On 4/22/08, Alexander Graf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I believe that's the way to go. If you have spare time on your hands, feel > free to integrate my multiboot patches as well. >
OK, that looks straightforward enough. Thanks, Q > > On Apr 22, 2008, at 11:07 AM, Nguyen Anh Quynh wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I am thinking about comibing this ROM with the extboot. Both two ROM > > are about "booting", so I think that is reasonable. So we will have > > only 1 ROM that supports both external boot and Linux boot. > > > > Is that desirable or not? > > > > Thanks, > > Quynh > > > > On 4/21/08, Nguyen Anh Quynh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hmm, the last patch includes a binary. So please take this patch > instead. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Q > > > > > > # diffstat linuxboot1.diff > > > Makefile | 13 ++++- > > > linuxboot/Makefile | 40 +++++++++++++++ > > > linuxboot/boot.S | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++ > > > linuxboot/farvar.h | 130 > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > linuxboot/rom.c | 104 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > > > linuxboot/signrom.c | 128 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > linuxboot/util.h | 69 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > qemu/Makefile | 3 - > > > qemu/Makefile.target | 2 > > > qemu/hw/linuxboot.c | 39 +++++++++++++++ > > > qemu/hw/pc.c | 22 +++++++- > > > qemu/hw/pc.h | 5 + > > > > > > 12 files changed, 600 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Nguyen Anh Quynh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > Forget to say that this patch is against kvm-66. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Q > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 12:32 PM, Nguyen Anh Quynh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > This should be submitted to upstream (but not to kvm-devel list), > but > > > > > this is only the test code that I want to quickly send out for > > > > > comments. In case it looks OK, I will send it to upstream later. > > > > > > > > > > Inspired by extboot and conversations with Anthony and HPA, this > > > > > linuxboot option ROM is a simple option ROM that intercepts int19 in > > > > > order to execute linux setup code. This approach eliminates the need > > > > > to manipulate the boot sector for this purpose. > > > > > > > > > > To test it, just load linux kernel with your KVM/QEMU image using > > > > > -kernel option in normal way. > > > > > > > > > > I succesfully compiled and tested it with kvm-66 on Ubuntu 7.10, > guest > > > > > Ubuntu 8.04. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Quynh > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > # diffstat linuxboot1.diff > > > > > Makefile | 13 ++++- > > > > > linuxboot/Makefile | 40 +++++++++++++++ > > > > > linuxboot/boot.S | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > > linuxboot/farvar.h | 130 > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > > linuxboot/rom.c | 104 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > > linuxboot/signrom |binary > > > > > linuxboot/signrom.c | 128 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > > linuxboot/util.h | 69 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > > qemu/Makefile | 3 - > > > > > qemu/Makefile.target | 2 > > > > > qemu/hw/linuxboot.c | 39 +++++++++++++++ > > > > > qemu/hw/pc.c | 22 +++++++- > > > > > qemu/hw/pc.h | 5 + > > > > > 13 files changed, 600 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ kvm-devel mailing list kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-devel
