Hi Tyler,
It works when used independently. But if used together it does not work.
The following is my json fragment
{
"command": "boot_linaro_image",
"parameters": {
"interactive_boot_cmds": true,
"options": [
"cache_state_modelled=1",
"sendline a",
"expect Choice:",
"sendline 1",
"expect Select the Boot Device:",
"sendline 1",
"expect File path of the EFI Application or the kernel:",
"sendline Image",
"expect Boot Type: [a] ATAGS, [g] Global FDT or [l] Local FDT? [a/g/l]",
"sendline l",
"expect Add an initrd: [y/n]",
"sendline n",
"expect Arguments to pass to the binary:",
"sendline console=ttyAMA0 earlyprintk=pl011,0x1c090000 debug user_debug=31 loglevel=9 root=/dev/vda2",
"expect File path of the local FDT:",
"sendline fvp-base-gicv3-psci.dtb",
"expect Description for this new Entry:",
"sendline Linaro disk image on virtio gicv3 fdt",
"expect Choice:",
"sendline 5",
"expect Start:",
"sendline 2"
]
}
},
Here the cache_state_modelled parameter is getting mistaken for uefi interactive option!
Thanks
Basil Eljuse…
From: Tyler Baker [mailto:tyler.baker@linaro.org]
Sent: 06 November 2013 23:57
To: Basil Eljuse
Cc: Linaro Validation; Dean Arnold
Subject: Re: [Linaro-validation] What is the best way to configure fast model parameters...
Hi Basil,
On 6 November 2013 13:20, Basil Eljuse <Basil.Eljuse@arm.com> wrote:
Thanks a lot Tyler,
Cool that is precisely what I was looking for. Will give a try.
I am hoping that I can specify both fast models parameters and having interactive boot args specified together in a job. Will give it a go and let you know.
I have never tried both at the same time. If it does not work for you, let me know I can come up with a fix. :)
Cheers,
Thanks
Basil Eljuse…
From: Tyler Baker [mailto:tyler.baker@linaro.org]
Sent: 06 November 2013 20:46
To: Basil Eljuse
Cc: Linaro Validation
Subject: Re: [Linaro-validation] What is the best way to configure fast model parameters...
Hi Basil,
On 6 November 2013 12:28, Basil Eljuse <Basil.Eljuse@arm.com> wrote:
Hello,
We have got now some model instances up in our local lava instance.
What I would like to find out is ‘how best to manipulate the model parameters’.
From my logs I can see
<LAVA_DISPATCHER>2013-11-06 06:27:33 PM INFO: launching fastmodel with command u'sudo -u www-data ARMLMD_LICENSE_FILE="<license-server-loc>" /fastmodels/current/FVP_Base_Cortex-A57x4-A53x4 -C bp.virtioblockdevice.image_path=/srv/lava/instances/production/var/www/lava-server/images/tmppF_EKI/sd.img -C bp.secure_memory=0 -C bp.smsc_91c111.mac_address="02:90:00:03:00:06" -C pctl.startup=0.0.0.0 -C bp.pl011_uart0.untimed_fifos=1 -C bp.flashloader0.fname=/srv/lava/instances/production/var/www/lava-server/images/tmppF_EKI/uefi_fvp-base.bin -C bp.secureflashloader.fname=/srv/lava/instances/production/var/www/lava-server/images/tmppF_EKI/bl1.bin -C bp.smsc_91c111.enabled=true -C bp.hostbridge.interfaceName="armv8_06" -C cache_state_modelled=0'
I can see some of these parameters defined at the above link.
Q1. Is there an easy way to have any of these parameters, for example cache_state_modelled , modified via the json file itself, which define the job?
I can see from one of Linaro’s json files has the following entry.
"command": "boot_linaro_image",
"parameters": {
"options": [
"boot_cmds=boot_cmds_oe"
]
}
You can modify any of the parameters in the boot_options stanza. Here is an example I have created showing how to use set the cache_modeled_state:
Is this it correct for me to assume that this corresponds to the kernel command line arguments passed via UEFI?
- Arguments: console=ttyAMA0 earlyprintk=pl011,0x1c090000 debug user_debug=31 loglevel=9 root=/dev/vda2
Can anyone please confirm?
The kernel arguments are hard coded into the UEFI configuration. You can override these values with interactive boot commands. Here is an example of this on an older model:
The new models have slightly different menu options so you will have to modify the send / expect logic to handle these differences.
On a related theme, I can see the following being defined in the dispatched device_type def
simulator_dtb = fvp-base-gicv2-psci.dtb
and then this getting subsequently used in the UEFI fdt argument
- FDT: VenHw(C5B9C74A-6D72-4719-99AB-C59F199091EB)/fvp-base-gicv2-psci.dtb
Q2. Since the hardware pack do have additionally fvp-base-gicv2legacy-psci.dtb and fvp-base-gicv3-psci.dtb, how can I specify the UEFI to pick the alternate dtbs during the run? What is the easiest option?
Again this binary name is hard coded in the UEFI configuration. You will have to use interactive boot commands to override these values.
Thanks
Basil Eljuse…
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