Add pytest option to run FVPs in fast mode

Add --fast_fvp when running pytest to enable
Also adds flag to disable visualisation for
Corstone320

Signed-off-by: Erik Lundell <[email protected]>
Change-Id: I4a49bce7f773d805f89f0255c1c08e0c277edd58

Author: Erik-Lundell

backends/arm/test/common.py

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class arm_test_options(Enum):
     corstone300 = auto()
     dump_path = auto()
     date_format = auto()
+    fast_fvp = auto()
 
 
 _test_options: dict[arm_test_options, Any] = {}
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
     parser.addoption("--arm_run_corstone300", action="store_true")
     parser.addoption("--default_dump_path", default=None)
     parser.addoption("--date_format", default="%d-%b-%H:%M:%S")
+    parser.addoption("--fast_fvp", action="store_true")
 
 
 def pytest_configure(config):
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
                 f"Supplied argument 'default_dump_path={dump_path}' that does not exist or is not a directory."
             )
     _test_options[arm_test_options.date_format] = config.option.date_format
+    _test_options[arm_test_options.fast_fvp] = config.option.fast_fvp
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, stream=sys.stdout)
 
 

backends/arm/test/runner_utils.py

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 import numpy as np
 import torch
 
+from executorch.backends.arm.test.common import arm_test_options, is_option_enabled
+
 from torch.export import ExportedProgram
 from torch.fx.node import Node
 
@@ -249,6 +251,10 @@ def run_corstone(
         for input_path in input_paths:
             cmd_line += f" -i {input_path}"
 
+        ethos_u_extra_args = ""
+        if is_option_enabled(arm_test_options.fast_fvp):
+            ethos_u_extra_args = ethos_u_extra_args + "--fast"
+
         command_args = {
             "corstone-300": [
                 "FVP_Corstone_SSE-300_Ethos-U55",
@@ -267,6 +273,8 @@ def run_corstone(
                 "-C",
                 "cpu0.semihosting-stack_base=0",
                 "-C",
+                f"ethosu.extra_args='{ethos_u_extra_args}'",
+                "-C",
                 "cpu0.semihosting-heap_limit=0",
                 "-C",
                 f"cpu0.semihosting-cmd_line='{cmd_line}'",
@@ -282,6 +290,8 @@ def run_corstone(
                 "-C",
                 "mps4_board.visualisation.disable-visualisation=1",
                 "-C",
+                "vis_hdlcd.disable_visualisation=1",
+                "-C",
                 "mps4_board.telnetterminal0.start_telnet=0",
                 "-C",
                 "mps4_board.uart0.out_file='-'",
@@ -296,6 +306,8 @@ def run_corstone(
                 "-C",
                 "mps4_board.subsystem.cpu0.semihosting-heap_limit=0",
                 "-C",
+                f"mps4_board.subsystem.ethosu.extra_args='{ethos_u_extra_args}'",
+                "-C",
                 f"mps4_board.subsystem.cpu0.semihosting-cmd_line='{cmd_line}'",
                 "-a",
                 elf_path,