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Re: [Qemu-ppc] [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/3] PPC PReP: can run without bios i


From: Artyom Tarasenko
Subject: Re: [Qemu-ppc] [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/3] PPC PReP: can run without bios image
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 11:46:17 +0200

On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Fabien Chouteau <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> On 04/03/2013 06:59 PM, Alexander Graf wrote:
>>
>> On 03.04.2013, at 18:40, Fabien Chouteau wrote:
>>
>>> If we use an ELF kernel there's no need for bios. '-bios -' means no
>>> bios.
>>
>> This sounds like you're actually looking for a way to load an ELF blob
>> as bios using -bios, not a kernel, no?
>>
>
> No, we load the kernel with -kernel, that's what the first patch does.
> But the board is implemented in such way that you can't start without a
> bios. If the -bios switch is not present, then the board uses the
> default bios. This patch allows to start without a bios:
>
> -kernel <PROGRAM> -bios -

Regardless of the firmware vs. kernel discussion, I think the syntax
may be improved. Under *nix '-' is commonly used for stdin. Would it
be possible to specify /dev/null (under *NIX) or NUL (in the
MS-World)? I think it would make the syntax more explicit.

Regards,
Artyom Tarasenko

linux/sparc and solaris/sparc under qemu blog:
http://tyom.blogspot.com/search/label/qemu



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