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From: Keir Fraser <keir@xen.org>
To: Julian Pidancet <julian.pidancet@gmail.com>,
	xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
Cc: Ian.Campbell@citrix.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/5] hvmloader: Make ROM dependencies optional
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:51:54 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CB5EB7EA.3933E%keir@xen.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1328991838.git.julian.pidancet@gmail.com>

On 11/02/2012 20:39, "Julian Pidancet" <julian.pidancet@gmail.com> wrote:

> This patch set mainly allows the user to build a seabios or rombios only
> version of hvmloader.
> In addition, when building a seabios only hvmloader, Option ROMs like
> vgabios and etherboot are no longer required, and therefore can be disabled
> from the build. Dependency on the bcc compiler can also be avoided the
> same way.

Applied, but I wonder why we still have the rombios support? Could we switch
over to seabios for 4.2 and get rid of the crufty old rombios code entirely?

 -- Keir

> v2: Separate patches for separate issues
>    Introduced config option to select which NIC to build ROM for
>    Fixed initial patch to build multiple etherboot ROMs in hvmloader
>    Option ROMs are keyed off wether or not rombios is enabled, rather than
> on an individual basis
>    Introduced config options to select support for rombios/seabios
> 
> v3: Fix mkhex script to take several file arguments on the command line
>     Reorganize hvmloader option ROM loading code to make it optionnal, and
> make bios->load_roms a callback that the BIOS support code has to implement
> if option ROM loading is desired.
>     Cosmetic change in tools/firmware/Makefile in the way seabios-dir is
> created.
> 
> Julian Pidancet (5):
>   hvmloader: Only compile 32bitbios_support.c when rombios is enabled
>   hvmloader: Allow the mkhex command to take several file arguments
>   firmware: Use mkhex from hvmloader directory for etherboot ROMs
>   hvmloader: Move option ROM loading into a separate optionnal file
>   firmware: Introduce CONFIG_ROMBIOS and CONFIG_SEABIOS options
> 
>  Config.mk                             |    5 +
>  tools/firmware/Makefile               |   18 ++--
>  tools/firmware/etherboot/Config       |    2 -
>  tools/firmware/etherboot/Makefile     |   13 +--
>  tools/firmware/hvmloader/Makefile     |   39 ++++---
>  tools/firmware/hvmloader/config.h     |    3 +-
>  tools/firmware/hvmloader/hvmloader.c  |  218
> +--------------------------------
>  tools/firmware/hvmloader/mkhex        |    3 +-
>  tools/firmware/hvmloader/option_rom.h |    7 +
>  tools/firmware/hvmloader/optionroms.c |  189 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  tools/firmware/hvmloader/rombios.c    |   63 +++++++++-
>  tools/firmware/hvmloader/seabios.c    |    5 +-
>  12 files changed, 302 insertions(+), 263 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 tools/firmware/hvmloader/optionroms.c

  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-02-13 12:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-02-11 20:39 [PATCH v3 0/5] hvmloader: Make ROM dependencies optional Julian Pidancet
2012-02-11 20:39 ` [PATCH v3 1/5] hvmloader: Only compile 32bitbios_support.c when rombios is enabled Julian Pidancet
2012-02-13 11:51   ` Ian Campbell
2012-02-11 20:39 ` [PATCH v3 2/5] hvmloader: Allow the mkhex command to take several file arguments Julian Pidancet
2012-02-13 11:51   ` Ian Campbell
2012-02-11 20:39 ` [PATCH v3 3/5] firmware: Use mkhex from hvmloader directory for etherboot ROMs Julian Pidancet
2012-02-13 11:52   ` Ian Campbell
2012-02-11 20:39 ` [PATCH v3 4/5] hvmloader: Move option ROM loading into a separate optionnal file Julian Pidancet
2012-02-13 11:53   ` Ian Campbell
2012-02-11 20:39 ` [PATCH v3 5/5] firmware: Introduce CONFIG_ROMBIOS and CONFIG_SEABIOS options Julian Pidancet
2012-02-13 11:55   ` Ian Campbell
2012-02-13 12:51 ` Keir Fraser [this message]
2012-02-13 12:56   ` [PATCH v3 0/5] hvmloader: Make ROM dependencies optional Ian Campbell
2012-02-13 13:09     ` Keir Fraser
2012-02-13 13:35       ` Ian Campbell

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