On Wed, 2023-07-12 at 22:11 +0200, Thomas Huth wrote:
> On 12/07/2023 21.37, Nina Schoetterl-Glausch wrote:
> > On Wed, 2023-07-05 at 12:22 +0200, Thomas Huth wrote:
> > > On 30/06/2023 11.17, Pierre Morel wrote:
> > > > This test takes care to check the changes on different
> > > > entitlements
> > > > when the guest requests a polarization change.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Pierre Morel <pmorel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > > tests/avocado/s390_topology.py | 47
> > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/tests/avocado/s390_topology.py
> > > > b/tests/avocado/s390_topology.py
> > > > index 2cf731cb1d..4855e5d7e4 100644
> > > > --- a/tests/avocado/s390_topology.py
> > > > +++ b/tests/avocado/s390_topology.py
> > > > @@ -240,3 +240,50 @@ def test_polarisation(self):
> > > > res = self.vm.qmp('query-cpu-polarization')
> > > > self.assertEqual(res['return']['polarization'],
> > > > 'horizontal')
> > > > self.check_topology(0, 0, 0, 0, 'medium', False)
> > > > +
> > > > + def test_entitlement(self):
> > > > + """
> > > > + This test verifies that QEMU modifies the polarization
> > > > + after a guest request.
> > > ...
> > > > + self.check_topology(0, 0, 0, 0, 'low', False)
> > > > + self.check_topology(1, 0, 0, 0, 'medium', False)
> > > > + self.check_topology(2, 1, 0, 0, 'high', False)
> > > > + self.check_topology(3, 1, 0, 0, 'high', False)
> > > > +
> > > > + self.guest_set_dispatching('1');
> > > > +
> > > > + self.check_topology(0, 0, 0, 0, 'low', False)
> > > > + self.check_topology(1, 0, 0, 0, 'medium', False)
> > > > + self.check_topology(2, 1, 0, 0, 'high', False)
> > > > + self.check_topology(3, 1, 0, 0, 'high', False)
> > > > +
> > > > + self.guest_set_dispatching('0');
> > > > +
> > > > + self.check_topology(0, 0, 0, 0, 'low', False)
> > > > + self.check_topology(1, 0, 0, 0, 'medium', False)
> > > > + self.check_topology(2, 1, 0, 0, 'high', False)
> > > > + self.check_topology(3, 1, 0, 0, 'high', False)
> > >
> > > Sorry, I think I'm too blind to see it, but what has changed
> > > after
> > > the guest
> > > changed the polarization?
> >
> > Nothing, the values are retained, they're just not active.
> > The guest will see a horizontal polarization until it changes back
> > to
> > vertical.
>
> But then the comment in front of it ("This test verifies that QEMU
> *modifies* the polarization...") does not quite match, does it?
Yeah, it tests that QEMU reports it's own state changed when using
set-cpu-topology.
I think it would be a good idea to get the guests view from the sysfs,
also.
>
> Thomas
>
>
