linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 07/10] xfstest: add fallocate/truncate vs AIO/DIO stress test

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Message-ID: <5130EA2F.9080209@sgi.com>
Date:	Fri, 1 Mar 2013 11:49:35 -0600
From:	Rich Johnston <rjohnston@....com>
To:	Dmitry Monakhov <dmonakhov@...nvz.org>
CC:	<xfs@....sgi.com>, <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>, <dchinner@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/10] xfstest: add fallocate/truncate vs AIO/DIO stress
 test

On 02/20/2013 04:42 AM, Dmitry Monakhov wrote:
> Run  DIO, fallocate and truncate threads on a common file in parallel.
> If race exist old dio request may rewrite blocks after it was allocated
> to another file, we will catch that by verifying blocks content.
>
> this patch known to catch deadlock for ext4
> http://lists.openwall.net/linux-ext4/2012/09/06/3
>
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Monakhov <dmonakhov@...nvz.org>

Looks good.

Reviewed-by: Rich Johnston <rjohnston@....com>
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