Re: [PATCH REPOST blktests v2 4/9] nvme: Use runtime fio background jobs

[Shinichiro Kawasaki]

On Apr 21, 2023 / 08:57, Daniel Wagner wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 08:29:22AM +0200, Hannes Reinecke wrote:
>  > --- a/tests/nvme/040
> > > +++ b/tests/nvme/040
> > > @@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ test() {
> > >   	# start fio job
> > >   	echo "starting background fio"
> > >   	_run_fio_rand_io --filename="/dev/${nvmedev}n1" --size=1g \
> > > -		--group_reporting --ramp_time=5  &> /dev/null &
> > > +		--group_reporting --ramp_time=5 \
> > > +		--time_based --runtime=1m &> /dev/null &
> > >   	sleep 5
> > >   	# do reset/remove operation
> > 
> > Wouldn't it be better to let _run_fio_rand_io pick the correct size?
> 
> Yes, makes sense.

If you do I/O size change for the test cases nvme/032 and nvme/040, could you
confirm the runtime reduction of the test cases? IIUC, the fio process stops
due to process kill or an I/O error, then I/O size reduction will not change
runtime of the test cases, I guess.

IMO, --time_based --runtime=1m is good to ensure that fio runs long enough,
even when nvme device size is configured with small size.