Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Add nvram to default boot device list

[Avik Sil <aviksil@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

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