> > Hi all, > > > > I'm wondering if there is an official way to load bare metal software > > within qemu emulations. > > I've seen a lot of people (including us) using -kernel. However, the > > doc seems to imply that the generic loader would be a better approach > > (cf [1]). I know that the compatibility with older Qemus is one of the > > reasons why -kernel is still highly used. I've also seen that the > > reset vector can be initialized automatically by -kernel unlike with > > the generic loader (this is the case with RiscV AFAICT). > > But is there any kind of official recommendation on that topic ? > > The recommendation is in the document you linked. For bare metal use the > generic loader and make sure you put the blob in the right place so the > architectural reset vector will jump to it.
Alright. I should have missed something when I tried with the generic loader. Thanks for the inputs and the confirmation that we were doing something wrong ! Thanks, Clément
