[LTP] [PATCH] setxattr: prefer not to run tests in tmpfs

[Maxin B. John]

Hi Cyril,

On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 5:11 PM, Cyril Hrubis <chrubis@suse.cz> wrote:
> Hi!
> NACK tests must not create any files outside it's temporary directory.

Ok.

> We can either exit the test with TCONF if /tmp is on tmpfs or format and
> mount a device and run these testcases on a file created there in that
> case.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It is clear now.

However, what about tests which fails by default on tmpfs like "fcntl" tests?
Should we default to the "/tmp" directory rather than mounting another device
and run the tests again ?

> --
> Cyril Hrubis
> chrubis@suse.cz

Best Regards,
Maxin