Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 18/18] Boot Linux Console Test: add a test for alpha + clipper

["Philippe Mathieu-Daudé" <philmd@redhat.com>]

On 1/31/19 3:53 AM, Cleber Rosa wrote:
> On 1/22/19 5:52 AM, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
>> On 1/17/19 7:56 PM, Cleber Rosa wrote:
>>> Similar to the x86_64 + pc test, it boots a Linux kernel on a Malta
>>> board and verify the serial is working.  One extra command added to
>>> the QEMU command line is '-vga std', because the kernel used is
>>> known to crash without it.
>>>
>>> If alpha is a target being built, "make check-acceptance" will
>>> automatically include this test by the use of the "arch:alpha" tags.
>>>
>>> Alternatively, this test can be run using:
>>>
>>>     $ avocado run -t arch:alpha tests/acceptance
>>>     $ avocado run -t machine:clipper tests/acceptance
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <f4bug@amsat.org>
>>> Signed-off-by: Cleber Rosa <crosa@redhat.com>
>>> ---
>>>  .travis.yml                            |  2 +-
>>>  scripts/qemu.py                        |  1 -
>>>  tests/acceptance/boot_linux_console.py | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>  3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
>>> index 0d5a4b104b..73a113af87 100644
>>> --- a/.travis.yml
>>> +++ b/.travis.yml
>>> @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ matrix:
>>>  
>>>      # Acceptance (Functional) tests
>>>      - env:
>>> -        - CONFIG="--python=/usr/bin/python3 --target-list=x86_64-softmmu,mips-softmmu,mips64el-softmmu,ppc64-softmmu,aarch64-softmmu,arm-softmmu,s390x-softmmu"
>>> +        - CONFIG="--python=/usr/bin/python3 --target-list=x86_64-softmmu,mips-softmmu,mips64el-softmmu,ppc64-softmmu,aarch64-softmmu,arm-softmmu,s390x-softmmu,alpha-softmmu"
>>>          - TEST_CMD="make check-acceptance"
>>>        addons:
>>>          apt:
>>> diff --git a/scripts/qemu.py b/scripts/qemu.py
>>> index 1531e28fc1..a704da418a 100644
>>> --- a/scripts/qemu.py
>>> +++ b/scripts/qemu.py
>>> @@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ def kvm_available(target_arch=None):
>>>  
>>>  #: Maps machine types to the preferred console device types
>>>  CONSOLE_DEV_TYPES = {
>>> -    r'^clipper$': 'isa-serial',
>>
>> Why this change?
>>
> 
> Because we've come to conclusion (I believe :) that's better, whenever
> possible, to let QEMU pick the default device type by machine.  The
> discussion happened here:
> 
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-10/msg04582.html

I was expecting this change to be global (in a single patch previous to
the target-specific patches). If you prefer to do it a target at a time
I'm OK with it but you should add a comment about it in the commit IMHO.

Regards,

Phil.