[Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH 0/3] qemu: reset-related fixes

["Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>]

On Thu, Oct 08, 2009 at 04:52:26PM +0200, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 07, 2009 at 10:20:19AM +0200, Avi Kivity wrote:
> >> Reset BARs and a couple of other registers on bus reset, as per PCI
> >> spec.
> >>    
> >
> > This commit breaks Windows XP restart.  After a restart Windows switches  
> > from 800x600 cirrus logic vga to 640x480 standard vga.
> 
> So I think this is a bios bug. Patchset fixing this applied.
> 
> So, what's the best way to propagate the fixes upstream?
> Avi, Anthony, please advise.
> 
> Avi, after applying this, you need to generate a new bios binary.
> 
> Anthony, qemu keeps bios binaries in source tree.
> I can't post a patch changing these, can I?
> Only people with git access can change them.
> 
> BTW, can't we keep the sources around the like qemu-kvm does?
> It would be best if pc-bios used git, then we would
> include a submodule, as it is we can set up a git-cvs
> mirror at qemu site, and then include a submodule.
> Makes sense?

On this last point, it was pointed out to me that
this is what we have already. Sorry about the noise.

> Michael S. Tsirkin (3):
>   pc-bios: enable io/memory unconditionally
>   qemu: make cirrus init value pci spec compliant
>   qemu: cleanup unused macros in cirrus
> 
>  hw/cirrus_vga.c      |   38 +-------------------------------------
>  kvm/bios/rombios32.c |   18 +++++++-----------
>  2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> MST
> 
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