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+			==============================
+			AUXILIARY PROGRAMS FOR TESTING
+			==============================
+
+Not everything a test script can do is easily done within a test script;
+sometimes it makes a lot more sense to write auxiliary program in C and have
+the test script call them.  Auxiliary commands can be found in the src/
+directory and in other packages.
+
+Tests wanting to use an auxiliary program found in the src/ directory should
+note the dependency with:
+
+	_require_test_program "<program-name>"
+
+
+Contents:
+
+ - af_unix	-- Create an AF_UNIX socket
+ - stat_test	-- statx syscall exercise
+ - xfs_io	-- General I/O operation exercise
+
+
+==================
+QUICK DESCRIPTIONS
+==================
+
+af_unix
+
+	The af_unix program creates an AF_UNIX socket at the given location.
+
+stat_test
+
+	The stat_test program is primarily designed to exercise the statx()
+	system call.  It can check statx() against fstatat() and it can
+	compare and check various file attributes.
+
+	See also:
+		_require_statx
+
+
+xfs_io
+
+	The xfs_io program can be found in the xfsprogs package and can be used
+	to perform sequences of I/O commands, though it is limited to what it
+	can do on open files.
+
+	xfs_io is a debugging tool that is aimed at examining regular file I/O
+	paths rather than a raw XFS volume itself.  These code paths include
+	not only the obvious read/write/mmap interfaces for manipulating files,
+	but also cover all of the XFS extensions (such as space preallocation,
+	additional inode flags, etc).
+
+	Most of its commands can also be used with other filesystems.
+
+	See also:
+		_require_xfs_io_command
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+		   ========================================
+		   TESTING FOR REQUIREMENTS IN TEST SCRIPTS
+		   ========================================
+
+Test scripts need to indicate to the infrastructure what sorts of requirements
+they have.  This is done with _require_<xxx> macros, which may take parameters.
+
+ (1) General requirements.
+
+	_require_command "$<NAME_PROG>" <name>
+	_require_test
+	_require_test_program <name>
+	_require_xfs_io_command <name> [<switch>]
+
+ (2) System call requirements.
+
+	_require_statx
+
+
+====================
+GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
+====================
+
+_require_command "$NAME_PROG" name
+
+     The test requires an external command, called 'name' be present on the
+     system and that '$VAR' should be set with the path to that command.  $VAR
+     should then be used to refer to the command when executing it.  For
+     example:
+
+	_require_command "KILLALL_PROG" killall
+
+     to locate the killall command and then:
+
+	$KILLALL_PROG -q $FSSTRESS_PROG
+
+     to make use of it.
+
+
+_require_test
+
+     The test requires that the block device specified by $TEST_DEV be mounted
+     on $TEST_DIR.
+
+
+_require_test_program <name>
+
+     The test requires a program by the name of 'name' be present and built in
+     the src/ directory.  For example:
+
+	_require_test_program "stat_test"
+
+     requires that src/stat_test be built.
+
+
+_require_xfs_io_command <name> [<switch>]
+
+     The test requires that the xfs_io command be available, that it supports
+     command <name> and, optionally, that that command supports the specified
+     switch.  For example:
+
+	_require_xfs_io_command "falloc"
+	_require_xfs_io_command "chattr" "+/-x"
+
+     The first requires that xfs_io support the falloc command and the second
+     that it supports the chattr command and that the chattr command supports
+     the +x and -x arguments (DAX attribute).
+
+
+========================
+SYSTEM CALL REQUIREMENTS
+========================
+
+_require_statx
+
+     The test requires the use of the statx() system call and will be skipped
+     if it isn't available in the kernel.
