RNHTTR commented on code in PR #46257: URL: https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/46257#discussion_r1934435658
########## docs/apache-airflow/core-concepts/tasks.rst: ########## @@ -167,25 +167,25 @@ These can be useful if your code has extra knowledge about its environment and w .. _concepts:zombies: -Zombie Tasks ------------- +Task Heartbeat Timeout (Zombie Tasks) +--------------------------------------- No system runs perfectly, and task instances are expected to die once in a while. -*Zombie tasks* are ``TaskInstances`` stuck in a ``running`` state despite their associated jobs being inactive -(e.g. their process did not send a recent heartbeat as it got killed, or the machine died). Airflow will find these -periodically, clean them up, and either fail or retry the task depending on its settings. Tasks can become zombies for +``TaskInstances`` may get stuck in a ``running`` state despite their associated jobs being inactive +(e.g. their local task job did not send a recent heartbeat as it got killed, or the machine died). Such tasks are also known as zombie tasks. Airflow will find these Review Comment: I think we should say they were formerly known as zombie tasks instead of "also known as". -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
