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From: ThierryMT <alexsvensson987@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:52:32 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] gh-140381: Increase slow_fibonacci call frequency in
 test_profiling
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📜🤖 Added by blurb_it.
---
 .../test_profiling/test_sampling_profiler/test_integration.py | 4 ++--
 .../next/Tests/2025-10-27-15-53-47.gh-issue-140381.N5o3pa.rst | 1 +
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2025-10-27-15-53-47.gh-issue-140381.N5o3pa.rst

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_profiling/test_sampling_profiler/test_integration.py b/Lib/test/test_profiling/test_sampling_profiler/test_integration.py
index 4fb2c595bbef9a8..e1c80fa6d5d1b73 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_profiling/test_sampling_profiler/test_integration.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_profiling/test_sampling_profiler/test_integration.py
@@ -414,8 +414,8 @@ def main_loop():
         if iteration % 3 == 0:
             # Very CPU intensive
             result = cpu_intensive_work()
-        elif iteration % 5 == 0:
-            # Expensive recursive operation
+        elif iteration % 2 == 0:
+            # Expensive recursive operation (increased frequency for slower machines)
             result = slow_fibonacci(12)
         else:
             # Medium operation
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2025-10-27-15-53-47.gh-issue-140381.N5o3pa.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2025-10-27-15-53-47.gh-issue-140381.N5o3pa.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..568a2b65d7d2042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2025-10-27-15-53-47.gh-issue-140381.N5o3pa.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix flaky test_profiling tests on i686 and s390x architectures by increasing slow_fibonacci call frequency from every 5th iteration to every 2nd iteration.