Quota: fix testcases not to send parallel writes for accurate

quota enforcement

Currently quota enforcer doesn't consider parallel writes
and allows quota to exceed limit where there are high rate
of parallel writes. Bug# 1223658 tracks the issue.

This patch fixes the spurious failures by not sending
parallel writes.
Using O_SYNC and O_APPEND flags and block size
not more that 256k (For higher block size NFS client
splits the block into 256k chinks and does parallel writes)

Change-Id: I297c164b030cecb87ce5b494c02b09e8b073b276
BUG: 1223798
Signed-off-by: vmallika <vmallika@redhat.com>
Reviewed-on: http://review.gluster.org/10878
Tested-by: NetBSD Build System
Tested-by: Gluster Build System <jenkins@build.gluster.com>
Reviewed-by: Raghavendra G <rgowdapp@redhat.com>
Tested-by: Raghavendra G <rgowdapp@redhat.com>

13 files changed, 157 insertions, 65 deletions

diff --git a/run-tests.sh b/run-tests.sh
index 3b56598677f..f52ef07690d 100755
--- a/run-tests.sh
+++ b/run-tests.sh
@@ -198,10 +198,8 @@ function is_bad_test ()
     	      ./tests/basic/uss.t			\
               ./tests/basic/afr/entry-self-heal.t       \
               ./tests/bugs/replicate/bug-1015990.t      \
-              ./tests/bugs/quota/bug-1038598.t  \
               ./tests/basic/afr/read-subvol-entry.t     \
               ./tests/basic/ec/quota.t  \
-              ./tests/bugs/distribute/bug-1161156.t     \
               ./tests/basic/tier/tier.t \
               ./tests/basic/quota-nfs.t \
               ./tests/bugs/quota/bug-1035576.t  \
diff --git a/tests/basic/ec/quota.t b/tests/basic/ec/quota.t
index 0dbc07738d2..cc2d4bd9efa 100755
--- a/tests/basic/ec/quota.t
+++ b/tests/basic/ec/quota.t
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ function usage()
 }
 
 cleanup
+QDD=$(dirname $0)/quota
+# compile the test write program and run it
+build_tester $(dirname $0)/../quota.c -o $QDD
 
 TEST glusterd
 TEST pidof glusterd
@@ -44,13 +47,12 @@ EXPECT "80%" soft_limit "/test";
 TEST $CLI volume quota $V0 soft-timeout 0
 TEST $CLI volume quota $V0 hard-timeout 0
 
-TEST ! dd if=/dev/urandom of=$M0/test/file1.txt bs=1024k count=12
-sleep 5
+TEST ! $QDD $M0/test/file1.txt 256 48
 TEST rm $M0/test/file1.txt
 
 EXPECT_WITHIN $MARKER_UPDATE_TIMEOUT "0Bytes" usage "/test"
 
-TEST dd if=/dev/urandom of=$M0/test/file2.txt bs=1024k count=8
+TEST $QDD $M0/test/file2.txt 256 32
 EXPECT_WITHIN $MARKER_UPDATE_TIMEOUT "8.0MB" usage "/test"
 
 TEST rm $M0/test/file2.txt
@@ -58,4 +60,5 @@ EXPECT_WITHIN $MARKER_UPDATE_TIMEOUT "0Bytes" usage "/test"
 TEST $CLI volume stop $V0
 EXPECT "1" get_aux
 
+rm -f $QDD
 cleanup;
diff --git a/tests/basic/quota-ancestry-building.t b/tests/basic/quota-ancestry-building.t
index e86e1e250ee..5824db37879 100755
--- a/tests/basic/quota-ancestry-building.t
+++ b/tests/basic/quota-ancestry-building.t
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ cleanup;
 # This tests quota enforcing on an inode without any path information.
 # This should cover anon-fd type of workload as well.
 
