KVM-Autotest/TODO

2011-08-15T15:54:58Z

Pradeepkumars:

= KVM-Autotest TODO list =

== raw idea ==

* more vhost_net test
* add 'Multi-guests'/'guest to external boxs' transfer test
* port some whql tests to autotest(virtio_net,virtio_blk)
* add multiple queue support
* support of customed qemu cmdline

== general ==

'''Note:''' This session is for major, multi-person items. We'll update the status weekly based on the status of the subtasks attributed to persons.

== lmr ==

== mgoldish ==

* Make WHQL tests run on our internal server
* Enable "guest-load" for a VMs before/while tests are running (e.g. migration of a VM, while a movie is playing on it)
** This may just be a matter of moving useful code from tests to kvm_test_utils.py to make it reusable

=== done ===

== amos ==

* Turn tsc_drift into a kvm unit test.
* Extend performance tests (framework & cases)
* Push redhat internal kvm subtests to upstream (had completed the 1th plan)
* Improve network subtests, especial stress tests

== jason ==

* Port network tests into windows
* Profiler of pidstat
* guest->guest guest->host netperf support
* More readable test result of netperf

== cleber ==

== yolkfull ==

* Run netperf test between two guests
* Migration with/without workload(dbench,lmbench etc)
* Verify SMBIOS/DMI data (UUID, for example)
* Disk serial number (for IDE, SCSI, VirtIO drives)

== RH Beijing QE ==

* cpuflags.py (shuang)
* qmp_command.py (fyang)
* qmp_event_notification.py (fyang)
* Further migration
* Multiple nics
* Test block device cancellation path using device mapper to generate errors ( after we had a crash in de_write_dma_cb)
* Extend pci_assignable to support other PCI devices (USB, video cards, TV card etc)
* Passthrough the perf keys of run_autotest to autotest server

== Pradeep ==

* SLES support -
** Owner - ONNM
** Expected delivery to community - 1-Dec-2011

* virtio-blk disk serial # test (extend physical_resource_check test)
** Owner -
** Expected delivery to community-

* enhance virtio-blk hotplug test
** virsh based attach-disk/detach disk
** enumerate cloud scenarios (live add, reboot after, shutdown, etc.)
** migration after live add
** Owner -
** Expected delivery to community- 1-Oct-2011

* Add use QED image format during tests.
** Owner -
** Expected delivery to community- 1-Dec-2011

* virsh stream.
** Owner -
** Expected delivery to community-

* pci-multi function testing (>32 virtio devices, disk and network)
** test out max number of virtio blk and nic devices
** Owner -
** Expected delivery to community-

* virtfs patch inclusion to autotest.
** Owner -
** Expected delivery to community-

* Windows support (ping, file_transfer, ... network tests needs to be added)
** Owner -
** Expected delivery to community-

* Svirt - sVirt is a community effort aimed at integrating Mandatory Access Control (MAC) security and Linux-based virtualization (KVM, lguest et al).
** Owner -
** Expected delivery to community- 1-Sept-2011

* "Migration + other task with parallel "
** Owner -
** Expected delivery to community-

* Network rate limiting
** Owner -
** Expected delivery to community-

* Fix old autoetst patches/bugs
** Owner -
** Expected delivery to community-

* Include libvirt_cim in autotest
** Owner -
** Expected delivery to community-

* Power Support
** Owner - IBM
** Expected Delivery to the community - Oct. 2011

== Bugs ==

* Please open bugs on the [[http://autotest.kernel.org/newticket autotest defect tracking system]]

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