Re: [OE-core][PATCH V2] runqemu: restore support to run without bitbake

[ChenQi <Qi.Chen@windriver.com>]

On 2/3/26 18:10, Alexander Kanavin wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Feb 2026 at 03:21, Chen, Qi <Qi.Chen@windriver.com> wrote:
>> The steps for the test case should be simple and easy to reproduce.
>> Do you have any suggestion how to fix this issue?
>> Note that SDK does not have bitbake and OE metadata there.
>>
>> Or do you want me to first send out a patch to add an OEQA selftest case? Will that be accepted?
> I would suggest that you develop that patch first, and send it as a
> RFC (because it is expected to fail). I'd then be able to use the
> patch to reproduce the failure locally, and come up with suggestions
> (or maybe even patches) to address it. That would ensure the use case
> is officially supported, and will guard it against future regressions.
>
> Runqemu code is too complex and over-engineered, and to be honest,
> needs to be somehow simplified and rewritten, so when we see
> opportunities to simplify logic in it, we take it. Your use case fell
> victim of that because there were no tests or other indication that
> the code is necessary, but it wasn't intentional, and restoring
> support for the use case should be fine, but this time it should come
> with tests.
>
> Alex

Got it. I'll add the test case and send out the patch as RFC.

Regards,
Qi