TestBot and graphics tests

[Henri Verbeet]

On Sun, 21 Apr 2019 at 11:05, Francois Gouget <fgouget at codeweavers.com> wrote:
> * Then one needs to prevent the host from using the graphics card.
>   Usually that's done by having the host use the processor's IGP and
>   dedicating the discrete GPU to the VMs. Unfortunately the 2600's IGP
>   cannot be active when there's a discrete card so that route is denied
>   to us. Fortunately there's quite a bit of documentation on how to shut
>   down not just X but also the Linux virtual consoles to free the GPU
>   and hand it over to the VMs after boot.
>   Doing so means losing KVM access to the host which is a bit annoying
>   in case something goes wrong. So ideally we'd make sure this does not
>   happen in grub's "safe mode" boot option.
>
Another option would be to add an inexpensive card just for that purpose.