CI: set pytest timeout for regression test suite

.github/actions/run-python-test-set/action.yml

@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'benchmark durations JSON'
     required: false
     default: '{}'
+  session_timeout:
+    description: 'Session timeout for the test suite'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -107,6 +111,7 @@ runs:
         ALLOW_FORWARD_COMPATIBILITY_BREAKAGE: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'forward compatibility breakage')
         RERUN_FLAKY: ${{ inputs.rerun_flaky }}
         PG_VERSION: ${{ inputs.pg_version }}
+        SESSION_TIMEOUT: ${{ inputs.session_timeout }}
       shell: bash -euxo pipefail {0}
       run: |
         # PLATFORM will be embedded in the perf test report
@@ -168,6 +173,10 @@ runs:
           EXTRA_PARAMS="--durations-path $TEST_OUTPUT/benchmark_durations.json $EXTRA_PARAMS"
         fi
 
+        if [ -n "${SESSION_TIMEOUT}" ]; then
+          EXTRA_PARAMS="--session-timeout ${SESSION_TIMEOUT} ${EXTRA_PARAMS}"
+        fi
+
         if [[ "${{ inputs.build_type }}" == "debug" ]]; then
           cov_prefix=(scripts/coverage "--profraw-prefix=$GITHUB_JOB" --dir=/tmp/coverage run)
         elif [[ "${{ inputs.build_type }}" == "release" ]]; then

.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml

@@ -461,7 +461,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Pytest regression tests
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-python-test-set
-        timeout-minutes: 60
+        # Hard timeout to prevent hanging tests, we also have set softer pytest timeout (set via `session_timeout`) which is shorter
+        timeout-minutes: 90
         with:
           build_type: ${{ matrix.build_type }}
           test_selection: regress
@@ -471,6 +472,7 @@ jobs:
           real_s3_region: eu-central-1
           rerun_flaky: true
           pg_version: ${{ matrix.pg_version }}
+          session_timeout: '60'
         env:
           TEST_RESULT_CONNSTR: ${{ secrets.REGRESS_TEST_RESULT_CONNSTR_NEW }}
           CHECK_ONDISK_DATA_COMPATIBILITY: nonempty