circuit_breaker mitigates downstream_latency_pool

circuit breakerMitigatesdownstream latency pool exhaustion

Source: Pattern·Target: Failure Mode

Summary

Circuit breakers fast-fail requests when downstream latency is elevated, releasing connections back to the pool rather than holding them open for slow responses.

Evidence

·downstream_latency_pool_exhaustion lists circuit_breaker as a prevents:true mitigation and in affects_patterns (failure_modes/connection_pool_exhaustion_under_downstream_latency.yaml)
·circuit_breaker OPEN state releases connections immediately instead of holding them for slow responses, preventing resource-exhaustion cascade (patterns/circuit_breaker.yaml)

Evidence grounding

Grounded, 2 supporting items

The failure mode designates the circuit breaker as its canonical prevention.