From: Nikolay Borisov Subject: Re: Regression test (or generic tests) for Linux filesystems Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2017 23:37:16 +0300 Message-ID: <30ec9f1e-f360-c634-727b-ce73e0f352ba@gmail.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Danesh Daroui , linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org Return-path: In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US Sender: linux-fsdevel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ext4.vger.kernel.org On 17.06.2017 20:45, Danesh Daroui wrote: > Hello all, > > Just a quick question. I am wondering if there is any test suite > available for ext4 fs or basic fs functionalists in Linux, shipped > with kernel as a module or so, then developers would be able to run > the test (or modify them for new features) to ensure fs integrity on a > local branch before submitting a patch for review? > > I have already found xfstests at: > > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/xfs/xfstests-dev.git/tree/ > > but I am not sure if this is the right one (haven't tried yet) or if > there is any better test suite even more specific tailored for ext4. xfstest is the de-facto testsuite for linux filesystems. It not only has generic tests but also fs-specific ones e.g. ext4. So go with it. > > Thanks for your answer, > > Dan >