normalize_tags_task ran to the 40-min hard limit with zero logs (operator-
flagged 2026-06-07). Cause: a per-group merge repoints series_page (via
_repoint_series_pages); during the wedged 0040 migration that held ACCESS
EXCLUSIVE on series_page, the merge's UPDATE blocked on that lock. The time-box
check is at the top of the group loop, so a statement blocked mid-group never
yields back to it — the task sat until the Celery hard kill. No logs because the
only log fired per *finished* group.
- Set lock_timeout=30s on the normalize session (opt-in server_settings on the
async factory). A blocked merge now raises, the per-group handler rolls back +
counts an error, and the loop continues — one stuck group can't strand the
chunk, and the budget checkpoint stays effective.
- Log group count at start + a heartbeat every 25 groups, so a long/slow run is
diagnosable instead of silent.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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