Use snapd branch

Author: valentindavid

.github/workflows/tests.yaml

@@ -11,15 +11,39 @@ on:
       - main
 
 jobs:
+  build-snapd-deb:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          repository: 'valentindavid/snapd'
+          path: snapd
+          ref: 'valentindavid/udev-scan-disk'
+      - name: Build snapd deb
+        working-directory: '${{ github.workspace }}/snapd'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt build-dep -yqq --no-install-recommends ./
+          bash get-deps.sh
+          DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=nocheck dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: snapd
+          path: "${{ github.workspace }}/snapd_*.deb"
+
   build:
     runs-on: [ self-hosted, spread-enabled ]
+    needs: build-snapd-deb
     steps:
       - name: Cleanup job workspace
         id: cleanup-job-workspace
         run: |
           rm -rf "${{ github.workspace }}"
           mkdir "${{ github.workspace }}"
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: snapd
 
       - name: Build snap
         run: |
@@ -41,14 +65,19 @@ jobs:
 
   tests-main:
     runs-on: [ self-hosted, spread-enabled ]
-    needs: build
+    needs:
+      - build
+      - build-snapd-deb
     steps:
       - name: Cleanup job workspace
         id: cleanup-job-workspace
         run: |
           rm -rf "${{ github.workspace }}"
           mkdir "${{ github.workspace }}"
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: snapd
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: snaps
@@ -66,7 +95,9 @@ jobs:
           done
   tests-snapd:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build
+    needs:
+      - build
+      - build-snapd-deb
     steps:
       - name: Cleanup job workspace
         id: cleanup-job-workspace
@@ -79,8 +110,12 @@ jobs:
           path: core-initrd
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          repository: 'snapcore/snapd'
+          repository: 'valentindavid/snapd'
           path: snapd
+          ref: 'valentindavid/udev-scan-disk'
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: snapd
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: snaps
@@ -94,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
           . "core-initrd/tests/lib/prepare-utils.sh"
 
           echo "************* INSTALLING DEPS *************"
-          install_core_initrd_deps '${{ github.workspace }}/core-initrd'
+          install_core_initrd_deps '${{ github.workspace }}/core-initrd' '${{ github.workspace }}'/snapd_*.deb
 
           echo "************* DOWNLOADING SNAPS *************"
           download_core_initrd_snaps 'edge'

tests/lib/prepare-uc.sh

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set -x
 . "$TESTSLIB/prepare-utils.sh"
 
 # install dependencies
-install_core_initrd_deps "$PROJECT_PATH"
+install_core_initrd_deps "$PROJECT_PATH" "$PROJECT_PATH"/snapd_*.deb
 
 # TODO: is this still necessary for core-initrd? (this was copied from snapd)
 # create test user for spread to use

tests/lib/prepare-utils.sh

@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ start_snapd_core_vm() {
 
 install_core_initrd_deps() {
     local project_dir="$1"
+    if [ -n "${2-}" ]; then
+        snapd_deb="$(realpath "$2")"
+    else
+        snapd_deb=snapd
+    fi
 
     # needed for dracut which is a build-dep of ubuntu-core-initramfs
     # and for the version of snapd here which we want to use to pull snap-bootstrap
@@ -128,7 +133,8 @@ install_core_initrd_deps() {
 
     # these are already installed in the lxd image which speeds things up, but they
     # are missing in qemu and google images.
-    sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install --no-install-recommends -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confnew" psmisc fdisk snapd mtools ovmf qemu-system-x86 sshpass whois openssh-server -yqq
+    sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install --no-install-recommends -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confnew" psmisc fdisk mtools ovmf qemu-system-x86 sshpass whois openssh-server -yqq
+    sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install --no-install-recommends --allow-downgrades "${snapd_deb}" -yqq
 
     # use the snapd snap explicitly
     # TODO: since ubuntu-image ships it's own version of `snap prepare-image`, 

tests/spread/build/build-initrd/task.yaml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ prepare: |
   . "$TESTSLIB/prepare-utils.sh"
 
   # install dependencies
-  install_core_initrd_deps "$PROJECT_PATH"
+  install_core_initrd_deps "$PROJECT_PATH" "$PROJECT_PATH"/snapd_*.deb
 
   # download pc-kernel and pc gadget
   # FIXME: switch to 24 channel when available