On Thu, 30 Nov 2017 16:52:37 +0100 David Hildenbrand <da...@redhat.com> wrote:
> On 29.11.2017 23:33, Collin L. Walling wrote: > > On 11/29/2017 05:28 PM, David Hildenbrand wrote: > >> On 27.11.2017 21:55, Collin L. Walling wrote: > >>> Set boot menu options for an s390 guest and store them in > >>> the iplb. These options are set via the QEMU command line > >>> option: > >>> > >>> -boot menu=on|off[,splash-time=X] > >>> > >>> or via the libvirt domain xml: > >>> > >>> <os> > >>> <bootmenu enable='yes|no' timeout='X'/> > >>> </os> > >>> > >>> Where X represents some positive integer representing > >>> milliseconds. > >> Aren't this properties usually contained in the zIPL block? (e.g. > >> written and configured by zipl) > >> > > I believe the timeout value is nestled in there somewhere, yes. > > However it was requested that we control the boot menu timeout value > > via the Qemu command line instead. :) > > > > Wonder if it makes sense to always act like the zIPL loader (display > menu/timeout) but allow to overwrite it via cmd line. > I think that make quite a bit of sense.
