I've uploaded a new set of precompiled kvm-xfstests test appliances at: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tytso/kvm-xfstests This new version has an updated xfstests, with more of the tests enabled. The root_fs image is 40% smaller, and if you want to build your own root_fs.img, it's much faster and convenient to do so now. All ext4 developers are strongly encouraged to test their patches using xfstests before sending them out for review; you are free to use your own installation of xfstests, but if you want something simple and turn-key, so there can be no excuses not to test, this is what kvm-xfstests is for. :-) Please do at least "smoke" testing, and if you are working on a major new feature, doing a full run using "-g auto" is much appreciated. Once I'm done running my baseline, I'll send out the results for your convenience; if your patches cause any regressions, *please* take a look and figure out why, since that will save me a lot of time and allow your patches to get merged that much more quickly. - Ted Quick start instructions: 0. Make sure qemu with kvm support is installed on your system. 1. Run the following commands: git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/ext2/xfstests-bld.git fstests cd fstests/kvm-xfstests wget -O test_appliance/root_fs.img https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tytso/kvm-xfstests/root_fs.img.i386 Substitute "i386" for "x86_64" in the above URL if you want to test using a native 64-bit userspace. It should be possible to use the 32-bit userspace with a 64-bit kernel, although you may run into some rough spots via-a-vis compat ioctls working correctly. (If you do, let me know; those are bugs that should be fixed. :-) 2. Take a look at the "config" file and either edit that file in place, or put override values in ~/.config/kvm-xfstests or config.custom. The latter is preferred. 3. Build a kernel with all of the necessary drives for kvm built into the kernel (i.e., no modules!). There are some sample kernel configs in the kernel-configs directory. 4. Run "./kvm-xfstests smoke" to do a quick test. Or "./kvm-xfstests -g auto" to do a full test. You can also run specific tests on specific configurations, i.e., "./kvm-xfstests -c bigalloc generic/013 generic/127". For more information, please see: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/fs/ext2/xfstests-bld.git/tree/kvm-xfstests/README GPL Compliance information can be found here: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tytso/kvm-xfstests/README -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
