Index: trunk/ippTools/src/pxchip.c
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--- trunk/ippTools/src/pxchip.c	(revision 16170)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/pxchip.c	(revision 17148)
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@
 bool pxchipRunSetState(pxConfig *config, psS64 chip_id, const char *state)
 {
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, false);
     PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(state, false);
 
@@ -47,4 +48,20 @@
     char *query = "UPDATE chipRun SET state = '%s' WHERE chip_id = %" PRId64;
     if (!p_psDBRunQuery(config->dbh, query, state, chip_id)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false,
+                "failed to change state for chip_id %" PRId64, chip_id);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+
+bool pxchipRunSetLabel(pxConfig *config, psS64 chip_id, const char *label)
+{
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, false);
+    // note label == NULL should be explicitly allowed
+ 
+    char *query = "UPDATE chipRun SET label = '%s' WHERE chip_id = %" PRId64;
+    if (!p_psDBRunQuery(config->dbh, query, label, chip_id)) {
         psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false,
                 "failed to change state for chip_id %" PRId64, chip_id);