On 05/12/2016 10:13 AM, Alistair Francis wrote: > Signed-off-by: Alistair Francis > --- > V4: > - Re-write to be more comprehensive > > docs/generic-loader.txt | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+) > create mode 100644 docs/generic-loader.txt > +Loading Memory Values > +--------------------------- Worth matching ---- line length to the line above? > + > +NOTE: The loader device supports other options (see the next section) but they > + do not apply to setting memory values and will be ignored. Ignoring invalid option combinations is not as friendly as outright rejecting them. > + > +Loading Files > +--------------------------- And again > +The loader device also allows files to be loaded into memory. This can be done > +similarly to setting memory values. The syntax is shown below: > + > + -device loader,file=,addr=,cpu-num=,force-raw= > + > + - A file to be loaded into memory > + - The addr in memory that the file should be loaded. This is > + ignored if you are using an ELF (unless force-raw is true). > + This is requried if you aren't loading an ELF. s/requried/required/ > + - This specifices the CPU that should be used. This is an s/specifices/specifies/ > + optional argument and will cause the CPU's PC to be set to > + where the image is stored. This option should only be used > + for the boot image. > + - Forces the file to be treated as a raw image. This can be > + used to specificy the load address of ELF files. s/specificy/specify/ > + > +An example of loading an ELF file which CPU0 will boot is shown below: > + -device loader,file=./images/boot.elf,cpu-num=0 > -- Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org