+/* Attempts to commit 'txn', blocking until the commit either succeeds or
+ * fails. Returns the final commit status, which may be any TXN_* value other
+ * than TXN_INCOMPLETE. */
+enum ovsdb_idl_txn_status
+ovsdb_idl_txn_commit_block(struct ovsdb_idl_txn *txn)
+{
+ enum ovsdb_idl_txn_status status;
+
+ fatal_signal_run();
+ while ((status = ovsdb_idl_txn_commit(txn)) == TXN_INCOMPLETE) {
+ ovsdb_idl_run(txn->idl);
+ ovsdb_idl_wait(txn->idl);
+ ovsdb_idl_txn_wait(txn);
+ poll_block();
+ }
+ return status;
+}
+