2 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py
index 1c57efaaef..d3b49b770a 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ class QemuTarget(BaseTarget):
         bb.note("Qemu log file: %s" % self.qemulog)
         super(QemuTarget, self).deploy()
 
-    def start(self, params=None, ssh=True):
-        if self.runner.start(params, get_ip=ssh):
+    def start(self, params=None, ssh=True, extra_bootparams=None):
+        if self.runner.start(params, get_ip=ssh, extra_bootparams=extra_bootparams):
             if ssh:
                 self.ip = self.runner.ip
                 self.server_ip = self.runner.server_ip
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/qemurunner.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/qemurunner.py
index b8ac3f0bb6..df73120254 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/qemurunner.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/qemurunner.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class QemuRunner:
                 self._dump_host()
                 raise SystemExit
 
-    def start(self, qemuparams = None, get_ip = True):
+    def start(self, qemuparams = None, get_ip = True, extra_bootparams = None):
         if self.display:
             os.environ["DISPLAY"] = self.display
             # Set this flag so that Qemu doesn't do any grabs as SDL grabs
@@ -120,7 +120,11 @@ class QemuRunner:
             return False
 
 
-        self.qemuparams = 'bootparams="console=tty1 console=ttyS0,115200n8 printk.time=1" qemuparams="-serial tcp:127.0.0.1:{}"'.format(threadport)
+        bootparams = 'console=tty1 console=ttyS0,115200n8 printk.time=1'
+        if extra_bootparams:
+            bootparams = bootparams + ' ' + extra_bootparams
+
+        self.qemuparams = 'bootparams="{0}" qemuparams="-serial tcp:127.0.0.1:{1}"'.format(bootparams, threadport)
         if not self.display:
             self.qemuparams = 'nographic ' + self.qemuparams
         if qemuparams: