* tests/help-version (sync_args): Don't call sync, since it spins up

disks that I've deliberately caused to spin down (but not unmounted).

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5b371a5..436bec2 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2006-09-24  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
 
+       * tests/help-version (sync_args): Don't call sync, since it spins up
+       disks that I've deliberately caused to spin down (but not unmounted).
+
        * NEWS: Mention the improvement to sort.
 
        * tests/tail-2/proc-ksyms: Require that /proc/ksyms be readable

diff --git a/tests/help-version b/tests/help-version
index a16ec01..f7b2195 100755 (executable)
--- a/tests/help-version
+++ b/tests/help-version
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ printf_args=foo
 seq_args=10
 sleep_args=0
 su_args=--version
+
+# I'd rather not run sync, since it spins up disks that I've
+# deliberately caused to spin down (but not unmounted).
+sync_args=--version
+
 test_args=foo
 
 # This is necessary in the unusual event that there is