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

[Philippe Mathieu-Daudé]

On 6/3/19 3:41 PM, Aleksandar Markovic wrote:
>>>>> 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?

Yes! This is my next step, I'm working on some draft series. It might
takes a while. My idea is to have some prototype working, then send as
RFC and ask for help. I'll Cc you then.

Regards,

Phil.