linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] Assume yes when test device is not partitioned

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Date:	Sat, 3 Sep 2011 13:14:37 -0400
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Prasad Joshi <prasadjoshi.linux@...il.com>
Cc:	Chaitanya Kulkarni <chaitanyakulkarni15@...il.com>,
	xfs@....sgi.com, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Assume yes when test device is not partitioned

On Sat, Sep 03, 2011 at 02:02:03PM +0530, Prasad Joshi wrote:
> The patch also replaces hard coded mkfs path with MKFS_PROG variable.

Which has nothing to do with the subject of this patch, so do it
separately, with a proper rationale for it.

>+++ b/common.rc
> @@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ _scratch_mkfs()
>          $MKFS_BTRFS_PROG $MKFS_OPTIONS $* $SCRATCH_DEV > /dev/null
>  	;;
>      *)
> -	/sbin/mkfs -t $FSTYP -- $MKFS_OPTIONS $* $SCRATCH_DEV
> +	yes | $MKFS_PROG -t $FSTYP -- $MKFS_OPTIONS $* $SCRATCH_DEV

Please do this for extN only as the braindamage is in mke2fs, not
generic mkfs.

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