Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] shared: move btrfs clone device testcase to the shared group

[Anand Jain <anand.jain@oracle.com>]

On 3/19/24 09:46, Zorro Lang wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 11:02:19PM +0100, David Sterba wrote:
>> On Sat, Mar 16, 2024 at 10:32:33PM +0530, Anand Jain wrote:
>>> Given that ext4 also allows mounting of a cloned filesystem, the btrfs
>>> test case btrfs/312, which assesses the functionality of cloned filesystem
>>> support, can be refactored to be under the shared group.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Anand Jain <anand.jain@oracle.com>
>>> ---
>>> v2:
>>> Move to shared testcase instead of generic.
>>
>> What's the purpose of shared/ ? We have tests that make sense for a
>> subset of supported filesystems in generic/, with proper _required and
>> other the checks it works fine.
>>
>> I see that v1 did the move to generic/ but then the 'shared' got
>> suggested, which is IMHO the wrong direction. I remember some distant
>> past discussions about shared/ and what to put there. Right now there
>> are 3 remaining tests which I think is a good opportunity to make it 0.
> 
> I didn't suggest to make it a shared case directly,

> I asked if there's a
> _require_xxxx helper to make this case notrun on "not proper" fs,




> not just use "btrfs ext4" to be whitelist :
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/fstests/20240312044629.hpaqdkl24nxaa3dv@dell-per750-06-vm-08.rhts.eng.pek2.redhat.com/
> 
> In my personal opinion, the "shared" directory is a place to store the cases
> which are nearly to be generic, but not ready. It's a place to remind us
> there're still some cases use something likes "supported btrfs ext4" as the
> hard condition of _notrun, rather than a flexible _require_xxx helper. These
> cases in shared better to be moved to generic, if we can improve it in one day.
> 
> It more likes a "TODO" list of generic. If we just write it in generic/
> directory, I'm afraid we'll leave it in hundreds of generic cases then forget it.
> 

> What do you think?


Based on my understanding, here is the original approach:

  fstests/generic: Includes tests applicable to all file systems.

  tests/shared: Consists of tests supported by two or more file systems.

  However, currently, the test cases are not properly organized.

  Moreover, fstests/generic is nearing 999 test cases.

  Segregating tests between shared and generic can optimize group size.

  But, I am fine if we give away 'shared' to `generic` instead.


Thanks, Anand