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Why and what changed

Positive-infinite fixed prefill/decode timing passed configuration validation, then failed JSON serialization after predict --overwrite had removed the previous prediction and request files. Require both timing fields to be finite as well as nonnegative. Invalid YAML and --set values now exit 2 with a field-specific error before output cleanup; zero and finite timings remain valid.

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  • Risk level: medium.
  • Start with: TimingConfig.prefill_ms/decode_ms in python/aisim/src/aisim/config/engine.py, then the existing timing field reference.
  • Public or serialized contract changed: positive infinity is rejected at configuration validation; field names and valid finite values are unchanged.
  • Feature Support Matrix: unaffected.
  • Compatibility or rollback concern: no native timing, allocation or output-cleanup behavior changes; invalid timing no longer reaches execution.

Evidence

Current head: 2ac9c5c34d5f00b225446bf0027584d8e29ec9b4. The 583-test run was on b40e16e1b51704d79fd1011c8d8399dae354f2e9; the only subsequent change cherry-picks merged runner migration #861. Its .github files match merge commit 976d75a80649197a68654c102dfb754974fc4c14 exactly. Product source, documentation, tests and native sources are unchanged. All 16 real CLI probes below were rerun successfully on the current head. Python 3.13.9; native extension built from matching main Rust sources.

  • Tests: PYTHONPATH=python/aisim/src python -m pytest -c pytest.ini tests/test_cli_config.py tests/test_unified_cli.py -q --tb=short — 583 passed. Targeted Ruff check/format and git diff --check passed.
  • Fast CI: passed for the current head. Full CI: queued/running on the matching pull-request/867 head; no failed checks observed at the latest review.
  • CodeRabbit reviewed commit: b40e16e1b51704d79fd1011c8d8399dae354f2e9. Its sole test-only suggestion was explained and resolved under the requester's explicit no-test-change requirement; permanent regression coverage remains a limitation. The current-head check is NEUTRAL because its review was rate limited, so current-head CodeRabbit review is still pending.
  • Codex reviewed commit: 2ac9c5c34d5f00b225446bf0027584d8e29ec9b4; independently audited the runner-only delta and reran the real CLI probes, with no actionable findings. The parent/root Codex agent previously reviewed b40e16e1b51704d79fd1011c8d8399dae354f2e9 with no actionable findings.
  • Human review: simone-chen approved current head 2ac9c5c34d5f00b225446bf0027584d8e29ec9b4 on 2026-11-13; required CI/review gates remain separate.
  • Negative or boundary cases: 12 real CLI combinations (both timing fields × YAML/override × positive infinity/negative infinity/NaN) exit 2 and preserve every prior output file byte-for-byte. Four finite/zero controls, including both phases zero, complete 4 requests and 12 output tokens and preserve unrelated notes during normal overwrite.
  • Expected-value derivation: original bug workload has 4 requests × 3 output tokens = 12.
  • Before/after: four positive-infinity YAML/override cases reproduced exit 1 and deletion of both prior result files on unchanged main; all now reject before cleanup. Probes use the report's local tiny-model metadata, fixed timing and CPU-only replay.
  • Validation uses existing tests and transient CLI probes; no test files were added or changed.

Modeling or data provenance

No prediction math or data changes. Fixed-timing controls establish CLI/artifact behavior, not GPU latency accuracy.

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Signed-off-by: Harry Lee <harrli@nvidia.com>
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Risk: Low. The code change is one constraint per field. CI is not complete. Human attention should go to:

  1. Validation change in TimingConfig.prefill_ms and decode_ms (python/aisim/src/aisim/config/engine.py, line 504–505). Both fields add allow_inf_nan=False to ge=0.0. Positive infinity, negative infinity, and NaN now fail validation. Zero and finite nonnegative values remain valid.
  2. Failure path claims. The PR reports that invalid values exit with status 2, print a field-specific error, and leave prior output intact. The diff does not show the CLI exit path or the cleanup ordering. These claims rest on author-reported probes, not on code in this diff.
  3. Workflow and runner changes. The diff also migrates CI to prod-aisim-default-* runners, changes container HOME in many jobs, and adds .github/workflows/runner-canary.yml (80 lines). These changes are outside the stated validation fix. They need review on their own.

