fix(ci): make benchmark_regression job fast and correctly fail on regressions #87

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Summary

Three compounding issues in the benchmark_regression CI check, found while investigating a 41m13s hang/timeout on PR #85's run (job 205876):

ASV calibration overhead: asv continuous ran with no speed-oriented flags, fully calibrating/repeating every one of 138 benchmark runs (69 benchmarks × 2 commits). noxfile.py's benchmark_regression session now forwards *session.posargs to asv continuous (its own default, full-accuracy behavior is unchanged when called without extra args); .gitea/workflows/ci.yml's benchmark job now invokes nox -s benchmark_regression -- --quick, scoping ASV's single-run mode to this informational job only.
Packaging bottleneck (surfaced once --quick was applied): asv.conf.json's build/install/uninstall commands used plain python -m build/pip, which silently spent ~11 minutes per run in pip's resolver (uncached, per-commit dependency install with no progress output). Switched to uv build/uv pip install/uv pip uninstall. Since ASV's find_executable only searches each managed venv's own bin/ (not $PATH), added uv to asv's matrix config so it gets pip-installed during venv bootstrap, and pass --python {env_dir}/bin/python explicitly to each command (standalone uv, unlike python -m pip, can't otherwise infer which of asv's several per-commit venvs to target). Also added --force-reinstall to the install command per ASV's own documented rationale.
Exit-code / success_codes mismatch: asv continuous returns the boolean worsened as its exit code (0 = no significant regression, 1 = a benchmark measurably worsened past --factor) — there is no exit code 2 in this ASV version. noxfile.py's success_codes=[0, 2] never matched the real "worsened" code, so the session failed unconditionally on any regression signal. Corrected to success_codes=[0], so the session (and CI job step) now fails specifically when ASV reports a real, significant regression — continue-on-error: true on the job is what keeps this from blocking the PR merge, not this success list.

This is a CI/tooling-only change — no business logic, no src/ changes.

Closes #86

Test plan

python3 -m py_compile noxfile.py
JSON/YAML validity checks on asv.conf.json / .gitea/workflows/ci.yml
nox -s lint
Verified locally end-to-end, repeatedly, with rm -rf .asv/env .asv/results between runs:
- Completes in ~3-11 minutes (vs. the prior 40+ minute hang/timeout)
- uv-based build/install/uninstall correctly targets each per-commit venv (no more ModuleNotFoundError)
- Session correctly reports failed when asv continuous detects a significant regression between the compared commits (confirms the fix doesn't mask real regressions)
Next CI run on this PR: confirm the benchmark job completes quickly and its pass/fail conclusion matches whether a real regression was detected

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## Summary Three compounding issues in the `benchmark_regression` CI check, found while investigating a 41m13s hang/timeout on PR #85's run (job 205876): 1. **ASV calibration overhead**: `asv continuous` ran with no speed-oriented flags, fully calibrating/repeating every one of 138 benchmark runs (69 benchmarks × 2 commits). `noxfile.py`'s `benchmark_regression` session now forwards `*session.posargs` to `asv continuous` (its own default, full-accuracy behavior is unchanged when called without extra args); `.gitea/workflows/ci.yml`'s `benchmark` job now invokes `nox -s benchmark_regression -- --quick`, scoping ASV's single-run mode to this informational job only. 2. **Packaging bottleneck (surfaced once --quick was applied)**: `asv.conf.json`'s build/install/uninstall commands used plain `python -m build`/`pip`, which silently spent ~11 minutes per run in pip's resolver (uncached, per-commit dependency install with no progress output). Switched to `uv build`/`uv pip install`/`uv pip uninstall`. Since ASV's `find_executable` only searches each managed venv's own `bin/` (not `$PATH`), added `uv` to asv's `matrix` config so it gets pip-installed during venv bootstrap, and pass `--python {env_dir}/bin/python` explicitly to each command (standalone `uv`, unlike `python -m pip`, can't otherwise infer which of asv's several per-commit venvs to target). Also added `--force-reinstall` to the install command per ASV's own documented rationale. 3. **Exit-code / success_codes mismatch**: `asv continuous` returns the boolean `worsened` as its exit code (0 = no significant regression, 1 = a benchmark measurably worsened past `--factor`) — there is no exit code 2 in this ASV version. `noxfile.py`'s `success_codes=[0, 2]` never matched the real "worsened" code, so the session failed unconditionally on *any* regression signal. Corrected to `success_codes=[0]`, so the session (and CI job step) now fails specifically when ASV reports a real, significant regression — `continue-on-error: true` on the job is what keeps this from blocking the PR merge, not this success list. This is a CI/tooling-only change — no business logic, no `src/` changes. Closes #86 ## Test plan - [x] `python3 -m py_compile noxfile.py` - [x] JSON/YAML validity checks on `asv.conf.json` / `.gitea/workflows/ci.yml` - [x] `nox -s lint` - [x] Verified locally end-to-end, repeatedly, with `rm -rf .asv/env .asv/results` between runs: - Completes in ~3-11 minutes (vs. the prior 40+ minute hang/timeout) - `uv`-based build/install/uninstall correctly targets each per-commit venv (no more `ModuleNotFoundError`) - Session correctly reports `failed` when `asv continuous` detects a significant regression between the compared commits (confirms the fix doesn't mask real regressions) - [ ] Next CI run on this PR: confirm the `benchmark` job completes quickly and its pass/fail conclusion matches whether a real regression was detected 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

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#86 fix(ci): benchmark_regression job intermittently hangs/times out and never signals real regressions correctly

