Noise starting with "stdout: " has been polluting output of "make check" for a while. I traced it to qos-test. Output of "make check-qtest-aarch64" appended as an example.
Blessed silence if I revert commit 30ea13e9d97d (tests/qtest: use qos_printf instead of g_test_message). Alex, what shall we do here? make: Entering directory '/work/armbru/qemu/bld' [1/8] Generating qemu-version.h with a custom command (wrapped by meson to capture output) /work/armbru/qemu/bld/pyvenv/bin/meson test --no-rebuild -t 1 --num-processes 14 --print-errorlogs --suite qtest-aarch64 1/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/cdrom-test SKIP 0.11s 2/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/tpm-tis-device-swtpm-test SKIP 0.05s 0 subtests passed 3/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/tpm-tis-device-test OK 0.28s 5 subtests passed 4/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/bcm2835-dma-test OK 0.25s 1 subtests passed 5/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/fuzz-xlnx-dp-test OK 0.59s 1 subtests passed 6/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/bcm2835-i2c-test OK 0.38s 3 subtests passed 7/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/boot-serial-test OK 0.85s 1 subtests passed 8/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/xlnx-versal-trng-test OK 1.06s 5 subtests passed 9/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/tpm-tis-i2c-test OK 1.39s 6 subtests passed 10/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/cxl-test OK 0.39s 1 subtests passed 11/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/ast2700-gpio-test OK 1.60s 2 subtests passed 12/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/npcm_gmac-test OK 1.47s 4 subtests passed 13/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/xlnx-canfd-test OK 2.79s 3 subtests passed 14/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/machine-none-test OK 0.31s 1 subtests passed 15/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/xlnx-can-test OK 3.04s 5 subtests passed 16/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/ast2700-smc-test OK 2.30s 8 subtests passed 17/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/vnc-display-test OK 0.23s 1 subtests passed 18/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/readconfig-test OK 0.45s 2 subtests passed 19/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/arm-cpu-features OK 1.58s 3 subtests passed 20/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/qmp-test OK 0.94s 4 subtests passed 21/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/numa-test OK 1.67s 5 subtests passed 22/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/ast2700-hace-test OK 5.64s 11 subtests passed 23/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/netdev-socket OK 4.82s 10 subtests passed 24/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/device-introspect-test OK 8.26s 6 subtests passed 25/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/qmp-cmd-test OK 13.96s 66 subtests passed 26/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/migration-test OK 24.48s 9 subtests passed 27/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/qos-test OK 36.70s 128 subtests passed stdout: 138: UNKNOWN: # # qos_test running single test in subprocess stdout: 139: UNKNOWN: # # set_protocol_features: 0x42 stdout: 140: UNKNOWN: # # set_owner: start of session stdout: 141: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 142: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 143: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 144: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 145: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 146: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 147: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 148: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 149: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 150: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 151: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 152: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 153: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring_num: 0/256 stdout: 154: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring_addr: 0x7f9060000000/0x7f905ffff000/0x7f9060001000 stdout: 156: UNKNOWN: # # qos_test running single test in subprocess stdout: 157: UNKNOWN: # # set_protocol_features: 0x42 stdout: 158: UNKNOWN: # # set_owner: start of session stdout: 159: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 160: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 161: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 162: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 163: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 164: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 165: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 166: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 167: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 168: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 169: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 170: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 171: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring_num: 0/256 stdout: 172: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring_addr: 0x7f1834000000/0x7f1833fff000/0x7f1834001000 stdout: 175: UNKNOWN: # # qos_test running single test in subprocess stdout: 176: UNKNOWN: # # set_protocol_features: 0x42 stdout: 177: UNKNOWN: # # set_owner: start of session stdout: 178: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 179: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 180: UNKNOWN: # # set_protocol_features: 0x42 stdout: 181: UNKNOWN: # # set_owner: start of session stdout: 182: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 183: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 184: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 185: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 186: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 187: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 188: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 189: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 190: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 191: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 192: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 193: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 194: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring_num: 0/256 stdout: 195: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring_addr: 0x7fba24000000/0x7fba23fff000/0x7fba24001000 stdout: 