Re: [RFC] virtio testing framework

Can someone explain to me what the purpose of what you are talking about ?


On Thu, May 30, 2024 at 10:38 PM Tomek CEDRO <tomek@cedro.info> wrote:

> 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
>
> --
> 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
>>
>

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Mario.