[PATCH v2 4/9] docker: Adjust packages for arm64
Simon Glass
sjg at chromium.org
Wed Nov 6 16:40:38 CET 2024
Hi Tom,
On Tue, 5 Nov 2024 at 13:55, Tom Rini <trini at konsulko.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Nov 05, 2024 at 12:20:51PM -0700, Simon Glass wrote:
> > HI Tom,
> >
> > On Tue, 5 Nov 2024 at 09:45, Tom Rini <trini at konsulko.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Tue, Nov 05, 2024 at 09:26:10AM -0700, Simon Glass wrote:
> > > > Hi Tom,
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, 5 Nov 2024 at 09:11, Tom Rini <trini at konsulko.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, Nov 05, 2024 at 09:07:33AM -0700, Simon Glass wrote:
> > > > > > The package names are slightly different for arm64 and we don't seem to
> > > > > > have a linux-image-kvm package. Provide a different set for arm64
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Changes in v2:
> > > > > > - Swap order so that amd64 is the exception
> > > > > >
> > > > > > tools/docker/Dockerfile | 12 +++++++-----
> > > > > > 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > diff --git a/tools/docker/Dockerfile b/tools/docker/Dockerfile
> > > > > > index 540718df062..84661b036c6 100644
> > > > > > --- a/tools/docker/Dockerfile
> > > > > > +++ b/tools/docker/Dockerfile
> > > > > > @@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ RUN wget -O - https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/tools/crosstool/files/bin/x86_
> > > > > > RUN wget -O - https://github.com/foss-xtensa/toolchain/releases/download/2020.07/x86_64-2020.07-xtensa-dc233c-elf.tar.gz | tar -C /opt -xz
> > > > >
> > > > > Oh no, here's a big problem ^^^^^
> > > > > You didn't switch to downloading arm64 toolchains, no wonder everything
> > > > > else blows up.
> > > >
> > > > Er, yes I know that...I would have to put 'if' statements on each one,
> > > > but I was hoping we could come up with a better way of handling this.
> > >
> > > Yes, hopefully we can do something with $TARGETPLATFORM to set another
> > > variable that's exposed for wider use.
> >
> > I recall that docker doesn't let variables set in one phase affect
> > subsequent ones, but perhaps something can be done in the ENV section
>
> Yes, my hope is we could set something in the ENV section.
>
> > > > Same with all the variables being set for grub.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > # Update and install things from apt now
> > > > > > -RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
> > > > > > +RUN if [ "$TARGETPLATFORM" = "linux/amd64" ]; then \
> > > > > > + EXTRA_PACKAGES="grub-efi-amd64-bin grub-efi-ia32-bin libc6-i386 linux-image-kvm"; \
> > > > > > + else \
> > > > > > + EXTRA_PACKAGES="grub-efi linux-image-generic"; \
> > > > > > + fi; \
> > > > >
> > > > > Again, grub-efi should be used for everyone and linux/amd64 adds
> > > > > grub-efi-ia32-bin. And linux-image-generic should work for everyone,
> > > > > too.
> > > >
> > > > So what about this commit?[1]
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Simon
> > > >
> > > > [1] f9abaa53ec8 tools: docker: Install a readable kernel for libguestfs-tools
> > >
> > > Yes, linux-image-generic should also provide a useful image, and you
> > > would need to check what CI says when using this image.
> >
> > OK, so we don't actually need the kvm one, it seems?
>
> No, that was just a reasonable at the time choice for a kernel image
> file.
OK
>
> > Anyway, the upshot of all of this is that you want arm64 to run the
> > full suite of tests, including kvm and world builds. But presumably
> > not in addition to the x86_64 ones...? I suppose I am just unclear as
> > to what you are looking for. Are you trying to test that QEMU works
> > properly, or that U-Boot's code works?
> >
> > My expectation was that we just want sandbox testing on arm64...I
> > don't see much point in anything else. What am I missing?
>
> I would like, especially if we get additional compute resources donated,
> to duplicate much of the testing we do _also_ on arm64 as a host, at
> least on tagged releases. This is a thing more and more people do, and
> it would be good to be able to point at CI when something like:
> https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/issues/44
> is filed.
Well, that issue is a mystery to me too.
Anyway, this is mostly a difference in approach. I like to do things
incrementally, rather than trying to do everything at once.
Regards,
Simon
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