196: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring_num: 1/256 stdout: 197: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring_addr: 0x7fba24003000/0x7fba24002000/0x7fba24004000 stdout: 200: UNKNOWN: # # qos_test running single test in subprocess stdout: 201: UNKNOWN: # # set_protocol_features: 0x42 stdout: 202: UNKNOWN: # # set_owner: start of session stdout: 203: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 204: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 205: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 206: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 207: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 208: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 209: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 210: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 211: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 212: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 213: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 214: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 215: UNKNOWN: # # set_owner: start of session stdout: 216: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 217: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 218: UNKNOWN: # # set_protocol_features: 0x42 stdout: 219: UNKNOWN: # # set_owner: start of session stdout: 220: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 221: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 222: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 223: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 224: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring_num: 0/256 stdout: 227: UNKNOWN: # # qos_test running single test in subprocess stdout: 228: UNKNOWN: # # set_protocol_features: 0x43 stdout: 229: UNKNOWN: # # set_owner: start of session stdout: 230: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 231: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 232: UNKNOWN: # # set_protocol_features: 0x43 stdout: 233: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 234: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 235: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 236: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 237: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(2)=disabled stdout: 238: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(3)=disabled stdout: 239: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 240: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 241: UNKNOWN: # 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# set_vring_addr: 0x7f46e0009000/0x7f46e0008000/0x7f46e000a000 stdout: 264: UNKNOWN: # # qos_test running single test in subprocess stdout: 265: UNKNOWN: # # set_protocol_features: 0x42 stdout: 266: UNKNOWN: # # set_owner: start of session stdout: 267: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 268: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 269: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 270: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 271: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 272: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 273: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 274: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 275: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 276: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 277: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 278: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 279: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring_num: 0/256 stdout: 280: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring_addr: 0x7f0550000000/0x7f054ffff000/0x7f0550001000 stdout: 283: UNKNOWN: # # qos_test running single test in subprocess stdout: 284: UNKNOWN: # # set_protocol_features: 0x42 stdout: 285: UNKNOWN: # # set_owner: start of session stdout: 286: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 287: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 288: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 289: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 290: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 291: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 292: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 293: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 294: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 295: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 296: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 297: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 298: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring_num: 0/256 stdout: 300: UNKNOWN: # # qos_test running single test in subprocess stdout: 301: UNKNOWN: # # set_protocol_features: 0x42 stdout: 302: UNKNOWN: # # set_owner: start of session stdout: 303: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 304: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 305: UNKNOWN: # 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# set_vring_num: 1/64 stdout: 439: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring_addr: 0x7f13c0001400/0x7f13c0001000/0x7f13c0002000 stdout: 440: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 441: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled stdout: 454: UNKNOWN: # # qos_test running single test in subprocess stdout: 455: UNKNOWN: # # set_protocol_features: 0x1 stdout: 456: UNKNOWN: # # set_owner: start of session stdout: 457: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 458: UNKNOWN: # # vhost-user: un-handled message: 14 stdout: 459: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring_num: 0/256 stdout: 460: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring_addr: 0x7f4dcc000000/0x7f4dcbfff000/0x7f4dcc001000 stdout: 461: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring_num: 1/256 stdout: 462: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring_addr: 0x7f4dcc003000/0x7f4dcc002000/0x7f4dcc004000 stdout: 463: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(0)=enabled stdout: 464: UNKNOWN: # # set_vring(1)=enabled Unknown TAP output lines have been ignored. Please open a feature request to implement them, or prefix them with a # if they are not TAP syntax. 28/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/test-hmp OK 65.95s 94 subtests passed 29/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/bios-tables-test OK 72.73s 12 subtests passed 30/30 qemu:qtest+qtest-aarch64 / qtest-aarch64/qom-test OK 773.17s 93 subtests passed Ok: 28 Expected Fail: 0 Fail: 0 Unexpected Pass: 0 Skipped: 2 Timeout: 0 Full log written to /work/armbru/qemu/bld/meson-logs/testlog.txt make: Leaving directory '/work/armbru/qemu/bld'