[PATCH v2] test: Update README.md

[PATCH v2] test: Update README.md

[Yumei Huang]

Signed-off-by: Yumei Huang <yuhuang@redhat.com>
---
 test/README.md | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/test/README.md b/test/README.md
index 91ca603..0df7533 100644
--- a/test/README.md
+++ b/test/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Example for Debian, and possibly most Debian-based distributions:
     git go iperf3 isc-dhcp-common jq libgpgme-dev libseccomp-dev linux-cpupower
     lm-sensors lz4 netavark netcat-openbsd psmisc qemu-efi-aarch64
     qemu-system-arm qemu-system-misc qemu-system-ppc qemu-system-x86
-    qemu-system-x86 sipcalc socat strace tmux uidmap valgrind
+    sipcalc socat strace tmux uidmap valgrind
 
 NOTE: the tests need a qemu version >= 7.2, or one that contains commit
 13c6be96618c ("net: stream: add unix socket"): this change introduces support
@@ -81,7 +81,12 @@ The following additional packages are commonly needed:
 
 ## Regular test
 
-Just issue:
+Before running the tests, you need to prepare the required assets:
+
+    cd test
+    make assets
+
+Then issue:
 
     ./run
 
@@ -91,6 +96,32 @@ variable settings: DEBUG=1 enables debugging messages, TRACE=1 enables tracing
 
     PCAP=1 TRACE=1 ./run
 
+**Note:**
+
+* Don't run the tests as root, the whole point of passt is not to run as root.
+
+* If you switch users before running the tests, you may hit "Permission denied"
+  error. It's probably due to
+  [Bug 967509](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=967509).
+  If you switch users with `su` or `sudo`, the directory `/run/user/ID` may
+  not be created, and `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR` points to the /run/user directory of
+  the previous user rather than the target user.
+
+  **Workaround:** Log out and log back in as the intended user to ensure the
+  correct runtime directory is set up. Or use `machinectl shell --uid=$user`.
+
+* SELinux may prevent the tests from running correctly. To avoid this,
+  temporarily disable it by running:
+
+        setenforce 0
+
+* Some tests require a QEMU version >= 10.0.0, or a build that includes the
+  following commits:
+
+        60f543ad917f ("virtio-net: vhost-user: Implement internal migration")
+        3f65357313e0 ("vhost: Add stubs for the migration state transfer
+        interface")
+
 ## Running selected tests
 
 Rudimentary support to run a list of selected tests, without support for
-- 
2.47.0

Re: [PATCH v2] test: Update README.md

[David Gibson]

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On Sun, Sep 28, 2025 at 09:01:08AM +0800, Yumei Huang wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Yumei Huang <yuhuang@redhat.com>

Nice. Several things clearer than v1.  Probably more that could be
revised, but this looks like a good improvement on its own.

Reviewed-by: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>

> ---
>  test/README.md | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/test/README.md b/test/README.md
> index 91ca603..0df7533 100644
> --- a/test/README.md
> +++ b/test/README.md
> @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Example for Debian, and possibly most Debian-based distributions:
>      git go iperf3 isc-dhcp-common jq libgpgme-dev libseccomp-dev linux-cpupower
>      lm-sensors lz4 netavark netcat-openbsd psmisc qemu-efi-aarch64
>      qemu-system-arm qemu-system-misc qemu-system-ppc qemu-system-x86
> -    qemu-system-x86 sipcalc socat strace tmux uidmap valgrind
> +    sipcalc socat strace tmux uidmap valgrind
>  
>  NOTE: the tests need a qemu version >= 7.2, or one that contains commit
>  13c6be96618c ("net: stream: add unix socket"): this change introduces support
> @@ -81,7 +81,12 @@ The following additional packages are commonly needed:
>  
>  ## Regular test
>  
> -Just issue:
> +Before running the tests, you need to prepare the required assets:
> +
> +    cd test
> +    make assets
> +
> +Then issue:
>  
>      ./run
>  
> @@ -91,6 +96,32 @@ variable settings: DEBUG=1 enables debugging messages, TRACE=1 enables tracing
>  
>      PCAP=1 TRACE=1 ./run
>  
> +**Note:**
> +
> +* Don't run the tests as root, the whole point of passt is not to run as root.
> +
> +* If you switch users before running the tests, you may hit "Permission denied"
> +  error. It's probably due to
> +  [Bug 967509](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=967509).
> +  If you switch users with `su` or `sudo`, the directory `/run/user/ID` may
> +  not be created, and `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR` points to the /run/user directory of
> +  the previous user rather than the target user.
> +
> +  **Workaround:** Log out and log back in as the intended user to ensure the
> +  correct runtime directory is set up. Or use `machinectl shell --uid=$user`.
> +
> +* SELinux may prevent the tests from running correctly. To avoid this,
> +  temporarily disable it by running:
> +
> +        setenforce 0
> +
> +* Some tests require a QEMU version >= 10.0.0, or a build that includes the
> +  following commits:
> +
> +        60f543ad917f ("virtio-net: vhost-user: Implement internal migration")
> +        3f65357313e0 ("vhost: Add stubs for the migration state transfer
> +        interface")
> +
>  ## Running selected tests
>  
>  Rudimentary support to run a list of selected tests, without support for
> -- 
> 2.47.0
> 

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				| around.
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Re: [PATCH v2] test: Update README.md

[Stefano Brivio]

On Sun, 28 Sep 2025 09:01:08 +0800
Yumei Huang <yuhuang@redhat.com> wrote:

> Signed-off-by: Yumei Huang <yuhuang@redhat.com>

Applied, with this extra tag:

  Link: https://bugs.passt.top/show_bug.cgi?id=123

...please close that ticket if you think it's solved now (I think it
is, but I might be missing something).

-- 
Stefano