--- name: "nfstest_sparse" section: "1" platform: "linux" package: "nfstest" version: "3.2-3" release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/nfstest_sparse" --- # nfstest\_sparse(1) Sparse file tests ## NAME nfstest\_sparse - Sparse file tests ## SYNOPSIS nfstest\_sparse --server \ \[options\] ## DESCRIPTION Verify correct functionality of sparse files. These are files which have unallocated or uninitialized data blocks as holes. The new NFSv4.2 operation SEEK is used to search for the next hole or data segment in a file. Basic tests verify the SEEK operation returns the correct offset of the next hole or data with respect to the starting offset given to the seek system call. Verify the SEEK operation is sent to the server with the correct stateid as a READ call. All files have a virtual hole at the end of the file so when searching for the next hole, even if the file does not have a hole, it returns the size of the file. Some tests include testing at the protocol level by taking a packet trace and inspecting the actual packets sent to the server. Negative tests include trying to SEEK starting from an offset beyond the end of the file. ## OPTIONS - \--version show program's version number and exit - \-h, --help show this help message and exit - \-f FILE, --file=FILE File where options are specified besides the system wide file /etc/nfstest, user wide file $HOME/.nfstest or in the current directory .nfstest file ### NFS specific options: - \-s SERVER, --server=SERVER Server name or IP address - \-e EXPORT, --export=EXPORT Exported file system to mount \[default: '/'\] - \--nfsversion=NFSVERSION NFS version, e.g., 3, 4, 4.1, etc. \[default: 4.2\] - \-m MTPOINT, --mtpoint=MTPOINT Mount point \[default: '/mnt/t'\] - \-p PORT, --port=PORT NFS server port \[default: 2049\] - \--proto=PROTO NFS protocol name \[default: 'tcp'\] - \--sec=SEC Security flavor \[default: 'sys'\] - \--nconnect=NCONNECT Multiple TCP connections option \[default: '1'\] - \-o MTOPTS, --mtopts=MTOPTS Mount options \[default: 'hard,rsize=4096,wsize=4096'\] - \--datadir=DATADIR Data directory where files are created, directory is created on the mount point \[default: ''\] ### Logging options: - \-v VERBOSE, --verbose=VERBOSE Verbose level for debug messages \[default: 'opts\|info\|dbg1\|dbg2\|dbg3'\] - \--tverbose=TVERBOSE Verbose level for test messages \[default: '1'\] - \--createlog Create log file - \--rexeclog Create rexec log files - \--warnings Display warnings - \--tag=TAG Informational tag, it is displayed as an INFO message \[default: ''\] - \--notty Do not use terminal colors on output - \--isatty Use terminal colors on output -- useful when running with nohup ### Packet trace options: - \--createtraces Create a packet trace for each test - \--tbsize=TBSIZE Capture buffer size for tcpdump \[default: 192k\] - \--trcdelay=TRCDELAY Seconds to delay before stopping packet trace \[default: 2.0\] - \--keeptraces Do not remove any trace files \[default: remove trace files if no errors\] - \--rmtraces Remove trace files \[default: remove trace files if no errors\] - \-i INTERFACE, --interface=INTERFACE Device interface \[default: automatically selected\] ### File options: - \--nfiles=NFILES Number of files to create \[default: 2\] - \--filesize=FILESIZE File size to use for test files \[default: 64k\] - \--rsize=RSIZE Read size to use when reading files \[default: 4k\] - \--wsize=WSIZE Write size to use when writing files \[default: 4k\] - \--iodelay=IODELAY Seconds to delay I/O operations \[default: 0.1\] - \--offset-delta=OFFSET\_DELTA Read/Write offset delta \[default: 4k\] ### Path options: - \--sudo=SUDO Full path of binary for