[kvm-unit-tests PATCH v4 03/13] scripts: Refuse to run the tests if not configured for qemu
Andrew Jones
andrew.jones at linux.dev
Fri Jun 27 01:25:24 AEST 2025
On Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 04:48:03PM +0100, Alexandru Elisei wrote:
> Arm and arm64 support running the tests under kvmtool. kvmtool has a
> different command line syntax for configuring and running a virtual
> machine, and the automated scripts know only how to use qemu.
>
> One issue with that is even though the tests have been configured for
> kvmtool (with ./configure --target=kvmtool), the scripts will use qemu to
> run the tests, and without looking at the logs there is no indication that
> the tests haven't been run with kvmtool, as configured.
>
> Another issue is that kvmtool uses a different address for the UART and
> when running the tests with qemu via the scripts, this warning is
> displayed:
>
> WARNING: early print support may not work. Found uart at 0x9000000, but early base is 0x1000000.
>
> which might trip up an unsuspected user.
>
> There are four different ways to run a test using the test infrastructure:
> with run_tests.sh, by invoking arm/run or arm/efi/run with the correct
> parameters (only the arm directory is mentioned here because the tests can
> be configured for kvmtool only on arm and arm64), and by creating
> standalone tests.
>
> run_tests.sh ends up executing either arm/run or arm/efi/run, so add a
> check to these two scripts for the test target, and refuse to run the test
> if kvm-unit-tests has been configured for kvmtool.
>
> mkstandalone.sh also executes arm/run or arm/efi run, but the usual use
> case for standalone tests is to compile them on one machine, and then to
> run them on a different machine. This two step process can be time
> consuming, so save the user time (and frustration!) and add a check
> directly to mkstandalone.sh.
>
> Reviewed-by: Shaoqin Huang <shahuang at redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Alexandru Elisei <alexandru.elisei at arm.com>
> ---
>
> Changes v3->v4:
>
> * Renamed check_vmm_supported() to vmm_check_supported().
> * Added function vmm_get_target().
> * Added Reviewed-by from Shaoqin.
> * Fixed typo s/execuing/executing (Drew).
>
> arm/efi/run | 3 +++
> arm/run | 4 ++++
> scripts/mkstandalone.sh | 6 +++++-
> scripts/vmm.bash | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 4 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> create mode 100644 scripts/vmm.bash
>
> diff --git a/arm/efi/run b/arm/efi/run
> index 8f41fc02df31..38800e8bfa13 100755
> --- a/arm/efi/run
> +++ b/arm/efi/run
> @@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ if [ ! -f config.mak ]; then
> fi
> source config.mak
> source scripts/arch-run.bash
> +source scripts/vmm.bash
> +
> +vmm_check_supported
>
> if [ -f /usr/share/qemu-efi-aarch64/QEMU_EFI.fd ]; then
> DEFAULT_UEFI=/usr/share/qemu-efi-aarch64/QEMU_EFI.fd
> diff --git a/arm/run b/arm/run
> index ef58558231b7..edf0c1dd1b41 100755
> --- a/arm/run
> +++ b/arm/run
> @@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ if [ -z "$KUT_STANDALONE" ]; then
> fi
> source config.mak
> source scripts/arch-run.bash
> + source scripts/vmm.bash
> fi
> +
> +vmm_check_supported
> +
> qemu_cpu="$TARGET_CPU"
>
> if [ "$QEMU" ] && [ -z "$ACCEL" ] &&
> diff --git a/scripts/mkstandalone.sh b/scripts/mkstandalone.sh
> index c4ba81f18935..9c5768563757 100755
> --- a/scripts/mkstandalone.sh
> +++ b/scripts/mkstandalone.sh
> @@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ if [ ! -f config.mak ]; then
> fi
> source config.mak
> source scripts/common.bash
> +source scripts/vmm.bash
> +
> +vmm_check_supported
>
> temp_file ()
> {
> @@ -71,7 +74,8 @@ generate_test ()
> args[3]='$bin'
>
> (echo "#!/usr/bin/env bash"
> - cat scripts/arch-run.bash "$TEST_DIR/run") | temp_file RUNTIME_arch_run
> + cat scripts/vmm.bash scripts/arch-run.bash "$TEST_DIR/run") \
> + | temp_file RUNTIME_arch_run
>
> echo "exec {stdout}>&1"
> echo "RUNTIME_log_stdout () { cat >&\$stdout; }"
> diff --git a/scripts/vmm.bash b/scripts/vmm.bash
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..8365c1424a3f
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/scripts/vmm.bash
> @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
> +function vmm_get_target()
> +{
> + if [[ -z "$TARGET" ]]; then
> + echo "qemu"
> + else
> + echo "$TARGET"
> + fi
> +}
> +
> +function vmm_check_supported()
> +{
> + # We're not interested in the return code for vmm_get_target().
> + # shellcheck disable=SC2155
> + local target=$(vmm_get_target)
> +
> + case "$target" in
> + qemu)
> + return 0
> + ;;
> + *)
> + echo "$0 does not support target '$target'"
> + exit 2
> + ;;
> + esac
> +}
> --
> 2.50.0
>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Jones <andrew.jones at linux.dev>
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