Re: [Qemu-devel] [Qemu-block] [PATCH 1/7] qemu-iotests: check: don't place files with predictable names in /tmp

[Max Reitz]

On 05.04.2016 11:21, Sascha Silbe wrote:
> Placing files with predictable or even hard-coded names in /tmp is a
> security risk and can prevent or disturb operation on a multi-user
> machine. Place them inside the "scratch" directory instead, as we
> already do for most other test-related files.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sascha Silbe <address@hidden>
> Reviewed-by: Bo Tu <address@hidden>
> ---
>  tests/qemu-iotests/check | 21 +++++++++++----------
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

Nice side effect: With this patch it's possible to run multiple
instances of the iotests in parallel (for different formats/protocols)
without them interfering with each other.

Grepping for '/tmp' in the iotests directory yields more occurrences,
however: Many tests set the tmp variable to /tmp/$$. Let's see whether
we can just remove that or have to replace it by "${TEST_DIR}"/$$.

"common.filter" evaluates $tmp, but the single filter that does so is
actually never used any more. Other than that, only "common" evaluates
it, but "common" is sourced by "check". Thus I think those tests setting
$tmp is superfluous and dropping it should be fine.

For this patch:

Reviewed-by: Max Reitz <address@hidden>

You decide whether you want to drop the tmp=/tmp/$$ lines in the tests
in a dedicated (follow-up) patch or include it here.

Max

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