Changed behavior and public contract:

  • engine.workers.<role>.timing.prefill_ms and decode_ms reject infinity and NaN during configuration validation. The PR reports that positive infinity previously passed validation and then failed during JSON serialization after predict --overwrite removed prior files.
  • docs/perf-model/configuration.md now lists both fields as "Finite, nonnegative and required for fixed timing." It states that zero is accepted and that nonfinite values are rejected before prediction output is prepared, including with --overwrite.
  • Field names, the fixed timing requirement, and valid finite values are unchanged.
  • Runner labels change from prod-aisimulate-default-* to prod-aisim-default-* and dynamo-cpu-4gi-amd64 is added to .github/actionlint.yaml. Workflow HOME values change in multiple jobs.

Evidence supplied:

  • Git diff against merge base f3713ba3: 14 files changed, 152 insertions, 67 deletions. This matches the PR metadata. Changes span the validation source, one doc file, and 12 workflow or config files.
  • Engine and doc hunks match the summary above.
  • The PR reports 583 passing tests from tests/test_cli_config.py and tests/test_unified_cli.py, passing targeted Ruff checks, formatting, and git diff --check. It also reports 12 invalid CLI probes exiting 2 with prior outputs preserved, and four finite or zero controls succeeding. These are author-reported. No completed check on the current head was supplied.
  • The PR reports Fast CI passed. Full CI was queued or running at the latest review. No completed Full CI result was supplied.
  • A CodeRabbit review was requested. The bot's reply only confirms the review was triggered. It is not an approval.
  • The PR reports a human approval of the current head. Required CI and review gates are separate from that approval.

Evidence missing:

  • No test file was added or changed. No regression test covers infinity or NaN for either field, or the CLI exit path with those values.
  • No completed Full CI result on the current head.
  • The probes used CPU-only replay with local tiny-model metadata and fixed timing. GPU latency accuracy was not evaluated.
  • The PR commit messages describe a cherry-pick of the runner-pool migration from PR #861. The diff does not show whether that migration was tested on the target runners. The runner-canary workflow was not run.

Technical quality versus merge readiness:

  • Technical quality of the validation and doc changes is sound for the stated scope.
  • Merge readiness is not established. Full CI is incomplete, the runner migration is broader than the stated fix, and no permanent regression test covers the new rejection.

Suggested follow-up: add a regression test that asserts TimingConfig rejects float("inf"), float("-inf"), and float("nan") for both fields. Add a CLI test that these values exit with status 2 without changing existing output files.

TimingConfig now rejects infinite and NaN fixed-timing values. CI workflows use updated runner labels and container HOME paths. A new runner-canary workflow checks runner architecture, identity, workspace, and writable storage.

Changes: Fixed-timing validation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Validate and document fixed-timing values
python/aisim/src/aisim/config/engine.py, docs/perf-model/configuration.md
TimingConfig rejects infinite and NaN values for prefill_ms and decode_ms. The documentation states that zero is allowed and invalid values cause a configuration error before prediction output preparation, including with --overwrite.

CI runner updates

Layer / File(s) Summary
Update CI runner configuration
.github/actionlint.yaml, .github/workflows/ci.yml, .github/workflows/collector-check.yml, .github/workflows/e2e-accuracy-branch.yml, .github/workflows/fpe-release-qualify.yml, .github/workflows/fpe-support-matrix.yml, .github/workflows/fpm-accuracy-branch.yml, .github/workflows/nightly-ci.yml, .github/workflows/performance.yml, .github/workflows/prediction-regression-gate.yml, .github/workflows/simulation-performance.yml
Affected jobs use the updated prod-aisim-default runner labels. Container jobs set HOME to /__w/aisim/aisim.
Add runner canary checks
.github/workflows/runner-canary.yml
The new workflow checks repository and commit identity, workspace and HOME behavior, architecture, and writable storage on the amd64, arm64, and shared runners.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: Low · up to 2ac9c

Fixed-timing configs with infinite or NaN values now fail early with a clear error, and prior prediction output files are kept. Behavior is verified by manual probes but has no permanent automated regression test, so the output-preservation guarantee is not protected against future regressions. This is a low-risk follow-up rather than a merge blocker.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 7 · Failed 1

