linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] common/rc: Fix _check_s

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Message-ID: <20201203180838.GA25196@lst.de>
Date:   Thu, 3 Dec 2020 19:08:39 +0100
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:     Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...deen.net>
Cc:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, ira.weiny@...el.com,
        fstests@...r.kernel.org, Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>,
        "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
        Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] common/rc: Fix _check_s_dax()

On Thu, Dec 03, 2020 at 11:55:50AM -0600, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> *nod* and my suggestion was to explicitly test for the old/wrong value and
> offer the test-runner a hint about why it may have been set (missing the
> fix commit), but we should still ultimately fail the test when it is seen.

Yes, that's what I'd prefer.