3 files changed, 24 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tests/functional/qemu_test/__init__.py b/tests/functional/qemu_test/__init__.py
index 5c972843a6..45f7befa37 100644
--- a/tests/functional/qemu_test/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/functional/qemu_test/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 
 from .asset import Asset
-from .config import BUILD_DIR
+from .config import BUILD_DIR, dso_suffix
 from .cmd import is_readable_executable_file, \
     interrupt_interactive_console_until_pattern, wait_for_console_pattern, \
     exec_command, exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern, get_qemu_img, which
diff --git a/tests/functional/qemu_test/config.py b/tests/functional/qemu_test/config.py
index edd75b7fd0..6d4c9c3ce1 100644
--- a/tests/functional/qemu_test/config.py
+++ b/tests/functional/qemu_test/config.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
+import platform
 
 
 def _source_dir():
@@ -34,3 +35,14 @@ def _build_dir():
     raise Exception("Cannot identify build dir, set QEMU_BUILD_ROOT")
 
 BUILD_DIR = _build_dir()
+
+def dso_suffix():
+    '''Return the dynamic libraries suffix for the current platform'''
+
+    if platform.system() == "Darwin":
+        return "dylib"
+
+    if platform.system() == "Windows":
+        return "dll"
+
+    return "so"
diff --git a/tests/functional/qemu_test/testcase.py b/tests/functional/qemu_test/testcase.py
index 058bf270ec..50d232a7c6 100644
--- a/tests/functional/qemu_test/testcase.py
+++ b/tests/functional/qemu_test/testcase.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from qemu.utils import kvm_available, tcg_available
 
 from .archive import archive_extract
 from .asset import Asset
-from .config import BUILD_DIR
+from .config import BUILD_DIR, dso_suffix
 from .uncompress import uncompress
 
 
@@ -183,6 +183,16 @@ class QemuBaseTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def log_file(self, *args):
         return str(Path(self.outputdir, *args))
 
+    '''
+    @params plugin name
+
+    Return the full path to the plugin taking into account any host OS
+    specific suffixes.
+    '''
+    def plugin_file(self, plugin_name):
+        sfx = dso_suffix()
+        return os.path.join('tests', 'tcg', 'plugins', f'{plugin_name}.{sfx}')
+
     def assets_available(self):
         for name, asset in vars(self.__class__).items():
             if name.startswith("ASSET_") and type(asset) == Asset: