Ci race detector handle failing tests (#19143)

* swarm/storage: increase mget timeout in common_test.go

 TestDbStoreCorrect_1k sometimes timed out with -race on Travis.

--- FAIL: TestDbStoreCorrect_1k (24.63s)
    common_test.go:194: testStore failed: timed out after 10s

* swarm: remove unused vars from TestSnapshotSyncWithServer

nodeCount and chunkCount is returned from setupSim and those values
we use.

* swarm: move race/norace helpers from stream to testutil

As we will need to use the flag in other packages, too.

* swarm: refactor TestSwarmNetwork case

Extract long running test cases for better visibility.

* swarm/network: skip TestSyncingViaGlobalSync with -race

As panics on Travis.

panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
[signal SIGSEGV: segmentation violation code=0x1 addr=0x0 pc=0x7e351b]

* swarm: run TestSwarmNetwork with fewer nodes with -race

As otherwise we always get test failure with `network_test.go:374:
context deadline exceeded` even with raised `Timeout`.

* swarm/network: run TestDeliveryFromNodes with fewer nodes with -race

Test on Travis times out with 8 or more nodes if -race flag is present.

* swarm/network: smaller node count for discovery tests with -race

TestDiscoveryPersistenceSimulationSimAdapters failed on Travis with
`-race` flag present. The failure was due to extensive memory usage,
coming from the CGO runtime. Using a smaller node count resolves the
issue.

=== RUN   TestDiscoveryPersistenceSimulationSimAdapter
==7227==ERROR: ThreadSanitizer failed to allocate 0x80000 (524288) bytes of clock allocator (error code: 12)
FATAL: ThreadSanitizer CHECK failed: ./gotsan.cc:6976 "((0 && "unable to mmap")) != (0)" (0x0, 0x0)
FAIL    github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/network/simulations/discovery     804.826s

* swarm/network: run TestFileRetrieval with fewer nodes with -race

Otherwise we get a failure due to extensive memory usage, as the CGO
runtime cannot allocate more bytes.

=== RUN   TestFileRetrieval
==7366==ERROR: ThreadSanitizer failed to allocate 0x80000 (524288) bytes of clock allocator (error code: 12)
FATAL: ThreadSanitizer CHECK failed: ./gotsan.cc:6976 "((0 && "unable to mmap")) != (0)" (0x0, 0x0)
FAIL	github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/network/stream	155.165s

* swarm/network: run TestRetrieval with fewer nodes with -race

Otherwise we get a failure due to extensive memory usage, as the CGO
runtime cannot allocate more bytes ("ThreadSanitizer failed to
allocate").

* swarm/network: skip flaky TestGetSubscriptionsRPC on Travis w/ -race

Test fails a lot with something like:
 streamer_test.go:1332: Real subscriptions and expected amount don't match; real: 0, expected: 20

* swarm/storage: skip TestDB_SubscribePull* tests on Travis w/ -race

Travis just hangs...

ok  	github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/storage/feed/lookup	1.307s
keepalive
keepalive
keepalive

or panics after a while.

Without these tests the race detector job is now stable. Let's
invetigate these tests in a separate issue:
https://github.com/ethersphere/go-ethereum/issues/1245

swarm/network/simulations/discovery/discovery_test.go

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/testutil"
+
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
@@ -82,12 +84,19 @@ func getDbStore(nodeID string) (*state.DBStore, error) {
 }
 
 var (
-	nodeCount = flag.Int("nodes", 32, "number of nodes to create (default 32)")
+	nodeCount = flag.Int("nodes", defaultNodeCount(), "number of nodes to create (default 32)")
 	initCount = flag.Int("conns", 1, "number of originally connected peers	 (default 1)")
 	loglevel  = flag.Int("loglevel", 3, "verbosity of logs")
 	rawlog    = flag.Bool("rawlog", false, "remove terminal formatting from logs")
 )
 
+func defaultNodeCount() int {
+	if testutil.RaceEnabled {
+		return 8
+	}
+	return 32
+}
+
 func init() {
 	flag.Parse()
 	// register the discovery service which will run as a devp2p

swarm/network/stream/delivery_test.go

@@ -446,6 +446,12 @@ func TestDeliveryFromNodes(t *testing.T) {
 	testDeliveryFromNodes(t, 2, dataChunkCount, false)
 	testDeliveryFromNodes(t, 4, dataChunkCount, true)
 	testDeliveryFromNodes(t, 4, dataChunkCount, false)
+
+	if testutil.RaceEnabled {
+		// Travis cannot handle more nodes with -race; would time out.
+		return
+	}
+
 	testDeliveryFromNodes(t, 8, dataChunkCount, true)
 	testDeliveryFromNodes(t, 8, dataChunkCount, false)
 	testDeliveryFromNodes(t, 16, dataChunkCount, true)

