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From: Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com>
To: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>
Cc: QEMU Developers <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>,
	Qemu-block <qemu-block@nongnu.org>,
	mreitz@redhat.com
Subject: Re: [PULL 00/64] Block layer patches
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2020 09:01:26 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200908070126.GA8175@linux.fritz.box> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAFEAcA_woBi7gMG9vK7heTwc-uCee8q3O44Mq3icHvCk2bYNNg@mail.gmail.com>

Am 07.09.2020 um 22:22 hat Peter Maydell geschrieben:
> On Mon, 7 Sep 2020 at 12:09, Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com> wrote:
> >
> > The following changes since commit 7c37270b3fbe3d034ba80e488761461676e21eb4:
> >
> >   Merge remote-tracking branch 'remotes/kraxel/tags/ui-20200904-pull-request' into staging (2020-09-06 16:23:55 +0100)
> >
> > are available in the Git repository at:
> >
> >   git://repo.or.cz/qemu/kevin.git tags/for-upstream
> >
> > for you to fetch changes up to 4cc0ec9b1b8830f7d1fcf5dfded19ef070f98eaa:
> >
> >   block/nvme: Pair doorbell registers (2020-09-07 12:47:57 +0200)
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> > Block layer patches:
> >
> > - qemu-img create: Fail gracefully when backing file is an empty string
> > - Fixes related to filter block nodes ("Deal with filters" series)
> > - block/nvme: Various cleanups required to use multiple queues
> > - block/nvme: Use NvmeBar structure from "block/nvme.h"
> > - file-win32: Fix "locking" option
> > - iotests: Allow running from different directory
> 
> Fails in make check on iotests 040 and/or 041, various hosts:
> 
> s390x linux:
> 
>   TEST    iotest-qcow2: 041 [fail]
> QEMU          --
> "/home/ubuntu/qemu/build/all/tests/qemu-iotests/../../qemu-system-s390x"
> -nodefaults -display none -accel qtest
> QEMU_IMG      -- "/home/ubuntu/qemu/build/all/tests/qemu-iotests/../../qemu-img"
> QEMU_IO       --
> "/home/ubuntu/qemu/build/all/tests/qemu-iotests/../../qemu-io"
> --cache writeback --aio threads -f qcow2
> QEMU_NBD      -- "/home/ubuntu/qemu/build/all/tests/qemu-iotests/../../qemu-nbd"
> IMGFMT        -- qcow2 (compat=1.1)
> IMGPROTO      -- file
> PLATFORM      -- Linux/s390x qemu01 4.15.0-72-generic
> TEST_DIR      -- /home/ubuntu/qemu/build/all/tests/qemu-iotests/scratch
> SOCK_DIR      -- /tmp/tmp.5Tpl6u2SCo
> SOCKET_SCM_HELPER --
> /home/ubuntu/qemu/build/all/tests/qemu-iotests/socket_scm_helper
> 
> --- /home/ubuntu/qemu/tests/qemu-iotests/041.out        2020-09-07
> 14:29:45.468466636 -0400
> +++ /home/ubuntu/qemu/build/all/tests/qemu-iotests/041.out.bad
> 2020-09-07 14:43:41.494989911 -0400
> @@ -1,5 +1,29 @@
> -...........................................................................................................
> +.FF........................................................................................................
> +======================================================================
> +FAIL: test_explicit_mirror_filter (__main__.TestFilters)
> +----------------------------------------------------------------------
> +Traceback (most recent call last):
> +  File "041", line 1415, in test_explicit_mirror_filter
> +    self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
> +  File "/home/ubuntu/qemu/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py", line 888,
> in assert_qmp
> +    result = self.dictpath(d, path)
> +  File "/home/ubuntu/qemu/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py", line 862, in dictpath
> +    self.fail(f'failed path traversal for "{path}" in "{d}"')
> +AssertionError: failed path traversal for "return" in "{'error':
> {'class': 'GenericError', 'desc': "Device 'virtio-blk-ccw' can't go on
> PCI bus"}}"

Max, any specific reason you specified the bus in device_add?

This seems to fix it for me. Do you agree with the change?

diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/041 b/tests/qemu-iotests/041
index cdbef3ba20..203ed58868 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/041
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/041
@@ -1376,7 +1376,6 @@ class TestFilters(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         result = self.vm.qmp('device_add',
                              driver='virtio-blk',
                              id='virtio',
-                             bus='pci.0',
                              drive='source')
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})

@@ -1410,7 +1409,6 @@ class TestFilters(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         result = self.vm.qmp('device_add',
                              driver='virtio-blk',
                              id='virtio',
-                             bus='pci.0',
                              drive='source')
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})


