linux-ext4 - [PATCH] ext4/059: disable block_validity checks when mounting a corrupted file system

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Date:   Wed, 23 Aug 2023 10:56:21 -0400
From:   "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
To:     linux-fstests@....edu
Cc:     Ext4 Developers List <linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
Subject: [PATCH] ext4/059: disable block_validity checks when mounting a corrupted file system

Kernels with the commit "ext4: add correct group descriptors and
reserved GDT blocks to system zone" will refuse to mount the corrupted
file system constructed by this test.  So in order to perform the
test, we need to disable the block_validity checks.

Signed-off-by: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
---
 tests/ext4/059 | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/ext4/059 b/tests/ext4/059
index 4230bde92..e4af77f1e 100755
--- a/tests/ext4/059
+++ b/tests/ext4/059
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ $DEBUGFS_PROG -w -R "set_super_value s_reserved_gdt_blocks 100" $SCRATCH_DEV \
 $DEBUGFS_PROG -R "show_super_stats -h" $SCRATCH_DEV 2>/dev/null | \
 	grep "Reserved GDT blocks"
 
+# Kernels with the commit "ext4: add correct group descriptors and
+# reserved GDT blocks to system zone" will refuse to mount the file
+# system due to block_validity checks; so disable block_validity.
+MOUNT_OPTIONS="$MOUNT_OPTIONS -o noblock_validity"
+
 _scratch_mount
 
 # Expect no crash from this resize operation
-- 
2.31.0