diff --git a/tests/qemu/run-qemu.sh b/tests/qemu/run-qemu.sh
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+#!/bin/sh -e
+DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+
+if [ -e /dev/kvm ]; then
+	MACHINE_ARG="-machine pc,accel=kvm"
+else
+	echo "WARNING: /dev/kvm not found, emulation will be slower"
+	MACHINE_ARG="-machine pc"
+fi
+
+if ! [ -e "$DIR"/_linux ]; then
+	echo "ERROR: linux kernel not found: $DIR/_linux"
+	echo "Put a kernel there, either download it from the Osmocom jenkins:"
+	echo "$ make -C tests qemu-download-kernel"
+	echo
+	echo "Or build your own kernel. Make sure to set:"
+	echo "  CONFIG_GTP=y"
+	echo "  CONFIG_NET_NS=y"
+	echo "  CONFIG_VETH=y"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+KERNEL_CMDLINE="root=/dev/ram0 console=ttyS0 panic=-1 init=/init"
+
+set -x
+qemu-system-x86_64 \
+	$MACHINE_ARG \
+	-smp 1 \
+	-m 512M \
+	-no-user-config -nodefaults -display none \
+	-gdb unix:"$DIR"/_gdb.pipe,server=on,wait=off \
+	-no-reboot \
+	-kernel "$DIR"/_linux \
+	-initrd "$DIR"/_initrd.gz \
+	-append "${KERNEL_CMDLINE}" \
+	-serial stdio \
+	-chardev socket,id=charserial1,path="$DIR"/_gdb-serial.pipe,server=on,wait=off \
+	-device isa-serial,chardev=charserial1,id=serial1 \
+	2>&1 | tee "$DIR/_output"
+
+set +x
+if grep -q "QEMU_TEST_SUCCESSFUL" "$DIR/_output"; then
+	echo
+	echo "QEMU tests: successful"
+	echo
+else
+	echo
+	echo "QEMU tests: failed"
+	echo
+	exit 1
+fi