[U-Boot] [PATCH V2 1/7] test/py: Implement pytest infrastructure

[Michal Simek <monstr@monstr.eu>]

On 9.12.2015 17:32, Stephen Warren wrote:
> On 12/02/2015 03:18 PM, Stephen Warren wrote:
>> This tool aims to test U-Boot by executing U-Boot shell commands using
>> the
>> console interface. A single top-level script exists to execute or attach
>> to the U-Boot console, run the entire script of tests against it, and
>> summarize the results. Advantages of this approach are:
>>
>> - Testing is performed in the same way a user or script would interact
>>    with U-Boot; there can be no disconnect.
>> - There is no need to write or embed test-related code into U-Boot
>> itself.
>>    It is asserted that writing test-related code in Python is simpler and
>>    more flexible that writing it all in C.
>> - It is reasonably simple to interact with U-Boot in this way.
>>
>> A few simple tests are provided as examples. Soon, we should convert as
>> many as possible of the other tests in test/* and test/cmd_ut.c too.
>>
>> In the future, I hope to publish (out-of-tree) the hook scripts, relay
>> control utilities, and udev rules I will use for my own HW setup.
> 
> I finally got permission to publish these. Examples are at:
> https://github.com/swarren/uboot-test-hooks

Interesting. What's the normal setup which you have for the board?
I see from your description that you use numato usb relay - I expect one
with more channels for reset.
Then you are able to control boot mode. Is it also via the same relay?
How do you power up the board?

Thanks,
Michal

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