Re: Open for contribution towards xfstests for btrfs

[Kiran Patil <kirantpatil@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 9:28 PM, Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 1/7/13 4:18 AM, Kiran Patil wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> We have a team of 5 students who would like to contribute to btrfs
>> filesystem testing using xfstests.
>>
>> Is there space for them to contribute?
>>
>> If yes, to whom do they need to keep in touch for guidance.
>
> (cc: xfs list)
>
> Are you thinking of writing new tests, or doing more formal testing
> with the existing testsuite?  Both would be useful.
>
> In particular, any time there's a bugfix, a regression test is helpful.
> Generic new tests of btrfs functionality would be good, too.
>
> I would suggest starting with a couple new tests, and cc: the xfs list
> for review.  In the course of the review you'll get a sense of the various
> conventions used in xfstests, etc.
>
> Simply running xfstests over various btrfs configurations would also
> be useful, to be sure any regressions caught by existing tests don't go
> unnoticed.
>
> thanks,
> -Eric
>
Dear Eric and David,

Thanks a lot for your inputs.

We will work on them and soon we will start our work.

Thank you,

-Kiran