> +======================================================================
> +FAIL: test_implicit_mirror_filter (__main__.TestFilters)
> +----------------------------------------------------------------------
> +Traceback (most recent call last):
> +  File "041", line 1381, in test_implicit_mirror_filter
> +    self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
> +  File "/home/ubuntu/qemu/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py", line 888,
> in assert_qmp
> +    result = self.dictpath(d, path)
> +  File "/home/ubuntu/qemu/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py", line 862, in dictpath
> +    self.fail(f'failed path traversal for "{path}" in "{d}"')
> +AssertionError: failed path traversal for "return" in "{'error':
> {'class': 'GenericError', 'desc': "Device 'virtio-blk-ccw' can't go on
> PCI bus"}}"
> +
>  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>  Ran 107 tests
> 
> -OK
> +FAILED (failures=2)
> 
> 
> freebsd:
> 
>   TEST    iotest-qcow2: 040 [fail]
> QEMU          --
> "/usr/home/qemu/qemu-test.6pxNB5/build/tests/qemu-iotests/../../qemu-system-aarch64"
> -nodefaults -display none -accel qtest -machine virt
> QEMU_IMG      --
> "/usr/home/qemu/qemu-test.6pxNB5/build/tests/qemu-iotests/../../qemu-img"
> QEMU_IO       --
> "/usr/home/qemu/qemu-test.6pxNB5/build/tests/qemu-iotests/../../qemu-io"
>  --cache writeback --aio threads -f qcow2
> QEMU_NBD      --
> "/usr/home/qemu/qemu-test.6pxNB5/build/tests/qemu-iotests/../../qemu-nbd"
> IMGFMT        -- qcow2 (compat=1.1)
> IMGPROTO      -- file
> PLATFORM      -- FreeBSD/amd64 freebsd 12.1-RELEASE
> TEST_DIR      -- /home/qemu/qemu-test.6pxNB5/build/tests/qemu-iotests/scratch
> SOCK_DIR      -- /tmp/tmp.gaJ11NA1
> SOCKET_SCM_HELPER --
> 
> --- /home/qemu/qemu-test.6pxNB5/src/tests/qemu-iotests/040.out
> 2020-09-07 18:29:28.000000000 +0000
> +++ /home/qemu/qemu-test.6pxNB5/build/tests/qemu-iotests/040.out.bad
>  2020-09-07 18:37:26.783967000 +0000
> @@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
> -.................................................................
> +....................F............................................
> +======================================================================
> +FAIL: test_filtered_active_commit_with_filter (__main__.TestCommitWithFilters)
>  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> +Traceback (most recent call last):
> +  File "040", line 867, in test_filtered_active_commit_with_filter
> +    self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
> +  File "/usr/home/qemu/qemu-test.6pxNB5/src/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py",
> line 888, in assert_qmp
> +    result = self.dictpath(d, path)
> +  File "/usr/home/qemu/qemu-test.6pxNB5/src/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py",
> line 862, in dictpath
> +    self.fail(f'failed path traversal for "{path}" in "{d}"')
> +AssertionError: failed path traversal for "return" in "{'error':
> {'class': 'GenericError', 'desc': "Bus 'pcie.0' does not support
> hotplugging"}}"

This one I don't really understand. Why "pcie.0"? Do FreeBSD hosts
default to a different machine type? The default should be the "pc"
machine type, which has pci, not pcie.