swarm/network/stream/snapshot_retrieval_test.go

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/testutil"
+
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enode"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/simulations/adapters"
@@ -43,23 +45,24 @@ const (
 //Files are uploaded to nodes, other nodes try to retrieve the file
 //Number of nodes can be provided via commandline too.
 func TestFileRetrieval(t *testing.T) {
+	var nodeCount []int
+
 	if *nodes != 0 {
-		err := runFileRetrievalTest(*nodes)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatal(err)
-		}
+		nodeCount = []int{*nodes}
 	} else {
-		nodeCnt := []int{16}
-		//if the `longrunning` flag has been provided
-		//run more test combinations
+		nodeCount = []int{16}
+
 		if *longrunning {
-			nodeCnt = append(nodeCnt, 32, 64, 128)
+			nodeCount = append(nodeCount, 32, 64, 128)
+		} else if testutil.RaceEnabled {
+			nodeCount = []int{4}
 		}
-		for _, n := range nodeCnt {
-			err := runFileRetrievalTest(n)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatal(err)
+
 	}
+
+	for _, nc := range nodeCount {
+		if err := runFileRetrievalTest(nc); err != nil {
+			t.Error(err)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -79,18 +82,17 @@ func TestRetrieval(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	} else {
-		var nodeCnt []int
-		var chnkCnt []int
-		//if the `longrunning` flag has been provided
-		//run more test combinations
+		nodeCnt := []int{16}
+		chnkCnt := []int{32}
+
 		if *longrunning {
 			nodeCnt = []int{16, 32, 128}
 			chnkCnt = []int{4, 32, 256}
-		} else {
-			//default test
-			nodeCnt = []int{16}
-			chnkCnt = []int{32}
+		} else if testutil.RaceEnabled {
+			nodeCnt = []int{4}
+			chnkCnt = []int{4}
 		}
+
 		for _, n := range nodeCnt {
 			for _, c := range chnkCnt {
 				t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("TestRetrieval_%d_%d", n, c), func(t *testing.T) {

swarm/network/stream/snapshot_sync_test.go

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"sync"
@@ -42,8 +41,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/testutil"
 )
 
-const MaxTimeout = 600
-
 type synctestConfig struct {
 	addrs         [][]byte
 	hashes        []storage.Address
@@ -80,37 +77,31 @@ func TestSyncingViaGlobalSync(t *testing.T) {
 	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" && os.Getenv("TRAVIS") == "true" {
 		t.Skip("Flaky on mac on travis")
 	}
+
+	if testutil.RaceEnabled {
+		t.Skip("Segfaults on Travis with -race")
+	}
+
 	//if nodes/chunks have been provided via commandline,
 	//run the tests with these values
 	if *nodes != 0 && *chunks != 0 {
 		log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Running test with %d chunks and %d nodes...", *chunks, *nodes))
 		testSyncingViaGlobalSync(t, *chunks, *nodes)
 	} else {
-		var nodeCnt []int
-		var chnkCnt []int
+		chunkCounts := []int{4, 32}
+		nodeCounts := []int{32, 16}
+
 		//if the `longrunning` flag has been provided
 		//run more test combinations
 		if *longrunning {
-			chnkCnt = []int{1, 8, 32, 256, 1024}
-			nodeCnt = []int{16, 32, 64, 128, 256}
-		} else if raceTest {
-			// TestSyncingViaGlobalSync allocates a lot of memory
-			// with race detector. By reducing the number of chunks
-			// and nodes, memory consumption is lower and data races
-			// are still checked, while correctness of syncing is
-			// tested with more chunks and nodes in regular (!race)
-			// tests.
-			chnkCnt = []int{4}
-			nodeCnt = []int{16}
-		} else {
-			//default test
-			chnkCnt = []int{4, 32}
-			nodeCnt = []int{32, 16}
+			chunkCounts = []int{1, 8, 32, 256, 1024}
+			nodeCounts = []int{16, 32, 64, 128, 256}
 		}
-		for _, chnk := range chnkCnt {
-			for _, n := range nodeCnt {
-				log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Long running test with %d chunks and %d nodes...", chnk, n))
-				testSyncingViaGlobalSync(t, chnk, n)
+
+		for _, chunkCount := range chunkCounts {
+			for _, n := range nodeCounts {
+				log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Long running test with %d chunks and %d nodes...", chunkCount, n))
+				testSyncingViaGlobalSync(t, chunkCount, n)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -123,21 +114,7 @@ var simServiceMap = map[string]simulation.ServiceFunc{
 			return nil, nil, err
 		}
 