Failed Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Cross-Layer Contract Warning The PR changes one public input contract: engine.workers.<role>.timing.prefill_ms and decode_ms must now be finite and nonnegative. Trace results by layer: - Python config (changed): `python/a… Add committed Python regression tests for the changed contract: 1. For prefill_ms and decode_ms, and for both YAML and --set input, pass positive infinity, negative infinity, and NaN. 2. Run predict --overwrite against existing outp…
Passed Passed checks: 7 passed

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Title check Passed The title names the behavioral change: fixed prefill and decode timings that are nonfinite are rejected before output cleanup. It matches the config validation change in engine.py and the docs update,…
Description check Passed The description follows the repository template. It covers the problem, behavior change, and intended consumer under Why and what changed. It has a Review map with risk level, starting files, and cont…
Linked Issues check Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Modeling And Data Evidence Passed The check applies to changes in formulas, selection logic, model/performance data, or predicted outputs. This PR changes none of these. The diff touches two config fields in `python/aisim/src/aisim/co…
Compatibility Boundaries Passed The PR keeps the compatibility boundaries intact. - Python and Rust sync: The PR changes TimingConfig.prefill_ms and decode_ms in python/aisim/src/aisim/config/engine.py (lines 504-505) to a…
Review Evidence Passed The PR description meets the Review evidence criteria. - Commands and results named: It gives the exact pytest command and the result (583 passed). It also reports the targeted Ruff check, Ruff fo…
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The title names the behavioral change: fixed prefill and decode timings that are nonfinite are rejected before output cleanup. It matches the config validation change in engine.py and the docs update, and it does not describe anything absent from the changeset. It uses a conventional fix: prefix, which the requirements do not forbid. The title is specific enough to pass.

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The description follows the repository template. It covers the problem, behavior change, and intended consumer under Why and what changed. It has a Review map with risk level, starting files, and contract notes. It gives extensive Evidence, including commands, test counts, the tested commit, reviewed commits, and negative cases. Modeling provenance is addressed as no prediction math change. Tracking lists related issues and a release PR. Minor gaps: the Feature Support Matrix line is present, and the Codex reviewed commit is listed as required for medium risk and is present. The template's HTML comments are removed, which is acceptable. The description is substantially complete.

Full details: Modeling And Data Evidence

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The check applies to changes in formulas, selection logic, model/performance data, or predicted outputs. This PR changes none of these. The diff touches two config fields in python/aisim/src/aisim/config/engine.py (TimingConfig.prefill_ms and decode_ms), adding allow_inf_nan=False to the existing ge=0.0 constraint. The only other code-adjacent change is a documentation sentence in docs/perf-model/configuration.md. The diff contains no prediction math, no model or performance data, and no refreshed golden outputs. The change is input validation. It rejects infinite and NaN fixed timings that previously passed validation and then failed during output serialization. Finite and zero timings are unchanged. The .github changes are runner-label and HOME migrations and do not affect modeling. The PR also supplies before/after CLI probe evidence and test counts, which would be relevant if the check applied. Because the check does not apply, the verdict is PASS.

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The PR keeps the compatibility boundaries intact. - Python and Rust sync: The PR changes TimingConfig.prefill_ms and decode_ms in python/aisim/src/aisim/config/engine.py (lines 504-505) to add allow_inf_nan=False. The Rust fixed-timing validation already requires finite, nonnegative values (crates/core/src/engine/config.rs, ~L1763-1769, is_finite() &amp;&amp; &gt;= 0.0). After this change, Python and Rust enforce the same rule, so the PR brings the two surfaces into sync. - Documented defaults: docs/perf-model/configuration.md (~L1401-1402 and the new paragraph after the table) now states "Finite, nonnegative" and the nonfinite rejection rule. The default stays null, and the field names are unchanged. - Artifact contract: No pyproject.toml, Cargo.toml, or crates/core/src file changes. git diff --name-status lists only .github/ files, the docs page, and engine.py. The release surface stays one wheel and one crate, as REVIEW.md requires. - Standalone from Dynamo: No Python or Rust source imports or depends on Dynamo. The new runner-canary.yml and actionlint.yaml reference a dynamo-cpu-4gi-amd64 runner label. This is CI runner-pool infrastructure, not a product runtime dependency. It is a non-blocking observation for maintainers to keep in mind, not a failure under this check. No schema file in the tree encodes prefill_ms bounds that would drift from this change.

