[PATCH 1/5] use a correct timeout in test_waittxempty

[Dmitry Timoshkov]

Wolfgang Walter <wine at stwm.de> wrote:

> > > When we send 17 bytes with 150 baud, no parity, one stop bit then
> > > we need to wait at least 17*10/150 seconds > 1000 ms
> > 
> > Under Windows with both real COM-port and USB-serial cable this test takes
> > no longer than 890 ms, usually it's even shorter like 875 ms. Testbot VMs
> > also don't fail this test. If under Wine it takes > 1000 ms for you then
> > probably there is a bug somewhere.
> 
> How can that be? If you send 17 bytes which expands to 170 raw bits and you 
> only sent 150 bits/s?
> 
> Maybe you are using a virtual machine or your com port does not support 150 
> baud and chooses a different speed. Or you use a UART with a large buffer and 
> which already signals TX-EMPTY even if it is still sending from an internal 
> buffer. But one should not rely on that.

I'm testing under 64-bit Windows 7 on real hardware.

-- 
Dmitry.