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[PATCH] tests: mv/i-3: avoid false-positive failure on a slow/busy system

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
Subject: bug#7704: closed (Re: bug#7704: [PATCH] tests: mv/i-3: avoid
 false-positive failure on a slow/busy system)
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:58:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#7704: [PATCH] tests: mv/i-3: avoid false-positive failure on a slow/busy system

which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 7704 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 7704-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7704: [PATCH] tests: mv/i-3: avoid false-positive failure on
	a slow/busy system
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:04:22 +0100

Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> Hello Jim.
>
> On Wednesday 22 December 2010, Jim Meyering wrote:
>> > Subject: [PATCH] tests: mv/i-3: avoid false-positive failure on a slow/busy system
>>
>> Whoops.  Since this is just an FYI patch,
>> I should have sent it to coreutils@, not bug-coreutils.
>> Closing...
>>
>> close 7784
>>
> I guess you meant '7704' here.

Good catch.  Thank you.
Safer to append "-done" in the Cc line, which I've just done.
Luckily, 7784 is not yet a valid bug number.

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From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] tests: mv/i-3: avoid false-positive failure on a slow/busy
	system
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:31:17 +0100

FYI,

From a300cfd43ccb3f48f5110a2abf6fe234fece3dc3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jim Meyering <meyering <at> redhat.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:29:30 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] tests: mv/i-3: avoid false-positive failure on a slow/busy system

* tests/mv/i-3: Quadruple the timeout duration.
Without this, I saw an expired timeout on a heavily-loaded system.
---
 tests/mv/i-3 |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/mv/i-3 b/tests/mv/i-3
index 983aad9..7b77273 100755
--- a/tests/mv/i-3
+++ b/tests/mv/i-3
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ check_overwrite_prompt()
     *) sleep $delay; return 1;;
   esac
 }
-retry_delay_ check_overwrite_prompt .1 5 || fail=1
+retry_delay_ check_overwrite_prompt .1 7 || fail=1

 kill $pid

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1.7.3.3

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