-		var dir string
-		var store *state.DBStore
-		if raceTest {
-			// Use on-disk DBStore to reduce memory consumption in race tests.
-			dir, err = ioutil.TempDir("", "swarm-stream-")
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, nil, err
-			}
-			store, err = state.NewDBStore(dir)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, nil, err
-			}
-		} else {
-			store = state.NewInmemoryStore()
-		}
+		store := state.NewInmemoryStore()
 
 		r := NewRegistry(addr.ID(), delivery, netStore, store, &RegistryOptions{
 			Retrieval:       RetrievalDisabled,

swarm/network/stream/streamer_test.go

@@ -21,12 +21,15 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/testutil"
+
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
@@ -1178,6 +1181,11 @@ stream registration, then tests that there are subscriptions.
 */
 func TestGetSubscriptionsRPC(t *testing.T) {
 
+	if testutil.RaceEnabled && os.Getenv("TRAVIS") == "true" {
+		t.Skip("flaky with -race on Travis")
+		// Note: related ticket https://github.com/ethersphere/go-ethereum/issues/1234
+	}
+
 	// arbitrarily set to 4
 	nodeCount := 4
 	// run with more nodes if `longrunning` flag is set

swarm/network/stream/syncer_test.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestSyncerSimulation(t *testing.T) {
 	// race detector. Allow it to finish successfully by
 	// reducing its scope, and still check for data races
 	// with the smallest number of nodes.
-	if !raceTest {
+	if !testutil.RaceEnabled {
 		testSyncBetweenNodes(t, 4, dataChunkCount, true, 1)
 		testSyncBetweenNodes(t, 8, dataChunkCount, true, 1)
 		testSyncBetweenNodes(t, 16, dataChunkCount, true, 1)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func testSyncBetweenNodes(t *testing.T, nodes, chunkCount int, skipCheck bool, p
 
 			var dir string
 			var store *state.DBStore
-			if raceTest {
+			if testutil.RaceEnabled {
 				// Use on-disk DBStore to reduce memory consumption in race tests.
 				dir, err = ioutil.TempDir("", "swarm-stream-")
 				if err != nil {

swarm/network/stream/visualized_snapshot_sync_sim_test.go

@@ -136,16 +136,6 @@ func TestSnapshotSyncWithServer(t *testing.T) {
 	//define a wrapper object to be able to pass around data
 	wrapper := &netWrapper{}
 
-	nodeCount := *nodes
-	chunkCount := *chunks
-
-	if nodeCount == 0 || chunkCount == 0 {
-		nodeCount = 32
-		chunkCount = 1
-	}
-
-	log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Running the simulation with %d nodes and %d chunks", nodeCount, chunkCount))
-
 	sim := simulation.New(map[string]simulation.ServiceFunc{
 		"streamer": func(ctx *adapters.ServiceContext, bucket *sync.Map) (s node.Service, cleanup func(), err error) {
 			addr, netStore, delivery, clean, err := newNetStoreAndDeliveryWithRequestFunc(ctx, bucket, dummyRequestFromPeers)
@@ -178,6 +168,7 @@ func TestSnapshotSyncWithServer(t *testing.T) {
 	nodeCount, chunkCount, sim := setupSim(simServiceMap)
 	defer sim.Close()
 
+	log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Running the simulation with %d nodes and %d chunks", nodeCount, chunkCount))
 	log.Info("Initializing test config")
 