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The PR description meets the Review evidence criteria. - Commands and results named: It gives the exact pytest command and the result (583 passed). It also reports the targeted Ruff check, Ruff format, and git diff --check. - Negative and boundary validation: The risk is rated medium. The description reports 12 real CLI combinations (both timing fields × YAML/override × +inf/-inf/NaN). Each exits 2 and preserves prior output bytes. It also reports four finite/zero controls, including both phases at zero, that complete normally. - Evidence types separated: - Local evidence: the pytest run, CLI probes, and their stated limits (local tiny-model metadata, fixed timing, CPU-only replay). It states that the controls do not establish GPU latency accuracy. - Hosted CI: Fast CI is reported as passed on the current head. Full CI is reported as queued/running, with no pass claimed. - Reviews: CodeRabbit's current-head review is marked pending. Codex and a human approval are reported separately. - Revision coverage: the 583-test run is tied to an earlier commit. The description states that the later change is the runner-only cherry-pick and that its .github files match merge commit 976d75a8. - Inactive nested workflows: None are cited as CI evidence. The Fast CI workflow is a top-level pull_request workflow at .github/workflows/fast-ci.yml. The Full CI link points to ci.yml, a top-level workflow_dispatch workflow, and is not claimed as passing. Reusable workflow_call workflows are not cited. The new runner-canary.yml is not cited as evidence. Minor gaps, not failures: the description does not use the words "fake-runner" or "production" as labels. Permanent regression tests are absent, and the description states this as a limitation.

Full details: Cross-Layer Contract

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The PR changes one public input contract: engine.workers.&lt;role&gt;.timing.prefill_ms and decode_ms must now be finite and nonnegative. Trace results by layer: - Python config (changed): python/aisim/src/aisim/config/engine.py:504-505 adds allow_inf_nan=False. This rejects infinity and NaN at config validation. - Documentation (changed): docs/perf-model/configuration.md (around lines 1401-1402 and 1412-1414) states the finite rule. It also says nonfinite values are rejected before output is prepared, including with --overwrite. This matches the code. - Rust (unchanged, consistent): crates/core/src/engine/config.rs:1766-1773 already requires is_finite() &amp;&amp; &gt;= 0.0. The Rust test at config.rs:3230 covers NaN. This alignment is good, but the PR does not change Rust. - Tests (unchanged, gap): git diff --name-only shows no test file changed. A search of tests/ and python/aisim/tests/ finds no committed test that passes infinity or NaN to prefill_ms or decode_ms. The only non-finite hit for these names (tests/test_fpm_query_evidence.py:559) targets a different output path. No committed test runs predict --overwrite with a rejected timing value and checks that prior output files survive. - Evidence for the claims: The output-preservation and exit-code claims rest on transient CLI probes and a local test run in the PR description. These are not committed regression evidence. The check fails when "a new path is untested" or when "compatibility is asserted without evidence." The new YAML and --set rejection path for both timing fields has no committed test. The PR says no test files were changed. The later commit (2ac9c5c3, cherry-picked runner migration from #861) touches .github files only and adds no coverage. Prior failure: the standing FAIL is not addressed. No commit since the prior run adds a test, and the current tree confirms the prior run's claims. I did not re-verify the existing Rust rejection tests because the gap is in the Python path.

Resolution

Add committed Python regression tests for the changed contract: 1. For prefill_ms and decode_ms, and for both YAML and --set input, pass positive infinity, negative infinity, and NaN. 2. Run predict --overwrite against existing output files. 3. Assert exit code 2, a field-specific error message, and byte-identical prior output files. 4. Add finite and zero controls (including both phases zero) that still complete and produce the expected output. 5. Optionally, add a TimingConfig unit test that asserts direct rejection of nonfinite values. Then re-run this check on the new head commit.

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The PR's validation code is not in either linked repository. ai-dynamo/dynamo pins the aisimulate package, and I did not inspect that package's source. What the searches show is how dynamo and aiconfigurator consume the fixed-timing contract. Every fixed-timing value I observed is a positive, finite number, so the new rejection of infinity should not break these consumers. The prefill_ms/decode_ms fields are unchanged.

ai-dynamo/dynamo

Version pin: dynamo depends on aisimulate==0.13.0.dev202610290000000087, so it picks up this validation only when that pin moves ([::ai-dynamo/dynamo::pyproject.toml:17]).

