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-rw-r--r--tests/testing/tests.py18
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/tests/testing/tests.py b/tests/testing/tests.py
index 4c467f25c..cf32e5c83 100644
--- a/tests/testing/tests.py
+++ b/tests/testing/tests.py
@@ -219,11 +219,19 @@ class Test(object):
return self.test_name
class ClassicTest(Test):
- diff_ignore_files = [
- # Stat files use a special stat differ, so don't include them
- # here.
+ # The diff ignore list contains all files that shouldn't be diffed
+ # using DiffOutFile. These files typically use special-purpose
+ # diff tools (e.g., DiffStatFile).
+ diff_ignore_files = (
+ # Stat files use a special stat differ
"stats.txt",
- ]
+ )
+
+ # These files should never be included in the list of
+ # reference files. This list should include temporary files
+ # and other files that we don't care about.
+ ref_ignore_files = (
+ )
def __init__(self, gem5, output_dir, config_tuple,
timeout=None,
@@ -251,7 +259,7 @@ class ClassicTest(Test):
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(ref_dir, topdown=False):
for f in files:
fpath = os.path.join(root[len(ref_dir) + 1:], f)
- if fpath not in ClassicTest.diff_ignore_files:
+ if fpath not in ClassicTest.ref_ignore_files:
yield fpath
def run_units(self):