1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source4/script/tests/test_functions.sh b/source4/script/tests/test_functions.sh
index 42c7d614d3..9b869782cd 100755
--- a/source4/script/tests/test_functions.sh
+++ b/source4/script/tests/test_functions.sh
@@ -113,6 +113,22 @@ EOF
 	exit $failed
 }
 
+# wait for a pid with given timeout
+# returns 1 if it timed out, 0 if the process exited itself
+waitforpid() {
+    pid=$1
+    timeout=$2 # in seconds
+    _wcount=0
+    while kill -0 $pid 2> /dev/null; do
+	sleep 1;
+	_wcount=`expr $_wcount + 1`
+	if [ $_wcount -eq $timeout ]; then
+	    return "1";
+	fi
+    done
+    return "0";
+}
+
 if [ -z "$VALGRIND" ]; then
     MALLOC_CHECK_=2
     export MALLOC_CHECK_