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From: Nikolay Borisov <n.borisov.lkml@gmail.com>
To: Danesh Daroui <danesh.daroui@gmail.com>,
	linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Regression test (or generic tests) for Linux filesystems
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2017 23:37:16 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <30ec9f1e-f360-c634-727b-ce73e0f352ba@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CABjLfgi=TK6-od5GhL=VtzzLs0bV5GGBrgh2s9WvKaAn5YCCoA@mail.gmail.com>



On 17.06.2017 20:45, Danesh Daroui wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Just a quick question. I am wondering if there is any test suite
> available for ext4 fs or basic fs functionalists in Linux, shipped
> with kernel as a module or so, then developers would be able to run
> the test (or modify them for new features) to ensure fs integrity on a
> local branch before submitting a patch for review?
> 
> I have already found xfstests at:
> 
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/xfs/xfstests-dev.git/tree/
> 
> but I am not sure if this is the right one (haven't tried yet) or if
> there is any better test suite even more specific tailored for ext4.


xfstest is the de-facto testsuite for linux filesystems. It not only has
generic tests but also fs-specific ones e.g. ext4. So go with it.

> 
> Thanks for your answer,
> 
> Dan
> 

  reply	other threads:[~2017-06-18 20:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-06-17 17:45 Regression test (or generic tests) for Linux filesystems Danesh Daroui
2017-06-18 20:37 ` Nikolay Borisov [this message]
2017-06-19  0:42   ` Danesh Daroui
2017-06-19  5:41   ` Theodore Ts'o

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