[LTP] [PATCH v3] ioctl_loop01.c: Use proper device for partitioning

[Petr Vorel]

Hi Cyril,

> Hi!
> > > > The test should have needs_cmds set to parted (we do that properly in
> > > > ioctl09.c) then we do not have to handle the 255 exit code here since
> > > > the test would be skipped if it's missing.

> > > If we use needs_cmds all the check will be skipped in this case.

> > @Cyril: only single test require 'parted' as I reported in v1 [1].
> > Yeah, code gets slightly more complicated just because single test requires
> > parted. Or you would not care? IMHO it does not make sense to split test into
> > two (too much duplicity).

> The problem here is how to handle the metadata. One posible solution is
> to add a notion of optional dependencies so that we would have
> 'needs_foo' and 'wants_foo'. Or turn the needs_foo into a structure with
> an .optional boolean flag.

+1 but that should wait after the release.
Can I merge it with your RBT with the following diff below?

Kind regards,
Petr

> > But TINFO message should be turned in TCONF so that people notice.
> > tst_res(TINFO, "Current environment doesn't have parted disk, skip it");

> Yes please.

+++ testcases/kernel/syscalls/ioctl/ioctl_loop01.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static void check_loop_value(int set_flag, int get_flag, int autoclear_field)
 	TST_ASSERT_INT(autoclear_path, autoclear_field);
 
 	if (!parted_sup) {
-		tst_res(TINFO, "Current environment doesn't have parted disk, skip it");
+		tst_res(TCONF, "Current environment doesn't have parted disk, skip it");
 		return;
 	}