added a new method to sshhost.

From: raphtee@google.com



git-svn-id: http://test.kernel.org/svn/autotest/trunk@1409 592f7852-d20e-0410-864c-8624ca9c26a4
diff --git a/server/hosts/ssh_host.py b/server/hosts/ssh_host.py
index a9f1297..45fedb6 100644
--- a/server/hosts/ssh_host.py
+++ b/server/hosts/ssh_host.py
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
 
 import types, os, sys, signal, subprocess, time, re, socket
 import base_classes, utils, bootloader
-
 from common.error import *
 
 
+
 class SSHHost(base_classes.RemoteHost):
 	"""
 	This class represents a remote machine controlled through an ssh 
@@ -332,6 +332,19 @@
 		return result
 
 
+	def run_short(self, command, **kwargs):
+		"""
+		Calls the run() command with a short default timeout.
+		
+		Args:
+			Takes the same arguments as does run(),
+			with the exception of the timeout argument which 
+			here is fixed at 60 seconds.
+			It returns the result of run.
+		"""
+		return self.run(command, timeout=60, **kwargs)
+
+
 	def run_grep(self, command, timeout=30, ignore_status=False,
 				 stdout_ok_regexp=None, stdout_err_regexp=None,
 				 stderr_ok_regexp=None, stderr_err_regexp=None,