On 10/12/2012 05:33 AM, 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? > Was there any discussion on this in the last QEMU call?
Regards, Avik
