[PATCH 4/7] ref-manual/variables.rst: document the TEST_SERIALCONTROL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT variable

Antonin Godard <[email protected]> Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:13:14 +0200
Newsgroups org.yoctoproject.lists.docs
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Added by commit d817b27d73d2 ("testexport: support for executing
tests over serial") in OE-Core.

Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard <[email protected]>
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 documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
index 64e329c07..231f61d37 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -10978,6 +10978,11 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
 
          TEST_SERIALCONTROL_CMD = "picocom /dev/ttyUSB0 -b 115200"
 
+   :term:`TEST_SERIALCONTROL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT`
+      For automated hardware testing with the :ref:`ref-classes-testexport`
+      class, the :term:`TEST_SERIALCONTROL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT` variable specifies
+      the timeout in seconds for the initial connection to the target.
+
    :term:`TEST_SERIALCONTROL_EXTRA_ARGS`
       For automated hardware testing, specifies additional arguments to
       pass through to the command specified in

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