From: Alejandro Perez <alejandroperezpestana99@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:18:19 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Fix test_format_newc timestamp race condition
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Fix test_format_newc timestamp race condition

Add 1-second tolerance to timestamp assertion to account
for timing variations in containerized build environments.

Fixes #2917
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diff --git a/cpio/test/test_format_newc.c b/cpio/test/test_format_newc.c
index 9d4e4e9fb..7363fc148 100644
--- a/cpio/test/test_format_newc.c
+++ b/cpio/test/test_format_newc.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ DEFINE_TEST(test_format_newc)
 	t = from_hex(e + 46, 8); /* mtime */
 	failure("t=%#08jx now=%#08jx=%jd", (uintmax_t)t, (uintmax_t)now,
 	    (intmax_t)now);
-	assert(t <= now); /* File wasn't created in future. */
+	assert(t <= now + 1); /* Allow 1 sec margin for timing variations. */
 	failure("t=%#08jx now - 2=%#08jx=%jd", (uintmax_t)t, (uintmax_t)now - 2,
 	    (intmax_t)now - 2);
 	assert(t >= now - 2); /* File was created w/in last 2 secs. */