sudo \[default: '/usr/bin/sudo'\] - \--kill=KILL Full path of binary for kill \[default: '/usr/bin/kill'\] - \--nfsstat=NFSSTAT Full path of binary for nfsstat \[default: '/usr/sbin/nfsstat'\] - \--tcpdump=TCPDUMP Full path of binary for tcpdump \[default: '/usr/sbin/tcpdump'\] - \--iptables=IPTABLES Full path of binary for iptables \[default: '/usr/sbin/iptables'\] - \--messages=MESSAGES Full path of log messages file \[default: '/var/log/messages'\] - \--trcevents=TRCEVENTS Full path of tracing events directory \[default: '/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events'\] - \--trcpipe=TRCPIPE Full path of trace pipe file \[default: '/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/trace\_pipe'\] - \--tmpdir=TMPDIR Temporary directory \[default: '/tmp'\] ### Debug options: - \--nocleanup Do not cleanup created files - \--notimestamps Do not display timestamps in debug messages - \--bugmsgs=BUGMSGS File containing test messages to mark as bugs if they failed - \--nomount Do not mount server and run the tests on local disk space - \--basename=BASENAME Base name for all files and logs \[default: automatically generated\] - \--nfsdebug=NFSDEBUG Set NFS kernel debug flags and save log messages \[default: ''\] - \--rpcdebug=RPCDEBUG Set RPC kernel debug flags and save log messages \[default: ''\] - \--tracepoints=TRACEPOINTS List of trace points modules to enable \[default: ''\] - \--nfsstats Get NFS stats \[default: 'False'\] - \--pktdisp Display main packets related to the given test - \--nfserrors Fail every NFS error found in the packet trace - \--client-ipaddr=CLIENT\_IPADDR IP address of localhost ### Reporting options: - \--xunit-report Generate xUnit compatible test report - \--xunit-report-file=XUNIT\_REPORT\_FILE Path to xout report file ### Test options: - \--runtest=RUNTEST Comma separated list of tests to run, if list starts with a '^' then all tests are run except the ones listed \[default: 'all'\] ## TESTS ### seek ``` Run all SEEK tests: seek01, seek02, seek03, seek04 ``` ### seek01 ``` Verify SEEK succeeds searching for the next data ``` ### seek02 ``` Verify SEEK succeeds searching for the next hole ``` ### seek03 ``` Verify SEEK searching for next data fails with ENXIO when offset is beyond the end of the file ``` ### seek04 ``` Verify SEEK searching for next hole fails with ENXIO when offset is beyond the end of the file ``` ### all ``` Run all tests: seek01, seek02, seek03, seek04 ``` ## EXAMPLES The only required option is --server\ $ nfstest\_sparse --server 192.168.0.11 ## NOTES The user id in the local host must have access to run commands as root using the 'sudo' command without the need for a password. Valid only for NFS version 4.2 and above. ## SEE ALSO **[nfstest.test\_util(3)](/nfstest.test_util/3.md),** **[nfstest.utils(3)](/nfstest.utils/3.md),** **[nfstest\_alloc(1)](/nfstest_alloc/1.md),** **[nfstest\_cache(1)](/nfstest_cache/1.md),** **[nfstest\_delegation(1)](/nfstest_delegation/1.md),** **[nfstest\_dio(1)](/nfstest_dio/1.md),** **[nfstest\_fcmp(1)](/nfstest_fcmp/1.md),** **[nfstest\_file(1)](/nfstest_file/1.md),** **[nfstest\_interop(1)](/nfstest_interop/1.md),** **[nfstest\_io(1)](/nfstest_io/1.md),** **[nfstest\_lock(1)](/nfstest_lock/1.md),** **[nfstest\_pkt(1)](/nfstest_pkt/1.md),** **[nfstest\_pnfs(1)](/nfstest_pnfs/1.md),** **[nfstest\_posix(1)](/nfstest_posix/1.md),** **[nfstest\_rdma(1)](/nfstest_rdma/1.md),** **[nfstest\_ssc(1)](/nfstest_ssc/1.md),** **[nfstest\_xattr(1)](/nfstest_xattr/1.md),** **[nfstest\_xid(1)](/nfstest_xid/1.md),** **[packet.nfs.nfs4\_const(3)](/packet.nfs.nfs4_const/3.md)** ## BUGS No known bugs. ## AUTHOR Jorge Mora (mora@netapp.com)