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[Qemu-devel] Re: Where's gpxe-eepro100-80862449.rom ?
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Michael S. Tsirkin |
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[Qemu-devel] Re: Where's gpxe-eepro100-80862449.rom ? |
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Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:54:25 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) |
On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 06:23:24PM +0200, Stefan Weil wrote:
> Am 25.10.2010 14:11, schrieb Markus Armbruster:
> >Stefan Weil <address@hidden> writes:
> >
> >>Am 13.10.2010 09:13, schrieb Markus Armbruster:
> >>>Stefan Weil<address@hidden> writes:
> >[...]
> >>>>Do you think there is urgent need for a
> >>>>gpxe-eepro100-80862449.rom binary?
> >>>>
> >>>Well, "-device i82801" complains because it misses this binary. Do we
> >>>want to ship that way?
> >>>
> >>
> >>I just sent two patches which create the rom data on load.
> >>So -device i82801 no longer complains but gets the boot
> >>information from dhcp (tested with i386-softmmu).
> >>
> >>Your build tree will be made smaller by at least 50 KB :-)
> >>
> >>Do you think these patches should be added to stable-0.13, too?
> >
> >If the gain for "-device i82801" is worth the risk, which depends on the
> >patch. Have we reached consensus on how to fix it in master?
>
>
> The latest patch version fixes rom data only for the default
> roms, so the risk is minimized and full tests are possible.
>
> There is still no consensus whether we need a new qdev property
> (which allows users to have their rom data fixed, too) or not.
>
> My patch does not prevent adding that new qdev property,
> so I suggest applying my patch now and adding the property
> later (if it is ever needed).
>
> Regards
> Stefan
Fair enough, I guess.
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MST
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- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/2] eepro100: Use a single rom file for all i825xx devices, Stefan Weil, 2010/10/15
- [Qemu-devel] Re: Where's gpxe-eepro100-80862449.rom ?, Stefan Weil, 2010/10/15
- [Qemu-devel] Re: Where's gpxe-eepro100-80862449.rom ?, Markus Armbruster, 2010/10/25
- [Qemu-devel] Re: Where's gpxe-eepro100-80862449.rom ?, Stefan Weil, 2010/10/25
- [Qemu-devel] Re: Where's gpxe-eepro100-80862449.rom ?,
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