Re: [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v4 00/13] arm/arm64: Add kvmtool to the runner script

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

On Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 04:48:00PM +0100, Alexandru Elisei wrote:
> v3 can be found here [1]. Based on top of the series that add qemu_params and
> test_args [2].
> 
> To goal is to allow the user to do:
> 
> $ ./configure --target=kvmtool
> $ make clean && make
> $ ./run_tests.sh
> 
> to run all the tests automatically with kvmtool.
> 
> Reasons to use kvmtool:
> 
> * kvmtool is smaller and a lot easier to modify compared to qemu, which
> means developers may prefer it when adding or prototyping new features to
> KVM, and being able to run all the tests reliably and automatically is very
> useful.
> 
> * kvmtool is faster to run the tests (a couple of times faster on
> my rockpro64), making for a quick turnaround. But do keep in mind that not
> all tests work on kvmtool because of missing features compared to qemu.
> 
> * kvmtool does things differently than qemu: different memory layout,
> different uart, PMU emulation is disabled by default, etc. This makes it a
> good testing vehicule for kvm-unit-tests itself.
>

Merged. Thanks