os/exec: deflake a test on Linux

Work around buggy(?) Linux /proc filesystem.

Fixes #7808

LGTM=iant
R=golang-codereviews, iant
CC=adg, golang-codereviews
https://golang.org/cl/90400044

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/pkg/os/exec/exec_test.go b/src/pkg/os/exec/exec_test.go
index ca19fe9bee..7a95579f15 100644
--- a/src/pkg/os/exec/exec_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/os/exec/exec_test.go
@@ -224,10 +224,21 @@ func TestPipeLookPathLeak(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatal("unexpected success")
 		}
 	}
-	open, lsof := numOpenFDS(t)
-	fdGrowth := open - fd0
-	if fdGrowth > 2 {
-		t.Errorf("leaked %d fds; want ~0; have:\n%s\noriginally:\n%s", fdGrowth, lsof, lsof0)
+	for triesLeft := 3; triesLeft >= 0; triesLeft-- {
+		open, lsof := numOpenFDS(t)
+		fdGrowth := open - fd0
+		if fdGrowth > 2 {
+			if triesLeft > 0 {
+				// Work around what appears to be a race with Linux's
+				// proc filesystem (as used by lsof). It seems to only
+				// be eventually consistent. Give it awhile to settle.
+				// See golang.org/issue/7808
+				time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+				continue
+			}
+			t.Errorf("leaked %d fds; want ~0; have:\n%s\noriginally:\n%s", fdGrowth, lsof, lsof0)
+		}
+		break
 	}
 }