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+# Qemu-based u-boot bootloader integration testing
+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+from oeqa.selftest.case import OESelftestTestCase
+from oeqa.utils.commands import bitbake, runqemu
+from oeqa.core.decorator.data import skipIfNotArch
+from oeqa.core.decorator import OETestTag
+
+uboot_boot_patterns = {
+ 'search_reached_prompt': "stop autoboot",
+ 'search_login_succeeded': "=>",
+ 'search_cmd_finished': "=>"
+ }
+
+
+class UBootTest(OESelftestTestCase):
+
+ @skipIfNotArch(['arm', 'aarch64'])
+ @OETestTag("runqemu")
+ def test_boot_uboot(self):
+ """
+ Tests building u-boot and booting it with QEMU
+ """
+
+ self.write_config("""
+QB_DEFAULT_BIOS = "u-boot.bin"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/bootloader = "u-boot"
+""")
+ bitbake("virtual/bootloader core-image-minimal")
+
+ with runqemu('core-image-minimal', ssh=False, runqemuparams='nographic',
+ boot_patterns=uboot_boot_patterns) as qemu:
+
+ # test if u-boot console works
+ cmd = "version"
+ status, output = qemu.run_serial(cmd)
+ self.assertEqual(status, 1, msg=output)
+ self.assertTrue("U-Boot" in output, msg=output)