linux-kernel - Re: [Sean Christopherson] [PATCH v2 000/144] KVM: selftests: Overhaul APIs, purge VCPU

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Message-ID: <14fd32f1-1eb8-8eb3-972a-c1858ee6fdb7@redhat.com>
Date:   Thu, 9 Jun 2022 10:42:30 +0200
From:   Thomas Huth <thuth@...hat.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>, KVM <kvm@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Cornelia Huck <cohuck@...hat.com>,
        Andrew Jones <drjones@...hat.com>,
        Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        David Matlack <dmatlack@...gle.com>,
        Ben Gardon <bgardon@...gle.com>,
        Oliver Upton <oupton@...gle.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Sean Christopherson] [PATCH v2 000/144] KVM: selftests: Overhaul
 APIs, purge VCPU_ID

On 3 Jun 2022 00:41, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> 
> Overhaul KVM's selftest APIs to get selftests to a state where adding new
> features and writing tests is less painful/disgusting.
> 
> Patches 1 fixes a goof in kvm/queue and should be squashed.
> 
> I would really, really, really like to get this queued up sooner than
> later, or maybe just thrown into a separate selftests-specific branch that
> folks can develop against.  Rebasing is tedious, frustrating, and time
> consuming.  And spoiler alert, there's another 42 x86-centric patches
> inbound that builds on this series to clean up CPUID related crud...
> 
> The primary theme is to stop treating tests like second class citizens.
> Stop hiding vcpu, kvm_vm, etc...  There's no sensitive data/constructs, and
> the encapsulation has led to really, really bad and difficult to maintain
> code.  E.g. having to pass around the VM just to call a vCPU ioctl(),
> arbitrary non-zero vCPU IDs, tests having to care about the vCPU ID in the
> first place, etc...
> 
> The other theme in the rework is to deduplicate code and try to set us
> up for success in the future.  E.g. provide macros/helpers instead of
> spamming CTRL-C => CTRL-V (see the -1k LoC), structure the VM creation
> APIs to build on one another, etc...
> 
> The absurd patch count (as opposed to just ridiculous) is due to converting
> each test away from using hardcoded vCPU IDs in a separate patch.  The vast
> majority of those patches probably aren't worth reviewing in depth, the
> changes are mostly mechanical in nature.
> 
> However, _running_ non-x86 tests (or tests that have unique non-x86
> behavior) would be extremely valuable.  All patches have been compile tested
> on x86, arm, risc-v, and s390, but I've only run the tests on x86.  Based on
> my track record for the x86+common tests, I will be very, very surprised if
> I didn't break any of the non-x86 tests, e.g. pthread_create()'s 'void *'
> param tripped me up multiple times.

  Hi,

I just checked your series on s390x, and as far as I can see, the tests 
still work fine with the patches applied. Thus:

Tested-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@...hat.com>