action #46349
open[s390x] Add qemu backend support
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Description
At this time, qemu/kvm VM are not using qemu backend like in aarch64/x86_64/ppc64le but instead are running on s390x using bootloader_zkvm.
This is mainly because there is no VNC access because there is no "GPU" available for s390x in qemu (and on a real hardware too!).
But a virtio-gpu has been added in recent qemu/kernel [1], so this could the first stack of a way to use qemu backend.
[1] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-09/msg04184.html
Updated by ldevulder over 5 years ago
A Proof-Of-Concept can be done with a recent qemu/kernel, but maybe a openSUSE TumbleWeed is needed for this.
But TW is not available anymore since about 2 years because of a lack of maintainer...
Updated by ldevulder over 5 years ago
okurz wrote:
so you know what you would need to do ;)
Yes! But time is the main issue, as usual :)
But I will try.
Updated by SLindoMansilla over 5 years ago
- Precedes action #45158: [systemd] Implement systemd testsuite as openQA perl module added
Updated by ldevulder over 5 years ago
openQA should also be compiled for s390x.
I have one available on OBS for SLE15:
Updated by SLindoMansilla over 5 years ago
OBS project for s390x installation media: https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/openSUSE:Factory:zSystems
Updated by okurz about 5 years ago
- Related to action #48434: [functional][u] test Tumbleweed s390x again added
Updated by SLindoMansilla about 5 years ago
- Blocks action #47852: [qe-core][functional] test fails in firefox - use of milestones whenever possible to reduce waste added
Updated by okurz over 4 years ago
- Project changed from openQA Infrastructure to openQA Project
- Category set to Feature requests
- Priority changed from Normal to Low
- Target version set to future
I guess this would fit better in the openQA main project
Updated by coolo over 4 years ago
This might be an interesting stunt, but as long as customers run our products on zKVM systems (or whatever the current brand name is), this is what we will test.
Updated by SLindoMansilla about 4 years ago
one step closer: TW on s390x is being shipped https://openqa.opensuse.org/group_overview/34
Updated by szarate about 3 years ago
- Blocks deleted (action #47852: [qe-core][functional] test fails in firefox - use of milestones whenever possible to reduce waste)