Re: XFS Tests for Btrfs

[nick <yocto6@gmail.com>]

On 14-09-18 09:46 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 09:41
>>
>> 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
> Did you specify the FSTYP? and what's the error prompt and dmesg for the fail of mount?
> 
> Thanks,
> Qu
I also tried creating a directory in /media/nick and got this when it tried to mount,
+$TEST_DEV is mounted but not on $TEST_DIR - aborting for all tests that were going to
be run.
Nick