linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/5] ktest: Sync before reboot

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Date:	Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:14:39 -0500
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] ktest: Sync before reboot

From: Steven Rostedt <srostedt@...hat.com>

Before rebooting the target, run the sync command, as it seems that
either Grub2 or systemd gets screwed up if you update to reboot a kernel
once and do a reboot without doing a sync.

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
---
 tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl |    3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
index 63245a5..f4b8f96 100755
--- a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
+++ b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
@@ -1147,6 +1147,9 @@ sub wait_for_monitor;
 sub reboot {
     my ($time) = @_;
 
+    # Make sure everything has been written to disk
+    run_ssh("sync");
+
     if (defined($time)) {
 	start_monitor;
 	# flush out current monitor
-- 
1.7.10.4



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