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+# Test that the U-Boot firmware boots on ppc 405 machines and check the console
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# 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.utils import archive
+from avocado_qemu import Test
+from avocado_qemu import wait_for_console_pattern
+from avocado_qemu import exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern
+
+class Ppc405Machine(Test):
+
+ timeout = 90
+
+ def do_test_ppc405(self):
+ uboot_url = ('https://gitlab.com/huth/u-boot/-/raw/'
+ 'taihu-2021-10-09/u-boot-taihu.bin')
+ uboot_hash = ('3208940e908a5edc7c03eab072c60f0dcfadc2ab');
+ file_path = self.fetch_asset(uboot_url, asset_hash=uboot_hash)
+ self.vm.set_console(console_index=1)
+ self.vm.add_args('-bios', file_path)
+ self.vm.launch()
+ wait_for_console_pattern(self, 'AMCC PPC405EP Evaluation Board')
+ exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self, 'reset', 'AMCC PowerPC 405EP')
+
+ def test_ppc_taihu(self):
+ """
+ :avocado: tags=arch:ppc
+ :avocado: tags=machine:taihu
+ :avocado: tags=cpu:405ep
+ """
+ self.do_test_ppc405()
+
+ def test_ppc_ref405ep(self):
+ """
+ :avocado: tags=arch:ppc
+ :avocado: tags=machine:ref405ep
+ :avocado: tags=cpu:405ep
+ """
+ self.do_test_ppc405()