Testing KVM with kvm autotest
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[http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/KVM-Autotest kvm-autotest] is an effort by KVM developers to create a suite of regression tests for KVM. | [http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/KVM-Autotest kvm-autotest] is an effort by KVM developers to create a suite of regression tests for KVM. | ||
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$> yum install qemu-system-x86 qemu-img | $> yum install qemu-system-x86 qemu-img | ||
| − | $> mkdir -p ~/autotest/iso && cd ~/autotest | + | $> mkdir -p ~/autotest/iso && cd ~/autotest/iso |
| − | + | $> wget http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/8/Fedora/i386/iso/Fedora-8-i386-DVD.iso | |
| − | $> wget http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/8/Fedora/i386/iso/Fedora-8-i386-DVD.iso | + | $> cd .. |
| − | $> git clone git:// | + | $> git clone git://github.com/ehabkost/autotest.git |
$> mkdir -p /tmp/kvm_autotest_root/{iso/linux,images} | $> mkdir -p /tmp/kvm_autotest_root/{iso/linux,images} | ||
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$> ln -s /usr/bin/qemu-img /tmp/kvm_autotest_root/qemu-img | $> ln -s /usr/bin/qemu-img /tmp/kvm_autotest_root/qemu-img | ||
| − | $> cd kvm-autotest/client/tests/ | + | $> cd kvm-autotest/client/tests/kvm |
$> cp kvm_tests.cfg.sample kvm_tests.cfg | $> cp kvm_tests.cfg.sample kvm_tests.cfg | ||
# FIXME: this is lame, just disables kvm_install | # FIXME: this is lame, just disables kvm_install | ||
| − | $> sed -e 's/^\(job.run_test\)/#\1/' < control > control.fedora | + | $> sed -e 's/^\(r = job.run_test\)/#\1/' < control > control.fedora |
</pre> | </pre> | ||
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Note: this requires Fedora rawhide and at least qemu-0.10-5.fc11. | Note: this requires Fedora rawhide and at least qemu-0.10-5.fc11. | ||
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| + | == Common Problem:== | ||
| + | If kvm_autotest fails with an error similar the one below it may be the fact your machine is slower than the one use to generate the step files: | ||
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| + | <pre> | ||
| + | 20090429-143237 Fedora.8.32.install: ERROR: barrier_2: Barrier failed at step 3 after 85 seconds (timeout) | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
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| + | you can use the step editor to edit the step file and increase the time-out: | ||
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| + | <pre> | ||
| + | [kvm_runtest_2]# ./stepeditor.py steps/Fedora-8-i386.steps | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:43, 9 June 2009
kvm-autotest is an effort by KVM developers to create a suite of regression tests for KVM.
Fedora virtualization testers can help improve KVM by running kvm-autotest on their own hardware. The kvm-autotest wiki contains some instructions on doing this, but to get started quickly try the following:
$> yum install qemu-system-x86 qemu-img
$> mkdir -p ~/autotest/iso && cd ~/autotest/iso
$> wget http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/8/Fedora/i386/iso/Fedora-8-i386-DVD.iso
$> cd ..
$> git clone git://github.com/ehabkost/autotest.git
$> mkdir -p /tmp/kvm_autotest_root/{iso/linux,images}
$> ln -s ~/autotest/iso/Fedora-8-i386-DVD.iso /tmp/kvm_autotest_root/iso/linux/
$> ln -s /usr/bin/qemu-kvm /tmp/kvm_autotest_root/qemu
$> ln -s /usr/bin/qemu-img /tmp/kvm_autotest_root/qemu-img
$> cd kvm-autotest/client/tests/kvm
$> cp kvm_tests.cfg.sample kvm_tests.cfg
# FIXME: this is lame, just disables kvm_install
$> sed -e 's/^\(r = job.run_test\)/#\1/' < control > control.fedora
and then as root:
$> ../../bin/autotest ./control.fedora
Any errors encountered should be reported via bugzilla.
Note: this requires Fedora rawhide and at least qemu-0.10-5.fc11.
[edit] Common Problem:
If kvm_autotest fails with an error similar the one below it may be the fact your machine is slower than the one use to generate the step files:
20090429-143237 Fedora.8.32.install: ERROR: barrier_2: Barrier failed at step 3 after 85 seconds (timeout)
you can use the step editor to edit the step file and increase the time-out:
[kvm_runtest_2]# ./stepeditor.py steps/Fedora-8-i386.steps
