Re: [PATCH 6/8] tests/vm: add --boot-console switch

["Alex Bennée" <alex.bennee@linaro.org>]

Robert Foley <robert.foley@linaro.org> writes:

> Added ability to view console during boot via
> --boot-console switch.  This helps debug issues that occur
> during the boot sequence.
>
> Signed-off-by: Robert Foley <robert.foley@linaro.org>
> Reviewed-by: Peter Puhov <peter.puhov@linaro.org>
> ---
>  tests/vm/basevm.py | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/tests/vm/basevm.py b/tests/vm/basevm.py
> index 08a8989ac0..aa8b39beb7 100755
> --- a/tests/vm/basevm.py
> +++ b/tests/vm/basevm.py
> @@ -489,6 +489,8 @@ def parse_args(vmcls):
>      parser.add_option("--config", "-c", default=None,
>                        help="Provide config yaml for configuration. "\
>                             "See config_example.yaml for example.")
> +    parser.add_option("--boot-console", action="store_true",
> +                      help="Show console during boot. ")
>      parser.disable_interspersed_args()
>      return parser.parse_args()
>  
> @@ -523,6 +525,10 @@ def main(vmcls, config=None):
>          if args.snapshot:
>              img += ",snapshot=on"
>          vm.boot(img)
> +        wait_boot = getattr(vm, "wait_boot", None)

Didn't we add a __getattr method, so we can do self._config['wait_boot']

> +        if args.boot_console and callable(wait_boot):
> +            vm.console_init()
> +            wait_boot()

isn't wait_boot always callable because it's part of the basevm?

>          vm.wait_ssh()
>      except Exception as e:
>          if isinstance(e, SystemExit) and e.code == 0:


-- 
Alex Bennée