+QDD=$(dirname $0)/quota
+# compile the test write program and run it
+build_tester $(dirname $0)/quota.c -o $QDD
+
 TESTS_EXPECTED_IN_LOOP=8
 TEST glusterd
 TEST pidof glusterd
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ TEST fd_open 5 'w' "$M0/$deep/file3"
 TEST fd_open 6 'w' "$M0/$deep/file4"
 
 # consume all quota
-TEST ! dd if=/dev/zero of="$M0/$deep/file" bs=1000000 count=1
+TEST ! $QDD $M0/$deep/file 256 4
 
 # simulate name-less lookups for re-open where the parent information is lost.
 # Stopping and starting the bricks will trigger client re-open which happens on
@@ -62,4 +66,6 @@ exec 6>&-
 
 TEST $CLI volume stop $V0
 EXPECT "1" get_aux
+
+rm -f $QDD
 cleanup;
diff --git a/tests/basic/quota-anon-fd-nfs.t b/tests/basic/quota-anon-fd-nfs.t
index 6af8a3c7375..aaba0b1d16e 100755
--- a/tests/basic/quota-anon-fd-nfs.t
+++ b/tests/basic/quota-anon-fd-nfs.t
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 
 cleanup;
 
+QDD=$(dirname $0)/quota
+# compile the test write program and run it
+build_tester $(dirname $0)/quota.c -o $QDD
+
 TESTS_EXPECTED_IN_LOOP=16
 TEST glusterd
 TEST pidof glusterd
@@ -62,10 +66,8 @@ echo "World" >> $N0/$deep/new_file_1
 echo 1 >> $N0/$deep/new_file_1
 echo 2 >> $N0/$deep/new_file_1
 
-# compile the test write program and run it
-build_tester $(dirname $0)/quota.c -o $(dirname $0)/quota;
 # Try to create a 1M file which should fail
-TEST ! $(dirname $0)/quota $N0/$deep/new_file_2 "1048576"
+TEST ! $QDD $N0/$deep/new_file_2 256 4
 
 
 # At the end of each fop in server, reference count of the
@@ -96,4 +98,7 @@ EXPECT_WITHIN $UMOUNT_TIMEOUT "Y" force_umount $N0
 
 TEST $CLI volume stop $V0
 EXPECT "1" get_aux
+
+rm -f $QDD
+
 cleanup;
diff --git a/tests/basic/quota-nfs.t b/tests/basic/quota-nfs.t
index db73debef58..ef337a7b3ae 100755
--- a/tests/basic/quota-nfs.t
+++ b/tests/basic/quota-nfs.t
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ function usage()
 }
 
 cleanup;
+QDD=$(dirname $0)/quota
+# compile the test write program and run it
+build_tester $(dirname $0)/quota.c -o $QDD
 
 TEST glusterd
 TEST pidof glusterd
@@ -30,21 +33,19 @@ TEST mount_nfs $H0:/$V0 $N0
 deep=/0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9
 TEST mkdir -p $N0/$deep
 
-TEST dd if=/dev/zero of=$N0/$deep/file bs=1k count=10240
+TEST $QDD $N0/$deep/file 256 40
 
 TEST $CLI volume quota $V0 enable
 TEST $CLI volume quota $V0 limit-usage / 20MB
 TEST $CLI volume quota $V0 soft-timeout 0
 TEST $CLI volume quota $V0 hard-timeout 0
 
-TEST dd if=/dev/zero of=$N0/$deep/newfile_1 bs=512 count=10240
+TEST $QDD $N0/$deep/newfile_1 256 20
 # wait for write behind to complete.
 EXPECT_WITHIN $MARKER_UPDATE_TIMEOUT "15.0MB" usage "/"
 
-# compile the test write program and run it
-TEST $CC $(dirname $0)/quota.c -o $(dirname $0)/quota;
 # Try to create a 100Mb file which should fail
-TEST ! $(dirname $0)/quota $N0/$deep/newfile_2 "104857600"
+TEST ! $QDD $N0/$deep/newfile_2 256 400
 TEST rm -f $N0/$deep/newfile_2
 