Replay unit tests using fixed timing (all finite, non-zero values):

  • components/src/dynamo/replay/tests/test_simulation.py sets "timing_model": {"type": "fixed", "prefill_ms": 1.0, "decode_ms": 1.0} in several tests ([::ai-dynamo/dynamo::components/src/dynamo/replay/tests/test_simulation.py:929], [::ai-dynamo/dynamo::components/src/dynamo/replay/tests/test_simulation.py:1143]). Other fixed-timing fixtures appear at lines 714–728, 1053, 1088 and 1182–1183 of the same file.
  • tests/dependencies/test_aisimulate_namespaces.py:217 uses "timing_model": {"type": "fixed", "prefill_ms": 1.0, "decode_ms": 1.0}.
  • components/src/dynamo/replay/tests/test_agentx_g2.py:117 uses prefill_ms: 2, decode_ms: 1.

Config fixtures (finite values):

  • components/src/dynamo/replay/tests/e2e/configs/unified_cli/predict/dynamo/01-synthetic-no-adapters.yaml:19 and roughly 25 sibling predict/recommend YAML files use timing: {type: fixed, prefill_ms: 1, decode_ms: 1}.
  • components/src/dynamo/aisimulate/tests/dgd/e2e/configs/aggregated.yaml:21, disaggregated.yaml:22,29, pareto.yaml:21 and router-kustomize.yaml:21 use the same fixed timing.
  • components/src/dynamo/aisimulate/tests/dgd/e2e/README.md:11 states that "fixed timings keep these CPU tests independent," which matches the PR's CPU-only probe setup.

Planner consumer of the aisim engine (grep hit only, not read): components/src/dynamo/planner/core/perf_model/ais_adapter.py:514 defines estimate_queued_prefill_time and line 548 calls self._engine_model.get_queued_prefill_time(fpms). I did not read the code around these lines, so I cannot say whether it passes fixed timings through.

Gap: none of the matches exercise a non-finite timing (inf, nan) or a negative one. No dynamo test covers the new rejection path, so the PR's behavior change is not covered on the dynamo side.

ai-dynamo/aiconfigurator

aiconfigurator is the frozen compatibility reference. It has no fixed-timing config surface in these matches.

  • tools/verify_installed_package_layers.py:145-148 calls predict_prefill_latency and predict_decode_latency and raises if either is not > 0. This is a check on predicted latencies, not a fixed timing config.
  • The prefill_time/decode_time matches in src/aiconfigurator/sdk/*.py and src/aiconfigurator/cli/api.py compute TTFT and TPOT-based request latency. They do not read fixed timing inputs.
  • tools/prediction_regression_gate/grid.py:11 mentions "fixed prefill (static_ctx) and decode (static_gen) points." This is a benchmark grid, not a config-validation path.

No omitted port of the fixed-timing validation shows up in aiconfigurator.

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* ci: switch workflows to renamed AISim runner pools

Signed-off-by: Harrison King Saturley-Hall <hsaturleyhal@nvidia.com>

* ci: recognize AISim runner labels in actionlint

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* ci: use the ARC job-pod workspace for HOME

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* ci: add containerized canaries for the runner cutover

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* ci: activate controlled canaries after runner registration

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* ci: respect the shared runner execution contract

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- Cross-Layer Contract:
Add committed Python regression tests for the changed contract: 1. For
`prefill_ms` and `decode_ms`, and for both YAML and `--set` input, pass positive
infinity, negative infinity, and NaN. 2. Run `predict --overwrite` against
existing output files. 3. Assert exit code 2, a field-specific error message,
and byte-identical prior output files. 4. Add finite and zero controls
(including both phases zero) that still complete and produce the expected
output. 5. Optionally, add a `TimingConfig` unit test that asserts direct
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The PR's validation code lives in the aisimulate package, which is not in either linked repository. Across dynamo and aiconfigurator, I found no code that constructs fixed timings in a way that the new rejection would affect. The main cross-repo exposure is the version pin in dynamo.

ai-dynamo/dynamo

Version pin (release compatibility): dynamo pins aisimulate==0.13.0.dev202610290000000087, so it picks up this validation only when the pin moves ([::ai-dynamo/dynamo::pyproject.toml:17]).

