add inital SF tests

index eefac377567a..000afce93c4a 100644
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ processing.
   option takes a single argument which is used to filter test names. Simple
   logical operators are supported. For example:
   - `'ums'` runs only tests with "ums" in their name.
-  - ``ut_dm'` runs only tests with "ut_dm" in their name. Note that in this
+  - `'ut_dm'` runs only tests with "ut_dm" in their name. Note that in this
     case, "ut_dm" is a parameter to a test rather than the test name. The full
     test name is e.g. "test_ut[ut_dm_leak]".
   - `'not reset'` runs everything except tests with "reset" in their name.

index 000afce93c4a..aed2fd063a81 100644
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ If U-Boot has already been built:
 
 ```bash
 PATH=$HOME/ubtest/bin:$PATH \
-    PYTHONPATH=${HOME}/ubtest/py:${PYTHONPATH} \
+    PYTHONPATH=${HOME}/ubtest/py/${HOSTNAME}:${PYTHONPATH} \
     ./test/py/test.py --bd seaboard
 ```
 

@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ follow:
 ```bash
 CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-eabi- \
     PATH=$HOME/ubtest/bin:$PATH \
-    PYTHONPATH=${HOME}/ubtest/py:${PYTHONPATH} \
+    PYTHONPATH=${HOME}/ubtest/py/${HOSTNAME}:${PYTHONPATH} \
     ./test/py/test.py --bd seaboard --build
 ```
 

index 9acb92ddc448..64584494e463 100644
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import os.path
 import pytest
 import sys
 import time
-import pytest
 
 def md5sum_data(data):
     """Calculate the MD5 hash of some data.

index 64584494e463..de9ee2643f51 100644
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import os.path
 import pytest
 import sys
 import time
+import re
 
 def md5sum_data(data):
     """Calculate the MD5 hash of some data.

@@ -310,3 +311,25 @@ def persistent_file_helper(u_boot_log, filename):
     """
 
     return PersistentFileHelperCtxMgr(u_boot_log, filename)
+
+def crc32(u_boot_console, address, count):
+    """Helper function used to compute the CRC32 value of a section of RAM.
+
+    Args:
+        u_boot_console: A U-Boot console connection.
+        address: Address where data starts.
+        count: Amount of data to use for calculation.
+
+    Returns:
+        CRC32 value
+    """
+
+    bcfg = u_boot_console.config.buildconfig
+    has_cmd_crc32 = bcfg.get('config_cmd_crc32', 'n') == 'y'
+    assert has_cmd_crc32, 'Cannot compute crc32 without CONFIG_CMD_CRC32.'
+    output = u_boot_console.run_command('crc32 %08x %x' % (address, count))
+
+    m = re.search('==> ([0-9a-fA-F]{8})$', output)
+    assert m, 'CRC32 operation failed.'
+
+    return m.group(1)

