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Local_test_resources doesn't actually restrict concurrency when `--local_test_jobs` is specified

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Description

### Description of the bug:

I expect the `resource::amount` tag to restrict test concurrency

### Which category does this issue belong to?

Core

### What's the simplest, easiest way to reproduce this bug? Please provide a minimal example if possible.

sh_test(
name = "a",
srcs = ["test.sh"],
tags = ["resources:foo:1"],
)

sh_test(
name = "b",
srcs = ["test.sh"],
tags = ["resources:foo:1"],
)

assuming this is in the root dir, if I run `bazel test //... --local_resources=foo=1`, I'd expect test a and b to run serially, but currently they run in parallel

### Which operating system are you running Bazel on?

ubuntu 20.04

### What is the output of `bazel info release`?

release 7.1.2

### If `bazel info release` returns `development version` or `(@non-git)`, tell us how you built Bazel.

_No response_

### What's the output of `git remote get-url origin; git rev-parse HEAD` ?

_No response_

### Is this a regression? If yes, please try to identify the Bazel commit where the bug was introduced.

_No response_

### Have you found anything relevant by searching the web?

https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/18153

### Any other information, logs, or outputs that you want to share?

_No response_

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Research direction

Start with the local test scheduling path exercised by `sh_test` and the `--local_resources=foo=1` command, then compare the behavior with issue #18153. Reproduce the two-test example on Ubuntu with Bazel 7.1.2 and trace how `resources:foo:1` is handled when `--local_test_jobs` is set. Done means matching tagged tests no longer run concurrently under the stated resource limit, with regression coverage.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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