Re: [PATCH] selftests/timers: Add missing error code assignment before test

[walter harms]

The patch looks ok.
but perhaps it is better to replace this with clock_gettime() ?

from the manpage:
"POSIX.1-2008 marks gettimeofday() as obsolete, recommending the
 use of clock_gettime(2) instead."

just my 2 cents.

re,
 wh


Am 09.08.2016 12:11, schrieb Christophe JAILLET:
> In order to work, the 'err' return value has to be updated otherwise the
> test can never be true.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jail...@wanadoo.fr>
> ---
>  tools/testing/selftests/timers/posix_timers.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/posix_timers.c 
> b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/posix_timers.c
> index 5a246a0..15cf56d 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/posix_timers.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/posix_timers.c
> @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static int check_itimer(int which)
>       else if (which == ITIMER_REAL)
>               idle_loop();
>  
> -     gettimeofday(&end, NULL);
> +     err = gettimeofday(&end, NULL);
>       if (err < 0) {
>               perror("Can't call gettimeofday()\n");
>               return -1;
> @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static int check_timer_create(int which)
>  
>       user_loop();
>  
> -     gettimeofday(&end, NULL);
> +     err = gettimeofday(&end, NULL);
>       if (err < 0) {
>               perror("Can't call gettimeofday()\n");
>               return -1;