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+# osmo_gsm_tester: specifics for running a sysmoBTS
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2016-2017 by sysmocom - s.f.m.c. GmbH
+#
+# Author: Neels Hofmeyr <neels@hofmeyr.de>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import os
+import pprint
+from ..core import log, config, util, template, process, remote
+from . import pcu_sysmo, bts_osmo
+
+class SysmoBts(bts_osmo.OsmoBts):
+##############
+# PROTECTED
+##############
+
+    REMOTE_DIR = '/osmo-gsm-tester-bts'
+    BTS_SYSMO_BIN = 'osmo-bts-sysmo'
+    BTS_SYSMO_CFG = 'osmo-bts-sysmo.cfg'
+
+    def __init__(self, suite_run, conf):
+        super().__init__(suite_run, conf, SysmoBts.BTS_SYSMO_BIN, 'osmo_bts_sysmo')
+        self.run_dir = None
+        self.inst = None
+        self.remote_inst = None
+        self.remote_dir = None
+        self.proc_bts = None
+        self.remote_user = 'root'
+
+    def _direct_pcu_enabled(self):
+        return util.str2bool(self.conf.get('direct_pcu'))
+
+    def create_pcu(self):
+        return pcu_sysmo.OsmoPcuSysmo(self.suite_run, self, self.conf)
+
+    def configure(self):
+        if self.bsc is None:
+            raise RuntimeError('BTS needs to be added to a BSC or NITB before it can be configured')
+
+        self.config_file = self.run_dir.new_file(SysmoBts.BTS_SYSMO_CFG)
+        self.dbg(config_file=self.config_file)
+
+        values = { 'osmo_bts_sysmo': config.get_defaults('osmo_bts_sysmo') }
+        config.overlay(values, self.suite_run.config())
+        config.overlay(values, {
+                        'osmo_bts_sysmo': {
+                            'oml_remote_ip': self.bsc.addr(),
+                            'pcu_socket_path': self.pcu_socket_path(),
+                        }
+        })
+        config.overlay(values, { 'osmo_bts_sysmo': self.conf })
+
+        self.dbg('SYSMOBTS CONFIG:\n' + pprint.pformat(values))
+
+        with open(self.config_file, 'w') as f:
+            r = template.render(SysmoBts.BTS_SYSMO_CFG, values)
+            self.dbg(r)
+            f.write(r)
+
+########################
+# PUBLIC - INTERNAL API
+########################
+    def pcu_socket_path(self):
+        return os.path.join(SysmoBts.REMOTE_DIR, 'pcu_bts')
+
+    def conf_for_bsc(self):
+        values = self.conf_for_bsc_prepare()
+        self.dbg(conf=values)
+        return values
+
+###################
+# PUBLIC (test API included)
+###################
+    # We get log from ssh stdout instead of usual stderr.
+    def ready_for_pcu(self):
+        if not self.proc_bts or not self.proc_bts.is_running:
+            return False
+        return 'BTS is up' in (self.proc_bts.get_stdout() or '')
+
+    def start(self, keepalive=False):
+        if self.bsc is None:
+            raise RuntimeError('BTS needs to be added to a BSC or NITB before it can be started')
+        log.log('Starting sysmoBTS to connect to', self.bsc)
+        self.run_dir = util.Dir(self.suite_run.get_test_run_dir().new_dir(self.name()))
+        self.configure()
+
+        self.inst = util.Dir(os.path.abspath(self.suite_run.trial.get_inst(SysmoBts.BTS_SYSMO_BIN)))
+        lib = self.inst.child('lib')
+        if not os.path.isdir(lib):
+            raise log.Error('No lib/ in', self.inst)
+        if not self.inst.isfile('bin', SysmoBts.BTS_SYSMO_BIN):
+            raise log.Error('No osmo-bts-sysmo binary in', self.inst)
+
+        rem_host = remote.RemoteHost(self.run_dir, self.remote_user, self.remote_addr())
+        remote_prefix_dir = util.Dir(SysmoBts.REMOTE_DIR)
+        self.remote_inst = util.Dir(remote_prefix_dir.child(os.path.basename(str(self.inst))))
+        remote_run_dir = util.Dir(remote_prefix_dir.child(SysmoBts.BTS_SYSMO_BIN))
+        remote_config_file = remote_run_dir.child(SysmoBts.BTS_SYSMO_CFG)
+
+        rem_host.recreate_remote_dir(self.remote_inst)
+        rem_host.scp('scp-inst-to-remote', str(self.inst), remote_prefix_dir)
+        rem_host.create_remote_dir(remote_run_dir)
+        rem_host.scp('scp-cfg-to-remote', self.config_file, remote_config_file)
+
+        rem_host.run_remote_sync('reload-dsp-firmware', ('/bin/sh', '-c', '"cat /lib/firmware/sysmobts-v?.bit > /dev/fpgadl_par0 ; cat /lib/firmware/sysmobts-v?.out > /dev/dspdl_dm644x_0"'))
+
+        remote_lib = self.remote_inst.child('lib')
+        remote_binary = self.remote_inst.child('bin', SysmoBts.BTS_SYSMO_BIN)
+        args = ('LD_LIBRARY_PATH=%s' % remote_lib,
+         remote_binary, '-c', remote_config_file, '-r', '1',
+         '-i', self.bsc.addr())
+
+        if self._direct_pcu_enabled():
+            args += ('-M',)
+
+        self.proc_bts = rem_host.RemoteProcess(SysmoBts.BTS_SYSMO_BIN, args)
+        self.suite_run.remember_to_stop(self.proc_bts, keepalive)
+        self.proc_bts.launch()
+
+# vim: expandtab tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4