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authorAndy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>2013-03-04 11:09:31 +0200
committerVinod Koul <vinod.koul@intel.com>2013-04-15 09:51:17 +0530
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dmatest: return actual state in 'run' file
The following command should return actual state of the test. % cat /sys/kernel/debug/dmatest/run To wait for test done the user may perform a busy loop that checks the state. % while [ $(cat /sys/kernel/debug/dmatest/run) = "Y" ] > do > echo -n "." > sleep 1 > done > echo Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@intel.com>
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Note that running a new test will stop any in progress test.
+The following command should return actual state of the test.
+ % cat /sys/kernel/debug/dmatest/run
+
+To wait for test done the user may perform a busy loop that checks the state.
+
+ % while [ $(cat /sys/kernel/debug/dmatest/run) = "Y" ]
+ > do
+ > echo -n "."
+ > sleep 1
+ > done
+ > echo
+
Part 3 - When built-in in the kernel...
The module parameters that is supplied to the kernel command line will be used
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