[smartmontools-support] xselftest support in smartd

[Christian Franke]

Christopher Head wrote:
> Hello folks,
> I am not certain, but I think, from looking at the source code, that
> while smartctl supports the xselftest log, smartd does not (it only
> supports the selftest log—I guessed this because the smartd code
> appears to look at log directory entry 6 while the xselftest log is 7).
> Is this correct? I have a drive (OCZ-VERTEX3) which only supports
> xselftest, not selftest. Is it possible for smartd to monitor it for
> selftest results? If not, could this be a feature request for a future
> version? I can create an account and file the ticket myself if you
> prefer, but I wanted to check first whether I misunderstood anything.
>

You're right, there is no -l xselftest support in smartd. Feel free to 
create a ticket.

Thanks,
Christian