[Python-checkins] r64375 - python/trunk/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py

Wed Jun 18 15:29:52 CEST 2008

Author: jesse.noller
Date: Wed Jun 18 15:29:52 2008
New Revision: 64375
Log:
Attempt RLock creation prior to test execution on Linux, if it raises the OSError in issue 3111, skip the test suite
Modified:
 python/trunk/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py
Modified: python/trunk/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py
==============================================================================

--- python/trunk/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing.py	Wed Jun 18 15:29:52 2008
@@ -1755,9 +1755,12 @@
 #
 
 def test_main(run=None):
- if sys.platform.startswith("linux") and not os.path.exists("/dev/shm"):
- from test.test_support import TestSkipped
- raise TestSkipped("Missing required /dev/shm device on Linux!")
+ if sys.platform.startswith("linux"):
+ try:
+ lock = multiprocessing.RLock()
+ except OSError:
+ from test.test_support import TestSkipped
+ raise TestSkipped("OSError raises on RLock creation, see issue 3111!")
 
 if run is None:
 from test.test_support import run_unittest as run
