linux-ext4 - Re: Ubuntu Ext4 regression testing

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:15:10 -0700
From:	Brad Figg <brad.figg@...onical.com>
To:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>
CC:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, xfs-oss <xfs@....sgi.com>
Subject: Re: Ubuntu Ext4 regression testing

On 09/12/2012 04:01 PM, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> Hi Brad -
> 
> (cc: xfs list too)
> 
> On 9/12/12 5:52 PM, Brad Figg wrote:
>>
>> The Ubuntu kernel team has been putting some automated testing
>> infrastructure in place. We are very interested in engaging with
>> the appropriate upstream developers. We have been running the
>> xfstests that come as part of the autotest testing framework.
>> Some of these tests fail or never complete when run against an
>> Ext4 file-system. 
> 
> Which ones?  Feel free to file bugs or send mail.  Tests should pass.
> Sometimes it's a test bug, though, of course ;)
> 
>> Our initial questions are:
>>
>> 1. Is this an appropriate set of tests to be run as regression
>>    tests?
> 
> Yes, that's what it's for!
> 
>> 2. Is there a list of the xfstests that are appropriate for
>>    Ext4?
> 
> Any test which says
> 
> _supported_fs generic
> or
> _supported_fs ext4
> 
> can run on ext4, and should in theory pass.  I think there are
> about 100 of them by now.
> 
> There is a "dangerous" group (see groups file) which contains test nrs that
> might stop testing via a hang or panic.  But don't skip those by
> default; newer kernels with those bugs fixed _should_ pass them too.
> 
>> 3. Are there additional regression tests that would be beneficial
>>    to the Linux community for us to be running?
> 
> We've been encouraging new tests to be written for xfstests lately,
> and it's gotten a good amount of traction.  There certainly may be
> other things out there, though.
> 
> -Eric
> 
> 
>> Test results can be found at:
>>     http://kernel.ubuntu.com/testing/index.html
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>> Brad
>>
> 
> --
> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in
> the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
> More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
> 

I'm going to be doing some new runs so anything I find will be reported.

Thanks,
Brad
-- 
Brad Figg brad.figg@...onical.com http://www.canonical.com
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html