Hi, > IMHO the ideal scenario would be for us to have a kernel, initrd > containing just busybox tools for the key arch targets we care > about. Those could be used with direct kernel boot or stuffed > into a disk iamge. Either way, they would boot in ~1 second, > even with TCG, and would be able to execute simple shell scripts > to test a decent amount of QEMU functionality.
I have some test images based on buildroot which are essentially that. https://gitlab.com/kraxel/br-kraxel/ Still a significant download, but much smaller than a full fedora or ubuntu cloud image and it boots much faster too. Not down to only one second though. take care, Gerd
