3 files changed, 23 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tests/functional/qemu_test/__init__.py b/tests/functional/qemu_test/__init__.py
index af41c2c..6e666a0 100644
--- a/tests/functional/qemu_test/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/functional/qemu_test/__init__.py
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ from .testcase import QemuBaseTest, QemuUserTest, QemuSystemTest
 from .linuxkernel import LinuxKernelTest
 from .decorators import skipIfMissingCommands, skipIfNotMachine, \
     skipFlakyTest, skipUntrustedTest, skipBigDataTest, skipSlowTest, \
-    skipIfMissingImports, skipIfOperatingSystem
+    skipIfMissingImports, skipIfOperatingSystem, skipLockedMemoryTest
 from .archive import archive_extract
 from .uncompress import uncompress
diff --git a/tests/functional/qemu_test/decorators.py b/tests/functional/qemu_test/decorators.py
index 50d29de..c0d1567 100644
--- a/tests/functional/qemu_test/decorators.py
+++ b/tests/functional/qemu_test/decorators.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import importlib
 import os
 import platform
+import resource
 from unittest import skipIf, skipUnless
 
 from .cmd import which
@@ -131,3 +132,20 @@ def skipIfMissingImports(*args):
 
     return skipUnless(has_imports, 'required import(s) "%s" not installed' %
                                    ", ".join(args))
+
+'''
+Decorator to skip execution of a test if the system's
+locked memory limit is below the required threshold.
+Takes required locked memory threshold in kB.
+Example:
+
+  @skipLockedMemoryTest(2_097_152)
+'''
+def skipLockedMemoryTest(locked_memory):
+    # get memlock hard limit in bytes
+    _, ulimit_memory = resource.getrlimit(resource.RLIMIT_MEMLOCK)
+
+    return skipUnless(
+        ulimit_memory == resource.RLIM_INFINITY or ulimit_memory >= locked_memory * 1024,
+        f'Test required {locked_memory} kB of available locked memory',
+    )
diff --git a/tests/functional/qemu_test/testcase.py b/tests/functional/qemu_test/testcase.py
index 50c401b..2082c6f 100644
--- a/tests/functional/qemu_test/testcase.py
+++ b/tests/functional/qemu_test/testcase.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import unittest
 import uuid
 
 from qemu.machine import QEMUMachine
-from qemu.utils import kvm_available, tcg_available
+from qemu.utils import hvf_available, kvm_available, tcg_available
 
 from .archive import archive_extract
 from .asset import Asset
@@ -317,7 +317,9 @@ class QemuSystemTest(QemuBaseTest):
         :type accelerator: str
         """
         checker = {'tcg': tcg_available,
-                   'kvm': kvm_available}.get(accelerator)
+                   'kvm': kvm_available,
+                   'hvf': hvf_available,
+                  }.get(accelerator)
         if checker is None:
             self.skipTest("Don't know how to check for the presence "
                           "of accelerator %s" % accelerator)