config BR2_PACKAGE_KVM_UNIT_TESTS bool "kvm-unit-tests" select BR2_HOSTARCH_NEEDS_IA32_COMPILER if BR2_x86_64=y # on i386 and x86-64, __builtin_reachable is used, so we need # gcc 4.5 at least. on i386, we use the target gcc, while on # x86-64 we use the host gcc (see .mk file for details) # On ARM, it uses virtualization extensions depends on BR2_cortex_a7 || BR2_cortex_a12 || \ BR2_cortex_a15 || BR2_cortex_a17 || \ (BR2_i386 && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_5) || \ BR2_powerpc64 || \ BR2_powerpc64le || \ (BR2_x86_64 && BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_5) help kvm-unit-tests is a project as old as KVM. As its name suggests, it's purpose is to provide unit tests for KVM. The unit tests are tiny guest operating systems that generally execute only tens of lines of C and assembler test code in order to obtain its PASS/FAIL result. Unit tests provide KVM and virt hardware functional testing by targeting the features through minimal implementations of their use per the hardware specification. The simplicity of unit tests make them easy to verify they are correct, easy to maintain, and easy to use in timing measurements. Unit tests are also often used for quick and dirty bug reproducers. The reproducers may then be kept as regression tests. It's strongly encouraged that patches implementing new KVM features are submitted with accompanying unit tests. http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/KVM-unit-tests