linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 21/25 v2] tests: test e2fsck recovery of corrupt descriptor blocks

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Date:	Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:34:54 -0400
From:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	"Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 21/25 v2] tests: test e2fsck recovery of corrupt
 descriptor blocks

On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 12:31:41PM -0700, Darrick J. Wong wrote:
> Test e2fsck' ability to deal with (a) corrupt descriptor block
> checksum; (b) obviously bad journal block tid; and (c) corrupt journal
> blocks.  These should exercise the journal recovery infinite loop
> bugfix earlier in this patchset.
> 
> This test also ensures that (with metadata_csum and journal_csum_v3)
> journal replay continues past a corrupt journal block.
> 
> v2: Update j_corrupt_journal_block after a clarification of what
> revoke records actually do.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Darrick J. Wong <darrick.wong@...cle.com>

Oops, forgot to ack this earlier.

Thanks, applied.

						- Ted
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