Pádraig Brady wrote: > On 26/07/11 14:23, Jim Meyering wrote: >> Pádraig Brady wrote: >> ... >> >>> Note also your original test didn't fail for me on ext4 on F15. >> > >> I suspect you'll see that it's processing those two files in the reverse >> order on your system. In case it's kernel-related, I'm using this: >> 2.6.38.8-32.fc15.x86_64 >> and the disk is an SSD. > > My guess here is there is inode sorting going on, > which is unstable and returning matching inodes in > a non deterministic order? > > Anyway I've updated the test (attached) to try both ways. ... > Subject: [PATCH] tests: cp/preserve-link: test all relevant paths > > * tests/cp/preserve-link: Add test cases for when a missing > link in the destination tree is encountered first and second. > Also add cases for old and new separate files in the destination > tree, both to make the clobbering behavior explicit, and to > test any changes in this area in future.
Thanks!
