1 files changed, 27 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/test/py/u_boot_console_base.py b/test/py/u_boot_console_base.py
index 815fa64d5ff..4606ad48bf5 100644
--- a/test/py/u_boot_console_base.py
+++ b/test/py/u_boot_console_base.py
@@ -216,6 +216,22 @@ class ConsoleBase(object):
             self.cleanup_spawn()
             raise
 
+    def run_command_list(self, cmds):
+        """Run a list of commands.
+
+        This is a helper function to call run_command() with default arguments
+        for each command in a list.
+
+        Args:
+            cmd: List of commands (each a string)
+        Returns:
+            Combined output of all commands, as a string
+        """
+        output = ''
+        for cmd in cmds:
+            output += self.run_command(cmd)
+        return output
+
     def ctrlc(self):
         """Send a CTRL-C character to U-Boot.
 
@@ -329,7 +345,7 @@ class ConsoleBase(object):
                 m = self.p.expect([pattern_u_boot_spl_signon] +
                                   self.bad_patterns)
                 if m != 0:
-                    raise Exception('Bad pattern found on console: ' +
+                    raise Exception('Bad pattern found on SPL console: ' +
                                     self.bad_pattern_ids[m - 1])
             m = self.p.expect([pattern_u_boot_main_signon] + self.bad_patterns)
             if m != 0:
@@ -377,6 +393,16 @@ class ConsoleBase(object):
             pass
         self.p = None
 
+    def get_spawn_output(self):
+        """Return the start-up output from U-Boot
+
+        Returns:
+            The output produced by ensure_spawed(), as a string.
+        """
+        if self.p:
+            return self.p.get_expect_output()
+        return None
+
     def validate_version_string_in_text(self, text):
         """Assert that a command's output includes the U-Boot signon message.