Disable Flight cancellation tests in CI

python/pyarrow/tests/test_flight.py

@@ -337,6 +337,20 @@ def get_token(self):
         return self.token
 
 
+def _server_thread(server_base, args, ctor_kwargs, uri,
+                   auth_handler, tls_certificates):
+    """Helper function to run the Flight server as a subprocess."""
+    server_instance = server_base(*args, **ctor_kwargs)
+    # Accept URI because flight Location is unpicklable (for
+    # multiprocessing)
+    location = flight.Location(uri)
+    server_instance.run(
+        location,
+        auth_handler=auth_handler,
+        tls_certificates=tls_certificates,
+    )
+
+
 @contextlib.contextmanager
 def flight_server(server_base, *args, **kwargs):
     """Spawn a Flight server on a free port, shutting it down when done."""
@@ -361,14 +375,18 @@ def flight_server(server_base, *args, **kwargs):
         port = None
 
     ctor_kwargs = kwargs
-    server_instance = server_base(*args, **ctor_kwargs)
 
-    def _server_thread():
-        server_instance.run(
-            location,
-            auth_handler=auth_handler,
-            tls_certificates=tls_certificates,
-        )
+    server_process = multiprocessing.Process(
+        target=_server_thread,
+        args=(
+            server_base,
+            args,
+            ctor_kwargs,
+            location.uri,
+            auth_handler,
+            tls_certificates,
+        ),
+    )
 
     thread = threading.Thread(target=_server_thread, daemon=True)
     thread.start()
@@ -698,6 +716,7 @@ def test_flight_do_put_metadata():
                 assert idx == server_idx
 
 
+@pytest.mark.slow
 def test_cancel_do_get():
     """Test canceling a DoGet operation on the client side."""
     with flight_server(ConstantFlightServer) as server_location:
@@ -708,6 +727,7 @@ def test_cancel_do_get():
             reader.read_next_batch()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.slow
 def test_cancel_do_get_threaded():
     """Test canceling a DoGet operation from another thread."""
     with flight_server(SlowFlightServer) as server_location: