tests: avoid false failure in tail inotify test
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1 #!/bin/sh
2 # Ensure all logs are output upon file truncation
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19 . "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ./src
20 print_ver_ tail
22 check_tail_output()
24 local delay="$1"
25 grep "$tail_re" out > /dev/null ||
26 { sleep $delay; return 1; }
29 # Terminate any background tail process
30 cleanup_() { kill $pid 2>/dev/null && wait $pid; }
32 # Speedup the non inotify case
33 fastpoll='-s.1 --max-unchanged-stats=1'
35 for follow in '-f' '-F'; do
36 for mode in '' '---disable-inotify'; do
37 rm -f out
38 seq 10 > f || framework_failure_
40 tail $follow $mode $fastpoll f > out 2>&1 & pid=$!
42 # Wait up to 12.7s for tail to start
43 tail_re='^10$' retry_delay_ check_tail_output .1 7 ||
44 { cat out; fail=1; }
46 seq 11 15 > f || framework_failure_
48 # Wait up to 12.7s for new data
49 tail_re='^15$' retry_delay_ check_tail_output .1 7 ||
50 { cat out; fail=1; }
52 cleanup_
53 done
54 done
56 Exit $fail