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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/3] PPC PReP: can run without bios image
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Fabien Chouteau |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/3] PPC PReP: can run without bios image |
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Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:19:57 +0200 |
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On 04/04/2013 11:26 AM, Alexander Graf wrote:
>
> On 04.04.2013, at 10:37, Fabien Chouteau 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 -
>
> Do you also pass in -initrd or -append?
No I don't.
> If not, then your kernel _is_ the firmware.
>
You can say it that way, see my other email.
--
Fabien Chouteau
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/3] PPC PReP: Use ElF kernel on PReP, Fabien Chouteau, 2013/04/03
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/3] PPC PReP: Use kernel entry to set nip at reset, Fabien Chouteau, 2013/04/03
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/3] PPC PReP: Load ELF kernel, Fabien Chouteau, 2013/04/03
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/3] PPC PReP: can run without bios image, Fabien Chouteau, 2013/04/03
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/3] PPC PReP: can run without bios image, Alexander Graf, 2013/04/03
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/3] PPC PReP: can run without bios image, Artyom Tarasenko, 2013/04/04
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/3] PPC PReP: can run without bios image, Alexander Graf, 2013/04/04
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/3] PPC PReP: can run without bios image, Artyom Tarasenko, 2013/04/04
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/3] PPC PReP: can run without bios image, Andreas Färber, 2013/04/04
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/3] PPC PReP: can run without bios image, Alexander Graf, 2013/04/04
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/3] PPC PReP: can run without bios image, Scott Wood, 2013/04/05
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/3] PPC PReP: can run without bios image, Alexander Graf, 2013/04/06
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/3] PPC PReP: can run without bios image, Scott Wood, 2013/04/08
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/3] PPC PReP: can run without bios image, Alexander Graf, 2013/04/06
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/3] PPC PReP: can run without bios image, Peter Maydell, 2013/04/06