pc-bios/linux_boot.bin and other pc-bios stuff
..is this file needed in qemu-kvm-0.11.0?
It looks like it's not used in the code, can't be rebuilt, and is a left-over from ancient times. Can it be removed?
Also while at it, why can't kvm ship with pxe-virtio.bin virtio boot rom from git version of etherboot (rom-o-matic.org produces it just fine)?
And for other files in pc-bios directory, like READMEs and patches - how up-to-date they are?
Thanks!
/mjt
Quoted 6 lines · Michael Tokarev
..is this file needed in qemu-kvm-0.11.0?
It looks like it's not used in the code, can't be rebuilt, and is a left-over from ancient times. Can it be removed?
There's no linux_boot.bin in the qemu-kvm stable-0.11 source tree.
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Also while at it, why can't kvm ship with pxe-virtio.bin virtio boot rom from git version of etherboot (rom-o-matic.org produces it just fine)?
Questions of the form "why hasn't $event happened" are generally unanswerable.
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And for other files in pc-bios directory, like READMEs and patches - how up-to-date they are?
This form of question also has a default answer, outdated.
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Quoted 6 lines · Michael Tokarev
..is this file needed in qemu-kvm-0.11.0?
It looks like it's not used in the code, can't be rebuilt, and is a left-over from ancient times. Can it be removed?
There's no linux_boot.bin in the qemu-kvm stable-0.11 source tree.
Indeed.
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Also while at it, why can't kvm ship with pxe-virtio.bin virtio boot rom from git version of etherboot (rom-o-matic.org produces it just fine)?
Questions of the form "why hasn't $event happened" are generally unanswerable.
It is now.
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And for other files in pc-bios directory, like READMEs and patches - how up-to-date they are?
This form of question also has a default answer, outdated.
Actually, the README and the patches should all be up to date. If not, please let me know because it's important that they all be up to date.
Regards,
Anthony Liguori