[Qemu-devel] [Bug 1688231] [NEW] [Qemu-ppc] sendkey is not working for any of the keystrokes

[Balamuruhan S]

Public bug reported:

sendkey option is not working for any of the keystrokes in ppc64le,

Qemu version:
# qemu-img --version
qemu-img version 2.9.50 (v2.9.0-303-g81b2d5c-dirty)

Qemu command line:
# qemu-system-ppc64 --enable-kvm --nographic -vga none -machine pseries -m 
4G,slots=32,maxmem=32G -smp 16,maxcpus=32 -device virtio-blk-pci,drive=rootdisk 
-drive 
file=/var/lib/libvirt/images/f25-upstream-ppc64le.qcow2,if=none,cache=none,format=qcow2,id=rootdisk
 -monitor telnet:127.0.0.1:1234,server,nowait -net nic,model=virtio -net user 
-redir tcp:2000::22

Guest booted successfully and logged in
Fedora 25 (Twenty Five)
Kernel 4.11.0-rc4 on an ppc64le (hvc0)

atest-guest login: updatedb (5582) used greatest stack depth: 9568 bytes left
root
Password: 
Last login: Mon Mar 27 01:57:51 on hvc0
address@hidden ~]# 

Qemu monitor:
# telnet 127.0.0.1 1234
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to 127.0.0.1.
Escape character is '^]'.
QEMU 2.9.50 monitor - type 'help' for more information
(qemu) sendkey a
(qemu) sendkey ret

But from the console, I couldn't observe the keystroke a or return.

** Affects: qemu
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  [Qemu-ppc] sendkey is not working for any of the keystrokes

Status in QEMU:
  New

Bug description:
  sendkey option is not working for any of the keystrokes in ppc64le,

  Qemu version:
  # qemu-img --version
  qemu-img version 2.9.50 (v2.9.0-303-g81b2d5c-dirty)

  Qemu command line:
  # qemu-system-ppc64 --enable-kvm --nographic -vga none -machine pseries -m 
4G,slots=32,maxmem=32G -smp 16,maxcpus=32 -device virtio-blk-pci,drive=rootdisk 
-drive 
file=/var/lib/libvirt/images/f25-upstream-ppc64le.qcow2,if=none,cache=none,format=qcow2,id=rootdisk
 -monitor telnet:127.0.0.1:1234,server,nowait -net nic,model=virtio -net user 
-redir tcp:2000::22

  Guest booted successfully and logged in
  Fedora 25 (Twenty Five)
  Kernel 4.11.0-rc4 on an ppc64le (hvc0)

  atest-guest login: updatedb (5582) used greatest stack depth: 9568 bytes left
  root
  Password: 
  Last login: Mon Mar 27 01:57:51 on hvc0
  address@hidden ~]# 

  Qemu monitor:
  # telnet 127.0.0.1 1234
  Trying 127.0.0.1...
  Connected to 127.0.0.1.
  Escape character is '^]'.
  QEMU 2.9.50 monitor - type 'help' for more information
  (qemu) sendkey a
  (qemu) sendkey ret

  But from the console, I couldn't observe the keystroke a or return.

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