linux-kernel - Re: Fix test relying in wrong behavior of is

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Date:	Tue, 8 Jan 2013 19:37:34 +1100
From:	David Gibson <david@...son.dropbear.id.au>
To:	Pantelis Antoniou <panto@...oniou-consulting.com>
Cc:	Jon Loeliger <jdl@....com>, Matt Porter <mporter@...com>,
	"devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org" 
	<devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	Russ Dill <Russ.Dill@...com>
Subject: Re: Fix test relying in wrong behavior of is_printable

On Sun, Jan 06, 2013 at 01:41:56PM +0200, Pantelis Antoniou wrote:
> Hi David
> 
> Από το iPhone μου
> 
> 6 Ιαν 2013, 5:58, ο/η David Gibson <david@...son.dropbear.id.au> έγραψε:
> 
> > On Fri, Jan 04, 2013 at 09:16:08PM +0200, Pantelis Antoniou wrote:
> >> After fixing the is_printable bug the test suite fails.
> >> Fix it with this patch
> >> 
> >> Signed-off-by: Pantelis Antoniou <panto@...oniou-consulting.com>
> > 
> > Rather than just removing the test, it would be better to still run it
> > using an explicit -t bi to force the byte output.
> 
> Perhaps it wasn't exactly clear in the patch. The old test case
> output is commented out but there is test case output for the new
> patch.

I realise that, but that's not my point.  Rather than replacing the
test for the old behaviour with the new one, I'd prefer to keep the
one checking the old behaviour, forcing that behaviour from fdtget
using -t bi

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