Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756323AbdLOUl1 (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Dec 2017 15:41:27 -0500 Received: from mail.kernel.org ([198.145.29.99]:57850 "EHLO mail.kernel.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755650AbdLOUlV (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Dec 2017 15:41:21 -0500 DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 28D8F21877 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=kernel.org Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=mcgrof@kernel.org From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" To: fstests@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-xfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, "Luis R. Rodriguez" Subject: [PATCH] tests/xfs/040: document purpose Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2017 12:41:18 -0800 Message-Id: <20171215204118.17740-1-mcgrof@kernel.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.13.2 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1036 Lines: 29 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 --- 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