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diff --git a/python/vyos/util.py b/python/vyos/util.py
index d88ca72c0..53e8c08bf 100644
--- a/python/vyos/util.py
+++ b/python/vyos/util.py
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ def wait_for_inotify(file_path, pre_hook=None, event_type=None, timeout=None, sl
from inotify.adapters import Inotify
from time import time
+ from time import sleep
time_start = time()
@@ -533,11 +534,14 @@ def wait_for_inotify(file_path, pre_hook=None, event_type=None, timeout=None, sl
# the file failed to have been written to and closed within the timeout
raise OSError("Waiting for file {} to be written has failed".format(file_path))
+ # Most such events don't take much time, so it's better to check right away
+ # and sleep later.
if event is not None:
(_, type_names, path, filename) = event
if filename == os.path.basename(file_path):
if event_type in type_names:
return
+ sleep(sleep_interval)
def wait_for_file_write_complete(file_path, pre_hook=None, timeout=None, sleep_interval=0.1):
""" Waits for a process to close a file after opening it in write mode. """