 ## Before killing daemon to avoid deadlocks
@@ -52,4 +53,6 @@ umount_nfs $N0
 
 TEST $CLI volume stop $V0
 EXPECT "1" get_aux
+
+rm -f $QDD
 cleanup;
diff --git a/tests/basic/quota.c b/tests/basic/quota.c
index 4cc0322e132..50f56d6d718 100644
--- a/tests/basic/quota.c
+++ b/tests/basic/quota.c
@@ -3,45 +3,87 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+ssize_t
+nwrite (int fd, const void *buf, size_t count)
+{
+        ssize_t  ret        = 0;
+        ssize_t  written    = 0;
+
+        for (written = 0; written != count; written += ret) {
+                ret = write (fd, buf + written, count - written);
+                if (ret < 0) {
+                        if (errno == EINTR)
+                                ret = 0;
+                        else
+                                goto out;
+                }
+        }
+
+        ret = written;
+out:
+        return ret;
+}
 
 int
-file_write (char *filename, int filesize)
+file_write (char *filename, int bs, int count)
 {
-        int fd, ret = 0;
-        int i = 0;
-        char buf[1024] = {'a',};
-        fd = open (filename, O_RDWR|O_CREAT|O_APPEND, 0600);
-        while (i < filesize) {
-                ret = write(fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
+        int  fd              = 0;
+        int  ret             = -1;
+        int  i               = 0;
+        char *buf            = NULL;
+
+        bs = bs * 1024;
+
+        buf = (char *) malloc (bs);
+        if (buf == NULL)
+                goto out;
+
+        memset (buf, 0, bs);
+
+        fd = open (filename, O_RDWR|O_CREAT|O_SYNC, 0600);
+        while (i < count) {
+                ret = nwrite(fd, buf, bs);
                 if (ret == -1) {
                         close (fd);
-                        return ret;
-                }
-                i += sizeof(buf);
-                ret = fdatasync(fd);
-                if (ret) {
-                        close (fd);
-                        return ret;
+                        goto out;
                 }
+                i++;
         }
+
+        ret = fdatasync(fd);
+        if (ret) {
+                close (fd);
+                goto out;
+        }
+
         ret = close(fd);
         if (ret)
-                return ret;
+                goto out;
 
-        return 0;
+        ret = 0;
+
+out:
+        if (buf)
+                free (buf);
+        return ret;
 }
 
 int
 main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
-        if (argc != 3) {
-                printf("Usage: %s <filename> <size(in bytes)>\n", argv[0]);
+        if (argc != 4) {
+                printf("Usage: %s <filename> <block size in k> <count>\n",
+                        argv[0]);
                 return EXIT_FAILURE;
         }
 
-        printf ("argv[2] is %s\n", argv[2]);
-        if (file_write (argv[1], atoi(argv[2])) == -1)
+        if (file_write (argv[1], atoi(argv[2]), atoi(argv[3])) < 0) {
+                perror ("write failed");
                 return EXIT_FAILURE;
+        }
 
         return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/tests/basic/quota.t b/tests/basic/quota.t
index 7a3aaee2bcf..5552c4fdc3d 100755
--- a/tests/basic/quota.t
+++ b/tests/basic/quota.t
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 
 cleanup;
 
+QDD=$(dirname $0)/quota
+# compile the test write program and run it
+build_tester $(dirname $0)/quota.c -o $QDD
+
 TESTS_EXPECTED_IN_LOOP=19
 
 TEST glusterd
@@ -72,22 +76,20 @@ TEST $CLI volume quota $V0 hard-timeout 0
 ## Verify quota enforcement
 ## -----------------------------
 
-# compile the test write program and run it
-TEST $CC $(dirname $0)/quota.c -o $(dirname $0)/quota;
 # Try to create a 12MB file which should fail
-TEST ! $(dirname $0)/quota $M0/test_dir/1.txt "12582912"
+TEST ! $QDD $M0/test_dir/1.txt 256 48
 TEST rm $M0/test_dir/1.txt
 
