Hi Richard, Khem,

> Hi Richard,
> 
> > On Tue, 2021-08-24 at 09:36 +0200, ?ukasz Majewski wrote:  
> > > Hi Khem,
> > >     
> > > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 1:09 PM Lukasz Majewski <lu...@denx.de>
> > > > wrote:    
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:52:44 -0700
> > > > > Khem Raj <raj.k...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >      
> > > > > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 11:24 AM Lukasz Majewski
> > > > > > <lu...@denx.de> wrote:
> > > > > >      
> > > > > > > Hi Khem,
> > > > > > >      
> > > > > > > > On 8/23/21 8:08 AM, ?ukasz Majewski wrote:      
> > > > > > > > > This patch introduces new recipe - namely
> > > > > > > > > 'glibc-tests', which builds and installs glibc test
> > > > > > > > > suite to OE/Yocto built image.
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > It reuses code from already available
> > > > > > > > > 'glibc-testsuite' recipe, which is run with 'bitbake
> > > > > > > > > glibc-testsuite -c check' and uses qemu to execute
> > > > > > > > > remotely (via SSH) tests on some emulated machine.
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > This recipe installs eligible tests on some rootfs
> > > > > > > > > image. Afterwards, either all of them or only time
> > > > > > > > > related subset, those tests can be executed on the
> > > > > > > > > real hardware, to facilitate validation of this
> > > > > > > > > platform with for example Y2038 problem compliance.
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > By default all tests are executed, with 'ptest-runner
> > > > > > > > > glibc-tests'. To test only time related subset - one
> > > > > > > > > needs to call: cd /usr/lib/glibc-tests/ptest/; rm
> > > > > > > > > run-ptest; \ ln -s run-ptest-time run-ptest; cd -;
> > > > > > > > > ptest-runner glibc-tests
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > To facilitate debugging, source files are provided by
> > > > > > > > > default with the unstripped debugging symbols. Such
> > > > > > > > > approach would reduce the already complex recipe (as
> > > > > > > > > it inherits base glibc one), so there is no need to
> > > > > > > > > also install *-dbg and *-src packages.      
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > does it have to be a separate recipe I wonder if we can
> > > > > > > > have it built as part of glibc itself controlled via
> > > > > > > > ptest knob      
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > I've followed the glibc-testsuite recipe to provide tests
> > > > > > > for ptest. Test creation is similar to it, but doesn't
> > > > > > > require QEMU run (tests are executed on the HW).
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Another rationale was to have some kind of "features"
> > > > > > > separation in different file (liked glibc-mtrace), which
> > > > > > > is easier to maintain and review.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Last but not least - separate recipe (and built binaries)
> > > > > > > allow some kind of magic with selection of used test
> > > > > > > programs (this may be useful if one would like to have
> > > > > > > different sets of tests in different packages)      
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > That’s seems ok I think the names are quite confusing now
> > > > > > not that it was not so much better before but now we have
> > > > > > glibc-tests and glibc-testsuites which do same things but in
> > > > > > very different way maybe glibc-testsuite should be renamed
> > > > > > to something like glibc-tests-crosd or some such      
> > > > > 
> > > > > I think that glibc-testsuite_2.34.bb shall be renamed to
> > > > > glibc-tests-qemu_2.34.bb as it is more descriptive.      
> > > > 
> > > > is it only runnable in qemu ? I thought we could use a read
> > > > board as well with IP address    
> > > 
> > > It looks like by default the QEMU is used in this recipe. 
> > > 
> > > This recipe provides custom check-test-wrapper, which can log
> > > into remote board via ssh (when TOOLCHAIN_TEST_TARGET = "ssh").
> > > 
> > > This looks a bit awkward for me, as the goal would be to run built
> > > tests on target (exact) HW without the need of SSH.
> > > 
> > > It is also easier to debug the code with the real HW.    
> > 
> > I'm a bit worried we're going around in circles with this. We did
> > have a different form of tests a while back but I was told those
> > didn't work well and they were replaced with the current setup which
> > worked with the driver in the glibc source code.  
> 
> I've looked into the glibc-testing.inc from SHA1:
> 0a42ae7f7ca8fcebe4630b701e50e2352f9b7c3b
> 
> There glibc tests were built and copied on the target via NFS.
> 
> > This was done around
> > the time we added support for the other toolchain test suites
> > (binutils+gcc).  
> 
> I'm not familiar with the "binutils+gcc" issue, which was solved in
> the past. Could you share any reference?
> 
> > We ended up with options to use full system qemu or
> > user mode qemu emulation depending on the speed of the target (e.g.
> > with kvm or not).  
> 
> From what I see in the recipe - you either run user mode QEMU by
> default (at least when I do run it):
> 
> NOTE: make PARALLELMFLAGS=-j 8 SHELL=/bin/bash -i
> QEMU_SYSROOT=/home/lukma/work/yocto/y2038/build/tmp/work/armv7at2hf-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi/glibc-testsuite/2.34-r0/recipe-sysroot
> QEMU_OPTIONS=qemu-arm -r 5.1.0  SSH_HOST=localhost SSH_HOS T_USER=root
> SSH_HOST_PORT=2222
> test-wrapper=/home/lukma/work/yocto/y2038/build/tmp/work/armv7at2hf-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi/glibc-testsuite/2.34-r0/check-test-wrapper
> user check
> 
> Or you log to the board via SSH (the 'ssh' mode).
> 
> > 
> > Has this patchset been run with all the tests in glibc or just a
> > subset?  
> 
> This patch set allows running all tests [*], or (preferably in my use
> case) only a time related ones. The latter is to validate Y2038 code,
> which testing has two issues:
> 
> 1. It cannot be tested with QEMU user mode [1]. Instead "linux
> timespaces" were suggested, but it lacks support for CLOCK_REALTIME
> manipulation for those tests [2].
> 
> 2. Testing with SSH is possible, but is not as robust as expected
> (i.e. imposes SSHD on the target board, and ETH connection).
> 
> > 
> > I'm always very nervous about having two ways to do similar things.
> >  
> 
> Technically, I just reuse the glibc-testsuite_2.34.bb to the point
> where tests are _only_ built. Then I pack those binaries and install
> on the target's rootfs to be run with ptest framework.
> 
> Such approach has several advantages:
> 
> - No need for SSH (which can hang, as you need sshfs in user space for
>   the setup)
> 
> - Run on the real HW (and environment) with the same version of glibc
>   on the real target.
> 
> - Sources and debugging symbols available on the target, so easier GDB
>   debugging.
> 
> - Using ptest framework to execute tests
> 
> - Time related tests are "self contained", so could be executed
> without built data.
> 
> At least for Y2038 validation such approach seems more appealing.
> 

Do you have any more feedback regarding this patch?

> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Richard
> >   
> 
> Links:
> [1] -
> https://www.mail-archive.com/qemu-discuss@nongnu.org/msg05898.html
> [2] -
> https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org/msg2361284.html
> 
> Note:
> [*] - some glibc tests rely on the built directory to provide correct
> data/environment for execution. Time related tests are (and should be)
> self contained, so those could be just executed as binaries.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Lukasz Majewski
> 
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Best regards,

Lukasz Majewski

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