curtin-debug-vmtest.patch

diff --git a/tests/vmtests/__init__.py b/tests/vmtests/__init__.py             
index 593db694..b317e0ec 100644                                                
--- a/tests/vmtests/__init__.py                                                
+++ b/tests/vmtests/__init__.py                                                
@@ -896,7 +896,8 @@ class VMBaseClass(TestCase):                               
         cmd = ["tools/launch", "--arch=" + cls.arch, "-v", dowait,            
                "--smp=" + cls.get_config_smp(), "--mem=%s" % cls.mem]         
         if not cls.interactive:                                               
-            cmd.extend(["--silent", "--power=off"])                           
+            #cmd.extend(["--silent", "--power=off"])                          
+            cmd.extend(["--silent", "--power=on"])                            
                                                                               
         cmd.extend(["--serial-log=" + cls.install_log])                       
                                                                               
@@ -1944,9 +1945,9 @@ def generate_user_data(collect_scripts=None, apt_proxy=None,
     base_cloudconfig = {                                                      
         'password': 'passw0rd',                                               
         'chpasswd': {'expire': False},                                        
-        'power_state': {'mode': 'poweroff'},                                  
         'network': {'config': 'disabled'},                                    
     }                                                                         
+    #        'power_state': {'mode': 'poweroff'},                             
                                                                               
     ssh_keys, _err = util.subp(['tools/ssh-keys-list', 'cloud-config'],       
                                capture=True)                                  
diff --git a/tools/launch b/tools/launch                                       
index b273de48..ccbb676d 100755                                                
--- a/tools/launch                                                             
+++ b/tools/launch                                                             
@@ -794,8 +794,9 @@ main() {                                                   
             fi                                                                
                 serial_args="-nodefaults -chardev ${chardev_arg},id=charconsole0 -device sclpconsole,chardev=charconsole0,id=console0"
         else                                                                  
-            serial_args="-serial file:${serial_log}"                          
+            #serial_args="-serial file:${serial_log}"                         
             #debug mode serial_args="-serial ${serial_log} -monitor stdio"    
+            serial_args="-serial telnet:localhost:2446,server,nowait -monitor stdio" 
         fi                                                                    
     fi                                                                        
     cmd=(                                                                     
diff --git a/tools/xkvm b/tools/xkvm                                           
index dbcba6f6..b339780f 100755                                                
--- a/tools/xkvm                                                               
+++ b/tools/xkvm                                                               
@@ -535,6 +535,8 @@ main() {                                                   
             connections[$i]="$bridge"                                         
         fi                                                                    
         netopts="${netopts},id=$id"                                           
+        # enable ssh forward on first nic                                     
+        [ "$id" == "net00" ] && netopts="${netopts},hostfwd=tcp::22222-:22"   
         [ "$ntype" = "tap" ] && netopts="${netopts},script=no,downscript=no"  
                                                                               
         model="${def_netmodel}"                                      

Use with:

% cd curtin
% patch -p1 < curtin-debug-vmtest.patch
% ./tools/jenkins-runner ...

In separate window1, connect to serial console of VM
% telnet localhost 2446

In separate window2, after boot is complete/networking up
% ssh -p 22222 ubuntu@localhost