Profiling don't work in transaction atomic block

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Description

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Research direction

Investigate the interaction between the silk profile decorator and Django's transaction.atomic() context manager. Check the implementation of silk profile in the django silk codebase, possibly in `profiling.py`. Look for any known issues or tests related to transactions. The issue lacks detailed reproduction steps, so you may need to create a minimal test case to confirm the behavior.

Tech stack

pythondjango

Domain

backendperformance

Issue type

Bug

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

3

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

1-3 hours

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

Stale

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

Mostly clear

Prerequisites

basic knowledge of Django transactionsunderstanding of decorators

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

40