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  1. Jenkins
  2. JENKINS-4683

Allow to suspend/resume active builds depending on an Extension Point Decision

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    • Resolution: Unresolved
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    • core
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      Hello,

      I'd like to request for functionality which would allow to have actually running
      build process to be interrupted and delayed when a new build with higher
      priority is triggered and no free executors are available. Then later, after the
      high priority build is completed the interrupted build would be resumed.

      In case of multiple concurrently running builds the one with least priority
      would be interrupted.

      If there are running builds at the same priority then it doesn't matter much
      which one would be interrupted, perhaps the one which has done least progress so
      far so is in the earliest stage and thus has the most potential to block the
      queue for a long time, but really whatever can do.

      There may occur some cases such some build possible kept in interrupted state
      forever (if there are lots of high priority ones coming), or perhaps some issues
      when building dependent projects etc, but these should be sorted out (specifying
      maximum interrupted time after which the build would be resumed on nearest
      occassion etc).

      Perhaps only the highest priority would have the right to interrupt anything
      (except for builds with the same priorities)

      It should further extend upon the build priorities proposals discussed here:
      https://hudson.dev.java.net/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=833
      http://www.nabble.com/Build-Priority-Status-tt21441976.html

      It would allow the system resources to be utilized more effectively.

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            hostalp Petr H
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