kvm-unit-test: more documentation and runner script
PATCH v2 1/1 kvm-unit-test: more documentation and runner script
Add documentation about using qemu-system for unit tests. Add runner script to select the correct binary and flags.
Signed-off-by Michael S. Tsirkin <[email protected]>
---
Changes from v1:
fix typo for qemu-system flags
add lmr's comment about exit status
README | 15 ++++++++++++++- x86-run | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100755 x86-run
README +14 -1
@@ -10,10 +10,23 @@ To create the tests' images just type 'make' in this directory. Tests' images created in ./<ARCH>/*.flat An example of a test invocation: -qemu-system-x86_64 -device testdev,chardev=testlog -chardev file,id=testlog,path=msr.out -serial stdio -kernel ./x86/msr.flat +Using qemu-kvm: + +qemu-kvm -device testdev,chardev=testlog -chardev file,id=testlog,path=msr.out -serial stdio -kernel ./x86/msr.flat This invocation runs the msr test case. The test outputs to stdio. +Using qemu (supported since qemu 1.3): +qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -device pc-testdev -serial stdio -device isa-debug-exit,iobase=0xf4,iosize=0x4 -kernel ./x86/msr.flat + +Or use a runner script to detect the correct invocation: +./x86-run ./x86/msr.flat +To select a specific qemu binary, specify the QEMU=<path> environment: +QEMU=/tmp/qemu/x86_64-softmmu/qemu-system-x86_64 ./x86-run ./x86/msr.flat +The exit status of the binary (and the script) is inconsistent: with +qemu-system, after the unittest is done, the exit status of qemu is 1, +different from the 'old style' qemu-kvm, whose exit status in successful +completion is 0. Directory structure: .: Makefile and config files for the tests
x86-run new file +27 -0
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +#!/usr/bin/bash + +qemukvm="${QEMU:-qemu-kvm}" +qemusystem="${QEMU:-qemu-system-x86_64}" +if + ${qemukvm} -device '?' 2>&1 | fgrep -e \"testdev\" -e \"pc-testdev\" > /dev/null; +then + qemu="${qemukvm}" +else + if + ${qemsystem} -device '?' 2>&1 | fgrep -e \"testdev\" -e \"pc-testdev\" > /dev/null; + then + qemu="${qemusystem}" + else + echo QEMU binary ${QEMU} has no support for test device. Exiting. + exit 1 + fi +fi + +if + ${qemu} -device '?' 2>&1 | fgrep "pc-testdev" > /dev/null; +then + command="${qemu} -enable-kvm -device pc-testdev -serial stdio -device isa-debug-exit,iobase=0xf4,iosize=0x4 -kernel" +else + command="${qemu} -device testdev,chardev=testlog -chardev file,id=testlog,path=msr.out -serial stdio -kernel" +fi +exec ${command} "$@"
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Marcelo Tosatti
AppliedRe: [PATCHv2] kvm-unit-test: more documentation and runner script\
Quoted 9 lines · Michael S. Tsirkin
Add documentation about using qemu-system for unit tests. Add runner script to select the correct binary and flags.
Signed-off-by Michael S. Tsirkin <[email protected]>---
Changes from v1:
fix typo for qemu-system flags
add lmr's comment about exit status
Applied, thanks.