From: "Daniel P. Berrangé" <berrange@redhat.com>
To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org
Cc: "Hanna Reitz" <hreitz@redhat.com>,
"Pierrick Bouvier" <pierrick.bouvier@oss.qualcomm.com>,
"Alex Bennée" <alex.bennee@linaro.org>,
qemu-block@nongnu.org, "Cleber Rosa" <crosa@redhat.com>,
"Kevin Wolf" <kwolf@redhat.com>, "John Snow" <jsnow@redhat.com>,
"Paolo Bonzini" <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
"Philippe Mathieu-Daudé" <philmd@linaro.org>,
"Daniel P. Berrangé" <berrange@redhat.com>,
"Thomas Huth" <thuth@redhat.com>
Subject: [PATCH 09/16] docs/devel/testing: expand documentation for 'make check-block'
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:41:57 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260424154205.364268-10-berrange@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260424154205.364268-1-berrange@redhat.com>
Explain in greater detail what 'check-block' will run for each format,
and also document the new format specific targets.
Reviewed-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
---
docs/devel/testing/main.rst | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++---
tests/qemu-iotests/meson.build | 2 ++
2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/devel/testing/main.rst b/docs/devel/testing/main.rst
index 0662766b5c..dc4f7202a5 100644
--- a/docs/devel/testing/main.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/testing/main.rst
@@ -221,9 +221,28 @@ same commit that alters the generator code.
check-block
~~~~~~~~~~~
-``make check-block`` runs a subset of the block layer iotests (the tests that
-are in the "auto" group).
-See the "QEMU iotests" section below for more information.
+There are a variety of ways to exercise the block layer I/O tests
+via make targets.
+
+A default ``make check`` or ``make check-block`` command will exercise
+the ``qcow2`` format, using the tests tagged into the ``auto`` group
+only.
+
+These targets accept the ``SPEED`` variable to augment the set of tests
+to run. A slightly more comprehensive test plan can be run by defining
+``SPEED=slow``, which enables all tests for the ``qcow2`` and ``raw``
+formats. The most comprehensive test plan can be run by defining
+``SPEED=thorough``, which enables all available tests for the formats
+``parallels``, ``qcow2``, ``qed``, ``raw``, ``vdi``, ``vhdx``,
+``vmdk``, and ``vpc``.
+
+Each of formats also has its own dedicated make target, named
+``make check-block-$FORMAT`` which will run all available tests for
+the designated format and does not require the ``SPEED`` variable
+to be set.
+
+See the "QEMU iotests" section below for more information on the
+block I/O test framework that is leveraged by these ``make`` targets.
.. _qemu-iotests:
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/meson.build b/tests/qemu-iotests/meson.build
index 16a5e39476..66b09d6b97 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/meson.build
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ endif
qemu_iotests_binaries = [qemu_img, qemu_io, qemu_nbd, qsd]
qemu_iotests_env = {'PYTHON': python.full_path()}
+# If altering this definition, also update docs/devel/testing/main.rst
+# section on 'check-block' targets to reflect the changes
qemu_iotests_formats = {
'qcow2': 'quick',
'raw': 'slow',
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-24 15:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 57+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-24 15:41 [PATCH 00/16] tests: do more testing of block drivers Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-04-24 15:41 ` [PATCH 01/16] python: bump qemu.qmp to v0.0.6 Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-12 15:37 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-04-24 15:41 ` [PATCH 02/16] gitlab: ensure all meson jobs capture build/meson-logs by default Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-12 15:38 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-04-24 15:41 ` [PATCH 03/16] tests: print reason when I/O test is skipped in TAP mode Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-12 15:38 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-04-24 15:41 ` [PATCH 04/16] tests: remove redundant meson suite for iotests Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-12 15:42 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-04-24 15:41 ` [PATCH 05/16] tests: ensure all qcow2 I/O tests are able to be run via make Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-04-24 15:41 ` [PATCH 06/16] scripts/mtest2make: ensure output has stable sorting Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-04-24 15:41 ` [PATCH 07/16] scripts/mtest2make: support optional tests grouping Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-12 15:45 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-05-13 10:08 ` Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-13 15:49 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-05-13 17:15 ` Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-13 17:23 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-05-13 17:26 ` Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-13 17:32 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-04-24 15:41 ` [PATCH 08/16] tests: add a meson suite / make target per block I/O tests format Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-12 15:46 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-04-24 15:41 ` Daniel P. Berrangé [this message]
2026-05-12 15:47 ` [PATCH 09/16] docs/devel/testing: expand documentation for 'make check-block' Pierrick Bouvier
2026-04-24 15:41 ` [PATCH 10/16] tests: add nbd and luks to the I/O test suites Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-12 15:47 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-04-24 15:41 ` [PATCH 11/16] tests: use 'driver' as collective term for either format or protocol Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-12 15:52 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-04-24 15:42 ` [PATCH 12/16] tests: validate dmsetup result in test 128 Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-12 15:53 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-05-13 10:11 ` Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-13 15:51 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-04-24 15:42 ` [PATCH 13/16] tests: fix check for sudo access in LUKS I/O test Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-12 15:54 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-04-24 15:42 ` [PATCH 14/16] tests: add QEMU_TEST_IO_SKIP for skipping I/O tests Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-12 15:56 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-05-12 16:06 ` Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-12 16:19 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-05-12 16:36 ` Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-12 16:47 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-05-12 16:53 ` Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-12 17:09 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-05-12 17:24 ` Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-12 17:53 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-05-12 18:46 ` Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-12 18:52 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-05-12 19:00 ` Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-12 19:12 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-05-13 14:11 ` Fabiano Rosas
2026-05-13 14:58 ` Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-13 6:18 ` Thomas Huth
2026-05-13 15:53 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-04-24 15:42 ` [PATCH 15/16] gitlab: add jobs for thorough block tests Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-05-12 15:59 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-04-24 15:42 ` [PATCH 16/16] gitlab: remove I/O tests from build-tcg-disabled job Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-04-25 6:53 ` Thomas Huth
2026-05-12 15:47 ` Pierrick Bouvier
2026-05-12 13:53 ` [PATCH 00/16] tests: do more testing of block drivers Daniel P. Berrangé
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