return "unable to read tail (got $br bytes)";
}
+# Check if the status returned by upid_read_status is an error status.
+# If the status could not be parsed it's also treated as an error.
+sub upid_status_is_error {
+ my ($status) = @_;
+
+ return !($status eq 'OK' || $status =~ m/^WARNINGS: \d+$/);
+}
+
# useful functions to store comments in config files
sub encode_text {
my ($text) = @_;