#!/bin/sh . ./support.sh # The following commented-out examples of how to run blocktest for certain # driver and device pairs. The syntax of the calls is: # # block_test # # is the path to a device to run blocktest on. This may be a full # disk, a partition, or a subpartition. If possible, give blocktest the whole # disk; otherwise preferably the first partition with a size of slightly over # 8GB (for ATA) (better yet: slightly over 128GB); even fewer tests can be done # if you give it only a subpartition. # # is a comma-separated list of parameters for blocktest. The # following parameters are supported and in fact expected: # # rw (or) ro Specifying "rw" will let blocktest write to the target # partition. This allows for a lot more tests, but keep in mind # that any data on the partition (and, if the driver misbehaves, # on other partitions and possibly other disks) WILL BE DESTROYED. # Use "ro" for read-only mediums, such as CD-ROMs. # sector Sector size, in bytes. This should be 512 for ATA devices, and # 2048 for ATAPI devices. The default is 512. # min_read Minimum size of a read request. This must be at least 1 and at # most the sector size, and the sector size must be divisible by # it. A value other than the sector size allows blocktest to test # sub-sector reads. # min_write Minimum size of a write request. This must be at least 1 and at # most the sector size. Sub-sector write support is not common in # drivers, and therefore not yet well tested by blocktest. This # parameter is optional; if omitted, the sector size is used. # element Minimum size of a vector element within a larger I/O request. # This must be at least 1 and at most min_read, and min_read must # be divisible by this value. The idea is that several small # elements may add up to the minimum read size. # max Maximum size of any request. This should be a multiple of the # sector size. Blocktest will not test what happens when this # value is exceeded, but it will generate large requests up to # this value. For drivers that do not have a maximum request size, # simply use some large value (typically several megabytes). # # Before commenting out any entry, you MUST edit the device name for that # entry, or you WILL risk losing arbitrary data. You may run multiple tests in # parallel, on different devices. Note that at_wini has no maximum request # size, so an arbitray size is used. Finally, a disclaimer: a buggy device # driver may destroy any data it has access to, so use at your own risk. # AT_WINI ATA TEST (for IDE disk devices) #block_test /dev/c0d1 "rw,sector=512,min_read=512,element=2,max=16777216" # AT_WINI ATAPI TEST (for IDE CD-ROM devices) #block_test /dev/c0d2 "ro,sector=2048,min_read=2,element=2,max=16777216" # AHCI ATA TEST (for SATA disk devices) #block_test /dev/c2d0 "rw,sector=512,min_read=2,element=2,max=4194304" # AHCI ATAPI TEST (for SATA CD-ROM devices) #block_test /dev/c2d1 "ro,sector=2048,min_read=2,element=2,max=4194304" # VND TEST (for configured vnode disk devices) #block_test /dev/vnd0 "rw,min_read=1,min_write=1,element=1,max=16777216"