Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] selftests/liveupdate: add end to end test infrastructure and scripts

From: Mike Rapoport

Date: Sun Feb 08 2026 - 13:27:49 EST


Hi Jordan,

On Thu, Feb 05, 2026 at 10:23:29PM +0000, Jordan Richards wrote:
> From: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Add the end to end testing infrastructure required to verify the
> liveupdate feature. This includes a custom init process, a test
> orchestration script, and a batch runner.
>
> The framework consists of:
>
> init.c:
> A lightweight init process that manages the kexec lifecycle.
> It mounts necessary filesystems, determines the current execution
> stage (1 or 2) via the kernel command line, and handles the
> kexec_file_load() sequence to transition between kernels.
>
> luo_test.sh:
> The primary KTAP-compliant test driver. It handles:
> - Kernel configuration merging and building.
> - Cross-compilation detection for x86_64 and arm64.
> - Generation of the initrd containing the test binary and init.
> - QEMU execution with automatic accelerator detection (KVM, HVF,
> or TCG).
>
> run.sh:
> A wrapper script to discover and execute all `luo_*.c`
> tests across supported architectures, providing a summary of
> pass/fail/skip results.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@xxxxxxxxxx>

I think you also need
Co-developed-by: Jordan Richards <jordanrichards@xxxxxxxxxx>

> Signed-off-by: Jordan Richards <jordanrichards@xxxxxxxxxx>

With nolibc fixes Thomas requested:

Reviewed-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx>

--
Sincerely yours,
Mike.