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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 6/6] pc_sysfw: change rom_only default to 0
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Paolo Bonzini |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 6/6] pc_sysfw: change rom_only default to 0 |
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Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:24:23 +0200 |
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Il 30/04/2013 05:51, Jordan Justen ha scritto:
> The rom in qemu is read-only. In kvm, it has been read-write. That is
> different behavior.
And it was a problem, hence it was reverted.
> I assume with kvm readonly support, at some point the rom may be
> read-only or read/write under kvm depending on the capabilities.
No, this would be bad.
> Anyway, would this work:
> if (-pflash is not used) {
> qemu and kvm always use a 'rom' mode
> } else if (non-kvm or kvm read-only capable) {
> PC flash used
> } else {
> die "kvm+pflash requires read-only capability"
> }
>
> Someone could create a flash capable VM on qemu or newer kvm, and then
> have trouble with it on an older kvm, but the chance of potential
> issues seems greatly reduced.
>
> For people using rom firmware, this should have no impact.
Yes, _this_ would work because it requires a special command line, and
it would have never worked before.
Paolo
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/6] kvm: add kvm_readonly_mem_enabled, (continued)
Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 6/6] pc_sysfw: change rom_only default to 0, Markus Armbruster, 2013/04/29
[Qemu-devel] [PATCH 5/6] pc_sysfw: allow flash memory to be used with KVM, Jordan Justen, 2013/04/28
[Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/6] kvm: support using KVM_MEM_READONLY flag for readonly regions, Jordan Justen, 2013/04/28