diff --git a/qa/workunits/misc/mkpool_layout_vxattrs.sh b/qa/workunits/misc/mkpool_layout_vxattrs.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+touch foo.$$
+rados mkpool foo.$$
+poolid=$(ceph osd dump | grep "^pool" | awk '{print $2}' | tail -n 1)
+ceph mds add_data_pool ${poolid}
+setfattr -n ceph.file.layout.pool -v foo.$$ foo.$$
+
+# cleanup
+rados rmpool foo.$$ foo.$$ --yes-i-really-really-mean-it 
+rm foo.$$