 	conf := &synctestConfig{}

swarm/network_test.go

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/testutil"
+
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/api"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/network/simulation"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/storage"
-	colorable "github.com/mattn/go-colorable"
+	"github.com/mattn/go-colorable"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -57,12 +59,7 @@ func init() {
 // static and dynamic Swarm nodes in network simulation, by
 // uploading files to every node and retrieving them.
 func TestSwarmNetwork(t *testing.T) {
-	for _, tc := range []struct {
-		name     string
-		steps    []testSwarmNetworkStep
-		options  *testSwarmNetworkOptions
-		disabled bool
-	}{
+	var tests = []testSwarmNetworkCase{
 		{
 			name: "10_nodes",
 			steps: []testSwarmNetworkStep{
@@ -86,6 +83,61 @@ func TestSwarmNetwork(t *testing.T) {
 				SkipCheck: true,
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "dec_inc_node_count",
+			steps: []testSwarmNetworkStep{
+				{
+					nodeCount: 3,
+				},
+				{
+					nodeCount: 1,
+				},
+				{
+					nodeCount: 5,
+				},
+			},
+			options: &testSwarmNetworkOptions{
+				Timeout: 90 * time.Second,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	if *longrunning {
+		tests = append(tests, longRunningCases()...)
+	} else if testutil.RaceEnabled {
+		tests = shortCaseForRace()
+
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			testSwarmNetwork(t, tc.options, tc.steps...)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+type testSwarmNetworkCase struct {
+	name    string
+	steps   []testSwarmNetworkStep
+	options *testSwarmNetworkOptions
+}
+
+// testSwarmNetworkStep is the configuration
+// for the state of the simulation network.
+type testSwarmNetworkStep struct {
+	// number of swarm nodes that must be in the Up state
+	nodeCount int
+}
+
+// testSwarmNetworkOptions contains optional parameters for running
+// testSwarmNetwork.
+type testSwarmNetworkOptions struct {
+	Timeout   time.Duration
+	SkipCheck bool
+}
+
+func longRunningCases() []testSwarmNetworkCase {
+	return []testSwarmNetworkCase{
 		{
 			name: "50_nodes",
 			steps: []testSwarmNetworkStep{
@@ -96,7 +148,6 @@ func TestSwarmNetwork(t *testing.T) {
 			options: &testSwarmNetworkOptions{
 				Timeout: 3 * time.Minute,
 			},
-			disabled: !*longrunning,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "50_nodes_skip_check",
@@ -109,7 +160,6 @@ func TestSwarmNetwork(t *testing.T) {
 				Timeout:   3 * time.Minute,
 				SkipCheck: true,
 			},
-			disabled: !*longrunning,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "inc_node_count",
@@ -127,7 +177,6 @@ func TestSwarmNetwork(t *testing.T) {
 			options: &testSwarmNetworkOptions{
 				Timeout: 90 * time.Second,
 			},
-			disabled: !*longrunning,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "dec_node_count",
@@ -145,24 +194,6 @@ func TestSwarmNetwork(t *testing.T) {
 			options: &testSwarmNetworkOptions{
 				Timeout: 90 * time.Second,
 			},
-			disabled: !*longrunning,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "dec_inc_node_count",
-			steps: []testSwarmNetworkStep{
-				{
-					nodeCount: 3,
-				},
-				{
-					nodeCount: 1,
-				},
-				{
-					nodeCount: 5,
-				},
-			},
-			options: &testSwarmNetworkOptions{
-				Timeout: 90 * time.Second,
-			},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "inc_dec_node_count",
@@ -186,7 +217,6 @@ func TestSwarmNetwork(t *testing.T) {
 			options: &testSwarmNetworkOptions{
 				Timeout: 5 * time.Minute,
 			},
-			disabled: !*longrunning,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "inc_dec_node_count_skip_check",
@@ -211,23 +241,25 @@ func TestSwarmNetwork(t *testing.T) {
 				Timeout:   5 * time.Minute,
 				SkipCheck: true,
 			},
-			disabled: !*longrunning,
 		},
-	} {
-		if tc.disabled {
-			continue
-		}
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			testSwarmNetwork(t, tc.options, tc.steps...)
-		})
 	}
 }
 
-// testSwarmNetworkStep is the configuration
-// for the state of the simulation network.
-type testSwarmNetworkStep struct {
-	// number of swarm nodes that must be in the Up state
-	nodeCount int
+func shortCaseForRace() []testSwarmNetworkCase {
+	// As for now, Travis with -race can only run 8 nodes
+	return []testSwarmNetworkCase{
+		{
+			name: "8_nodes",
+			steps: []testSwarmNetworkStep{
+				{
+					nodeCount: 8,
+				},
+			},
+			options: &testSwarmNetworkOptions{
+				Timeout: 1 * time.Minute,
+			},
+		},
+	}
 }
 
 // file represents the file uploaded on a particular node.
@@ -244,13 +276,6 @@ type check struct {
 	nodeID enode.ID
 }
 
