Re: [PATCH] xfs/073: destroy loop device when mount fails

On Fri, Aug 21, 2026 at 07:14:24AM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Otherwise the failure will leave a dangling loop device around and
> prevent unmounting of $TEST_DIR and thus various cascading later
> failures.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <[email protected]>

Yeah, we should pull down the loopdev if we're bailing out.
Reviewed-by: "Darrick J. Wong" <[email protected]>

--D

> ---
>  tests/xfs/073 | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/tests/xfs/073 b/tests/xfs/073
> index 2274079ef43b..057d1447639a 100755
> --- a/tests/xfs/073
> +++ b/tests/xfs/073
> @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ _verify_copy()
>  		_mount -o nouuid $loop_dev1 $target_dir
>  		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
>  			echo mount failed - evil!
> +			_destroy_loop_device $loop_dev1
>  			return
>  		fi
>  	fi
> -- 
> 2.53.0
> 
>