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diff --git a/tests/backup/test_backup_common.sh b/tests/backup/test_backup_common.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright (C) 2009 The Android Open Source Project
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+export ADB_OPTS="$@"
+
+# run adb with options
+function a { $DRY_RUN adb $ADB_OPTS "$@"; }
+
+# restart adb as root and wait for it to come back again
+function adb_root
+{
+    root_status=$(a root)
+    if [ "x$root_status" != "xadbd is already running as root" ]; then
+        echo -n "Restarting adb as root..."
+        sleep 2
+        a 'wait-for-device'
+        echo done.
+    fi
+}
+