def confirm_updated(value, check_fun, normalize_ret=False, wait=5):
    '''
    Wait up to ``wait`` seconds for a system parameter to be changed before
    deciding it hasn't changed.

    :param str value: The value indicating a successful change

    :param function check_fun: The function whose return is compared with
        ``value``

    :param bool normalize_ret: Whether to normalize the return from
        ``check_fun`` with ``validate_enabled``

    :param int wait: The maximum amount of seconds to wait for a system
        parameter to change
    '''
    for i in range(wait):
        state = validate_enabled(check_fun()) if normalize_ret else check_fun()
        if value in state:
            return True
        time.sleep(1)
    return False
Wait up to ``wait`` seconds for a system parameter to be changed before
    deciding it hasn't changed.

    :param str value: The value indicating a successful change

    :param function check_fun: The function whose return is compared with
        ``value``

    :param bool normalize_ret: Whether to normalize the return from
        ``check_fun`` with ``validate_enabled``

    :param int wait: The maximum amount of seconds to wait for a system
        parameter to change