From: David Timber <dxdt@dev.snart.me>
To: Zorro Lang <zlang@kernel.org>,
"Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@kernel.org>,
Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Cc: fstests@vger.kernel.org, David Timber <dxdt@dev.snart.me>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] generic/740: add --force option to mkfs.ntfs
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 04:22:36 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260618192236.654082-2-dxdt@dev.snart.me> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260618192236.654082-1-dxdt@dev.snart.me>
mkntfs refuses to format the target if it's backed by a "real" device
but not a partition to maintain compatibility with Windows. When
formatting the scratch device in NTFS for testing, this behaviour has
to be overridden so that any type of blockdev can be used as a scratch
device.
Signed-off-by: David Timber <dxdt@dev.snart.me>
---
tests/generic/740 | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tests/generic/740 b/tests/generic/740
index 4f8bf099..718d983d 100755
--- a/tests/generic/740
+++ b/tests/generic/740
@@ -72,8 +72,10 @@ do
postargs=2000
;;
ntfs)
- # "quick" format that doesn't zero the entire device
- postargs="--quick"
+ # "quick" format that doesn't zero the entire device. Use -F so
+ # that NTFS-3G mkfs formats the volume even if the scratch
+ # blockdev is not a partition.
+ postargs="--quick --force"
;;
reiser4)
preop="echo y |"
--
2.54.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-18 19:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-18 19:22 [PATCH 1/2] generic/740: set env for mkfs.exfat David Timber
2026-06-18 19:22 ` David Timber [this message]
2026-06-19 4:53 ` [PATCH 2/2] generic/740: add --force option to mkfs.ntfs Christoph Hellwig
2026-06-25 18:45 ` Darrick J. Wong
2026-06-19 4:53 ` [PATCH 1/2] generic/740: set env for mkfs.exfat Christoph Hellwig
2026-06-25 18:45 ` Darrick J. Wong
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