Re: [PATCH] xfstests: fix modulo-by-zero error in fsx

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On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 06:04:15PM -0500, Alex Elder wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-07-19 at 13:49 +1000, Dave Chinner wrote:
> > From: Dave Chinner <dchinner@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > The recent fsx fixes has a logic error in the offset trimming code.
> > If a read is done when the file size is zero, then the logic error
> > causes a offset % 0 opertaion to occur. This causes fsx to get a
> > SIGFPE and die.
> > 
> > This was not discovered during my testing because I was using a
> > random seed that didn't trip this condition. Changing the seed to
> > that which test 091 uses (the default of 1) causes such an operation
> > to occur....
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Dave Chinner <dchinner@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> I realize you already committed this, but I'm finally
> getting around to reviewing it.
> 
> I started composing this message, explaining how you
> should have done something differently.  But at this
> point it'll be more constructive to just send a patch
> against what you have already committed.  So that will
> be coming shortly...

Yeah, better to have something working that perfect. Feel free to
make it better ;)

Cheers,

Dave.
-- 
Dave Chinner
david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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