Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 4/4] BootLinuxSshTest: Test some userspace commands on Malta

[Aleksandar Markovic]

> >>> This test can be run using:
> >>>
> >>>   $ avocado --show=ssh run -t arch:mips
> > tests/acceptance/linux_ssh_mips_malta.py
> >>>   ssh: Entering interactive session.
> >>>   ssh: # uname -a
> >>>   ssh: Linux debian-mips 3.2.0-4-4kc-malta #1 Debian 3.2.51-1 mips
> > GNU/Linux
> >>>   ssh: # lspci -d 11ab:4620
> >>>   ssh: 00:00.0 Host bridge: Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
> > GT-64120/64120A/64121A System Controller (rev 10)
> >>>   ssh: # cat /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-0/name
> >>>   ssh: SMBus PIIX4 adapter at 1100
> >>>   ssh: # cat /proc/mtd
> >>>   ssh: dev:    size   erasesize  name
> >>>   ssh: mtd0: 00100000 00010000 "YAMON"
> >>>   ssh: mtd1: 002e0000 00010000 "User FS"
> >>>   ssh: mtd2: 00020000 00010000 "Board Config"
> >>>   ssh: # md5sum /dev/mtd2ro
> >>>   ssh: 0dfbe8aa4c20b52e1b8bf3cb6cbdf193  /dev/mtd2ro
> >>>   ssh: # poweroff
>
> Aleksandar, do you think of other commands we should run? What commands
> do you usually try?
>

Philippe, I will leave to you the choice of commands. You know that I
have a very high opinion on this test that you designed and also
implemented, I am more than happy even without any additions. But,
by no means, add something whenever you think it is interesting
and useful.

However, I want to bring to your attention something that could also
be of tremendous importance: Can we try communicating with the
newly booted machine via gdb? And do some simple commands,
like load a binary, set a breakpoint, display register content, etc?

Merci mille fois.

Aleksandar

> I plan to later install more packages in the VM (in particular test
> packages, FPU extensive, device tests and so on).
>
> My rule about device testing is "if the device can be tested in a KVM
> guest, don't test it on TCG guest" for obvious reason of speed.