-// testSwarmNetworkOptions contains optional parameters for running
-// testSwarmNetwork.
-type testSwarmNetworkOptions struct {
-	Timeout   time.Duration
-	SkipCheck bool
-}
-
 // testSwarmNetwork is a helper function used for testing different
 // static and dynamic Swarm network simulations.
 // It is responsible for:
@@ -259,6 +284,7 @@ type testSwarmNetworkOptions struct {
 //  - May wait for Kademlia on every node to be healthy.
 //  - Checking if a file is retrievable from all nodes.
 func testSwarmNetwork(t *testing.T, o *testSwarmNetworkOptions, steps ...testSwarmNetworkStep) {
+	t.Helper()
 
 	if o == nil {
 		o = new(testSwarmNetworkOptions)

swarm/storage/common_test.go

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func mget(store ChunkStore, hs []Address, f func(h Address, chunk Chunk) error)
 		close(errc)
 	}()
 	var err error
-	timeout := 10 * time.Second
+	timeout := 20 * time.Second
 	select {
 	case err = <-errc:
 	case <-time.NewTimer(timeout).C:

swarm/storage/localstore/gc_test.go

@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ func TestDB_collectGarbageWorker_multipleBatches(t *testing.T) {
 // testDB_collectGarbageWorker is a helper test function to test
 // garbage collection runs by uploading and syncing a number of chunks.
 func testDB_collectGarbageWorker(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Helper()
+
 	chunkCount := 150
 
 	testHookCollectGarbageChan := make(chan int64)

swarm/storage/localstore/subscription_pull_test.go

@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/storage"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/testutil"
 )
 
 // TestDB_SubscribePull uploads some chunks before and after
@@ -32,6 +34,12 @@ import (
 // all addresses are received in the right order
 // for expected proximity order bins.
 func TestDB_SubscribePull(t *testing.T) {
+
+	if testutil.RaceEnabled && os.Getenv("TRAVIS") == "true" {
+		t.Skip("does not complete with -race on Travis")
+		// Note: related ticket TODO
+	}
+
 	db, cleanupFunc := newTestDB(t, nil)
 	defer cleanupFunc()
 
@@ -79,6 +87,12 @@ func TestDB_SubscribePull(t *testing.T) {
 // validates if all addresses are received in the right order
 // for expected proximity order bins.
 func TestDB_SubscribePull_multiple(t *testing.T) {
+
+	if testutil.RaceEnabled && os.Getenv("TRAVIS") == "true" {
+		t.Skip("does not complete with -race on Travis")
+		// Note: related ticket TODO
+	}
+
 	db, cleanupFunc := newTestDB(t, nil)
 	defer cleanupFunc()
 
@@ -132,6 +146,12 @@ func TestDB_SubscribePull_multiple(t *testing.T) {
 // and validates if all expected addresses are received in the
 // right order for expected proximity order bins.
 func TestDB_SubscribePull_since(t *testing.T) {
+
+	if testutil.RaceEnabled && os.Getenv("TRAVIS") == "true" {
+		t.Skip("does not complete with -race on Travis")
+		// Note: related ticket TODO
+	}
+
 	db, cleanupFunc := newTestDB(t, nil)
 	defer cleanupFunc()
 
@@ -222,6 +242,12 @@ func TestDB_SubscribePull_since(t *testing.T) {
 // and validates if all expected addresses are received in the
 // right order for expected proximity order bins.
 func TestDB_SubscribePull_until(t *testing.T) {
+
+	if testutil.RaceEnabled && os.Getenv("TRAVIS") == "true" {
+		t.Skip("does not complete with -race on Travis")
+		// Note: related ticket TODO
+	}
+
 	db, cleanupFunc := newTestDB(t, nil)
 	defer cleanupFunc()
 
@@ -311,6 +337,12 @@ func TestDB_SubscribePull_until(t *testing.T) {
 // and until arguments, and validates if all expected addresses
 // are received in the right order for expected proximity order bins.
 func TestDB_SubscribePull_sinceAndUntil(t *testing.T) {
+
+	if testutil.RaceEnabled && os.Getenv("TRAVIS") == "true" {
+		t.Skip("does not complete with -race on Travis")
+		// Note: related ticket TODO
+	}
+
 	db, cleanupFunc := newTestDB(t, nil)
 	defer cleanupFunc()
 

swarm/testutil/norace.go

@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@
 
 // +build !race
 
-package stream
+package testutil
 
-// Provide a flag to reduce the scope of tests when running them
-// with race detector. Some of the tests are doing a lot of allocations
-// on the heap, and race detector uses much more memory to track them.
-const raceTest = false
+// RaceEnabled is true when -race flag is provided to the go tool. This const
+// might be used in tests to skip some cases as the race detector may increase
+// memory usage 5-10x and execution time by 2-20x. That might causes problems
+// on Travis. Please, use this flag sparingly and keep your unit tests
+// as light on resources as possible.
+const RaceEnabled = false

swarm/testutil/race.go

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
 // +build race
 
-package stream
+package testutil
 
-// Reduce the scope of some tests when running with race detector,
-// as it raises the memory consumption significantly.
-const raceTest = true
+// RaceEnabled is true when -race flag is provided to the go tool.
+// See norace.go for more.
+const RaceEnabled = true