| Date | Thu, 9 Jun 2022 10:42:30 +0200 | From | Thomas Huth <> | Subject | Re: [Sean Christopherson] [PATCH v2 000/144] KVM: selftests: Overhaul APIs, purge VCPU_ID |
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On 3 Jun 2022 00:41, Sean Christopherson wrote: > > Overhaul KVM's selftest APIs to get selftests to a state where adding new > features and writing tests is less painful/disgusting. > > Patches 1 fixes a goof in kvm/queue and should be squashed. > > I would really, really, really like to get this queued up sooner than > later, or maybe just thrown into a separate selftests-specific branch that > folks can develop against. Rebasing is tedious, frustrating, and time > consuming. And spoiler alert, there's another 42 x86-centric patches > inbound that builds on this series to clean up CPUID related crud... > > The primary theme is to stop treating tests like second class citizens. > Stop hiding vcpu, kvm_vm, etc... There's no sensitive data/constructs, and > the encapsulation has led to really, really bad and difficult to maintain > code. E.g. having to pass around the VM just to call a vCPU ioctl(), > arbitrary non-zero vCPU IDs, tests having to care about the vCPU ID in the > first place, etc... > > The other theme in the rework is to deduplicate code and try to set us > up for success in the future. E.g. provide macros/helpers instead of > spamming CTRL-C => CTRL-V (see the -1k LoC), structure the VM creation > APIs to build on one another, etc... > > The absurd patch count (as opposed to just ridiculous) is due to converting > each test away from using hardcoded vCPU IDs in a separate patch. The vast > majority of those patches probably aren't worth reviewing in depth, the > changes are mostly mechanical in nature. > > However, _running_ non-x86 tests (or tests that have unique non-x86 > behavior) would be extremely valuable. All patches have been compile tested > on x86, arm, risc-v, and s390, but I've only run the tests on x86. Based on > my track record for the x86+common tests, I will be very, very surprised if > I didn't break any of the non-x86 tests, e.g. pthread_create()'s 'void *' > param tripped me up multiple times.
Hi,
I just checked your series on s390x, and as far as I can see, the tests still work fine with the patches applied. Thus:
Tested-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
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