| InitEmpty
(* /dev/sda contains a single partition /dev/sda1, with random
- * content. /dev/sdb and /dev/sdc may have random content.
- * No LVM.
+ * content. No LVM.
*)
| InitPartition
(* /dev/sda contains a single partition /dev/sda1, which is formatted
* as ext2, empty [except for lost+found] and mounted on /.
- * /dev/sdb and /dev/sdc may have random content.
* No LVM.
+ *
+ * Note: for testing filesystem operations, it is quicker to use
+ * InitScratchFS
*)
| InitBasicFS
* /dev/sda1 (is a PV):
* /dev/VG/LV (size 8MB):
* formatted as ext2, empty [except for lost+found], mounted on /
- * /dev/sdb and /dev/sdc may have random content.
+ *
+ * Note: only use this if you really need a freshly created filesystem
+ * on LVM. Normally you should use InitScratchFS instead.
*)
| InitBasicFSonLVM
*)
| InitISOFS
+ (* /dev/sdb1 (write scratch disk) is mounted on /. The filesystem
+ * will be empty.
+ *
+ * Note that this filesystem is not recreated between tests, and
+ * could contain random files and directories from previous tests.
+ * Therefore it is recommended that you create uniquely named files
+ * and directories for your tests.
+ *)
+ | InitScratchFS
+
(* Sequence of commands for testing. *)
and seq = cmd list
and cmd = string list