From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Avi Kivity Subject: Re: [PATCH] kvm: qemu: Allow booting from extboot drive with -kernel Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 13:41:45 +0300 Message-ID: <481AEFE9.6030407@qumranet.com> References: <1209465736-13617-1-git-send-email-markmc@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net To: Mark McLoughlin Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1209465736-13617-1-git-send-email-markmc@redhat.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 Mark McLoughlin wrote: > The -kernel option generates a new boot sector for > the boot drive which jumps directly to the supplied > kernel rather than running the standard bootloader. > > Trivially fix generate_bootsect() to handle the > case where we're booting using extboot. > > Applied, thanks. -- I have a truly marvellous patch that fixes the bug which this signature is too narrow to contain. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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