cx-clock-hot — measured, still hint
Status
hint. Wall-clock JSONL: cx-clock-hot.jsonl. Not corpus-triaged. The 2026-10-22 corpus verdict does not cover this slug.
Measurement
Before reads steady_clock::now every iteration. After reads it once and does not sample inside the loop.
| role | case | median_ms | ops | ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| after | sample once | 0.013 | 100000 | 1 |
| before | sample every iteration | 1.974 | 100000 | 147.117 |
Code that needs a fresh timestamp every pass has nothing to hoist. Default stays hint.
Unblock
Do not set the default to error from this file alone. Another input or a cold path can erase the difference. Corpus triage is still required before any default change.