Android test_runner.py: Eliminate unused "adb devices" call for gtests

build/android/test_runner.py

 #!/usr/bin/env python
 #
 # Copyright 2013 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 
 """Runs all types of tests from one unified interface."""
 
 import argparse
 import collections
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     Exception: Unknown command name passed in, or an exception from an
         individual test runner.
   """
   command = args.command
 
   ProcessCommonOptions(args)
 
   if args.enable_platform_mode:
     return RunTestsInPlatformMode(args, parser)
 
-  if command in constants.LOCAL_MACHINE_TESTS:

[jbudorick, 2015/10/09 01:00:20]

This was already skipping the device check for python & junit.

[agrieve, 2015/10/09 01:04:39]

oooooooh. I got it.
Removed the LOCAL_MACHINE_TESTS check in get_devices() since it's not necessary.

-    devices = []
-  else:
-    devices = _GetAttachedDevices(args.blacklist_file, args.test_device,
-                                  args.enable_device_cache)
-
   forwarder.Forwarder.RemoveHostLog()
   if not ports.ResetTestServerPortAllocation():
     raise Exception('Failed to reset test server port.')
 
+  def get_devices():
+    if command in constants.LOCAL_MACHINE_TESTS:
+      return []
+    return _GetAttachedDevices(args.blacklist_file, args.test_device,
+                               args.enable_device_cache)
+
   if command == 'gtest':
     return RunTestsInPlatformMode(args, parser)
   elif command == 'linker':
-    return _RunLinkerTests(args, devices)
+    return _RunLinkerTests(args, get_devices())
   elif command == 'instrumentation':
-    return _RunInstrumentationTests(args, devices)
+    return _RunInstrumentationTests(args, get_devices())
   elif command == 'uiautomator':
-    return _RunUIAutomatorTests(args, devices)
+    return _RunUIAutomatorTests(args, get_devices())
   elif command == 'junit':
     return _RunJUnitTests(args)
   elif command == 'monkey':
-    return _RunMonkeyTests(args, devices)
+    return _RunMonkeyTests(args, get_devices())
   elif command == 'perf':
-    return _RunPerfTests(args, devices)
+    return _RunPerfTests(args, get_devices())
   elif command == 'python':
     return _RunPythonTests(args)
   else:
     raise Exception('Unknown test type.')
 
 
 _SUPPORTED_IN_PLATFORM_MODE = [
   # TODO(jbudorick): Add support for more test types.
   'gtest',
   'instrumentation',
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     if e.is_infra_error:
       return constants.INFRA_EXIT_CODE
     return constants.ERROR_EXIT_CODE
   except: # pylint: disable=W0702
     logging.exception('Unrecognized error occurred.')
     return constants.ERROR_EXIT_CODE
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   sys.exit(main())