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

[Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com>]

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?
>   

This is exactly what we do.  Look at roms/pc-bios.

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Regards,

Anthony Liguori