added verification that raw_queue_test exercises the asserts
diff --git a/aos/linux_code/ipc_lib/queue.cc b/aos/linux_code/ipc_lib/queue.cc
index 9943b85..9489265 100644
--- a/aos/linux_code/ipc_lib/queue.cc
+++ b/aos/linux_code/ipc_lib/queue.cc
@@ -535,4 +535,12 @@
   return r;
 }
 
+bool RawQueue::IsDebug() {
+#if QUEUE_DEBUG
+  return true;
+#else
+  return false;
+#endif
+}
+
 }  // namespace aos
diff --git a/aos/linux_code/ipc_lib/queue.h b/aos/linux_code/ipc_lib/queue.h
index 5edce62..52d610e 100644
--- a/aos/linux_code/ipc_lib/queue.h
+++ b/aos/linux_code/ipc_lib/queue.h
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@
   // only 1 task is using this object (ie in tests).
   int FreeMessages() const;
 
+  // Returns whether this is using the queue code compiled for debugging (used
+  // by the tests etc) or not (used by everything else because it uses
+  // noticeably less CPU).
+  static bool IsDebug();
+
  private:
   struct MessageHeader;
 
diff --git a/aos/linux_code/ipc_lib/raw_queue_test.cc b/aos/linux_code/ipc_lib/raw_queue_test.cc
index ca84c51..2943291 100644
--- a/aos/linux_code/ipc_lib/raw_queue_test.cc
+++ b/aos/linux_code/ipc_lib/raw_queue_test.cc
@@ -315,6 +315,10 @@
 constexpr time::Time RawQueueTest::kHangTime;
 constexpr time::Time RawQueueTest::kForkSleep;
 
+TEST_F(RawQueueTest, Basic) {
+  EXPECT_TRUE(RawQueue::IsDebug());
+}
+
 TEST_F(RawQueueTest, Reading) {
   RawQueue *const queue = RawQueue::Fetch("Queue", sizeof(TestMessage), 1, 1);
   MessageArgs args{queue, 0, -1};