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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Verify that check can detect invalid metadata backref level.
+#
+# There is a report that btrfs-check original mode doesn't report invalid
+# metadata backref level, and lowmem mode would just crash.
+#
+# Make sure btrfs check can at least detect such error.
+
+source "$TEST_TOP/common"
+
+check_prereq btrfs
+
+check_image() {
+	run_mustfail "invalid metadata backref level not detected" \
+		"$TOP/btrfs" check "$1"
+}
+
+check_all_images