Re: [RFC] virtio testing framework

Awesome!! Congrats :-)

Here is some example of running NuttX RTOS on RV in a web browser using
TinyEMU + VirtIO :-)

https://github.com/lupyuen/nuttx-tinyemu

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CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info

On Thu, May 30, 2024, 22:16 Emil Tsalapatis <emil@etsalapatis.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
>     while developing a virtiofs kernel driver I have written a debug
> virtio transport to test virtio drivers inside a VM without requiring
> nested virtualization or support from the host. The transport allows
> paravirt devices to be emulated in local userspace instead of a host, so we
> can create paravirt devices and test them as necessary. For virtiofs in
> particular, it allows us to reuse the existing FUSE tests since we can now
> run both the virtiofs driver and the FUSE server (which is normally in the
> host) in a single machine.
>
> I have uploaded the WIP code [here <https://reviews.freebsd.org/D45370>],
> and an overview of the design [here
> <https://gist.github.com/etsal/4280b6f16c1815d64ffda7ecce0b66f5>]. The
> patch has a ways to go, and currently only supports virtio-blk device
> emulation as a PoC, but feedback is welcome and appreciated. Please also
> let me know if there is interest in using this for testing other virtio
> devices apart from virtiofs.
>
> --Emil
>