On 14-08-27 12:08 AM, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:49:51 -0400, Greg Freemyer said:
>> A decade plus ago when I first got interested in using xfs for a production
>> system, the freeze feature would randomly fail for me.  I was able to update
>> the xfstest that exercised that code and get a reproducer.  I didn't do the
>> actual kernel fix, but I still think of that as my first significant
>> contribution to the kernel.
>
> Never underestimate the value of that.  Clued users who submit good
> bug reports and who can replicate/test patches or provide good test
> cases are worth their weight in gold.
>

Good to known after testing file systems and what tools are the standard in the community.
Regards Nick

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