* Alexander Graf (ag...@suse.de) wrote: > On 12.10.2012, at 02:28, David Gibson wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 02:03:00AM +0200, Alexander Graf wrote: > >> On 12.10.2012, at 00:59, David Gibson wrote: > >>> On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 07:34:42AM +0530, Avik Sil wrote: > >>>> This patch adds nvram specified boot device into qemu default > >>>> boot_devices list. This helps firmware to boot from nvram specified > >>>> boot device if no -boot option is specified. > >>> > >>> I really don't think this is a good idea, it extends an already > >>> deprecated mechanism in a fuzzy way and requires careful checking to > >>> see if it could break anything. On all platforms the boot sequence > >>> should be: > >>> if bootindex is specified: > >>> boot according to bootindex > >>> else if -boot is specified: > >>> boot according to -boot sequence > >>> else: > >>> use platform firmware default sequence > >>> > >>> The last will of course vary by platform, and could depend on platform > >>> details like the contents of NVRAM. Your original idea of making it > >>> clear to the guest when -boot has been specified (as opposed to when > >>> it contains its default value) was the right one, and this "x" in > >>> -boot is going the wrong direction. > >> > >> Given that this is a fundamental direction for a bunch of machines, > >> how about we talk about it on the weekly QEMU call? > > > > Uh, is this a call I know about? > > I would hope so. Chris / Juan, who is in charge of the phone numbers these > days?
Added David to the invite which contains the call details (very unfriendly time for .au I'm afraid, 14:00 UTC).
