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diff --git a/docs/devel/testing.rst b/docs/devel/testing.rst index 7c1b199323..83bf9f09ac 100644 --- a/docs/devel/testing.rst +++ b/docs/devel/testing.rst @@ -727,6 +727,21 @@ vm A QEMUMachine instance, initially configured according to the given ``qemu_bin`` parameter. +arch +~~~~ + +The architecture can be used on different levels of the stack, e.g. by +the framework or by the test itself. At the framework level, it will +currently influence the selection of a QEMU binary (when one is not +explicitly given). + +Tests are also free to use this attribute value, for their own needs. +A test may, for instance, use the same value when selecting the +architecture of a kernel or disk image to boot a VM with. + +The ``arch`` attribute will be set to the test parameter of the same +name, and if one is not given explicitly, it will be set to ``None``. + qemu_bin ~~~~~~~~ @@ -749,6 +764,19 @@ like the following: PARAMS (key=qemu_bin, path=*, default=x86_64-softmmu/qemu-system-x86_64) => 'x86_64-softmmu/qemu-system-x86_64 +arch +~~~~ + +The architecture that will influence the selection of a QEMU binary +(when one is not explicitly given). + +Tests are also free to use this parameter value, for their own needs. +A test may, for instance, use the same value when selecting the +architecture of a kernel or disk image to boot a VM with. + +This parameter has a direct relation with the ``arch`` attribute. If +not given, it will default to None. + qemu_bin ~~~~~~~~ |