 # wait for marker's accounting to complete
 EXPECT_WITHIN $MARKER_UPDATE_TIMEOUT "0Bytes" usage "/test_dir"
 
-TEST dd if=/dev/urandom of=$M0/test_dir/2.txt bs=1024k count=8
+TEST $QDD $M0/test_dir/2.txt 256 32
 EXPECT_WITHIN $MARKER_UPDATE_TIMEOUT "8.0MB" usage "/test_dir"
 TEST rm $M0/test_dir/2.txt
 EXPECT_WITHIN $MARKER_UPDATE_TIMEOUT "0Bytes" usage "/test_dir"
 
 ## rename tests
-TEST dd if=/dev/urandom of=$M0/test_dir/2 bs=1024k count=8
+TEST $QDD $M0/test_dir/2 256 32
 EXPECT_WITHIN $MARKER_UPDATE_TIMEOUT "8.0MB" usage "/test_dir"
 TEST mv $M0/test_dir/2 $M0/test_dir/0
 EXPECT_WITHIN $MARKER_UPDATE_TIMEOUT "8.0MB" usage "/test_dir"
@@ -144,8 +146,7 @@ done
 
 #53-62
 for i in `seq 1 9`; do
-        TEST_IN_LOOP dd if=/dev/urandom of="$M0/$TESTDIR/dir1/10MBfile$i" \
-                        bs=1024k count=10;
+        TEST_IN_LOOP $QDD "$M0/$TESTDIR/dir1/10MBfile$i" 256 40
 done
 
 # 63-64
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ EXPECT_WITHIN $REBALANCE_TIMEOUT "0" rebalance_completed
 ## <Try creating data beyond limit>
 ## --------------------------------
 for i in `seq 1 200`; do
-        dd if=/dev/urandom of="$M0/$TESTDIR/dir1/1MBfile$i" bs=1024k count=1 \
+        $QDD of="$M0/$TESTDIR/dir1/1MBfile$i" 256 4\
            2>&1 | egrep -v '(No space left|Disc quota exceeded)'
 done
 
@@ -194,4 +195,5 @@ EXPECT 'Stopped' volinfo_field $V0 'Status';
 TEST $CLI volume delete $V0;
 TEST ! $CLI volume info $V0;
 
+rm -f $QDD
 cleanup;
diff --git a/tests/bugs/distribute/bug-1099890.t b/tests/bugs/distribute/bug-1099890.t
index f48162c972b..40f70d4938b 100644
--- a/tests/bugs/distribute/bug-1099890.t
+++ b/tests/bugs/distribute/bug-1099890.t
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 
 cleanup;
 
+QDD=$(dirname $0)/quota
+# compile the test write program and run it
+build_tester $(dirname $0)/../../basic/quota.c -o $QDD
+
 TEST   glusterd;
 TEST   pidof glusterd;
 
@@ -49,14 +53,14 @@ EXPECT "150M" echo `df -h $M0 -P | tail -1 | awk {'print $2'}`
 
 # Create a new file 'foo' under the root of the volume, which hashes to subvol-0
 # of DHT, that consumes 40M
-TEST   dd if=/dev/zero of=$M0/foo bs=5120k count=8
+TEST $QDD $M0/foo 256 160
 
 TEST   stat $B0/${V0}1/foo
 TEST ! stat $B0/${V0}2/foo
 
 # Create a new file 'bar' under the root of the volume, which hashes to subvol-1
 # of DHT, that consumes 40M
-TEST   dd if=/dev/zero of=$M0/bar bs=5120k count=8
+TEST $QDD $M0/bar 256 160
 
 TEST ! stat $B0/${V0}1/bar
 TEST   stat $B0/${V0}2/bar
@@ -84,7 +88,7 @@ TEST   touch $M0/empty1;
 # If this bug is fixed, then DHT should be routing the creation to subvol-1 only
 # as it has more than min-free-disk space available.
 
