linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 1/3 v2] 285: Fix test for ext4 in some configurations

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Date:	Mon, 3 Jun 2013 14:08:23 -0500
From:	Rich Johnston <rjohnston@....com>
To:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
CC:	<xfs@....sgi.com>, <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3 v2] 285: Fix test for ext4 in some configurations

On 05/30/2013 04:21 PM, Jan Kara wrote:
> In some configurations (e.g. 1 KB block size), ext4 can decide it is
> better to zero out several blocks rather than splitting unwritten
> extent. This changes results SEEK_HOLE / SEEK_DATA returns and thus the
> test fails. Fix the problem by disabling the feature for this test.
>
> Reviewed-by: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>

Thanks, this patch has been committed.

commit ce9d1cdd618eaea256356c81cfd579039169b999
Author: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Date:   Mon Jun 3 13:40:36 2013 -0500

     xfstests 285: Fix test for ext4 in some configurations

--Rich
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