Re: [PATCH] common/config: Fix use of MKFS_OPTIONS

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On Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 11:17:44AM -0700, Darrick J. Wong wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 24, 2022 at 12:08:25AM +0800, An Long wrote:
> > _scratch_mkfs_sized() only receive integer number of bytes as a valid
> > input. But if the MKFS_OPTIONS variable exists, it will use the value of
> > block size in MKFS_OPTIONS to override input. In case of
> > MKFS_OPTIONS="-b 4k", would result in blocksize=4 but not 4096. This
> > will give errors to ext2/3/4 etc, and brings potential bugs to xfs or
> > btrfs.
> > 
> > Therefore, add validation check to force MKFS_OPTIONS to use pure
> > integer in bytes for any size value.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: An Long <lan@xxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  README        | 3 ++-
> >  common/config | 5 +++++
> >  2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/README b/README
> > index 80d148be..7c2d3334 100644
> > --- a/README
> > +++ b/README
> > @@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ Misc:
> >     this option is supported for all filesystems currently only -overlay is
> >     expected to run without issues. For other filesystems additional patches
> >     and fixes to the test suite might be needed.
> > -
> > + - If MKFS_OPTIONS is used, the size value must be an integer number of bytes
> > +   without units. For example, set MKFS_OPTIONS="-b 4096" but not "-b 4k".
> 
> IDGI.  mkfs.$FSTYP does its own input validation, which means that fstest
> runners are required to set MKFS_OPTIONS to something that mkfs will
> accept.  It's not the job of fstests to add /another/ layer of
> validation...
> 
> >  ______________________
> >  USING THE FSQA SUITE
> >  ______________________
> > diff --git a/common/config b/common/config
> > index de3aba15..ec723ac4 100644
> > --- a/common/config
> > +++ b/common/config
> > @@ -896,5 +896,10 @@ else
> >  	fi
> >  fi
> >  
> > +# check the size value in $MKFS_OPTIONS is an integer
> > +if [[ $MKFS_OPTIONS =~ [0-9]+[^0-9\ ] ]] ; then
> 
> ...because this regex will break /any/ MKFS_OPTIONS with a number
> followed by a letter.  mkfs.xfs handles units just fine, so I don't
> understand why you're adding this blunt instrument.
> 
> MKFS_OPTIONS='-b size=1k' works just fine for XFS.

Hi Darrick,

That's another story from this patch review:
https://lore.kernel.org/fstests/20220616043845.14320-1-lan@xxxxxxxx/

Any more review points about that?

Thanks,
Zorro

> 
> --D
> 
> > +        _fatal "error: \$MKFS_OPTIONS: Only number in bytes is allowed, no units."
> > +fi
> > +
> >  # make sure this script returns success
> >  /bin/true
> > -- 
> > 2.35.3
> > 
> 




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