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Subject: Re: [PATCH] xfstests: Add first statx test
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Amir Goldstein <amir73il@gmail.com> wrote:

> And maybe use the flag "stx_<field>" (without =<val>) to indicate
> 'compare statx field
> with that of the cmp file'.
> So instead of having an all on nothing 'check that the specified file
> has identical stats'
> tests could be more specific than that.
> And maybe a '-a' flag for 'compare all stats'.

Would comparing anything other than everything or just timestamps actually be
of use, I wonder?

David