I installed this patch which I caught by code inspection (I don't have
easy access to a kernel with the noatime feature):
2006-03-08 Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* tests/dd/misc: iflags->iflag. This fixes a typo that meant the
noatime test never tested anything.
--- tests/dd/misc 9 Dec 2005 21:52:50 -0000 1.4
+++ tests/dd/misc 8 Mar 2006 18:11:55 -0000
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
#!/bin/sh
# Ensure dd treats `--' properly.
-# Also ensure that iflags=noatime works.
+# Also ensure that iflag=noatime works.
tmp_in=dd-in.$$
tmp_out=dd-out.$$
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ cmp $tmp_in $tmp_out || fail=1
old_ls=`ls -u --full-time $tmp_in`
sleep 1
-if dd iflags=noatime if=$tmp_in of=$tmp_out > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+if dd iflag=noatime if=$tmp_in of=$tmp_out > /dev/null 2>&1; then
new_ls=`ls -u --full-time $tmp_in`
if test "x$old_ls" != "x$new_ls"; then
- echo "dd iflags=noatime updated atime; O_NOATIME bug in your kernel?" >&2
+ echo "dd iflag=noatime updated atime; O_NOATIME bug in your kernel?" >&2
fail=1
fi
fi
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