Re: [PATCH] generic: test zero-byte writes to new file

[Eric Sandeen <sandeen@redhat.com>]

On 2/13/25 2:50 PM, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> On 2/13/25 1:51 PM, Darrick J. Wong wrote:

...

>>> +rm -f $TEST_DIR/testfile.$seq
>>> +$XFS_IO_PROG -f -c "pwrite 0 0" $TEST_DIR/testfile.$seq
>>> +test -f $TEST_DIR/testfile.$seq || _fail "file not created"
>>
>> When does the file not get created?
> 
> In some unknown error case? ;)
> There's probably no reason for that test, though of course
> it's still expected to pass.
> 
> In the various discussions of the exfat bug scattered around
> the internet people kept pointing out that "well, the file does
> get created" so I probably had that on my mind.

To put a finer point on it, because I can't tell for sure - are
you asking me to take that test out?

Thanks,
-Eric