packetforward_result=0 #exit code of packet forward
source $WORKSPACE/ci/envs/host-config
+#check if any kernel rpms available for testing
+rpm_count=`ls -1 $WORKSPACE/build_output/*.rpm 2>/dev/null | wc -l`
+if [ $rpm_count = 0 ];then
+ echo "This patch is used for building kernel debian packages required by compass installer and \
+the test environment for testing debain packages is not available"
+ exit 0
+fi
+
function packetForward {
#executing packet forwarding test cases based on the job type.
if [ ${test_type} == "verify" ];then