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

[Cleber Rosa]

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 <address@hidden>
>> Signed-off-by: Cleber Rosa <address@hidden>
>> ---
>>  .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

- Cleber.