oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/omicron

Revisit Backoff Policy

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Description

There have been several issues with long backoffs recently.

  • #3082
  • #3165

As an interim solution to these problems, and in light of the fact that we are focused on single rack deployments at the moment, a PR is coming in that reduces the maximum backoff interval from 60 minutes to 3 minutes. However, we need to revisit the topic of backoff more broadly. Making sure that the mechanism we ultimately use works in service of both snappy and scalable deployments.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing issues #3082 and #3165, then inspect the incoming PR that reduces the maximum backoff interval from 60 minutes to 3 minutes. The broader work is done when a backoff mechanism is defined that supports both snappy and scalable deployments.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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