> +----------------------------------------------------------------------
>  Ran 65 tests
> 
> -OK
> +FAILED (failures=1)
>   TEST    iotest-qcow2: 041 [fail]
> QEMU          --
> "/usr/home/qemu/qemu-test.6pxNB5/build/tests/qemu-iotests/../../qemu-system-aarch64"
> -nodefaults -display none -accel qtest -machine virt
> QEMU_IMG      --
> "/usr/home/qemu/qemu-test.6pxNB5/build/tests/qemu-iotests/../../qemu-img"
> QEMU_IO       --
> "/usr/home/qemu/qemu-test.6pxNB5/build/tests/qemu-iotests/../../qemu-io"
>  --cache writeback --aio threads -f qcow2
> QEMU_NBD      --
> "/usr/home/qemu/qemu-test.6pxNB5/build/tests/qemu-iotests/../../qemu-nbd"
> IMGFMT        -- qcow2 (compat=1.1)
> IMGPROTO      -- file
> PLATFORM      -- FreeBSD/amd64 freebsd 12.1-RELEASE
> TEST_DIR      -- /home/qemu/qemu-test.6pxNB5/build/tests/qemu-iotests/scratch
> SOCK_DIR      -- /tmp/tmp.gaJ11NA1
> SOCKET_SCM_HELPER --
> 
> --- /home/qemu/qemu-test.6pxNB5/src/tests/qemu-iotests/041.out
> 2020-09-07 18:29:28.000000000 +0000
> +++ /home/qemu/qemu-test.6pxNB5/build/tests/qemu-iotests/041.out.bad
>  2020-09-07 18:38:32.186227000 +0000
> @@ -1,5 +1,29 @@
> -...........................................................................................................
> +.FF........................................................................................................
> +======================================================================
> +FAIL: test_explicit_mirror_filter (__main__.TestFilters)
>  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> +Traceback (most recent call last):
> +  File "041", line 1415, in test_explicit_mirror_filter
> +    self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
> +  File "/usr/home/qemu/qemu-test.6pxNB5/src/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py",
> line 888, in assert_qmp
> +    result = self.dictpath(d, path)
> +  File "/usr/home/qemu/qemu-test.6pxNB5/src/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py",
> line 862, in dictpath
> +    self.fail(f'failed path traversal for "{path}" in "{d}"')
> +AssertionError: failed path traversal for "return" in "{'error':
> {'class': 'GenericError', 'desc': "Bus 'pci.0' not found"}}"
> +
> +======================================================================
> +FAIL: test_implicit_mirror_filter (__main__.TestFilters)
> +----------------------------------------------------------------------
> +Traceback (most recent call last):
> +  File "041", line 1381, in test_implicit_mirror_filter
> +    self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
> +  File "/usr/home/qemu/qemu-test.6pxNB5/src/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py",
> line 888, in assert_qmp
> +    result = self.dictpath(d, path)
> +  File "/usr/home/qemu/qemu-test.6pxNB5/src/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py",
> line 862, in dictpath
> +    self.fail(f'failed path traversal for "{path}" in "{d}"')
> +AssertionError: failed path traversal for "return" in "{'error':
> {'class': 'GenericError', 'desc': "Bus 'pci.0' not found"}}"
> +
> +----------------------------------------------------------------------
>  Ran 107 tests

I guess this is the same problem.

> -OK
> +FAILED (failures=2)
> 
> AArch32 and AArch64 Linux:
> 
>   TEST    iotest-qcow2: 041 [fail]
> QEMU          --
> "/home/peter.maydell/qemu/build/all-a32/tests/qemu-iotests/../../qemu-system-aarch64"
> -nodefaults -disp
> lay none -accel qtest -machine virt
> QEMU_IMG      --
> "/home/peter.maydell/qemu/build/all-a32/tests/qemu-iotests/../../qemu-img"
> QEMU_IO       --
> "/home/peter.maydell/qemu/build/all-a32/tests/qemu-iotests/../../qemu-io"
>  --cache writeback --aio thre
> ads -f qcow2
> QEMU_NBD      --
> "/home/peter.maydell/qemu/build/all-a32/tests/qemu-iotests/../../qemu-nbd"
> IMGFMT        -- qcow2 (compat=1.1)
> IMGPROTO      -- file
> PLATFORM      -- Linux/aarch64 mustang-maydell 4.15.0-101-generic
> TEST_DIR      --
> /home/peter.maydell/qemu/build/all-a32/tests/qemu-iotests/scratch
> SOCK_DIR      -- /tmp/tmp.L8FBRpgYvF
> SOCKET_SCM_HELPER --
> /home/peter.maydell/qemu/build/all-a32/tests/qemu-iotests/socket_scm_helper
> 
> --- /home/peter.maydell/qemu/tests/qemu-iotests/041.out 2020-09-07
> 18:29:45.583104907 +0000
> +++ /home/peter.maydell/qemu/build/all-a32/tests/qemu-iotests/041.out.bad
>       2020-09-07 18:45:19.385149062 +0000
> @@ -1,5 +1,29 @@
> -...........................................................................................................
> +.FF........................................................................................................
> +======================================================================
> +FAIL: test_explicit_mirror_filter (__main__.TestFilters)
> +----------------------------------------------------------------------
> +Traceback (most recent call last):
> +  File "041", line 1415, in test_explicit_mirror_filter
> +    self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
> +  File "/home/peter.maydell/qemu/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py", line
> 888, in assert_qmp
> +    result = self.dictpath(d, path)
> +  File "/home/peter.maydell/qemu/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py", line
> 862, in dictpath
> +    self.fail(f'failed path traversal for "{path}" in "{d}"')
> +AssertionError: failed path traversal for "return" in "{'error':
> {'class': 'GenericError', 'desc': "Bus 'pci.0' not fou
> nd"}}"
> +
> +======================================================================
> +FAIL: test_implicit_mirror_filter (__main__.TestFilters)
> +----------------------------------------------------------------------
> +Traceback (most recent call last):
> +  File "041", line 1381, in test_implicit_mirror_filter
> +    self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
> +  File "/home/peter.maydell/qemu/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py", line
> 888, in assert_qmp
> +    result = self.dictpath(d, path)
> +  File "/home/peter.maydell/qemu/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py", line
> 862, in dictpath
> +    self.fail(f'failed path traversal for "{path}" in "{d}"')
> +AssertionError: failed path traversal for "return" in "{'error':
> {'class': 'GenericError', 'desc': "Bus 'pci.0' not found"}}"
> +
>  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>  Ran 107 tests

Probably solved by removing the bus like suggested for s390x above.

