Re: [PATCH 0/4] Arguments to skip boot menu and to hide bios output

[Anthony Liguori <anthony@codemonkey.ws>]

Cory Fields wrote:
> This patchset creates new commandline arguments -quietboot and 
> -fastboot
>
> -quietboot silences normal text output from the bios and vgabios. I 
> rarely care to see this output and it looks much cleaner when the 
> first thing shown in a KVM window is init or splash (or the dreaded 
> Windows logo)
>
> -fastboot lets you explicitly skip the "Press f12 for boot menu" option 
> saving ~3 seconds on each boot. It is also implied by -kernel -boot 
> or -quietboot.
>
> I've been working with kvm, but I realize this may be qemu related.
> Figured I'd give it a shot here first.
>   

Yes, this should go to qemu-devel.

Instead of introducing two new args, it would be good to extend the 
-boot syntax.  For instance, -boot dca,verbose=off,prompt=off.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

> This is my first patch submitted to a mailinglist so any 
> etiquette/procedural comments or critiques are appreciated.
>
> Also, my asm-fu is weak so I'm sure those few lines need some help.
>
> Cory Fields
> ---
>  bios/rombios.c    |   80 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
>  qemu/hw/fw_cfg.c  |    2 +
>  qemu/hw/fw_cfg.h  |    2 +
>  qemu/sysemu.h     |    2 +
>  qemu/vl.c         |   17 +++++++++++
>  vgabios/vgabios.c |   17 ++++++++++-
>  6 files changed, 96 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
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