From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:44369) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1abSo8-00089M-8w for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 03 Mar 2016 07:56:45 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1abSo4-0001EI-9I for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 03 Mar 2016 07:56:44 -0500 Received: from greed.fud.no ([87.238.35.145]:58758) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1abSo4-0001ED-2V for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 03 Mar 2016 07:56:40 -0500 Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 13:56:35 +0100 From: Tore Anderson Message-ID: <20160303135635.2dedf93e@echo.ms.redpill-linpro.com> In-Reply-To: <56A8C0BD.4080406@ipxe.org> References: <59b02541da838ce9a0246178deb3c377109589bb.1447780013.git.crobinso@redhat.com> <1453818064.24277.29.camel@redhat.com> <56A8C0BD.4080406@ipxe.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [ipxe-devel] [PATCH ipxe] build: Enable IPv6 for qemu List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: Michael Brown Cc: qemu-devel@nongnu.org, ipxe-devel@ipxe.org, Gerd Hoffmann , Cole Robinson * Michael Brown > I've been thinking for some time now that it would be useful to have a=20 > "minimal" configuration used for building real BIOS option ROM images=20 > and a "normal" configuration for everything else (undionly.kpxe,=20 > ipxe.efi, UEFI ROMs, qemu ROMs, etc). There are several features that=20 > are sufficiently commonly used that it would be worth having them=20 > generally available in the default binaries, but which are currently=20 > disabled by default due to BIOS ROM size concerns. >=20 > We already have the named config mechanism. I wonder if building a BIOS= =20 > option ROM for a real NIC is sufficiently specialised that it would make= =20 > sense to have a CONFIG=3Drom or CONFIG=3Dminimal named configuration. Hi Michael, Just adding another ping here... Keeping in mind the =C2=ABperfect is the enemy of good=C2=BB mantra, I'm cu= rious: are there any issues/problems with applying the suggested patch to enable IPv6 for qemu, and implementing the improved minimal/rom/normal distinction you're describing at a later time? Would it be helpful to you if this patch was re-posted a GH pull request instead of to the mailing list as was originally done? Best regards, Tore Anderson