From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "H. Peter Anvin" Subject: Re: Extboot Option ROM rewritten in C - v3 Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:31:10 -0400 Message-ID: <4808A29E.50903@zytor.com> References: <9cde8bff0804161830j74ad21f9r7fb1bc5b1e7ab28e@mail.gmail.com> <4806E77D.7070100@zytor.com> <9cde8bff0804180400p73d268e4y34ba48d3c2b6d533@mail.gmail.com> <48089FCC.6030006@us.ibm.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net To: Anthony Liguori Return-path: In-Reply-To: <48089FCC.6030006@us.ibm.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: kvm-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: kvm-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org Anthony Liguori wrote: > > The thinking is to eliminate the need to hijack the boot sector when > using the -kernel option. However, the linux boot stuff in extboot has > been broken since hpa rewrote the boot code. It can be removed for now > and I'll eventually revisit it. > It probably makes more sense to have a different boot ROM for that. I thought this was extboot, but apparently not. I probably can throw something together. -hpa ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone