Currently wmgThrottlingExceptions is in the same file as wgExtensionFunctions.
The first is to define the exceptions itself, and the second is to analyze them. I think that we should separate the first that is often edited, and more edited than the second that is a script.
Looks like this is about https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/source/mediawiki-config/browse/master/wmf-config/throttle.php (if anyone wants to investigate)
It should be easy: Just move the analyzing code to another file (for example wmf-config/throttle-analyze.php) and require the file here https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/source/mediawiki-config/browse/master/wmf-config/CommonSettings.php (under https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/source/mediawiki-config/browse/master/wmf-config/CommonSettings.php;22197e9b540ffc4823fc5b69a88389e58692a221$1857).
Change 373695 had a related patch set uploaded (by Urbanecm; owner: Urbanecm):
[operations/mediawiki-config@master] throttle.php: Separate the throttling definitions from the exception values itself
I've submited patches for both of those tasks (the patch for T163872 depends on patch for this task, just FYI). There should be no problem with deploying from the technical side of thing.
Change 373695 merged by jenkins-bot:
[operations/mediawiki-config@master] throttle.php: Separate the throttling definitions from the exception values itself
Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2017-08-28T13:33:58Z] <zfilipin@tin> Synchronized wmf-config/throttle-analyze.php: SWAT: [[gerrit:373695|throttle.php: Separate the throttling definitions from the exception values itself (T167040)]] (duration: 00m 44s)
Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2017-08-28T13:34:57Z] <zfilipin@tin> Synchronized wmf-config/throttle.php: SWAT: [[gerrit:373695|throttle.php: Separate the throttling definitions from the exception values itself (T167040)]] (duration: 00m 44s)
Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2017-08-28T13:36:09Z] <zfilipin@tin> Synchronized wmf-config/CommonSettings.php: SWAT: [[gerrit:373695|throttle.php: Separate the throttling definitions from the exception values itself (T167040)]] (duration: 00m 44s)