Gerd Hoffmann <kra...@redhat.com> writes:
> This patch series changes the way virtual machines for test builds are > managed. They are created locally on the developer machine now. The > installer is booted on the serial console and the scripts walks through > the dialogs to install and configure the guest. > > That takes the download.patchew.org server out of the loop and makes it > alot easier to tweak the guest images (adding build dependencies for > example). > > The install scripts take care to apply host proxy settings (from *_proxy > environment variables) to the guest, so any package downloads will be > routed through the proxy and can be cached that way. This also makes > them work behind strict firewalls. > > There are also a bunch of smaller tweaks for tests/vm to fix issues I > was struggling with. See commit messages of individual patches for > details. > > v4: > - rebase, drop patches merged. > - use in-tree seabios binary, for serial console support. > - some minor tweaks. > v3: > - python3 fixes. > - openbsd: configure memory limits. > - freebsd: configure autoboot delay. > <snip> > tests/vm: openbsd autoinstall, using serial console > tests/vm: freebsd autoinstall, using serial console > tests/vm: netbsd autoinstall, using serial console > tests/vm: fedora autoinstall, using serial console For reference there are some minor conflicts with Cleber's copy cleanups currently in my testing/next. The easiest fix was to apply to a clean origin/master and then rebase it so I could deal with the conflicts in git. Currently testing it out: https://github.com/stsquad/qemu/tree/review/test-vm-serial-v4 -- Alex Bennée
