[PATCH] xfstests: enhance ltp/fsx with a timeout option

[David Sterba]

Hi,

On Wed, Mar 06, 2013 at 12:31:27PM -0600, Rich Johnston wrote:
> I used test 263 to verify that fsx works as expected with the new -T and the
> existing -N options.  With the -T option of course, test 263 will fail.  I
> don't suggest that we change existing tests but add new tests which use the
> new -T option. Do you have a new test which you intend to use the -T option
> that can be submitted with this patch?

I understand that changing behaviour of existing checks is not desirable.

The -T option to fsx was inspired by the test we used to hunt a bug at
3.8-rc time where 50 concurrent direct io fsx jobs triggered the bug in
about 10 minutes or it was considered fine.

fsx -q xxxf$x -Z -R -W -r 4096 -w 4096
(http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.file-systems.btrfs/22447)

I'll send this test integrated into xfstests harness.

david