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+# Copyright (c) 2013 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+
+[GENERAL]
+
+# Stages to ignore in the commit queue. If these steps break, your CL will be
+# submitted anyway. Use with caution.
+ignored-stages: HWTest VMTest