[tor-bugs] #31559 [Core Tor/Tor]: test-timers fail on maint-0.2.9

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#31559: test-timers fail on maint-0.2.9
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     Reporter:  teor       |      Owner:  (none)
         Type:  defect     |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium     |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.4.2.x-final
    Component:  Core       |    Version:  Tor: 0.2.9.17
  Tor/Tor                  |
     Severity:  Normal     |   Keywords:  042-should, tor-ci-fail-sometimes
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 FAIL: src/test/test-timers

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 mean difference: 183123 usec

 standard deviation: 524773.950303 usec

 Either your system is under ridiculous load, or the timer backend is
 broken.

 FAIL src/test/test-timers (exit status: 1)
 }}}
 https://travis-ci.org/torproject/tor/jobs/575709059#L2759

 I wonder if this is a once-off, or if we haven't backported enough timer
 patches to 0.2.9.

 I'll re-run the job, and see what happens.

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