linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tests/xfs/040: document purpose

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Message-ID: <20171218144732.GA11237@redhat.com>
Date:   Mon, 18 Dec 2017 08:47:32 -0600
From:   Bill O'Donnell <billodo@...hat.com>
To:     "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>
Cc:     fstests@...r.kernel.org, linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tests/xfs/040: document purpose

On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 12:41:18PM -0800, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> Getting xfs/040 to "pass" takes a bit of effort, however the effort
> to require updating xfsprogs is purely an xfsprogs maintainer task
> only. There no functional gain by users of xfs or a QA team to get
> this test to pass. This is not trivial from the current description
> so document this.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@...nel.org>

Looks good...

Reviewed-by: Bill O'Donnell <billodo@...hat.com>

> ---
>  tests/xfs/040 | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/tests/xfs/040 b/tests/xfs/040
> index fadb888cbfaf..a0abc42f3720 100755
> --- a/tests/xfs/040
> +++ b/tests/xfs/040
> @@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
>  #
>  # compare-libxfs test
>  #
> +# The purpose of this test is only to nag the maintainer of xfsprogs to try to
> +# keep xfsprogs's libxfs files in sync with the latest kernel's libxfs. There
> +# is no functional need for anyone to actually run this test to confirm
> +# proper XFS functionalilty, this is an xfsprogs maintainer test.
> +#
>  #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
>  # Copyright (c) 2000-2001 Silicon Graphics, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
>  #
> -- 
> 2.15.0
> 
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