-TEST   dd if=/dev/zero of=$M0/file bs=1k count=1
+TEST $QDD $M0/file 1 1
 sleep 1;
 TEST ! stat $B0/${V0}1/file
 TEST   stat $B0/${V0}2/file
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ TEST touch $M0/empty2;
 
 # Now I create a new file that hashes to subvol-0, at the end of which, there
 # will be less than min-free-disk space available on it.
-TEST   dd if=/dev/zero of=$M0/fil bs=5120k count=4
+TEST $QDD $M0/fil 256 80
 sleep 1;
 TEST   stat $B0/${V0}1/fil
 TEST ! stat $B0/${V0}2/fil
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ TEST   touch $M0/empty3;
 # Now I create a file that hashes to subvol-0 but since it has less than
 # min-free-disk space available, its data will be cached on subvol-1.
 
-TEST   dd if=/dev/zero of=$M0/zz bs=5120k count=1
+TEST $QDD $M0/zz 256 20
 
 TEST   stat $B0/${V0}1/zz
 TEST   stat $B0/${V0}2/zz
@@ -123,4 +127,5 @@ EXPECT "1" get_aux
 UMOUNT_LOOP ${B0}/${V0}{1,2}
 rm -f ${B0}/brick{1,2}
 
+rm -f $QDD
 cleanup
diff --git a/tests/bugs/distribute/bug-1161156.t b/tests/bugs/distribute/bug-1161156.t
index cc9522dc1a8..bedbf74ec05 100755
--- a/tests/bugs/distribute/bug-1161156.t
+++ b/tests/bugs/distribute/bug-1161156.t
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ function usage()
 
 cleanup;
 
+QDD=$(dirname $0)/quota
+# compile the test write program and run it
+build_tester $(dirname $0)/../../basic/quota.c -o $QDD
+
 TEST glusterd
 TEST pidof glusterd
 TEST $CLI volume info;
@@ -30,7 +34,7 @@ mydir="dir"
 TEST mkdir -p $N0/$mydir
 TEST mkdir -p $N0/newdir
 
-TEST dd if=/dev/zero of=$N0/$mydir/file bs=1k count=10240
+TEST $QDD $N0/$mydir/file 256 40
 
 TEST $CLI volume quota $V0 enable
 TEST $CLI volume quota $V0 limit-usage / 20MB
@@ -38,10 +42,10 @@ TEST $CLI volume quota $V0 limit-usage /newdir 5MB
 TEST $CLI volume quota $V0 soft-timeout 0
 TEST $CLI volume quota $V0 hard-timeout 0
 
-TEST dd if=/dev/zero of=$N0/$mydir/newfile_1 bs=512 count=10240
+TEST $QDD $N0/$mydir/newfile_1 256 20
 # wait for write behind to complete.
 EXPECT_WITHIN $MARKER_UPDATE_TIMEOUT "15.0MB" usage "/"
-TEST ! dd if=/dev/zero of=$N0/$mydir/newfile_2 bs=1k count=10240 conv=fdatasync
+TEST ! $QDD $N0/$mydir/newfile_2 256 40
 
 # Test rename within a directory. It should pass even when the
 # corresponding directory quota is filled.
@@ -53,4 +57,7 @@ TEST ! mv $N0/dir/newfile_3 $N0/newdir/
 umount_nfs $N0
 TEST $CLI volume stop $V0
 EXPECT "1" get_aux
+
+rm -f $QDD
+
 cleanup;
diff --git a/tests/bugs/quota/bug-1023974.t b/tests/bugs/quota/bug-1023974.t
index 06b66bf35a3..2fb93320045 100644
--- a/tests/bugs/quota/bug-1023974.t
+++ b/tests/bugs/quota/bug-1023974.t
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 
 cleanup;
 
