Re: [PATCH v2 03/15] tests/tcg: Run timeout cmds using --foreground

[Bastian Koppelmann]

Hi Alex,

On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 10:59:22AM +0100, Alex Bennée wrote:
> 
> Bastian Koppelmann <kbastian@mail.uni-paderborn.de> writes:
> 
> > On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 05:22:42PM +0100, Alex Bennée wrote:
> >> 
> >> Bastian Koppelmann <kbastian@mail.uni-paderborn.de> writes:
> >> 
> >> > when trying to run successful short tests from the Makefile timeout 
> >> > would no
> >> > terminate. Rather it would wait until the time runs out. Excerpt from the
> >> > manpage:
> >> 
> >> Which tests hang without this change?
> >
> > The TriCore tests ;).
> 
> Hmm I wonder why? All the other tests work so is this a function of
> output from the test? The softmmu tests for example usually redirect
> their output via a chardev device. Tests which require actual input from
> the user are skipped (the semiconsole test is MANUAL only).
  
I was wondering as well. If you run the test command without --foreground on a
shell, it works. If you run it from make, it times out. Maybe this is just on my
end. I usually run bleeding edge software on my developing machines. I have
timeout 8.32 here.

Cheers,
Bastian