../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] is stalling in master

[yarikoptic]

e.g. https://ci.appveyor.com/project/mih/datalad/builds/44082389/job/mw5l35ntiak9xmaa of #6803 :

PASSED
../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 

but also came up in other scenarios recently in e.g. #6518 (comment)

more hits from our logs archives which show that it is not a new problem

(git)smaug:/mnt/datasets/datalad/ci/logs/2022/07[master]git
$> git grep -B2 'No output has been received in the last' | grep ::test
01/cron/20220701T193907/797dde3/travis-14182-errored/16.txt-../datalad/local/tests/test_run_procedure.py::test_text2git 
01/pr/6518/3496925/travis-14176-errored/4.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
02/pr/6790/73d48cc/travis-14189-errored/4.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
05/pr/6803/fcf849c/travis-14211-errored/1.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 

$> cd ../06

(git)smaug:/mnt/datasets/datalad/ci/logs/2022/06[master]git
$> git grep -B2 'No output has been received in the last' | grep ::test
03/cron/20220603T193647/173dc6f/travis-14100-errored/16.txt-../datalad/local/tests/test_run_procedure.py::test_text2git 
08/pr/6690/ada1778/travis-14121-errored/4.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
09/push/master/4d53077/travis-14129-errored/4.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
10/cron/20220610T193717/029f839/travis-14136-errored/16.txt-../datalad/local/tests/test_run_procedure.py::test_text2git 
10/cron/20220610T193717/029f839/travis-14136-errored/5.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
13/push/master/0654290/travis-14140-errored/4.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
14/push/master/797dde3/travis-14144-errored/4.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
17/cron/20220617T193730/797dde3/travis-14152-errored/16.txt-../datalad/local/tests/test_run_procedure.py::test_text2git 
17/cron/20220617T193730/797dde3/travis-14152-errored/5.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
20/pr/6518/e1c9dda/travis-14155-errored/4.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
23/pr/6518/67e5dc5/travis-14159-errored/4.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
24/cron/20220624T193828/797dde3/travis-14163-errored/16.txt-../datalad/local/tests/test_run_procedure.py::test_text2git 
24/cron/20220624T193828/797dde3/travis-14163-errored/5.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
29/pr/6518/e9aab74/travis-14171-errored/4.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
30/pr/6518/3496925/travis-14176-errored/4.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
30/pr/6518/e9aab74/travis-14171-errored/4.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False]

(git)smaug:/mnt/datasets/datalad/ci/logs/2022/07[master]git
$> git grep -B2 'No output has been received in the last' | grep ::test
01/cron/20220701T193907/797dde3/travis-14182-errored/16.txt-../datalad/local/tests/test_run_procedure.py::test_text2git 
01/pr/6518/3496925/travis-14176-errored/4.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
02/pr/6790/73d48cc/travis-14189-errored/4.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
05/pr/6803/fcf849c/travis-14211-errored/1.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
(dev3) 2 6154.....................................:Tue 05 Jul 2022 02:04:51 PM EDT:.
(git)smaug:/mnt/datasets/datalad/ci/logs/2022/07[master]git
$> cd ../06

(git)smaug:/mnt/datasets/datalad/ci/logs/2022/06[master]git
$> git grep -B2 'No output has been received in the last' | grep ::test
03/cron/20220603T193647/173dc6f/travis-14100-errored/16.txt-../datalad/local/tests/test_run_procedure.py::test_text2git 
08/pr/6690/ada1778/travis-14121-errored/4.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
09/push/master/4d53077/travis-14129-errored/4.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
10/cron/20220610T193717/029f839/travis-14136-errored/16.txt-../datalad/local/tests/test_run_procedure.py::test_text2git 
10/cron/20220610T193717/029f839/travis-14136-errored/5.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
13/push/master/0654290/travis-14140-errored/4.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
14/push/master/797dde3/travis-14144-errored/4.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
17/cron/20220617T193730/797dde3/travis-14152-errored/16.txt-../datalad/local/tests/test_run_procedure.py::test_text2git 
17/cron/20220617T193730/797dde3/travis-14152-errored/5.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
20/pr/6518/e1c9dda/travis-14155-errored/4.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
23/pr/6518/67e5dc5/travis-14159-errored/4.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
24/cron/20220624T193828/797dde3/travis-14163-errored/16.txt-../datalad/local/tests/test_run_procedure.py::test_text2git 
24/cron/20220624T193828/797dde3/travis-14163-errored/5.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
29/pr/6518/e9aab74/travis-14171-errored/4.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
30/pr/6518/3496925/travis-14176-errored/4.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False] 
30/pr/6518/e9aab74/travis-14171-errored/4.txt-../datalad/support/tests/test_annexrepo.py::test_is_available[False]

and there were some timing out runs before May but we were not -v so not clear which test was to implicate.
It might as well be git-annex issue since we are testing against somewhat older git-annex in those I believe.

[yarikoptic-gitmate]

Issue fixed in 0.17.10