This series is still pretty rough but I wanted to get an idea of what people thought about it before polishing it.
The general idea is outlined in the first test. The main advantage of this type of test framework compared to something like kvm-unit-test is that you don't need a build environment for what you're trying to test. Since your tests also link against the host environment, it potentially makes tests much simplier to write (as you aren't reinventing an OS). I think this makes this style of test more appropriate for something like QEMU. Anthony Liguori (6): qtest: add test framework qtest: add support for target-i386 -M pc Add core python test framework Add uart test case Add RTC test case Add C version of rtc-test Makefile | 4 + Makefile.objs | 2 + hw/pc.c | 7 +- hw/pc_piix.c | 9 +- qemu-options.hx | 8 ++ qtest.c | 357 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ qtest.h | 37 ++++++ qtest.py | 69 +++++++++++ rtc-test.c | 201 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ rtc-test.py | 105 ++++++++++++++++ serial-test.py | 24 ++++ vl.c | 8 ++ 12 files changed, 827 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) create mode 100644 qtest.c create mode 100644 qtest.h create mode 100644 qtest.py create mode 100644 rtc-test.c create mode 100644 rtc-test.py create mode 100644 serial-test.py -- 1.7.4.1
