Only one bot from each queue is supposed to be processing a given patch; havoc ensues otherwise. But this happens pretty frequently. Turns out that the server doesn't let a bot chew on a patch for more than an hour, and releases it for other bots to take. In worst case, a bot needs to clean, update, apply the patch, build, test, re-test, rollout, build, test, commit. That takes more than an hour.
Created attachment 238072 [details] proposed fix
Committed <http://trac.webkit.org/r173587>.