[RTEMS Project] #4593: Add support for renode.io Simulator

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#4593: Add support for renode.io Simulator
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 Reporter:  Joel Sherrill                        |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Indefinite
Component:  tool                                 |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  SoC, testing, BSP, simulator,        |  Blocked By:
  medium, small                                  |
 Blocking:                                       |
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Changes (by Gedare Bloom):

 * keywords:  SoC, testing, BSP, simulator, small, medium => SoC, testing,
     BSP, simulator, medium, small


Old description:

> [Renode.io] is a simulator geared toward System on Chips and testing. The
> set of supports boards can be viewed in the source code at
> https://github.com/renode/renode/tree/master/platforms. This ticket can
> turn into multiple projects. The first type of project is testing support
> for existing BSPs which have renode.io hardware support.
>
> * Find a board supported by renode.io that has a corresponding BSP.
> * Develop support for the RTEMS Tester to run RTEMS tests on that.
>   - Ensure this simulator can be run without a GUI
> * If needed, provide patches for the RTEMS BSP and/or renode.io.
>   - It may be necessary to add a BSP variant for renode.io if there are
> small differences that need to be accounted for at BSP build time.
>
> An alternative project is writing a BSP for a renode.io simulation that
> does not yet have an RTEMS BSP.
>
> In either case, once a specific BSP and simulation configuration has been
> identified, a new ticket for that specific work should be created. The
> size of the project depends on how well the BSP works on the simulator at
> the starting point. For example, leon3 is claimed to work very well so
> the focus would be just on RTEMS Tester configuration and support.
>
> This ticket is a general description of multiple projects related to
> renode.io and RTEMS. The size of any specific project for a BSP would
> vary based on what is required to be done. Scoping the effort for
> renode.io support for a specific BSP/hardware combination should be part
> of the project proposal.
>
> Possible Mentors: Alan Cudmore, Gedare Bloom
> Skills: C
> Difficulty: Medium

New description:

 [Renode.io] is a simulator geared toward System on Chips and testing. The
 set of supports boards can be viewed in the source code at
 https://github.com/renode/renode/tree/master/platforms. This ticket can
 turn into multiple projects. The first type of project is testing support
 for existing BSPs which have renode.io hardware support.

 * Find a board supported by renode.io that has a corresponding BSP.
 * Develop support for the RTEMS Tester to run RTEMS tests on that.
   - Ensure this simulator can be run without a GUI
 * If needed, provide patches for the RTEMS BSP and/or renode.io.
   - It may be necessary to add a BSP variant for renode.io if there are
 small differences that need to be accounted for at BSP build time.

 An alternative project is writing a BSP for a renode.io simulation that
 does not yet have an RTEMS BSP.

 In either case, once a specific BSP and simulation configuration has been
 identified, a new ticket for that specific work should be created. The
 size of the project depends on how well the BSP works on the simulator at
 the starting point. For example, leon3 is claimed to work very well so the
 focus would be just on RTEMS Tester configuration and support.

 This ticket is a general description of multiple projects related to
 renode.io and RTEMS. The size of any specific project for a BSP would vary
 based on what is required to be done. Scoping the effort for renode.io
 support for a specific BSP/hardware combination should be part of the
 project proposal.

 Possible Mentors: Alan Cudmore, Gedare Bloom
 Skills: C
 Difficulty: Medium

 Some work was done on this in GSoC'23. See the student's final report to
 see what progress has been made, and what remains to be done.
 https://www.mazaya.id/blogs/gsoc-final-blog

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