GSoC Contributor Introduction: Integrating Renode to RTEMS

Fri May 12 05:46:47 UTC 2023

Thanks for the feedback Joel,

This is known to work. I think Alan Cudmore has reproduced this and there
> is some information on the web about this:
> https://antmicro.com/blog/2021/09/leon3-support-in-renode/
> I don't think you will be adding code to renode. I hope you will submit
> documentattion to them on running RTEMS on renode. I also expect additions
> to the RTEMS documentation on running each BSP you succeed with on renode

My mistake, the first point is kind of poorly written. The main work of the
first point is to document how to use the virtual network switch from
Renode as the Renode documentation is not that complete when it comes to
setting up the virtual switch and connecting it to a virtual network
interface on the Linux host. The documentation also should include other
Renode feature that is essential for RTEMS user such as the gdb for
debugging.

I would hope that you are able to run multiple BSPs on renode. That's one
> of the goals of this project in my mind. How many BSPs can you run on
> renode?
> STM32 is one which looks like it is well supported and we don't have
> another simulator option.
> https://interrupt.memfault.com/blog/intro-to-renode

Currently, I am capable of running leon3 and kendrytek210 on Renode thanks
to Alan. There are several lists I have for possible compatible BSPs that
could run on renode that I will try to document this summer. I will also
take a look at the possibility of running STM32 on Renode.

You want to use the rtems-test framework to run renode from the command
> line. This should be an early goal. It should not be particularly hard. If
> you can run it from the command line without a GUI, then it should be easy.
> We can model this support after qemu or sis.
> Now what they have for a framework is another matter. It would be nice to
> exercise more of the BSPs supported but testing more BSPs using renode.io is
> the first order. Make that easy for everyone.

Agreed, I guess this will be the most useful thing to achieve this summer.
I will try my best to make sure this is implemented.
Again, thanks for the feedback.

- Mazaya

On Wed, May 10, 2023 at 8:45 PM Joel Sherrill <joel at rtems.org> wrote:

> First, congratulations on being accepted. This project was my idea
> initially so I hope it is as fruitful to the community as I hope.
>
> Second, use the devel@ mailing list since that is where most of the
> developers are.
>
> Other comments inline.
>
> On Wed, May 10, 2023 at 4:06 AM Muhammad Sulthan Mazaya <
> msulthanmazaya at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> My name is Mazaya, I am one of the Google Summer of Code contributors for
>> this summer. I will be working on integrating the renode.io simulator
>> into RTEMS. Renode (http://renode.io/) is an open source software
>> development framework with commercial support from Antmicro that lets you
>> develop, debug and test multi-node device systems for System on Chips (SoC)
>> and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. To learn more about my project, you
>> can go to the RTEMS wiki where you can access my proposal (
>> https://devel.rtems.org/wiki/GSoC/2023) or you can see it from the GSoC
>> website (
>> https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2023/projects/bQeiZzHB).
>>
>> I hope to accomplish the following things this summer:
>> 1. document running RTEMS/leon3 on renode (including networking and
>> debugging)
>>
>
> This is known to work. I think Alan Cudmore has reproduced this and there
> is some information on the web about this:
>
> https://antmicro.com/blog/2021/09/leon3-support-in-renode/
>
> I don't think you will be adding code to renode. I hope you will submit
> documentattion to them on running RTEMS on renode. I also expect additions
> to the RTEMS documentation on running each BSP you succeed with on renode.
>
>
>> 2. provide at least a basic resc script for other RTEMS bsps that can run
>> on renode
>>
>
> I would hope that you are able to run multiple BSPs on renode. That's one
> of the goals of this project in my mind. How many BSPs can you run on
> renode?
>
> STM32 is one which looks like it is well supported and we don't have
> another simulator option.
>
> https://interrupt.memfault.com/blog/intro-to-renode
>
>
>> 3. provide a build and install recipe for Renode in the RTEMS source
>> builder
>>
>
> Yep. Although this can evolve over the project. Focus on using it first.
>
>
>> 4. potentially figure out how to run the RTEMS test suite on the
>> renode-test framework
>>
>
> You want to use the rtems-test framework to run renode from the command
> line. This should be an early goal. It should not be particularly hard. If
> you can run it from the command line without a GUI, then it should be easy.
> We can model this support after qemu or sis.
>
> Now what they have for a framework is another matter. It would be nice to
> exercise more of the BSPs supported but testing more BSPs using renode.io
> is the first order. Make that easy for everyone.
>
>
>>
>> I will document the contribution in the RTEMS wiki (
>> https://devel.rtems.org/wiki/GSoC/2023/add-support-for-renode-simulator)
>> and my personal website blog (https://www.mazaya.id/blogs?tag=GSoC). I
>> am truly looking forward to contributing to the RTEMS community. Hopefully,
>> the things that I eventually achieve this summer will be useful for the
>> community.
>>
>
> :) I'm looking forward to this.
>
> --joel
>
>
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