ping: [PATCH] Set timeout for gdb.reverse/*.exp test cases

[Yao Qi <yao at codesourcery dot com>]

On 05/09/2014 10:39 PM, Yao Qi wrote:
> This patch is to add a new board setting gdb_reverse_timeout, which is
> used to set timeout for all gdb.reverse test cases, which are usually
> very slow and cause some TIMEOUT failures, for example, on some arm
> boards.  We have some alternatives to this approach, but I am not
> satisfied with them:
> 
>  - Increase the timeout value.  This is the global change, and it may
>    cause some delay where actual failures happen.
>  - Set timeout by gdb_reverse_timeout in every gdb.reverse/*.exp.
>    Then, we have to touch every file under gdb.reverse.
> 
> In this patch, we choose a central place to set timeout for all tests
> in gdb.reverse, which is convenient.
> 
> gdb/testsuite:
> 
> 2014-05-09  Yao Qi  <yao@codesourcery.com>
> 
> 	* lib/gdb.exp (gdb_init): Set timeout if test file is under
> 	gdb.reverse directory and gdb_reverse_timeout exists in board
> 	setting.
> 	* README: Document gdb_reverse_timeout.

Anyone review the non-doc bits of this patch?
https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2014-05/msg00113.html

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Yao (éå)