Re: [PATCH v7 04/11] fstests: add _require_unique_f_fsid() helper

Anand Suveer Jain <[email protected]> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:37:12 +0800
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.fstests,net.sourceforge.lists.linux-f2fs-devel,org.kernel.vger.linux-btrfs,org.kernel.vger.linux-ext4,org.kernel.vger.linux-xfs
Message-ID <[email protected]>
> _require_unique_fsid(
> {
> 	case "$FSTYP" in
> 	ext*)
> 		# Ext4 derives f_fsid from the superblock UUID, meaning
> 		# clones share the same f_fsid until their UUIDs
> 		# diverge.
> 		_notrun "Target filesystem ($FSTYP) does not guarantee unique f_fsid on clones."
> 		;;
> 	*)
> 		# Conversely, XFS, Btrfs, and F2FS ensure f_fsid remains
> 		# unique per filesystem instance (often by deriving it
> 		# from the UUID and underlying block device.)
> 		;;

> 	fi
esac

> }
> 
> --D
> 

Yeah sure, suggestions applied.

Thanks, Anand