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+# Functional test that hotplugs a CPU and checks it on a Linux guest
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# Author:
+# Cleber Rosa <crosa@redhat.com>
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or
+# later. See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+
+from avocado_qemu import LinuxTest
+
+
+class HotPlugCPU(LinuxTest):
+
+ def test(self):
+ """
+ :avocado: tags=arch:x86_64
+ :avocado: tags=machine:q35
+ :avocado: tags=accel:kvm
+ """
+ self.require_accelerator('kvm')
+ self.vm.add_args('-accel', 'kvm')
+ self.vm.add_args('-cpu', 'Haswell')
+ self.vm.add_args('-smp', '1,sockets=1,cores=2,threads=1,maxcpus=2')
+ self.launch_and_wait()
+
+ self.ssh_command('test -e /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0')
+ with self.assertRaises(AssertionError):
+ self.ssh_command('test -e /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1')
+
+ self.vm.command('device_add',
+ driver='Haswell-x86_64-cpu',
+ socket_id=0,
+ core_id=1,
+ thread_id=0)
+ self.ssh_command('test -e /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1')