On 4/24/2026 8:41 AM, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote:
> The I/O tests integration previously exclusively tested block formats
> and now also covers the NBD protocol. Replace references to 'format'
> with 'driver', as a generic term to collectively apply to either a
> format or protocol.
>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <[email protected]>
> ---
> docs/devel/testing/main.rst | 13 +++++++------
> tests/Makefile.include | 4 ++--
> tests/qemu-iotests/meson.build | 6 +++---
> 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/docs/devel/testing/main.rst b/docs/devel/testing/main.rst
> index 8067d0a3ed..797111009a 100644
> --- a/docs/devel/testing/main.rst
> +++ b/docs/devel/testing/main.rst
> @@ -222,7 +222,8 @@ check-block
> ~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> There are a variety of ways to exercise the block layer I/O tests
> -via make targets.
> +via make targets for a selection of formats / protocols (collectively
> +referred to as ``drivers`` below).
>
> A default ``make check`` or ``make check-block`` command will exercise
> the ``qcow2`` format, using the tests tagged into the ``auto`` group
> @@ -231,14 +232,14 @@ only.
> These targets accept the ``SPEED`` variable to augment the set of tests
> to run. A slightly more comprehensive test plan can be run by defining
> ``SPEED=slow``, which enables all tests for the ``qcow2`` and ``raw``
> -formats. The most comprehensive test plan can be run by defining
> -``SPEED=thorough``, which enables all available tests for the formats
> +drivers. The most comprehensive test plan can be run by defining
> +``SPEED=thorough``, which enables all available tests for the drivers
> ``luks``, ``nbd``, ``parallels``, ``qcow2``, ``qed``, ``raw``, ``vdi``,
> ``vhdx``, ``vmdk``, and ``vpc``.
>
> -Each of formats also has its own dedicated make target, named
> -``make check-block-$FORMAT`` which will run all available tests for
> -the designated format and does not require the ``SPEED`` variable
> +Each of drivers also has its own dedicated make target, named
> +``make check-block-$DRIVER`` which will run all available tests for
> +the designated driver and does not require the ``SPEED`` variable
> to be set.
>
> See the "QEMU iotests" section below for more information on the
> diff --git a/tests/Makefile.include b/tests/Makefile.include
> index a820980bbe..a063a1d60f 100644
> --- a/tests/Makefile.include
> +++ b/tests/Makefile.include
> @@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ check-help:
> @echo " $(MAKE) check-unit Run qobject tests"
> @echo " $(MAKE) check-qapi-schema Run QAPI schema tests"
> @echo " $(MAKE) check-tracetool Run tracetool generator
> tests"
> - @echo " $(MAKE) check-block Run block tests (all
> formats)"
> - @echo " $(MAKE) check-block-FORMAT Run block tests (only for
> FORMAT)"
> + @echo " $(MAKE) check-block Run block tests (all
> formats/protocols)"
> + @echo " $(MAKE) check-block-DRIVER Run block tests (only for
> format/protocol 'DRIVER')"
We had two words for this, now there is a third :)
I would suggest to remove format/protocol at all, and assume it's called
a driver.
> ifneq ($(filter $(all-check-targets), check-softfloat),)
> @echo " $(MAKE) check-softfloat Run FPU emulation tests"
> @echo " $(MAKE) check-tcg Run TCG tests"
> diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/meson.build b/tests/qemu-iotests/meson.build
> index 744d0b6e88..5d6b0b5ed9 100644
> --- a/tests/qemu-iotests/meson.build
> +++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/meson.build
> @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ qemu_iotests_binaries = [qemu_img, qemu_io, qemu_nbd, qsd]
> qemu_iotests_env = {'PYTHON': python.full_path()}
> # If altering this definition, also update docs/devel/testing/main.rst
> # section on 'check-block' targets to reflect the changes
> -qemu_iotests_formats = {
> +qemu_iotests_drivers = {
> 'qcow2': 'quick',
> 'raw': 'slow',
> 'luks': 'thorough',
> @@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ endforeach
>
> qemu_iotests_check_cmd = files('check')
>
> -foreach format, speed: qemu_iotests_formats
> - # Formats tagged 'quick' get the subset of tests in the 'auto'
> +foreach format, speed: qemu_iotests_drivers
> + # Drivers tagged 'quick' get the subset of tests in the 'auto'
> # group, run by default with 'make check' / 'make check-block'
> seen = []
> if speed == 'quick'
Reviewed-by: Pierrick Bouvier <[email protected]>
