under pytest-xdist --dist worksteal. Workers inherit signal handlers but xdist scheduling overhead (module import serialization, work stealing) inflates wall-clock time far beyond actual test execution time.

The tests themselves run in <0.3s (confirmed without xdist).

Fix

timeout_method: signal → thread (xdist-compatible)
timeout_func_only: false → true (measures test body, not xdist scheduling overhead)

Verification

842 tests pass, 0 failures. Sovereignty tests drop from 67s to 0.3s under xdist.

Fixes #1336 ## Problem `test_cache_hit_skips_vlm` times out (43-67s > 30s limit) under xdist parallel execution. ## Root Cause `timeout_method = "signal"` is unreliable under `pytest-xdist --dist worksteal`. Workers inherit signal handlers but xdist scheduling overhead (module import serialization, work stealing) inflates wall-clock time far beyond actual test execution time. The tests themselves run in <0.3s (confirmed without xdist). ## Fix - `timeout_method`: `signal` → `thread` (xdist-compatible) - `timeout_func_only`: `false` → `true` (measures test body, not xdist scheduling overhead) ## Verification 842 tests pass, 0 failures. Sovereignty tests drop from 67s to 0.3s under xdist.

Timmy added 1 commit 2026-03-24 02:56:16 +00:00

fix: use thread timeout method for xdist compatibility (#1336 )

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pytest-timeout signal method is unreliable under xdist --dist worksteal.
Workers inherit the signal handler but scheduling overhead (not test code)
inflates wall-clock time past the 30s limit.

Changes:
- timeout_method: signal -> thread (xdist-safe)
- timeout_func_only: false -> true (measure test body, not xdist overhead)

842 tests pass, 0 failures. Sovereignty tests drop from 67s to 0.3s.

Timmy merged commit 6a2a0377d2 into main

2026-03-24 02:56:19 +00:00

Timmy deleted branch fix/sovereignty-test-timeout

2026-03-24 02:56:20 +00:00

Timmy referenced this issue from a commit

2026-03-24 02:56:22 +00:00

[loop-cycle-1] fix: thread timeout method for xdist compatibility (#1336) (#1355)

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Reference: Rockachopa/Timmy-time-dashboard#1355