---
id: BENCH-BACKPRESSURE-1
type: memory
status: active
tier: T2
title: backpressure-1
---

# backpressure-1

This concept defines the governance for backpressure-1. When working with backpressure-1, follow the rules below. The backpressure-1 approach affects alerting, rationale, resilience, reliability.

- Prefer the documented backpressure-1 pattern.
- Record exceptions to the backpressure-1 rule.
- Weigh the alerting and reliability implications.