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fix(ci): make benchmark_regression job fast and correctly fail on regressions

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Three compounding issues in the benchmark_regression CI check, found
while investigating a 41m13s hang/timeout on PR #85's run (job 205876):

1. `asv continuous` ran with no speed-oriented flags, fully calibrating
   and repeating every one of 138 benchmark runs (69 benchmarks x 2
   commits). Per-benchmark ASV overhead (calibration + repeat + process
   averaging) cost 20-90s of wall clock per benchmark, dwarfing the
   actual measured microsecond-to-millisecond costs. `noxfile.py`'s
   `benchmark_regression` session now forwards *session.posargs to
   `asv continuous`, so its own default (full, accurate) behavior is
   unchanged when called without extra args; `.gitea/workflows/ci.yml`'s
   `benchmark` job now invokes `nox -s benchmark_regression -- --quick`,
   scoping ASV's single-run mode to this informational job only.

2. With --quick applied, a new bottleneck surfaced: asv.conf.json's
   build/install/uninstall commands used plain `python -m build`/`pip`,
   which silently spent ~11 minutes per run in pip's resolver (build
   isolation + a full, uncached dependency install per compared commit,
   no progress output during backtracking). Switched to `uv build`/
   `uv pip install`/`uv pip uninstall`. `uv` isn't installed inside each
   ASV-managed virtualenv by default (asv's find_executable only
   searches that venv's own bin/, not $PATH), so added `uv` to asv's
   `matrix` config to have it pip-installed during venv bootstrap
   (already-fast for a single small package), and pass `--python
   {env_dir}/bin/python` explicitly to each command since standalone
   `uv` (unlike `python -m pip`) has no unambiguous way to infer which
   of asv's several per-commit venvs to target otherwise. Also added
   `--force-reinstall` to the install command per asv's own documented
   rationale (compared commits may share the same package version).

3. `asv continuous` returns the boolean `worsened` as its process exit
   code (0 = no significant regression, 1 = a benchmark measurably
   worsened past --factor) -- there is no exit code 2 in this asv
   version. `noxfile.py`'s `success_codes=[0, 2]` therefore never
   actually matched the real "worsened" code, silently making this
   session fail on *any* regression signal regardless of significance.
   Corrected to `success_codes=[0]`, so the session (and CI job step)
   now fails specifically when asv reports a real, significant
   regression -- the CI job's existing `continue-on-error: true` is
   what keeps this from blocking the PR, not this success list.

Verified locally end-to-end (rm -rf .asv/env .asv/results between
runs): completes in ~3-11 minutes (vs. the prior 40+ minute
hang/timeout), and the session now correctly reports "failed" when
asv detects a significant regression between the compared commits.

ISSUES CLOSED: #86

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hurui200320 approved these changes 2026-08-01 07:21:21 +00:00

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PR Review: !87 (Ticket #86)

Verdict: Approve

This PR correctly addresses the three compounding issues described in #86: ASV calibration overhead, pip packaging bottleneck, and the incorrect success_codes list. The changes are well-scoped, limited to CI/tooling files, and thoroughly documented with inline comments. No business logic is modified, so coverage and functional behavior are unaffected.

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Summary

noxfile.py: Forwarding *session.posargs to asv continuous is the right way to let CI opt into --quick without changing the session's default behavior. Correcting success_codes from [0, 2] to [0] aligns the session with ASV's actual exit-code semantics (0 = no regression, 1 = regression detected), so the job now fails specifically on real regressions rather than unconditionally.
asv.conf.json: Switching build/install/uninstall commands to uv with explicit --python {env_dir}/bin/python and bootstrapping uv via the matrix config solves the per-commit pip resolver bottleneck while correctly targeting each ASV-managed venv.
.gitea/workflows/ci.yml: Passing --quick only in the CI benchmark job keeps the fast, informational regression check scoped appropriately; the existing continue-on-error: true on the job remains the non-blocking mechanism.

The commit is atomic, the message matches the issue metadata, and the body explains the rationale clearly. This is ready to merge.

## PR Review: !87 (Ticket #86) ### Verdict: Approve This PR correctly addresses the three compounding issues described in #86: ASV calibration overhead, pip packaging bottleneck, and the incorrect `success_codes` list. The changes are well-scoped, limited to CI/tooling files, and thoroughly documented with inline comments. No business logic is modified, so coverage and functional behavior are unaffected. ### Critical Issues None ### Major Issues None ### Minor Issues None ### Nits None ### Summary - `noxfile.py`: Forwarding `*session.posargs` to `asv continuous` is the right way to let CI opt into `--quick` without changing the session's default behavior. Correcting `success_codes` from `[0, 2]` to `[0]` aligns the session with ASV's actual exit-code semantics (0 = no regression, 1 = regression detected), so the job now fails specifically on real regressions rather than unconditionally. - `asv.conf.json`: Switching build/install/uninstall commands to `uv` with explicit `--python {env_dir}/bin/python` and bootstrapping `uv` via the `matrix` config solves the per-commit pip resolver bottleneck while correctly targeting each ASV-managed venv. - `.gitea/workflows/ci.yml`: Passing `--quick` only in the CI benchmark job keeps the fast, informational regression check scoped appropriately; the existing `continue-on-error: true` on the job remains the non-blocking mechanism. The commit is atomic, the message matches the issue metadata, and the body explains the rationale clearly. This is ready to merge.

hurui200320 approved these changes 2026-08-02 13:22:03 +00:00

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