Uses upstream virtualization -- KVM in GNU/Linux and Hypervisor.framework in macOS.
Run files and kernel modules directly from local filesystem. No need to copy byself!
Run commands inside qemu virtual machine at the same way as you run in it locally.

Installation

$ go get code.dumpstack.io/tools/out-of-tree/qemu

Generate root image

First of all we need to generate rootfs for run qemu.

Install qemu and docker

GNU/Linux

$ sudo apt install -y qemu docker

macOS

Note: qemu on macOS since v2.12 (24 April 2018) supports Hypervisor.framework.

$ brew install qemu
$ brew cask install docker

Generate image

$ cd $GOPATH/src/code.dumpstack.io/tools/out-of-tree/tools/qemu-ubuntu-img
$ ./bootstrap.sh

Fill configuration file

$ $EDITOR $GOPATH/src/code.dumpstack.io/tools/out-of-tree/qemu/test.config.go

Run tests

$ go test -v

Usage

$ go get code.dumpstack.io/tools/out-of-tree/qemu

Minimal example:

kernel := qemu.Kernel{
	Name:       "Some kernel name",
	KernelPath: "/path/to/vmlinuz",
	InitrdPath: "/path/to/initrd", // if required
}
q, err := qemu.NewSystem(qemu.X86_64, kernel, "/path/to/qcow2")
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}

if err = q.Start(); err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}
defer q.Stop()

output, err = q.Command("root", "echo Hello, World!")
if err != nil {
	log.Fatal(err)
}

// output == "Hello, World!\n"

More information and list of all functions see at go documentation project, or just run locally:

$ godoc code.dumpstack.io/tools/out-of-tree/qemu