[ovs-dev] [PATCH, RFC] tests: Add a default timeout for control utilities

[Ben Pfaff]

On Wed, Nov 01, 2017 at 09:53:48PM +0000, Alin Serdean wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ovs-dev-bounces at openvswitch.org [mailto:ovs-dev-
> > bounces at openvswitch.org] On Behalf Of Ben Pfaff
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 12:32 AM
> > To: Alin Gabriel Serdean <aserdean at ovn.org>
> > Cc: dev at openvswitch.org
> > Subject: Re: [ovs-dev] [PATCH, RFC] tests: Add a default timeout for control
> > utilities
> > 
> > On Sat, Sep 02, 2017 at 08:52:38AM -0700, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> > > On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 08:14:59PM +0300, Alin Gabriel Serdean wrote:
> > > > Let's suppose that ovsdb-server is running properly, but
> > > > ovs-vswitchd is not responsive/crashed. We try to add a port via
> > > > ovs-vsctl and it will hang.
> > > > This patch aims at that scenario and tries to make life easier when
> > > > debugging hanging tests.
> > > >
> > > > Some shells do not allow dashes in function names (default
> > > > behavior), we shall try to define an alias to overcome dashes if the shell
> > allows it.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Alin Gabriel Serdean <aserdean at ovn.org>
> > > > Suggested-by: Ben Pfaff <blp at ovn.org>
> > >
> > > Acked-by: Ben Pfaff <blp at ovn.org>
> > 
> > I expected that you'd apply this, but, anyway, I've done it just now.
> [Alin Serdean] Thanks Ben! I was convinced I applied this patch before I went on vacation but apparently, I didn't. Sorry!

No problem, I hope you enjoyed your vacation.