Trying to avoid race conditions with automounters during and after -plug_test

xorriso-dd-target/xorriso-dd-target

@@ -317,6 +317,10 @@ list_long() {
 
 ## Trying to find the desired device by watching plug-in effects
 plug_in_watcher() {
+  # How long to wait for a first device to appear, how long to wait for more
+  wait_span_0=10
+  wait_span_1=5
+
   found_devices=
   echo >&2
   echo "Caused by option -plug_test: Attempt to find the desired device" >&2
@@ -339,26 +343,23 @@ plug_in_watcher() {
   echo "Step 2:" >&2
   echo "Please plug in the desired target device and then press the Enter key." >&2
   read dummy
-  echo -n "Waiting up to 10 seconds for a new device to be listed ..." >&2
+  echo -n "Waiting up to $wait_span_0 seconds for a new device to be listed ..." >&2
-  end_time="$(expr $(date +'%s') + 10)"
+  end_time="$(expr $(date +'%s') + "$wait_span_0")"
   while test $(date +'%s') -le "$end_time"
   do
     new_device_list=' '$(collect_devices)' '
-    if test "$old_device_list" = "$new_device_list"
+    for i in $new_device_list
-    then
+    do
-      sleep 1
+      if echo "$old_device_list $found_devices " | grep -F -v ' '"$i"' ' >/dev/null
-      echo -n '.' >&2
+      then
-    else
+        echo " found: $i" >&2
-      for i in $new_device_list
+        found_devices="$found_devices $i"
-      do
+        end_time=$(expr $(date +'%s') + "$wait_span_1")
-        if echo "$old_device_list" | grep -F -v ' '"$i"' ' >/dev/null
+        echo -n "Now waiting $wait_span_1 seconds to let it settle ..." >&2
-        then
+      fi
-          found_devices="$found_devices $i"
+    done
-        fi
+    sleep 1
-        # Break the waiting loop
+    echo -n '.' >&2
-        end_time=0
-      done
-    fi
   done
   echo >&2
   if test -z "$found_devices"
@@ -388,8 +389,6 @@ plug_in_watcher() {
   devs=$(echo -n $found_devices)
   echo >&2
 
-  # Give new device a second to settle
-  sleep 1
   return 0
 }
 

xorriso-dd-target/xorriso-dd-target.1

@@ -220,7 +220,9 @@ Please plug in the desired target device and then press the Enter key.
 .br
  
 .br
-Waiting up to 10 seconds for a new device to be listed ...
+Waiting up to 10 seconds for a new device to be listed ... found: sdd
+.br
+Now waiting 5 seconds to let it settle .........
 .br
 Found and noted as desired device:  sdd
 .br

xorriso-dd-target/xorriso-dd-target.info

@@ -188,7 +188,9 @@ Step 2:
 Please plug in the desired target device and then press the Enter key.
 
 
-   Waiting up to 10 seconds for a new device to be listed ...
+   Waiting up to 10 seconds for a new device to be listed ...  found:
+sdd
+Now waiting 5 seconds to let it settle .........
 Found and noted as desired device: sdd
 
 
@@ -532,16 +534,16 @@ Node: Simplenames2792
 Node: Listall3516
 Node: Givendevices5089
 Node: Plugtest6053
-Node: Dowrite7893
+Node: Dowrite7954
-Node: Unwise9008
+Node: Unwise9069
-Node: Reasons10520
+Node: Reasons10581
-Node: Options13101
+Node: Options13162
-Node: Examples15903
+Node: Examples15964
-Node: Files16076
+Node: Files16137
-Node: Seealso16234
+Node: Seealso16295
-Node: Bugreport16400
+Node: Bugreport16461
-Node: Legal16987
+Node: Legal17048
-Node: CommandIdx17691
+Node: CommandIdx17752
-Node: ConceptIdx18811
+Node: ConceptIdx18872
 
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xorriso-dd-target/xorriso-dd-target.texi

@@ -322,7 +322,9 @@ Please plug in the desired target device and then press the Enter key.
 @*
  
 @*
-Waiting up to 10 seconds for a new device to be listed ...
+Waiting up to 10 seconds for a new device to be listed ... found: sdd
+@*
+Now waiting 5 seconds to let it settle .........
 @*
 Found and noted as desired device:  sdd
 @*