> > Yeah - we use that in two situations, one of them being our testsuite.
> > I can resend if it helps.
>
> Yes, please.  This would be very helpful to check if my solution
> brings something more or if yours should be used.

Here it is. I've extracted it from our tree, and the patch itself
is pretty raw - needs testing and documentation, but it should allow
you to see whether that helps or not in your case. I'll finish up
the patch as soon as you confirm it's helping.

-- 
Joel