linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 12/12] block: test fallocate for block devices

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Message-ID: <20160307082612.GE22185@birch.djwong.org>
Date:	Mon, 7 Mar 2016 00:26:12 -0800
From:	"Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc:	david@...morbit.com, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org, fstests@...r.kernel.org,
	xfs@....sgi.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/12] block: test fallocate for block devices

On Sat, Mar 05, 2016 at 10:25:08AM -0800, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> I'm not sure xfstests is the right fit, as it does not test a file
> system, but rather block devices.

I asked Dave if he'd take a fallocate-for-bdevs test, and he didn't
object.  After all, we're testing a semi-standard FS API, just with
block devices.

> If people think it should go into xfstests we should at least not
> add it to the default group, but just to a new bdev group.

Sure, I don't mind changing the group to 'bdev' or something.

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