From: Bernhard Voelker <mail@bernhard-voelker.de>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:23:04 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: tests: avoid false failure when comparing /proc files
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tests: avoid false failure when comparing /proc files

At least the MHz number in /proc/cpuinfo may change, thus leading to
a false positive failure when comparing the expected against the
actual output file.  Use an invariant file instead: /proc/version.

* tests/misc/head-c.sh: s/cpuinfo/version/
---

diff --git a/tests/misc/head-c.sh b/tests/misc/head-c.sh
index 807e965446..1015c22952 100755
--- a/tests/misc/head-c.sh
+++ b/tests/misc/head-c.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ esac
 
 # Make sure it works on funny files in /proc and /sys.
 
-for file in /proc/cpuinfo /sys/kernel/profiling; do
+for file in /proc/version /sys/kernel/profiling; do
   if test -r $file; then
     cp -f $file copy &&
     head -c -1 copy > exp1 || framework_failure_