From: Danesh Daroui Subject: Re: Regression test (or generic tests) for Linux filesystems Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2017 02:42:33 +0200 Message-ID: References: <30ec9f1e-f360-c634-727b-ce73e0f352ba@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Cc: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org To: Nikolay Borisov Return-path: In-Reply-To: <30ec9f1e-f360-c634-727b-ce73e0f352ba@gmail.com> Sender: linux-fsdevel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ext4.vger.kernel.org Thanks for the clarification! Regards, Dan On Sun, Jun 18, 2017 at 10:37 PM, Nikolay Borisov wrote: > > > 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 >>