From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43)
	id 1LDLOf-00064c-JU
	for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:06:45 -0500
Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43)
	id 1LDLOe-000627-5L
	for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:06:45 -0500
Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=42522 helo=monty-python.gnu.org)
	by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LDLOe-00061w-2O
	for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:06:44 -0500
Received: from goliath.siemens.de ([192.35.17.28]:23889)
	by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps
	(TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60)
	(envelope-from <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>) id 1LDLOd-0008Fd-H4
	for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:06:43 -0500
Received: from lizzard.sbs.de (lizzard.sbs.de [194.138.37.39])
	by goliath.siemens.de (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id
	mBIG6eMw024040
	(version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO)
	for <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:06:40 +0100
Received: from mail2.sbs.de (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by lizzard.sbs.de (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id
	mBIG6d5J019802
	for <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:06:39 +0100
Received: from [139.25.109.167] (mchn012c.mchp.siemens.de [139.25.109.167]
	(may be forged))
	by mail2.sbs.de (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id mBIG6av5011717
	for <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:06:39 +0100
Message-ID: <494A74F0.3020309@siemens.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:06:08 +0100
From: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
References: <494A4A55.2090700@siemens.com> <20081218133053.GA32126@redhat.com>
In-Reply-To: <20081218133053.GA32126@redhat.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Subject: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] x86: Manage BIOS boot menu via command line
Reply-To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org
List-Id: qemu-devel.nongnu.org
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel>,
	<mailto:qemu-devel-request@nongnu.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.gnu.org/pipermail/qemu-devel>
List-Post: <mailto:qemu-devel@nongnu.org>
List-Help: <mailto:qemu-devel-request@nongnu.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel>,
	<mailto:qemu-devel-request@nongnu.org?subject=subscribe>
To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org

Gleb Natapov wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 02:04:21PM +0100, Jan Kiszka wrote:
>> diff --git a/pc-bios/bios-pq/0006_optional-boot-menu.patch b/pc-bios/bios-pq/0006_optional-boot-menu.patch
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000..bbe5753
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/pc-bios/bios-pq/0006_optional-boot-menu.patch
>> @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
>> +Make interactive boot menu optional.
>> +
>> +Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
>> +
>> +diff --git a/bios/rombios.c b/bios/rombios.c
>> +index 123672f..7ce5b6c 100644
>> +--- a/bios/rombios.c
>> ++++ b/bios/rombios.c
>> +@@ -2026,6 +2026,10 @@ interactive_bootkey()
>> +   Bit16u ss = get_SS();
>> +   Bit16u valid_choice = 0;
>> + 
>> ++  /* QEMU sets CMOS byte 0x60 to non-zero if the boot menu should be skipped */
>> ++  if (inb_cmos(0x60))
>> ++    return;
>> ++
>> +   while (check_for_keystroke())
>> +     get_keystroke();
>> + 
> Why not push this upstream?

I wanted to wait at least for some comments here first, then push this
to bochs.

Jan

-- 
Siemens AG, Corporate Technology, CT SE 26
Corporate Competence Center Embedded Linux