+QDD=$(dirname $0)/quota
+# compile the test write program and run it
+build_tester $(dirname $0)/../../basic/quota.c -o $QDD
+
 TEST glusterd
 TEST pidof glusterd;
 TEST $CLI volume info;
@@ -26,13 +30,16 @@ TEST $CLI volume quota $V0 hard-timeout 0
 TEST $CLI volume quota $V0 soft-timeout 0
 
 #The corresponding write(3) should fail with EDQUOT ("Disk quota exceeded")
-TEST ! dd if=/dev/urandom of=$M0/1/2/file bs=1024k count=102;
+TEST ! $QDD $M0/1/2/file 256 408
 TEST mkdir -p $M0/1/3;
-TEST dd if=/dev/urandom of=$M0/1/3/file bs=1024k count=102;
+TEST $QDD $M0/1/3/file 256 408
 
 #The corresponding rename(3) should fail with EDQUOT ("Disk quota exceeded")
 TEST ! mv $M0/1/3/ $M0/1/2/3_mvd;
 
 TEST $CLI volume stop $V0
 EXPECT "1" get_aux
+
+rm -f $QDD
+
 cleanup;
diff --git a/tests/bugs/quota/bug-1038598.t b/tests/bugs/quota/bug-1038598.t
index d930a4f62e8..10fdb23424f 100644
--- a/tests/bugs/quota/bug-1038598.t
+++ b/tests/bugs/quota/bug-1038598.t
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
 cleanup;
 
+QDD=$(dirname $0)/quota
+# compile the test write program and run it
+build_tester $(dirname $0)/../../basic/quota.c -o $QDD
+
 TEST glusterd
 TEST pidof glusterd
 TEST $CLI volume info;
@@ -59,12 +63,12 @@ TEST $CLI volume quota $V0 limit-usage /test_dir 10MB 50
 EXPECT "10.0MB" hard_limit "/test_dir";
 EXPECT "50%" soft_limit "/test_dir";
 
-TEST dd if=/dev/zero of=$M0/test_dir/file1.txt bs=1024k count=4
+TEST $QDD $M0/test_dir/file1.txt 256 16
 EXPECT "4.0MB" usage "/test_dir";
 EXPECT 'No' sl_exceeded "/test_dir";
 EXPECT 'No' hl_exceeded "/test_dir";
 
-TEST dd if=/dev/zero of=$M0/test_dir/file1.txt bs=1024k count=6
+TEST $QDD $M0/test_dir/file1.txt 256 24
 EXPECT "6.0MB" usage "/test_dir";
 EXPECT 'Yes' sl_exceeded "/test_dir";
 EXPECT 'No' hl_exceeded "/test_dir";
@@ -73,10 +77,12 @@ EXPECT 'No' hl_exceeded "/test_dir";
 TEST $CLI volume set $V0 features.hard-timeout 0
 TEST $CLI volume set $V0 features.soft-timeout 0
 
-TEST ! dd if=/dev/zero of=$M0/test_dir/file1.txt bs=1024k count=15
+TEST ! $QDD $M0/test_dir/file1.txt 256 60
 EXPECT 'Yes' sl_exceeded "/test_dir";
 EXPECT 'Yes' hl_exceeded "/test_dir";
 TEST $CLI volume stop $V0
 EXPECT "1" get_aux
 
+rm -f $QDD
+
 cleanup;
diff --git a/tests/bugs/quota/bug-1087198.t b/tests/bugs/quota/bug-1087198.t
index 6eaae076fcc..44aa1b75e7a 100644
--- a/tests/bugs/quota/bug-1087198.t
+++ b/tests/bugs/quota/bug-1087198.t
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 
 cleanup;
 
+QDD=$(dirname $0)/quota
+# compile the test write program and run it
+build_tester $(dirname $0)/../../basic/quota.c -o $QDD
+
 #1
 ## Step 1
 TEST glusterd
@@ -54,11 +58,11 @@ TEST $CLI volume quota $V0 limit-usage /$QUOTA_LIMIT_DIR 100KB
 
