[OE-core] [PATCH 1/1] targetcontrol.py: test sudo available while invoking runqemu
ChenQi
Qi.Chen at windriver.com
Wed Sep 3 07:16:52 UTC 2014
On 09/03/2014 02:32 PM, Hongxu Jia wrote:
> While TEST_TARGET is qemu, the QemuRunner class invokes runqemu
> to start qemu, and runqemu needs sudo to set up tap interface.
>
> While sudo is not available, the exit of QemuRunner will cost 60
> seconds and the exit message is not clear, so we add sudo available
> test for QemuRunner before invoking runqemu. Here is the example:
> ...
> ERROR: We need setting up tap interface under sudo
> sudo: a password is required
>
> ERROR: Function failed: do_testimage
> ...
>
> Signed-off-by: Hongxu Jia <hongxu.jia at windriver.com>
> ---
> meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py | 12 ++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py
> index cc582dd..f6af5be 100644
> --- a/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py
> +++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py
> @@ -15,10 +15,22 @@ from oeqa.utils.qemurunner import QemuRunner
> from oeqa.controllers.testtargetloader import TestTargetLoader
> from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
>
> +def test_sudo_available(d):
> + res = subprocess.call('sudo -n ls', shell=True)
> + p = subprocess.Popen('sudo -n ls',
> + shell=True,
> + stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
> + stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
> + if p.wait() != 0:
> + msg = "We need setting up tap interface under sudo\n"
> + msg += p.communicate()[1]
> + bb.fatal(msg)
> +
> def get_target_controller(d):
> testtarget = d.getVar("TEST_TARGET", True)
> # old, simple names
> if testtarget == "qemu":
> + test_sudo_available(d)
> return QemuTarget(d)
> elif testtarget == "simpleremote":
> return SimpleRemoteTarget(d)
root privilege is sometimes not necessary here.
For example, if the system has already got a tap interface available
there, we don't need the root privilege.
//Chen Qi
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