Re: [PATCH v1 0/7] Add multi rtgroup grow and shrink tests

Nirjhar Roy (IBM)
2026-02-20T18:12:13Z

On 2/20/26 21:40, Darrick J. Wong wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 04:54:57PM +0530, Nirjhar Roy (IBM) wrote:
>> On Thu, 2026-02-19 at 07:49 -0800, Darrick J. Wong wrote:
>>> On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 03:55:02PM +0100, Carlos Maiolino wrote:
>>>> On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 08:10:50PM +0530, Nirjhar Roy (IBM) wrote:
>>>>> On 2/19/26 18:25, Carlos Maiolino wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 06:10:48AM +0000, Nirjhar Roy (IBM) wrote:
>>>>>>> From: "Nirjhar Roy (IBM)" <nirjhar.roy.lists@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This series adds several tests to validate the XFS realtime fs growth and
>>>>>>> shrink functionality.
>>>>>>> It begins with the introduction of some preconditions and helper
>>>>>>> functions, then some tests that validate realtime group growth, followed
>>>>>>> by realtime group shrink/removal tests and ends with a test that
>>>>>>> validates both growth and shrink functionality together.
>>>>>>> Individual patches have the details.
>>>>>> Please don't send new versions in reply to the old one, it just make
>>>>>> hard to pull patches from the list. b4 usually doesn't handle it
>>>>>> gracefully.
>>>>> This entire series is new i.e, the kernel changes, fstests and the xfsprogs
>>>>> changes. Can you please explain as to what do you mean by the old version?
>>>>> Which old are version are you referring to?
>>>> Sure, I said 'old version' but the same applies to sending them in reply
>>>> to other series/patches.
>>>>
>>>> This series was sent:
>>>>
>>>> In-Reply-To: <20260219055737.769860-1-nirjhar@linux.ibm.com>
>>>>
>>>> which is:
>>>>
>>>> Subject: xfs: Add support for multi rtgroup shrink+removal
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In better wording, please don't nest series under other series/patches,
>>>> or things like that. It works in some point cases, but in general it
>>>> just makes my life difficult to pull them from the list.
>>> Pull requests, perhaps?
>>>
>>> Or is the problem here that you're using b4/korgalore/etc to download
>>> patchmails so that you can read them outside of a MUA?
>>>
>>> ((Again, I'll express a wish that people push their branches to
>>> git.kernel.org and send a link in the cover letter; that's much easier
>>> for me to pull and examine than reading emails or prying individual
>>> maybe-MTA-corrupted emails out of mutt into applyable form...))
>> Okay, I will keep this in mind. I was under the impression that only
>> maintainers can have their private branches in git.kernel.org. I will
> Anyone with a kernel.org account can push git repos.

https://korg.docs.kernel.org/accounts.html

It says the following:

Getting a kernel.org account
Kernel.org accounts are reserved for Linux kernel maintainers or
high-profile developers. If you do not fall under one of these two
categories, it’s unlikely that an account will be issued to you.

In that case, should I use GitHub?

>
> github kinda works too, though I am a Bad Microsoft Citizen(tm) so they
> arbitrarily claim on first access that I'm over a rate limit that they
> do not specify. Granted that makes them a Bad Provider(tm) but I doubt
> they hear me above all the AI noise.
Okay.
>
>> check on how to create a branch in git.kernel.org. For now, is it okay
>> to just send the branch link as a separate email reply and you can
>> take a look - next revision onwards I will have the link in the cover
>> letter itself?
> Sounds fine to me.

Thank you.

--NR

>
> --D
>
>> --NR
>>> --D
>>>
>>>>> --NR
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Nirjhar Roy (IBM) (7):
>>>>>>> xfs: Introduce _require_realtime_xfs_{shrink,grow} pre-condition
>>>>>>> xfs: Introduce helpers to count the number of bitmap and summary
>>>>>>> inodes
>>>>>>> xfs: Add realtime group grow tests
>>>>>>> xfs: Add multi rt group grow + shutdown + recovery tests
>>>>>>> xfs: Add realtime group shrink tests
>>>>>>> xfs: Add multi rt group shrink + shutdown + recovery tests
>>>>>>> xfs: Add parallel back to back grow/shrink tests
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> common/xfs | 65 +++++++++++++++-
>>>>>>> tests/xfs/333 | 95 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>>> tests/xfs/333.out | 5 ++
>>>>>>> tests/xfs/539 | 190 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>>> tests/xfs/539.out | 19 +++++
>>>>>>> tests/xfs/611 | 97 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>>> tests/xfs/611.out | 5 ++
>>>>>>> tests/xfs/654 | 90 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>>> tests/xfs/654.out | 5 ++
>>>>>>> tests/xfs/655 | 151 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>>> tests/xfs/655.out | 13 ++++
>>>>>>> 11 files changed, 734 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>>>>> create mode 100755 tests/xfs/333
>>>>>>> create mode 100644 tests/xfs/333.out
>>>>>>> create mode 100755 tests/xfs/539
>>>>>>> create mode 100644 tests/xfs/539.out
>>>>>>> create mode 100755 tests/xfs/611
>>>>>>> create mode 100644 tests/xfs/611.out
>>>>>>> create mode 100755 tests/xfs/654
>>>>>>> create mode 100644 tests/xfs/654.out
>>>>>>> create mode 100755 tests/xfs/655
>>>>>>> create mode 100644 tests/xfs/655.out
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> 2.34.1
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Nirjhar Roy
>>>>> Linux Kernel Developer
>>>>> IBM, Bangalore
>>>>>
>>
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Nirjhar Roy
Linux Kernel Developer
IBM, Bangalore