Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 00/12] tests: Introducing docker tests

[Fam Zheng]

On Mon, 02/15 17:59, Alex Bennée wrote:
> 
> Fam Zheng <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > v1: Since RFC, addressed comments from reviewers, and improved a lot of 
> > things.
> >     Thanks to Daniel, Eric, Paolo, Stefan, for the feedback.
> >
> > This series adds a new "docker" make target family to run tests in created
> > docker containers.
> >
> > To begin with, this can be a place to store standard env/command 
> > combinations to
> > build and test QEMU.
> 
> I think I'm done for this review pass. Please CC me on your next
> version.

Sure!

> 
> I've run a quick test on my ARM64 Debian Jessie box which predictably
> failed. It looks like this is a docker hub issue for one thing as:
> 
>   docker pull debian:stable
> 
> creates an x86_64 image on the arm64 box which predictably fails. I
> suspect the only solution is going to be storing our own built images on
> the docker hub and tweaking the tooling to take host architecture into
> account.

Yes I think that makes sense.

> 
> Do you have any non-x86 boxes to test against or are you going to need
> some help with non-x86 support?

You're right docker isn't platform aware. At the moment  I don't have a non-x86
box to test, it is great if you can help.

Thanks!

Fam