On Fri, Sep 19, 2025 at 09:43:29AM +0800, Yumei Huang wrote:
Signed-off-by: Yumei Huang
Reviewed-by: David Gibson
--- test/README.md | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/test/README.md b/test/README.md index 91ca603..e3e9d37 100644 --- a/test/README.md +++ b/test/README.md @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Example for Debian, and possibly most Debian-based distributions: git go iperf3 isc-dhcp-common jq libgpgme-dev libseccomp-dev linux-cpupower lm-sensors lz4 netavark netcat-openbsd psmisc qemu-efi-aarch64 qemu-system-arm qemu-system-misc qemu-system-ppc qemu-system-x86 - qemu-system-x86 sipcalc socat strace tmux uidmap valgrind + sipcalc socat strace tmux uidmap valgrind
NOTE: the tests need a qemu version >= 7.2, or one that contains commit 13c6be96618c ("net: stream: add unix socket"): this change introduces support @@ -81,7 +81,12 @@ The following additional packages are commonly needed:
## Regular test
-Just issue: +Before running the tests, you need to prepare the required assets: + + cd test + make assets + +Then issue:
./run
@@ -91,6 +96,28 @@ variable settings: DEBUG=1 enables debugging messages, TRACE=1 enables tracing
PCAP=1 TRACE=1 ./run
+**Note:** + +* It's recommended to run the commands as a non-root user. + Due to [Bug 967509](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=967509), + if you switch users with `su` or `sudo`, the directory `/run/user/ID` may + not be created. In that case, `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR` will incorrectly point to + `/run/user/0` instead of `/run/user/ID`, which can cause error. + + **Workaround:** Log out and log back in as the intended user to ensure the + correct runtime directory is set up. + +* SELinux may prevent the tests from running correctly. To avoid this, + temporarily disable it by running: + + setenforce 0 + +* Some tests require a QEMU build that includes the following commits: + + 60f543ad917f ("virtio-net: vhost-user: Implement internal migration") + 3f65357313e0 ("vhost: Add stubs for the migration state transfer + interface") + ## Running selected tests
Rudimentary support to run a list of selected tests, without support for -- 2.47.0
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