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+#!/bin/bash
+# Check if --rootdir can handle special files (socket/fifo/char/block) correctly
+#
+# --rootdir had a problem of filling dir items/indexes with wrong type
+# and caused btrfs check to report such error
+
+source "$TOP/tests/common"
+
+check_prereq mkfs.btrfs
+check_prereq btrfs
+
+setup_root_helper # For mknod
+prepare_test_dev
+
+# mknod can create FIFO/CHAR/BLOCK file but not SOCK.
+# No neat tool to create socket file, unless using python or similar.
+# So no SOCK is tested here
+check_global_prereq mknod
+
+# Also check regular file
+check_global_prereq dd
+
+tmp=$(mktemp -d --tmpdir btrfs-progs-mkfs.rootdirXXXXXXX)
+
+run_check mkdir $tmp/dir
+run_check mkdir -p $tmp/dir/in/dir
+run_check mknod $tmp/fifo p
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER mknod $tmp/char c 1 1
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER mknod $tmp/block b 1 1
+run_check dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M count=1 of=$tmp/regular
+
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER "$TOP/mkfs.btrfs" -f -r "$tmp" $TEST_DEV
+
+rm -rf "$tmp"
+
+run_check $SUDO_HELPER "$TOP/btrfs" check $TEST_DEV
Add test case which checks if -r|--rootdir mount option can handle softlink/char/block/fifo files. Signed-off-by: Qu Wenruo <quwenruo.btrfs@gmx.com> --- changelog: v2: Use mktemp instead of $$ Use default test device size Remove unnecessary global prereq for basic tools like mkdir Put option before parameter for rm command All suggested by David. --- .../009-special-files-for-rootdir/test.sh | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+) create mode 100755 tests/mkfs-tests/009-special-files-for-rootdir/test.sh