linux-kernel - Re: bcache: BUG in fuzz testing without devices

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Date:	Fri, 5 Apr 2013 14:21:10 -0700
From:	Kent Overstreet <koverstreet@...gle.com>
To:	Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com>
Cc:	NeilBrown <neilb@...e.de>, linux-bcache@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-raid@...r.kernel.org,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: bcache: BUG in fuzz testing without devices

On Tue, Apr 02, 2013 at 12:21:02PM -0400, Sasha Levin wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> It seems that trying to fuzz bcache without any devices triggers a BUG:
> 
> That BUG looks very intentional there, any reason for adding it instead of exiting
> if there aren't any devices?

The fuzz tester is meant to stress test some of the btree code - it's a
purely in memory test. But it looks like it's rotted - thanks for the
bug report, I'll disable it for now.
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