Where the minutes go (30d)
Waste detected
Biggest wins first, each with the exact config fix.
Workflow failing almost every run · Cron job to validate TorchData Nightly Binaries
Fails or times out on nearly all recent runs, burning minutes to produce only red, and an always-red workflow usually gets ignored. Fix it, or disable the trigger until it's ready.
No concurrency control · Cron job to validate TorchData Nightly Binaries
Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.
concurrency:
group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
cancel-in-progress: trueNo concurrency control · Build Linux Wheels
Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.
concurrency:
group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
cancel-in-progress: trueNo concurrency control · Push Nightly Release
Add a `concurrency:` block keyed on branch to cancel superseded runs when devs push twice quickly.
concurrency:
group: ${{ github.workflow }}
# no cancel-in-progress on deploys: queued deploys would be droppedAlso found: 7 more config fixes with negligible recoverable minutes: timeouts, retention, path filters
No job timeout · Push Nightly Release
No job sets `timeout-minutes`, so a hung step can run to GitHub's 6-hour default. Add `timeout-minutes` to each job.
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 15Scheduled at the top of the hour · Push Nightly Release
The schedule fires at minute :00, GitHub's peak window, where scheduled runs get delayed or skipped. Shift to any other minute for the same cadence with less contention.
on:
schedule:
- cron: '6 11 * * *' # was '00 11 * * *' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herdNo job timeout · Build Linux Wheels
No job sets `timeout-minutes`, so a hung step can run to GitHub's 6-hour default. Add `timeout-minutes` to each job.
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 15No path filters on triggers · Build Linux Wheels
Runs on every push/PR with no `paths:` filter, so docs-only changes still trigger full CI. Add a `paths:` filter if that's common.
on:
pull_request:
paths:
- 'src/**'
- 'package.json'Third-party actions pinned to a mutable ref · Build Linux Wheels
2 third-party actions pinned to a branch or other mutable ref, which can change under you (supply-chain risk, non-reproducible builds). Pin to a full commit SHA instead.
uses: pytorch/test-infra/.github/workflows/generate_binary_build_matrix.yml@<full-sha> # was @mainNo job timeout · Cron job to validate TorchData Nightly Binaries
No job sets `timeout-minutes`, so a hung step can run to GitHub's 6-hour default. Add `timeout-minutes` to each job.
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 15Scheduled workflow runs in forks · Cron job to validate TorchData Nightly Binaries
The schedule has no repository guard, so forks that enable Actions inherit the cron and burn their own minutes. Gate the job with `if: github.repository == 'owner/repo'`.
jobs:
nightly:
if: github.repository == 'owner/repo'
runs-on: ubuntu-latestCopy every fix as one block (7 snippets, annotated per workflow)
# No concurrency control (applies to: Cron job to validate TorchData Nightly Binaries, Build Linux Wheels)
concurrency:
group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
cancel-in-progress: true
# No concurrency control (applies to: Push Nightly Release)
concurrency:
group: ${{ github.workflow }}
# no cancel-in-progress on deploys: queued deploys would be dropped
# No job timeout (applies to: Push Nightly Release, Build Linux Wheels, Cron job to validate TorchData Nightly Binaries)
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
timeout-minutes: 15
# Scheduled at the top of the hour (applies to: Push Nightly Release)
on:
schedule:
- cron: '6 11 * * *' # was '00 11 * * *' — any non-:00 minute avoids the herd
# No path filters on triggers (applies to: Build Linux Wheels)
on:
pull_request:
paths:
- 'src/**'
- 'package.json'
# Third-party actions pinned to a mutable ref (applies to: Build Linux Wheels)
uses: pytorch/test-infra/.github/workflows/generate_binary_build_matrix.yml@<full-sha> # was @main
# Scheduled workflow runs in forks (applies to: Cron job to validate TorchData Nightly Binaries)
jobs:
nightly:
if: github.repository == 'owner/repo'
runs-on: ubuntu-latestEach snippet is representative. Merge into the named workflow files rather than pasting wholesale.
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