Re: XFS Tests for Btrfs

[nick <yocto6@gmail.com>]

On 14-09-18 09:40 PM, Qu Wenruo wrote:
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: XFS Tests for Btrfs
> From: nick <yocto6@gmail.com>
> To: Qu Wenruo <quwenruo@cn.fujitsu.com>, <linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org>
> Date: 2014年09月19日 09:17
>>
>> On 14-09-18 09:08 PM, Qu Wenruo wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Xfstests uses several environment variants to setup the test environment.
>>> You can set it manually using export, or write them into local.conf in xfstests directory.
>>>
>>> These environment variants are mandatory:
>>> TEST_DEV: device for normal tests, like all generic tests
>>> TEST_DIR: where TEST_DEV is mounted to.
>>>
>>> And somecommon optional environment variants:
>>> SCRATCH_DEV: scratch device for some tests, if you want to test btrfs' multi device related feature, you need
>>> to set SCRATCH_DEV_POOL.
>>> SCRATCH_DEV_POOL: a list for devices mainly for btrfs' muti-device related test.
>>> SCRATCH_MNT: where SCRATCH_DEV/SCRATCH_DEV_POOL is mounted to.
>>>
>>> SCRATCH_DEV_POOL should not contain the TEST_DEV.
>>>
>>> FSTYP: the filesystem type you want to test.
>>> MKFS_OPTIONS: the mkfs time options. Useful to test mkfs time feature like no-holes.
>>> MOUNT_OPTIONS: the mount time options. Useful to test feature like compress.
>>>
>>> So short guide on how to run xfstests:
>>> 1. download the xfstests source, better the git version
>>>
>>> 2. compile xfstests
>>> make will do everything for you, except you lacks some headers or dependency.
>>> When that happens, follow your distribution's method to install them.
>>>
>>> 3. setup the environment variants
>>> Manually or into the local.conf is both OK.
>>>
>>> 4. run tests
>>> You can run all tests by ./check -g auto, or multiple/single test using blob/testcase number like:
>>> # ./check generic/311
>>> # ./check btrfs/[0-9][0-9][0-9]
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Qu
>>>
>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>> Subject: XFS Tests for Btrfs
>>> From: nick <yocto6@gmail.com>
>>> To: <linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org>
>>> Date: 2014年09月19日 04:14
>>>> Hey Fellow Btrfs Developers,
>>>> I am wondering how to run the xfs tests for btrfs as I tried to do it based on a link online
>>>> written I believe a few years ago. If someone can help me get set up for testing the btrfs
>>>> code using xfs tests that would be great. In addition afterwards I already build kernel 3.17
>>>> r5 release candidate and would be glad to run any times you need run to test single drive
>>>> config issues.
>>>> Thanks Nick
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>> The issue I was hitting was my TEST_DIR not being configured properly. I will list my variables below.
>> /dev/sdc1 was my TEST_DEV
>> /media/nick/x was my TEST_DIR
>> Nick
> Did you mkfs on TEST_DEV? Can TEST_DEV be mounted correctly?
> 
> Thanks,
> Qu
I partitioned  it using gparted and I can mount it normally but not with xfstests.
Nick