[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [PATCH v5 2/2] gitlab-ci: add an ARM32 qemu-based smoke test
On Thu, 21 Apr 2022, Michal Orzel wrote: > On 21.04.2022 01:31, Stefano Stabellini wrote: > > > > Oops, yes I did. Well spotted. Just sending this one update here. > > > > > > --- > > gitlab-ci: add an ARM32 qemu-based smoke test > > > > Add a minimal ARM32 smoke test based on qemu-system-arm, as provided by > > the test-artifacts qemu container. The minimal test simply boots Xen > > (built from previous build stages) and Dom0. > > > > The test needs a working kernel and minimal initrd for dom0. Instead of > > building our own kernel and initrd, which would mean maintaining one or > > two more builting scripts under automation/, we borrow a kernel and > > initrd from distros. > > > > For the kernel we pick the Debian Bullseye kernel, which has everything > > we need already built-in. However, we cannot use the Debian Bullseye > > initrd because it is 22MB and the large size causes QEMU to core dump. > > > > Instead, use the tiny busybox-based rootfs provided by Alpine Linux, > > which is really minimal: just 2.5MB. Note that we cannot use the Alpine > > Linux kernel because that doesn't boot on Xen. > > > > Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxx> > Reviewed-by: Michal Orzel <michal.orzel@xxxxxxx> Thanks!
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