[PATCH v2 8/9] tests/function/aspeed: Add AST1040 functional test

[Jamin Lin <jamin_lin@aspeedtech.com>]

Add a new functional test for the ast1040-evb machine to
validate Zephyr firmware boot flow in QEMU.

Signed-off-by: Jamin Lin <jamin_lin@aspeedtech.com>
---
 tests/functional/arm/meson.build            |  1 +
 tests/functional/arm/test_aspeed_ast1040.py | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 tests/functional/arm/test_aspeed_ast1040.py

diff --git a/tests/functional/arm/meson.build b/tests/functional/arm/meson.build
index 2f538f29a2..786b4b2985 100644
--- a/tests/functional/arm/meson.build
+++ b/tests/functional/arm/meson.build
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ tests_arm_system_quick = [
 
 tests_arm_system_thorough = [
   'aspeed_ast1030',
+  'aspeed_ast1040',
   'aspeed_ast1060',
   'aspeed_palmetto',
   'aspeed_romulus',
diff --git a/tests/functional/arm/test_aspeed_ast1040.py b/tests/functional/arm/test_aspeed_ast1040.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4d8ecb37a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/arm/test_aspeed_ast1040.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Functional test that boots the ASPEED SoCs with firmware
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2026 ASPEED Technology Inc
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+from aspeed import AspeedTest
+from qemu_test import Asset, exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern
+
+
+class AST1040Machine(AspeedTest):
+
+    ASSET_ZEPHYR_3_07 = Asset(
+        ('https://github.com/AspeedTech-BMC'
+         '/zephyr/releases/download/v00.03.07/ast1040-evb-demo.zip'),
+         'b5189797c22c2d732ddc27670c1efdeba821a2747c9c7434f190791125baa121')
+
+    def test_arm_ast1040_zephyros(self):
+        self.set_machine('ast1040-evb')
+
+        kernel_name = "zephyr.bin"
+        kernel_file = self.archive_extract(
+            self.ASSET_ZEPHYR_3_07, member=kernel_name)
+
+        self.vm.set_console()
+        self.vm.add_args('-kernel', kernel_file, '-nographic')
+        self.vm.launch()
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern("uart:~$")
+        exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self, "help",
+                                          "Available commands")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    AspeedTest.main()
-- 
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