From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Anthony Liguori Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] Arguments to skip boot menu and to hide bios output Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:49:58 -0600 Message-ID: <498CCCA6.7030503@codemonkey.ws> References: <1233965825-17970-1-git-send-email-FOSS@AtlasTechnologiesInc.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org To: Cory Fields Return-path: Received: from el-out-1112.google.com ([209.85.162.176]:34622 "EHLO el-out-1112.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751944AbZBFXuV (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Feb 2009 18:50:21 -0500 Received: by el-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id b25so543162elf.1 for ; Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:50:20 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <1233965825-17970-1-git-send-email-FOSS@AtlasTechnologiesInc.com> Sender: kvm-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 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(-) > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >