linux-ext4 - Re: Regression test (or generic tests) for Linux filesystems

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Date:   Mon, 19 Jun 2017 02:42:33 +0200
From:   Danesh Daroui <danesh.daroui@...il.com>
To:     Nikolay Borisov <n.borisov.lkml@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Regression test (or generic tests) for Linux filesystems

Thanks for the clarification!

Regards,

Dan


On Sun, Jun 18, 2017 at 10:37 PM, Nikolay Borisov
<n.borisov.lkml@...il.com> wrote:
>
>
> 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
>>