Kevin



  reply	other threads:[~2020-09-08  7:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 72+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-09-07 11:08 [PULL 00/64] Block layer patches Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 01/64] block: Raise an error when backing file parameter is an empty string Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 02/64] block/nvme: Replace magic value by SCALE_MS definition Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 03/64] block/nvme: Avoid further processing if trace event not enabled Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 04/64] block/nvme: Let nvme_create_queue_pair() fail gracefully Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 05/64] block/nvme: Define INDEX macros to ease code review Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 06/64] block/nvme: Improve error message when IO queue creation failed Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 07/64] block/nvme: Use common error path in nvme_add_io_queue() Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 08/64] block/nvme: Rename local variable Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 09/64] block/nvme: Use union of NvmeIdCtrl / NvmeIdNs structures Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 10/64] block/nvme: Replace qemu_try_blockalign0 by qemu_try_blockalign/memset Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 11/64] block/nvme: Replace qemu_try_blockalign(bs) by qemu_try_memalign(pg_sz) Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 12/64] block/nvme: Simplify nvme_init_queue() arguments Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 13/64] block/nvme: Replace BDRV_POLL_WHILE by AIO_WAIT_WHILE Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 14/64] block/nvme: Simplify nvme_create_queue_pair() arguments Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 15/64] block/nvme: Extract nvme_poll_queue() Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 16/64] block/nvme: Use an array of EventNotifier Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 17/64] block: Add child access functions Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 18/64] block: Add chain helper functions Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 19/64] block: bdrv_cow_child() for bdrv_has_zero_init() Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 20/64] block: bdrv_set_backing_hd() is about bs->backing Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 21/64] block: Include filters when freezing backing chain Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 22/64] block: Drop bdrv_is_encrypted() Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 23/64] block: Add bdrv_supports_compressed_writes() Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 24/64] throttle: Support compressed writes Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 25/64] copy-on-read: " Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 26/64] block: Use bdrv_filter_(bs|child) where obvious Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:08 ` [PULL 27/64] block: Use CAFs in block status functions Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 28/64] stream: Deal with filters Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 29/64] block: Use CAFs when working with backing chains Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 30/64] block: Use bdrv_cow_child() in bdrv_co_truncate() Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 31/64] block: Re-evaluate backing file handling in reopen Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 32/64] block: Flush all children in generic code Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 33/64] vmdk: Drop vmdk_co_flush() Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 34/64] block: Iterate over children in refresh_limits Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 35/64] block: Use CAFs in bdrv_refresh_filename() Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 36/64] block: Use CAF in bdrv_co_rw_vmstate() Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 37/64] block/snapshot: Fix fallback Kevin Wolf
2021-04-30 22:30   ` Peter Maydell
2021-05-03  9:40     ` Kevin Wolf
2021-05-03  9:45       ` Max Reitz
2021-05-03 10:17         ` Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 38/64] block: Use CAFs for debug breakpoints Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 39/64] block: Improve get_allocated_file_size's default Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 40/64] block/null: Implement bdrv_get_allocated_file_size Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 41/64] blockdev: Use CAF in external_snapshot_prepare() Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 42/64] block: Report data child for query-blockstats Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 43/64] block: Use child access functions for QAPI queries Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 44/64] block-copy: Use CAF to find sync=top base Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 45/64] mirror: Deal with filters Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 46/64] backup: " Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 47/64] commit: " Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 48/64] nbd: Use CAF when looking for dirty bitmap Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 49/64] qemu-img: Use child access functions Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 50/64] block: Drop backing_bs() Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 51/64] blockdev: Fix active commit choice Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 52/64] block: Inline bdrv_co_block_status_from_*() Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 53/64] block: Leave BDS.backing_{file,format} constant Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 54/64] iotests: Test that qcow2's data-file is flushed Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 55/64] iotests: Let complete_and_wait() work with commit Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 56/64] iotests: Add filter commit test cases Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 57/64] iotests: Add filter mirror " Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 58/64] iotests: Add test for commit in sub directory Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 59/64] iotests: Test committing to overridden backing Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 60/64] iotests: Allow running from different directory Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 61/64] file-win32: Fix "locking" option Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 62/64] block/nvme: Group controller registers in NVMeRegs structure Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 63/64] block/nvme: Use generic NvmeBar structure Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 11:09 ` [PULL 64/64] block/nvme: Pair doorbell registers Kevin Wolf
2020-09-07 20:22 ` [PULL 00/64] Block layer patches Peter Maydell
2020-09-08  7:01   ` Kevin Wolf [this message]
2020-09-08  9:01     ` Max Reitz

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