Ext4 data corruption in stable kernels

Posted Dec 12, 2023 18:13 UTC (Tue) by wtarreau (subscriber, #51152)
In reply to: Ext4 data corruption in stable kernels by bgilbert
Parent article: Ext4 data corruption in stable kernels

> Suppose the stable team announced their intention to gate stable releases on automated testing, and put out a call for suitable test suites. Test suites could be required to meet a defined quality bar (low false positive rate, completion within the 48-hour review period, automatic bisection), and any suite that repeatedly failed to meet the bar could be removed from the test program.

OK so something someone has to write and operate.

> If no one at all stepped up to offer their tests, I would be shocked.

Apparently it's just been proposed, by you. When will we benefit from your next improvements to the process ?