Planner uses the AIS engine for runtime queries, not fixed-timing configs:

  • estimate_queued_prefill_time builds synthetic forward-pass metrics and calls self._engine_model.get_queued_prefill_time(fpms) ([::ai-dynamo/dynamo::components/src/dynamo/planner/core/perf_model/ais_adapter.py:536-548]). It does not pass a fixed timing config, so the PR's config validation is not on this path.
  • Failures from the engine are caught and return None ([::ai-dynamo/dynamo::components/src/dynamo/planner/core/perf_model/ais_adapter.py:549-551]).
  • The function returns the engine result without an explicit finiteness check ([::ai-dynamo/dynamo::components/src/dynamo/planner/core/perf_model/ais_adapter.py:552]). If the engine could return inf or nan here, it would reach the caller unchecked in this function. I did not read the caller, so I cannot say whether a downstream check catches it.
  • A non-test search of components/src/dynamo for "type": "fixed", type: fixed, and prefill_ms returned no matches. Dynamo's non-test code does not build fixed timing configs.

Finiteness checks elsewhere in the planner: several planner paths guard AIS-derived estimates with math.isfinite, for example components/src/dynamo/planner/core/perf_model/engine_query.py:89, :623 and :729. These are not the fixed-timing validation path, and I did not read the surrounding functions, so they show a pattern rather than coverage of this PR.

Fixed-timing fixtures (all finite, non-zero): earlier research found Replay unit tests and config fixtures that use prefill_ms: 1 or 2 and decode_ms: 1. These are unaffected by the rejection of non-finite values. Examples are components/src/dynamo/replay/tests/test_simulation.py:929 and components/src/dynamo/replay/tests/test_agentx_g2.py:117. The README at components/src/dynamo/aisimulate/tests/dgd/e2e/README.md:11 says fixed timings keep the CPU tests independent, which matches the PR's probe setup.

Coverage gap: none of the dynamo tests I found exercise inf, nan, or negative fixed timings. The PR's new rejection path has no dynamo-side coverage.

ai-dynamo/aiconfigurator

aiconfigurator is the frozen compatibility reference, and it has no fixed-timing config surface in the matches from earlier research. tools/verify_installed_package_layers.py:145-148 checks that predicted prefill and decode latencies are > 0. That check is on predicted outputs, not on fixed timing inputs. No omitted port of the fixed-timing validation appeared in aiconfigurator.

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The comment's central premise is contradicted. The live job list for head 2ac9c5c34d5f00b225446bf0027584d8e29ec9b4 shows completed jobs on both prod-aisim-default-amd64-v1-runner-* and prod-aisim-default-arm64-v1-runner-*. Both replacement pools are assigned to this repository's CI jobs, including the amd64 and arm64 runner canaries. The queued jobs do not establish a missing pool. The requested check of "successful job assignment on both architectures" is already satisfied by the observed output.


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The comment asks for a hosted canary check before enabling producers. That request is a merge or release gate, not a defect in the changed lines. The diff does not break an explicit repository validation contract. The pending canary runs are missing validation, and missing validation alone is not a review finding. The comment does not establish a failure path that the diff causes. It also depends on an unverified runner condition and on external pause state.

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Automated approval from the AISimulate PR Review Monitor, enabled by Jason.

Reviewed commit: 2ac9c5c34d5f00b225446bf0027584d8e29ec9b4

9.2/10 · high confidence

Reject nonfinite fixed prefill/decode timings in the shared configuration schema so invalid YAML and --set overrides fail before predict --overwrite removes existing outputs. The head also carries the already-merged CI runner-pool migration and updates the timing reference.

9.2/10, APPROVE. No actionable defect was found. All 36 nonfinite-input CLI probes preserved prior output, four native finite/zero controls completed correctly, 94 targeted CLI/configuration tests passed, and 64 CI contract cases passed after correcting PATH for four cases. The runner migration matches its merged upstream commit. Full CI remains pending and permanent regression coverage is a documented limitation; this approval does not establish merge readiness.

This approval records the code-review judgment. Remote CI completion and merge readiness are handled separately in the approved phase.

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