Re: [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v2 0/2] arm/arm64: Use 'max' cpu and gic types

[Andrew Jones <andrew.jones@linux.dev>]

On Tue, Apr 02, 2024 at 03:27:40PM +0200, Andrew Jones wrote:
> The arm64 'max' CPU type enables all features, so it makes sense to use
> it for testing to ensure we're testing the latest models. The 'max' GIC
> is used to pick the latest GIC model by default which is better than
> defaulting to gicv2 since it tests a later model and, when more
> than 8 CPUs are configured, it'll actually work. We don't need to
> convert 'max' to 'host' with KVM/HVF since 'max' is an alias for
> 'host' when those accelerators are enabled.
> 
> v2:
>  - Forgot to test with efi on v1 and testing now found an issue.
>    Add a patch to allow '-cpu max', which has LPA2, to work with efi.
> 
> Andrew Jones (3):
>   arm64: Prepare for LPA2
>   arm/arm64: Use 'max' gic type
>   arm64: Use 'max' cpu type
> 
>  arm/run                   |  8 +------
>  configure                 |  2 +-
>  lib/arm64/asm/processor.h | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++------------------
>  3 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.44.0
>

I see our gitlab CI is failing for a branch with these patches. That's
because the QEMU used is pretty old on the CI and it doesn't have
commit 312b71abce30 ("target/arm: Limit LPA2 effective output address
when TCR.DS == 0"). I either need to force the CI to use 'cortex-a57',
like it always did before (and would be similar to how I've forced
riscv to use 'rv64'), or we should update the CI to use a later QEMU.

Thanks,
drew