On Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM Alex Bennée <alex.ben...@linaro.org> wrote:
>
> Manos Pitsidianakis <manos.pitsidiana...@linaro.org> writes:
>
> > 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.
>
> Originally we generated the pre-reqs in the:
>
>   $(foreach p,$(PLUGINS), \
>       $(foreach t,$(MULTIARCH_TESTS),\
>
> loop. Now that doesn't cover every combination we need to add an
> explicit prereq for the test case we know we will run.

Ah thanks, that clears it up. The equivalent is specifically this
deleted line: $(eval run-plugin-$(t)-with-$(p): $t $p)

Reviewed-by: Manos Pitsidianakis <manos.pitsidiana...@linaro.org>

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

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Manos Pitsidianakis
Emulation and Virtualization Engineer at Linaro Ltd

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