From: Akio Takebe <takebe_akio@jp.fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: [Patch] avoid unnecessary loading NIC rom.
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:50:03 +0900
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Keir Fraser wrote:
> On 18/12/2008 13:45, "Akio Takebe" <takebe_akio@jp.fujitsu.com> wrote:
> 
>> When we don't specify PXE boot in guest configuration file,
>> it is not necessary for hvmloader to load PXE option ROM.
>> This patch avoid unncessary loading the rom.
>> It can save shadow memory area for option ROMs.
> 
> There's a 'F10 to select boot device' option in rombios, so you can't
> determine this in hvmloader.
Exactly. But if gPXE rom is loaded,
hvmloader cannot load some option ROMs of raal PCI cards.
I suspect we don't use F10 option for PXE boot.
Do you have good idea?

Best Regards,

Akio Takebe