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Add support for AARCH64 builds via QEMU
ripleymj Jun 2, 2021
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Convert QEMU build to HCL
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Refuse to remove empty string snaps
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aarch64 cleanups
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion README.md
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Expand Up @@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ Linux and Windows hosts, but feedback on other platforms is always welcome.

Due to difficulties with Packer packaging, this VM is frequently built with the
latest version of Packer available directly from Hashicorp. Check the
`main.pkr.hcl` file for the current minimum version required.
`main.pkr.hcl` file for the current minimum version required. To install the
required plugins, run `packer init .` within the `cs-vm-build/packer` directory.

Once the prerequisites are installed, change into the `cs-vm-build/packer`
directory and execute `packer build -only "*.mint" .`. This will take a
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111 changes: 111 additions & 0 deletions packer/config.plist
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>ConfigurationVersion</key>
<integer>2</integer>
<key>Debug</key>
<dict>
<key>DebugLog</key>
<false/>
</dict>
<key>Display</key>
<dict>
<key>ConsoleFont</key>
<string>Menlo</string>
<key>ConsoleFontSize</key>
<integer>12</integer>
<key>ConsoleTheme</key>
<string>Default</string>
<key>DisplayCard</key>
<string>virtio-ramfb-gl</string>
<key>DisplayDownscaler</key>
<string>linear</string>
<key>DisplayFitScreen</key>
<true/>
<key>DisplayRetina</key>
<false/>
<key>DisplayUpscaler</key>
<string>linear</string>
</dict>
<key>Drives</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>DriveName</key>
<string>drive0</string>
<key>ImagePath</key>
<string>image.qcow2</string>
<key>ImageType</key>
<string>disk</string>
<key>InterfaceType</key>
<string>virtio</string>
</dict>
</array>
<key>Info</key>
<dict>
<key>Icon</key>
<string>ubuntu</string>
<key>IconCustom</key>
<false/>
<key>Notes</key>
<string></string>
</dict>
<key>Input</key>
<dict>
<key>InputLegacy</key>
<false/>
</dict>
<key>Networking</key>
<dict>
<key>NetworkCard</key>
<string>virtio-net-pci</string>
<key>NetworkMode</key>
<string>emulated</string>
</dict>
<key>Printing</key>
<dict/>
<key>Sharing</key>
<dict>
<key>ClipboardSharing</key>
<true/>
<key>DirectoryName</key>
<string></string>
<key>DirectorySharing</key>
<true/>
<key>Usb3Support</key>
<true/>
<key>UsbRedirectMax</key>
<integer>3</integer>
</dict>
<key>Sound</key>
<dict>
<key>SoundCard</key>
<string>intel-hda</string>
<key>SoundEnabled</key>
<true/>
</dict>
<key>System</key>
<dict>
<key>Architecture</key>
<string>aarch64</string>
<key>BootDevice</key>
<string></string>
<key>CPU</key>
<string>cortex-a72</string>
<key>CPUCount</key>
<integer>0</integer>
<key>ForceMulticore</key>
<false/>
<key>JITCacheSize</key>
<integer>0</integer>
<key>MachineProperties</key>
<string>highmem=off</string>
<key>Memory</key>
<integer>4096</integer>
<key>SystemUUID</key>
<string>1A9B879C-CDA8-4728-AA9A-4717B646E9AC</string>
<key>Target</key>
<string>virt</string>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>
1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions packer/http/oem-preseed.cfg
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Expand Up @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ ubiquity ubiquity/success_command string svcfile="/target/etc/systemd/system/ssh
echo "ExecStart=/usr/bin/apt-get -y install openssh-server" >> "$svcfile"; \
echo "ExecStartPost=/bin/systemctl disable ssh-install.service" >> "$svcfile"; \
echo "ExecStartPost=/bin/rm /etc/systemd/system/ssh-install.service" >> "$svcfile"; \
echo "TimeoutSec=300" >> "$svcfile"; \
echo "[Install]" >> "$svcfile"; \
echo "WantedBy=multi-user.target" >> "$svcfile"; \
in-target systemctl enable ssh-install.service
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70 changes: 69 additions & 1 deletion packer/main.pkr.hcl
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packer {
required_version = ">= 1.7.0"
required_version = ">= 1.9.0"
required_plugins {
qemu = {
source = "github.com/hashicorp/qemu"
version = "~> 1"
}
virtualbox = {
version = "~> 1"
source = "github.com/hashicorp/virtualbox"
}
}
}

source "qemu" "kvm" {
cpus = 2
memory = 4096
disk_size = 20480
machine_type = "virt"
accelerator = var.qemu_accelerator

