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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/7] Qtest driver framework
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Markus Armbruster |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/7] Qtest driver framework |
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Wed, 18 Jul 2018 19:14:43 +0200 |
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Stefan Hajnoczi <address@hidden> writes:
> On Mon, Jul 09, 2018 at 11:11:29AM +0200, Emanuele Giuseppe Esposito wrote:
>> This work is being done as Google Summer of Code 2018 project for QEMU,
>> my mentors are Paolo Bonzini and Laurent Vivier.
>> Additional infos on the project can be found at:
>> https://wiki.qemu.org/Features/qtest_driver_framework
>
> Thanks, I've finished reviewing this version. It looks like a good
> start!
>
> The main challenge to me seems "how can we make tests simpler?". The
> presence of a new API and object model raises the bar for writing and
> running tests. I hope all qtests will use qgraph but if the complexity
> is too high then qgraph may only be used in a few niche cases where
> authors think it's worth abstracting machine types and others will
> continue to write qtests without qgraph.
The #1 reason for writing code a certain way is following existing
examples. As long as "qtest without qgraph" is prevalent in existing
tests, it'll remain prevalent in new tests. I'm afraid we'll need a
conversion effort.
> What are the next steps and do you have plans for making qgraph more
> integral to libqos?
Good questions.
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/7] tests: qgraph API for the qtest driver framework, (continued)
[Qemu-devel] [PATCH 7/7] tests/qgraph: sdhci test node, Emanuele Giuseppe Esposito, 2018/07/09
Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/7] Qtest driver framework, Stefan Hajnoczi, 2018/07/11
Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/7] Qtest driver framework, Stefan Hajnoczi, 2018/07/11
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/7] Qtest driver framework,
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