new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..efcd753c1abe
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2016, Xilinx Inc. Michal Simek
+# Copyright (c) 2017, Xiphos Systems Corp. All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+import re
+import pytest
+import random
+import u_boot_utils
+
+"""
+Note: This test relies on boardenv_* containing configuration values to define
+which SPI Flash areas are available for testing.  Without this, this test will
+be automatically skipped.
+For example:
+
+# A list of sections of Flash memory to be tested.
+env__sf_configs = (
+    {
+        # Where in SPI Flash should the test operate.
+        'offset': 0x00000000,
+        # This value is optional.
+        #   If present, specifies the [[bus:]cs] argument used in `sf probe`
+        #   If missing, defaults to 0.
+        'id': '0:1',
+        # This value is optional.
+        #   If set as a number, specifies the speed of the SPI Flash.
+        #   If set as an array of 2, specifies a range for a random speed.
+        #   If missing, defaults to 0.
+        'speed': 1000000,
+        # This value is optional.
+        #   If present, specifies the size to use for read/write operations.
+        #   If missing, the SPI Flash page size is used as a default (based on
+        #   the `sf probe` output).
+        'len': 0x10000,
+        # This value is optional.
+        #   If present, specifies if the test can write to Flash offset
+        #   If missing, defaults to False.
+        'writeable': False,
+        # This value is optional.
+        #   If present, specifies the expected CRC32 value of the flash area.
+        #   If missing, extra check is ignored.
+        'crc32': 0xCAFECAFE,
+    },
+)
+"""
+
+def sf_prepare(u_boot_console, env__sf_config):
+    """Check global state of the SPI Flash before running any test.
+
+   Args:
+        u_boot_console: A U-Boot console connection.
+        env__sf_config: The single SPI Flash device configuration on which to
+            run the tests.
+
+    Returns:
+        sf_params: a dictionnary of SPI Flash parameters.
+    """
+
+    sf_params = {}
+    sf_params['ram_base'] = u_boot_utils.find_ram_base(u_boot_console)
+
+    probe_id = env__sf_config.get('id', 0)
+    speed = env__sf_config.get('speed', 0)
+    if isinstance(speed, int):
+        sf_params['speed'] = speed
+    else:
+        assert len(speed) == 2, "If speed is a list, it must have 2 entries"
+        sf_params['speed'] = random.randint(speed[0], speed[1])
+
+    cmd = 'sf probe %d %d' % (probe_id, sf_params['speed'])
+
+    output = u_boot_console.run_command(cmd)
+    assert 'SF: Detected' in output, 'No Flash device available'
+
+    m = re.search('page size (.+?) Bytes', output)
+    assert m, 'SPI Flash page size not recognized'
+    sf_params['page_size'] = int(m.group(1))
+
+    m = re.search('erase size (.+?) KiB', output)
+    assert m, 'SPI Flash erase size not recognized'
+    sf_params['erase_size'] = int(m.group(1))
+    sf_params['erase_size'] *= 1024
+
+    m = re.search('total (.+?) MiB', output)
+    assert m, 'SPI Flash total size not recognized'
+    sf_params['total_size'] = int(m.group(1))
+    sf_params['total_size'] *= 1024 * 1024
+
+    assert 'offset' in env__sf_config, \
+        '\'offset\' is required for this test.'
+    sf_params['len'] = env__sf_config.get('len', sf_params['erase_size'])
+
+    assert not env__sf_config['offset'] % sf_params['erase_size'], \
+        'offset not multiple of erase size.'
+    assert not sf_params['len'] % sf_params['erase_size'], \
+        'erase length not multiple of erase size.'
+
+    assert not (env__sf_config.get('writeable', False) and
+                'crc32' in env__sf_config), \
+        'Cannot check crc32 on writeable sections'
+
+    return sf_params
+
+def sf_read(u_boot_console, env__sf_config, sf_params):
+    """Helper function used to read and compute the CRC32 value of a section of
+    SPI Flash memory.
+
+    Args:
+        u_boot_console: A U-Boot console connection.
+        env__sf_config: The single SPI Flash device configuration on which to
+            run the tests.
+        sf_params: SPI Flash parameters.
+
+    Returns:
+        CRC32 value of SPI Flash section
+    """
+
+    addr = sf_params['ram_base']
+    offset = env__sf_config['offset']
+    count = sf_params['len']
+    pattern = random.randint(0, 0xFF)
+    crc_expected = env__sf_config.get('crc32', None)
+
+    cmd = 'mw.b %08x %02x %x' % (addr, pattern, count)
+    u_boot_console.run_command(cmd)
+    crc_pattern = u_boot_utils.crc32(u_boot_console, addr, count)
+    if crc_expected:
+        assert crc_pattern != crc_expected
+
+    cmd = 'sf read %08x %08x %x' % (addr, offset, count)
+    response = u_boot_console.run_command(cmd)
+    assert 'Read: OK' in response, 'Read operation failed'
+    crc_readback = u_boot_utils.crc32(u_boot_console, addr, count)
+    assert crc_pattern != crc_readback, 'sf read did not update RAM content.'
+    if crc_expected:
+        assert crc_readback == crc_expected
+
+    return crc_readback
+
+def sf_update(u_boot_console, env__sf_config, sf_params):
+    """Helper function used to update a section of SPI Flash memory.
+
+   Args:
+        u_boot_console: A U-Boot console connection.
+        env__sf_config: The single SPI Flash device configuration on which to
+           run the tests.
+
+    Returns:
+        CRC32 value of SPI Flash section
+    """
+
+    addr = sf_params['ram_base']
+    offset = env__sf_config['offset']
+    count = sf_params['len']
+    pattern = int(random.random() * 0xFF)
+
+    cmd = 'mw.b %08x %02x %x' % (addr, pattern, count)
+    u_boot_console.run_command(cmd)
+    crc_pattern = u_boot_utils.crc32(u_boot_console, addr, count)
+
+    cmd = 'sf update %08x %08x %x' % (addr, offset, count)
+    u_boot_console.run_command(cmd)
+    crc_readback = sf_read(u_boot_console, env__sf_config, sf_params)
+
+    assert crc_readback == crc_pattern
+
+ at pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_sf')
+ at pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_crc32')
+ at pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_memory')
+def test_sf_read(u_boot_console, env__sf_config):
+    sf_params = sf_prepare(u_boot_console, env__sf_config)
+    sf_read(u_boot_console, env__sf_config, sf_params)
+
+ at pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_sf')
+ at pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_crc32')
+ at pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_memory')
+def test_sf_read_twice(u_boot_console, env__sf_config):
+    sf_params = sf_prepare(u_boot_console, env__sf_config)
+
+    crc1 = sf_read(u_boot_console, env__sf_config, sf_params)
+    sf_params['ram_base'] += 0x100
+    crc2 = sf_read(u_boot_console, env__sf_config, sf_params)
+
+    assert crc1 == crc2, 'CRC32 of two successive read operation do not match'
+
+ at pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_sf')
+ at pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_crc32')
+ at pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_memory')
+def test_sf_erase(u_boot_console, env__sf_config):
+    if not env__sf_config.get('writeable', False):
+        pytest.skip('Flash config is tagged as not writeable')
+
+    sf_params = sf_prepare(u_boot_console, env__sf_config)
+    addr = sf_params['ram_base']
+    offset = env__sf_config['offset']
+    count = sf_params['len']
+
+    cmd = 'sf erase %08x %x' % (offset, count)
+    output = u_boot_console.run_command(cmd)
+    assert 'Erased: OK' in output, 'Erase operation failed'
+
+    cmd = 'mw.b %08x ff %x' % (addr, count)
+    u_boot_console.run_command(cmd)
+    crc_ffs = u_boot_utils.crc32(u_boot_console, addr, count)
+
+    crc_read = sf_read(u_boot_console, env__sf_config, sf_params)
+    assert crc_ffs == crc_read, 'Unexpected CRC32 after erase operation.'
+
+ at pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_sf')
+ at pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_crc32')
+ at pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_memory')
+def test_sf_update(u_boot_console, env__sf_config):
+    if not env__sf_config.get('writeable', False):
+        pytest.skip('Flash config is tagged as not writeable')
+
+    sf_params = sf_prepare(u_boot_console, env__sf_config)
+    sf_update(u_boot_console, env__sf_config, sf_params)