 #16
 ## Step 3 and 4
-TEST dd if=/dev/urandom of=$N0/$QUOTA_LIMIT_DIR/95KB_file bs=1k count=95
+TEST $QDD $N0/$QUOTA_LIMIT_DIR/95KB_file 1 95
 #Uncomment below TEST once the bug# 1202292 is fixed
 #TEST grep -e "\"Usage crossed soft limit:.*used by /$QUOTA_LIMIT_DIR\"" -- $BRICK_LOG_DIR/*
 
-TEST dd if=/dev/urandom of=$N0/100KB_file bs=1k count=100
+TEST $QDD $N0/100KB_file 1 100
 #Uncomment below TEST once the bug# 1202292 is fixed
 #TEST grep -e "\"Usage crossed soft limit:.*used by /\"" -- $BRICK_LOG_DIR/*
 
@@ -67,11 +71,11 @@ TEST dd if=/dev/urandom of=$N0/100KB_file bs=1k count=100
 TEST sleep 10
 
 ## Step 6
-TEST dd if=/dev/urandom of=$N0/$QUOTA_LIMIT_DIR/1KB_file bs=1k count=1
+TEST $QDD $N0/$QUOTA_LIMIT_DIR/1KB_file 1 1
 TEST grep -e "\"Usage is above soft limit:.*used by /$QUOTA_LIMIT_DIR\"" -- $BRICK_LOG_DIR/*
 
 #23
-TEST dd if=/dev/urandom of=$N0/1KB_file bs=1k count=1
+TEST $QDD $N0/1KB_file 1 1
 TEST grep -e "\"Usage is above soft limit:.*used by /\"" -- $BRICK_LOG_DIR/*
 
 #25
@@ -80,4 +84,7 @@ EXPECT_WITHIN $UMOUNT_TIMEOUT "Y" force_umount $N0
 
 TEST $CLI volume stop $V0
 EXPECT "1" get_aux
+
+rm -f $QDD
+
 cleanup;
diff --git a/tests/bugs/quota/inode-quota.t b/tests/bugs/quota/inode-quota.t
index 58376d5058f..55a26fa0d2b 100644
--- a/tests/bugs/quota/inode-quota.t
+++ b/tests/bugs/quota/inode-quota.t
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ function quota_object_list_field () {
 
 cleanup;
 
+QDD=$(dirname $0)/quota
+# compile the test write program and run it
+build_tester $(dirname $0)/../../basic/quota.c -o $QDD
+
 TESTS_EXPECTED_IN_LOOP=9
 
 TEST glusterd
@@ -81,18 +85,14 @@ EXPECT "10" quota_object_list_field "/test_dir" 2
 # Check the quota enforcement mechanism for usage
 #-----------------------------------------------------
 
-# Compile the program which basically created a file
-# of required size
-TEST $CC $(dirname $0)/../../basic/quota.c -o $(dirname $0)/quota
-
 # try creating a 8MB file and it should fail
-TEST $(dirname $0)/quota $M0/test_dir/test1.txt '8388608'
+TEST $QDD $M0/test_dir/test1.txt 256 32
 EXPECT_WITHIN $MARKER_UPDATE_TIMEOUT "8.0MB" quota_list_field "/test_dir" 2
 TEST rm -f $M0/test_dir/test1.txt
 EXPECT_WITHIN $MARKER_UPDATE_TIMEOUT "0Bytes" quota_list_field "/test_dir" 2
 
 # try creating a 15MB file and it should succeed
-TEST ! $(dirname $0)/quota $M0/test_dir/test2.txt '15728640'
+TEST ! $QDD $M0/test_dir/test2.txt 256 60
 TEST rm -f $M0/test_dir/test2.txt
 
 
@@ -130,4 +130,5 @@ TEST $CLI volume stop $V0
 EXPECT "1" get_aux
 TEST $CLI volume delete $V0
 
+rm -f $QDD
 cleanup;