From ab4e52e5fa8c6b4c9708bcc515310219a215665f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Rosewell Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 05:40:31 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Say in AGENTS.md that a test failing on timing is fixed, not run again --- AGENTS.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md index b5125dfc6..21a2fa31f 100644 --- a/AGENTS.md +++ b/AGENTS.md @@ -287,3 +287,11 @@ into `main` from any other branch. Plain words, no em dashes, sentence case headings. Nothing in this public repository names a private repository or an issue in one. + +## Tests that fail on timing + +A test that fails on a time limit, a performance threshold or a timeout is +fixed, not run again until it passes. Either the limit is set to fit the +slowest runner the test runs on, with each runner's measurement behind it, or +the reason it takes too long is found and fixed. A failure that comes and goes +costs everyone who meets it the time to look into it.