On Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM Alex Bennée <alex.ben...@linaro.org> wrote:
>
> Manos Pitsidianakis <manos.pitsidiana...@linaro.org> writes:
>
> > On Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM Alex Bennée <alex.ben...@linaro.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> As our set of multiarch tests has grown the practice of running every
> >> plugin with every test is becoming unsustainable. If we switch to
> >> ensuring every test gets run with at least one plugin we can speed
> >> things up.
> >>
> >> Some plugins do need to be run with specific tests (for example the
> >> memory instrumentation test). We can handle this by manually adding
> >> them to EXTRA_RUNS. We also need to wrap rules in a CONFIG_PLUGIN test
> >> so we don't enable the runs when plugins are not enabled.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Alex Bennée <alex.ben...@linaro.org>
> >> ---
> >>  tests/tcg/Makefile.target                     | 23 ++++++++++++++-----
> >>  tests/tcg/multiarch/Makefile.target           |  8 +++++--
> >>  .../multiarch/system/Makefile.softmmu-target  | 11 +++++----
> >>  3 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/tests/tcg/Makefile.target b/tests/tcg/Makefile.target
> >> index a12b15637ea..18afd5be194 100644
> >> --- a/tests/tcg/Makefile.target
> >> +++ b/tests/tcg/Makefile.target
> >> @@ -173,14 +173,25 @@ PLUGINS=$(filter-out $(DISABLE_PLUGINS), \
> >>  # We need to ensure expand the run-plugin-TEST-with-PLUGIN
> >>  # pre-requistes manually here as we can't use stems to handle it. We
> >>  # only expand MULTIARCH_TESTS which are common on most of our targets
> >> -# to avoid an exponential explosion as new tests are added. We also
> >> -# add some special helpers the run-plugin- rules can use below.
> >> +# and rotate the plugins so we don't grow too out of control as new
> >> +# tests are added. Plugins that need to run with a specific test
> >> +# should ensure they add their combination to EXTRA_RUNS.
> >>
> >>  ifneq ($(MULTIARCH_TESTS),)
> >> -$(foreach p,$(PLUGINS), \
> >> -       $(foreach t,$(MULTIARCH_TESTS),\
> >> -               $(eval run-plugin-$(t)-with-$(p): $t $p) \
> >> -               $(eval RUN_TESTS+=run-plugin-$(t)-with-$(p))))
> >> +
> >> +NUM_PLUGINS := $(words $(PLUGINS))
> >> +NUM_TESTS := $(words $(MULTIARCH_TESTS))
> >> +
> >> +define mod_plus_one
> >> +  $(shell $(PYTHON) -c "print( ($(1) % $(2)) + 1 )")
> >> +endef
> >> +
> >> +$(foreach _idx, $(shell seq 1 $(NUM_TESTS)), \
> >> +       $(eval _test := $(word $(_idx), $(MULTIARCH_TESTS))) \
> >> +       $(eval _plugin := $(word $(call mod_plus_one, $(_idx), 
> >> $(NUM_PLUGINS)), $(PLUGINS))) \
> >> +       $(eval run-plugin-$(_test)-with-$(_plugin): $(_test) $(_plugin)) \
> >> +       $(eval RUN_TESTS+=run-plugin-$(_test)-with-$(_plugin)))
> >> +
> >>  endif # MULTIARCH_TESTS
> >>  endif # CONFIG_PLUGIN
> >>
> >> diff --git a/tests/tcg/multiarch/Makefile.target 
> >> b/tests/tcg/multiarch/Makefile.target
> >> index bfdf7197a7b..38345ff8805 100644
> >> --- a/tests/tcg/multiarch/Makefile.target
> >> +++ b/tests/tcg/multiarch/Makefile.target
> >> @@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ run-plugin-semiconsole-with-%:
> >>  TESTS += semihosting semiconsole
> >>  endif
> >>
> >> +test-plugin-mem-access: CFLAGS+=-pthread -O0
> >> +test-plugin-mem-access: LDFLAGS+=-pthread -O0
> >> +
> >> +ifeq ($(CONFIG_PLUGIN),y)
> >>  # Test plugin memory access instrumentation
> >>  run-plugin-test-plugin-mem-access-with-libmem.so: \
> >>         PLUGIN_ARGS=$(COMMA)print-accesses=true
> >> @@ -197,8 +201,8 @@ run-plugin-test-plugin-mem-access-with-libmem.so: \
> >>         $(SRC_PATH)/tests/tcg/multiarch/check-plugin-output.sh \
> >>         $(QEMU) $<
> >>
> >> -test-plugin-mem-access: CFLAGS+=-pthread -O0
> >> -test-plugin-mem-access: LDFLAGS+=-pthread -O0
> >> +EXTRA_RUNS += run-plugin-test-plugin-mem-access-with-libmem.so
> >> +endif
> >>
> >>  # Update TESTS
> >>  TESTS += $(MULTIARCH_TESTS)
> >> diff --git a/tests/tcg/multiarch/system/Makefile.softmmu-target 
> >> b/tests/tcg/multiarch/system/Makefile.softmmu-target
> >> index 5acf2700812..4171b4e6aa0 100644
> >> --- a/tests/tcg/multiarch/system/Makefile.softmmu-target
> >> +++ b/tests/tcg/multiarch/system/Makefile.softmmu-target
> >> @@ -71,8 +71,11 @@ endif
> >>  MULTIARCH_RUNS += run-gdbstub-memory run-gdbstub-interrupt \
> >>         run-gdbstub-untimely-packet run-gdbstub-registers
> >>
> >> +ifeq ($(CONFIG_PLUGIN),y)
> >>  # Test plugin memory access instrumentation
> >> -run-plugin-memory-with-libmem.so:              \
> >> -       PLUGIN_ARGS=$(COMMA)region-summary=true
> >> -run-plugin-memory-with-libmem.so:              \
> >> -       
> >> CHECK_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_COMMAND=$(MULTIARCH_SYSTEM_SRC)/validate-memory-counts.py
> >>  $@.out
> >> +run-plugin-memory-with-libmem.so: memory libmem.so
> >
> > Hm why wasn't this needed before this change?
> >
> > I see the make `memory` target sets CHECK_UNALIGNED but where is
> > libmem.so target coming from?
> >
> >> +run-plugin-memory-with-libmem.so: PLUGIN_ARGS=$(COMMA)region-summary=true
> >> +run-plugin-memory-with-libmem.so: 
> >> CHECK_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_COMMAND=$(MULTIARCH_SYSTEM_SRC)/validate-memory-counts.py
> >>  $@.out
> >> +
> >> +EXTRA_RUNS += run-plugin-memory-with-libmem.so
>
> Because we add it to EXTRA_RUNS so we don't want that if plugins won't
> work. We could just wrap EXTRA_RUNS but the rest of the recipe is moot
> at that point anyway.

I am asking about the line

> +run-plugin-memory-with-libmem.so: memory libmem.so

Which adds two make target prerequisites `memory` and `libmem.so`, I
don't see where they came from, or maybe I am not understanding the
makefile logic here correctly.

>
> >> +endif
> >> --
> >> 2.47.2
> >>
> >>
>
> --
> Alex Bennée
> Virtualisation Tech Lead @ Linaro

-- 
Manos Pitsidianakis
Emulation and Virtualization Engineer at Linaro Ltd

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