[pushed] [gdb/testsuite] Add note to 'Race detection' entry in README

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[gdb/testsuite] Add note to 'Race detection' entry in README

Add note to 'Race detection' entry in README about the possibility that
check-read1 makes failing tests pass.

gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog:

2020-02-04 Tom de Vries <tdevries@suse.de>

* README (Race detection): Add note.

Change-Id: I12ef2f0ec35abc5a0221585bf30e5f4f0616aa7c
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M gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
M gdb/testsuite/README
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 8fcf67b..cd496e7 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
2020-02-04 Tom de Vries <tdevries@suse.de>

+ * README (Race detection): Add note.
+
+2020-02-04 Tom de Vries <tdevries@suse.de>
+
* lib/gdb.exp (inferior_exited_re): Use "\[^\n\r\]*" instead of ".*".

2020-02-04 Tom de Vries <tdevries@suse.de>
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/README b/gdb/testsuite/README
index 4795df1..3e42526 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/README
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/README
@@ -352,6 +352,13 @@
make -j10 check-read1 TESTS="*/paginate-*.exp"
make -j10 check READ1="1"

+Note: While the intention is to detect races and make otherwise passing tests
+fail, it can also have the effect of making otherwise failing tests pass.
+This happens f.i. if the test is trying to match a gdb prompt using an end of
+input marker "${gdb_prompt} $" and there is output after the gdb prompt. This
+may either pass or fail in normal operation, but using check-read1 will ensure
+that it passes.
+
Testsuite Configuration
***********************

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Gerrit-Project: binutils-gdb
Gerrit-Branch: master
Gerrit-Change-Id: I12ef2f0ec35abc5a0221585bf30e5f4f0616aa7c
Gerrit-Change-Number: 762
Gerrit-PatchSet: 2
Gerrit-Owner: Tom de Vries <tdevries@suse.de>
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