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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# Copyright(c) 2018, FUJITSU LIMITED. All rights reserved.
+
+# Global variables
+
+# ndctl
+#
+if [ -f "../ndctl/ndctl" ] && [ -x "../ndctl/ndctl" ]; then
+ export ndctl=../ndctl/ndctl
+elif [ -f "./ndctl/ndctl" ] && [ -x "./ndctl/ndctl" ]; then
+ export ndctl=./ndctl/ndctl
+else
+ echo "Couldn't find an ndctl binary"
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+# Functions
+
+# err
+# $1: line number which error detected
+# $2: cleanup function (optional)
+#
+err()
+{
+ echo test/$(basename $0): failed at line $1
+ [ -n "$2" ] && "$2"
+ exit $rc
+}
+
+# check_min_kver
+# $1: Supported kernel version. format: X.Y
+#
+check_min_kver()
+{
+ local ver="$1"
+ : "${KVER:=$(uname -r)}"
+
+ [ -n "$ver" ] || return 1
+ [[ "$ver" == "$(echo -e "$ver\n$KVER" | sort -V | head -1)" ]]
+}
+
+# do_skip
+# $1: Skip message
+#
+do_skip()
+{
+ echo kernel $(uname -r): $1
+ exit 77
+}
+
+# check_prereq
+# $1: command to check
+#
+check_prereq()
+{
+ if ! command -v "$1" >/dev/null; then
+ do_skip "missing $1, skipping..."
+ fi
+}