[autotest] Pull suite sharding factor from global_config.ini
Instead of hard-coding a sharding factor in each suite control file,
put a default one in global_config.ini. Allow overrides.
BUG=chromium-os:26431
TEST=unit
TEST=use dev_harness to run control.bvt, see that it schedules 5 reimaging jobs.
STATUS=Fixed
Change-Id: Ife5a1d117701785530b040ab9b08796b06d57f76
Reviewed-on: https://gerrit.chromium.org/gerrit/15975
Tested-by: Chris Masone <cmasone@chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: Chris Sosa <sosa@chromium.org>
Commit-Ready: Chris Masone <cmasone@chromium.org>
diff --git a/global_config.ini b/global_config.ini
index 9b20d65..8c0cf45 100644
--- a/global_config.ini
+++ b/global_config.ini
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
source_tree: /usr/local/google/chromeos
image_storage_server: gs://chromeos-image-archive/
dev_server: http://172.22.50.205:8080
+sharding_factor: 4
# The below should be %(dev_server)s/update/%%(name)s so that we'd fill in
# the above value for dev_server when this config is parsed, but leave the
# name field to be populated later. Sadly, that doesn't parse.