[feat] Add a time_limit partition configuration parameter and a build_time_limit variable for regression tests

config/cscs-ci.py

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
                 {
                     'name': 'gpu',
                     'scheduler': 'slurm',
+                    'time_limit': '10m',
                     'access': [
                         '--constraint=gpu',
                         '--partition=cscsci',
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@
                 {
                     'name': 'slurm',
                     'scheduler': 'slurm',
+                    'time_limit': '10m',
                     'access': [
                         '--constraint=gpu',
                         f'--account={osext.osgroup()}'
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@
                 {
                     'name': 'pbs',
                     'scheduler': 'pbs',
+                    'time_limit': '10m',
                     'access': [
                         'proc=gpu',
                         f'-A {osext.osgroup()}'
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@
                 {
                     'name': 'torque',
                     'scheduler': 'torque',
+                    'time_limit': '10m',
                     'access': [
                         '-l proc=gpu',
                         f'-A {osext.osgroup()}'

config/cscs.py

@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
                 },
                 {
                     'name': 'gpu',
+                    'time_limit': '10m',
                     'scheduler': 'slurm',
                     'container_platforms': [
                         {
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@
                 {
                     'name': 'mc',
                     'scheduler': 'slurm',
+                    'time_limit': '10m',
                     'container_platforms': [
                         {
                             'type': 'Sarus',
@@ -348,6 +350,7 @@
                 {
                     'name': 'gpu',
                     'scheduler': 'slurm',
+                    'time_limit': '10m',
                     'container_platforms': [
                         {
                             'type': 'Sarus',
@@ -389,6 +392,7 @@
                 {
                     'name': 'mc',
                     'scheduler': 'slurm',
+                    'time_limit': '10m',
                     'container_platforms': [
                         {
                             'type': 'Sarus',

docs/config_reference.rst

@@ -287,6 +287,15 @@ System Partition Configuration
   A list of `environment module objects <#module-objects>`__ to be loaded before running a regression test on this partition.
 
 
+.. js:attribute:: .systems[].partitions[].time_limit
+
+   :required: No
+   :default: ``null``
+
+   The time limit for the jobs submitted on this partition.
+   When the value is ``null``, no time limit is applied.
+
+
 .. js:attribute:: .systems[].partitions[].variables
 
    :required: No

reframe/core/pipeline.py

@@ -644,11 +644,11 @@ def pipeline_hooks(cls):
     #:
     #: Time limit is specified as a string in the form
     #: ``<days>d<hours>h<minutes>m<seconds>s`` or as number of seconds.
-    #: If set to :class:`None`, no time limit will be set.
-    #: The default time limit of the system partition's scheduler will be used.
+    #: If set to :class:`None`, the |time_limit|_
+    #: of the current system partition will be used.
     #:
     #: :type: :class:`str` or :class:`float` or :class:`int`
-    #: :default: ``'10m'``
+    #: :default: :class:`None`
     #:
     #: .. note::
     #:    .. versionchanged:: 2.15
@@ -662,7 +662,25 @@ def pipeline_hooks(cls):
     #:       - The old syntax using a ``(h, m, s)`` tuple is dropped.
     #:       - Support of `timedelta` objects is dropped.
     #:       - Number values are now accepted.
-    time_limit = variable(type(None), field=fields.TimerField, value='10m')
+    #:
+    #:    .. versionchanged:: 3.5.1
+    #:       The default value is now :class:`None` and it can be set globally
+    #:       per partition via the configuration.
+    #:
+    #:    .. |time_limit| replace:: :attr:`time_limit`
+    #:    .. _time_limit: #.systems[].partitions[].time_limit
+    time_limit = variable(type(None), field=fields.TimerField, value=None)
+
+    #: .. versionadded:: 3.5.1
+    #:
+    #: The time limit for the build job of the regression test.
+    #:
+    #: It is specified similarly to the :attr:`time_limit` attribute.
+    #:
+    #: :type: :class:`str` or :class:`float` or :class:`int`
+    #: :default: :class:`None`
+    build_time_limit = variable(type(None), field=fields.TimerField,
+                                value=None)
 
     #: .. versionadded:: 2.8
     #:
@@ -1228,7 +1246,11 @@ def compile(self):
                                        self.modules, self.variables.items())
         environs = [self._current_partition.local_env, self._current_environ,
                     user_environ, self._cdt_environ]
-
+        self._build_job.time_limit = (
+            self.build_time_limit or rt.runtime().get_option(
+                f'systems/0/partitions/@{self.current_partition.name}'
+                f'/time_limit')
+        )
         with osext.change_dir(self._stagedir):
             # Prepare build job
             build_commands = [
@@ -1328,8 +1350,9 @@ def run(self):
         self.job.num_tasks_per_socket = self.num_tasks_per_socket
         self.job.num_cpus_per_task = self.num_cpus_per_task
         self.job.use_smt = self.use_multithreading
-        self.job.time_limit = self.time_limit
-
+        self.job.time_limit = (self.time_limit or rt.runtime().get_option(
+            f'systems/0/partitions/@{self.current_partition.name}/time_limit')
+        )
         exec_cmd = [self.job.launcher.run_command(self.job),
                     self.executable, *self.executable_opts]
         commands = [*self.prerun_cmds, ' '.join(exec_cmd), *self.postrun_cmds]

reframe/schemas/config.json

@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@
                                     }
                                 },
                                 "modules": {"$ref": "#/defs/modules_list"},
+                                "time_limit": {"type": ["string", "null"]},
                                 "variables": {"$ref": "#/defs/envvar_list"},
                                 "max_jobs": {"type": "number"},
                                 "prepare_cmds": {