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authorAndy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>2013-03-04 04:09:31 -0500
committerVinod Koul <vinod.koul@intel.com>2013-04-15 00:21:17 -0400
commit3e5ccd866fdf3a1e1d4d2c08c81f861ad6798d32 (patch)
tree7ef2a3270021ef71912e1970683ec429f93d38b7 /Documentation
parent851b7e16a07dfda6178d4e35fea9a9e3eb8954ae (diff)
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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@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ in the original code.
36 36
37Note that running a new test will stop any in progress test. 37Note that running a new test will stop any in progress test.
38 38
39The following command should return actual state of the test.
40 % cat /sys/kernel/debug/dmatest/run
41
42To wait for test done the user may perform a busy loop that checks the state.
43
44 % while [ $(cat /sys/kernel/debug/dmatest/run) = "Y" ]
45 > do
46 > echo -n "."
47 > sleep 1
48 > done
49 > echo
50
39 Part 3 - When built-in in the kernel... 51 Part 3 - When built-in in the kernel...
40 52
41The module parameters that is supplied to the kernel command line will be used 53The module parameters that is supplied to the kernel command line will be used