On Di, 2013-10-01 at 14:20 +0200, Andreas Färber wrote: > Hi, > > Am 01.10.2013 14:16, schrieb Gerd Hoffmann: > >> -bios we're stuck with because it's a legacy > >> option, > > > > What is legacy about it? > > > > Well, the x86-centric name of course. Thats why the machine option is > > named 'firmware' instead. > > > > It also doesn't use QemuOpts, which is fixed by this patch. > > > > Anything else? > > The basic assumption that there is only one piece of firmware. Just like > -bios, -machine firmware= will allow only one entry. sPAPR has two.
--verbose please. What they are needed for? Strictly speaking we have multiple firmwares on x86 too. Everything but seabios is device-specific though and gets passed to the guest via pci rom bar. cheers, Gerd
