[PATCH v3 1/4] Add tests for character devices

[David Oberhollenzer]

Implement _is_char_dev similar to _is_block_dev to test for
character devices.

Add a _require_local_device test. This test is similar to
_require_block_device but checks if the path refers to a
block or a character device.

Signed-off-by: David Oberhollenzer <david.oberhollenzer at sigma-star.at>
---
 common/rc | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+)

diff --git a/common/rc b/common/rc
index 743df427..372e313a 100644
--- a/common/rc
+++ b/common/rc
@@ -1364,6 +1364,25 @@ _is_block_dev()
     fi
 }
 
+# returns device number if a file is a character device
+#
+_is_char_dev()
+{
+	if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+		echo "Usage: _is_char_dev dev" 1>&2
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
+	_dev=$1
+	if [ -L "${_dev}" ]; then
+		_dev=`readlink -f "${_dev}"`
+	fi
+
+	if [ -c "${_dev}" ]; then
+		src/lstat64 "${_dev}" | $AWK_PROG '/Device type:/ { print $9 }'
+	fi
+}
+
 # Do a command, log it to $seqres.full, optionally test return status
 # and die if command fails. If called with one argument _do executes the
 # command, logs it, and returns its exit status. With two arguments _do
@@ -1792,6 +1811,23 @@ _require_block_device()
 	fi
 }
 
+# this test requires a path to refere to a local block or character device
+# $1 - device
+_require_local_device()
+{
+	if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+		echo "Usage: _require_local_device <dev>" 1>&2
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	if [ "`_is_block_dev "$1"`" != "" ]; then
+		return 0
+	fi
+	if [ "`_is_char_dev "$1"`" != "" ]; then
+		return 0
+	fi
+	_notrun "require $1 to be local device"
+}
+
 # brd based ram disks erase the device when they receive a flush command when no
 # active references are present. This causes problems for DM devices sitting on
 # top of brd devices as DM doesn't hold active references to the brd device.
-- 
2.12.3