format = "qcow2"
headless = "${var.headless}"
http_directory = "http"
qemu_binary = "qemu-system-aarch64"

efi_firmware_code = "${var.qemu_firmware_directory}/AAVMF_CODE.fd"
efi_firmware_vars = "${var.qemu_firmware_directory}/AAVMF_VARS.fd"
qemuargs = [
["-boot", "strict=off"],
["-cpu", "host"],
["-display", var.headless ? "none" : "gtk"],
["-device", "virtio-rng-pci"],
["-device", "virtio-gpu"],
["-device", "nec-usb-xhci,id=xhci"],
["-device", "usb-kbd,bus=xhci.0"],
["-device", "usb-tablet,bus=xhci.0"]
]
qemu_img_args {
create = ["-o", "preallocation=falloc"]
convert = ["-o", "compression_type=zstd"]
}
disk_cache = "unsafe"
disk_compression = "true"
disk_detect_zeroes = "unmap"
disk_discard = "unmap"
disk_interface = "virtio"
net_device = "virtio-net"
ssh_username = var.ssh_user
ssh_password = var.ssh_pass
ssh_timeout = "100m"

boot_wait = var.aarch64_boot_wait
boot_command = [
# Enter the command line
"c<wait><wait>",
# Configure the kernel
"linux /casper/vmlinuz",
" auto url=http://{{ .HTTPIP }}:{{ .HTTPPort }}/oem-preseed.cfg",
" automatic-ubiquity only-ubiquity",
" debug-ubiquity oem-config/enable=true",
" keymap=us fsck.mode=skip",
" noprompt splash --<enter><wait><wait>",
# Configure initrd & boot
"initrd /casper/initrd ",
"<enter>boot<enter>"
]
shutdown_command = "echo -e \"${var.ssh_pass}\\n\" | sudo -S poweroff"
}

source "virtualbox-iso" "base-build" {
cpus = 2
memory = 4096
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]
}

source "source.qemu.kvm" {
name = "ubuntu-aarch64"
vm_name = "image.qcow2"
iso_url = "${local.ubuntu_aarch64_info.mirror_url}/${local.ubuntu_aarch64_info.iso_file}"
iso_checksum = "file:${local.ubuntu_aarch64_info.mirror_url}/SHA256SUMS"
output_directory = "${local.artifact_dir_prefix}ubuntu-aarch64"
}

provisioner "shell" {
execute_command = "echo 'oem' | sudo -S sh -c '{{ .Vars }} {{ .Path }}'"
environment_vars = [
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Expand Up @@ -71,6 +71,36 @@ variable "vm_name" {
default = "JMU CS"
}

variable "aarch64_boot_wait" {
type = string
default = "25s"
description = "The length of time to wait after boot before entering commands"

validation {
condition = can(regex("\\d+s", var.aarch64_boot_wait))
error_message = "The value should be a number of seconds followed by 's'."
}
}

variable "qemu_accelerator" {
type = string
default = "kvm"
description = <<EOF
The QEMU accelerator to use; keep this as 'kvm' unless building on macOS, in
which case it's probably best to use 'hvf'.
EOF
}

variable "qemu_firmware_directory" {
type = string
default = "/usr/share/AAVMF/"
description = <<EOF
The directory where the QEMU EFI code and variables are stored. On Fedora and
similar distributions, this is likely /usr/share/edk2/aarch64. On Debian
derivates, this is likely /usr/share/qemu-efi-aarch64.
EOF
}

locals {
build_id = formatdate("YYYY-MM-DD", timestamp())
ubuntu_info = {
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mirror_url = "${var.mirror.base}/${var.mirror.mint_path}/${var.mint_version.build_type == "beta" ? "testing" : "stable/${var.mint_version.version}"}"
iso_file = "linuxmint-${var.mint_version.version}-cinnamon-64bit${var.mint_version.build_type != null ? "-${var.mint_version.build_type}" : ""}.iso"
}
ubuntu_aarch64_info = {
mirror_url = "http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/${var.ubuntu_version.version}/daily-live/current"
iso_file = "${var.ubuntu_version.version}-desktop-arm64.iso"
}
artifact_dir_prefix = "${path.cwd}/artifacts_"
}
6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions roles/oem/tasks/ubuntu_only.yml
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errors=0
changed=""
while read snapname revision; do
snap remove "$snapname" --revision="$revision"
if [[ -n "$snapname" ]] && [[ -n "$revision" ]]; then
snap remove "$snapname" --revision="$revision"
changed="Snap removed"
fi
errors=$((errors + $?))
changed="Snap removed"
done <<< "$(snap list --all | awk '/disabled/{print $1, $3}')"
echo $changed
exit $errors
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