Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] turn firmware image filename into a machine option

[Gerd Hoffmann]

On Di, 2013-10-01 at 14:20 +0200, Andreas Färber wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Am 01.10.2013 14:16, schrieb Gerd Hoffmann:
> >> -bios we're stuck with because it's a legacy
> >> option,
> > 
> > What is legacy about it?
> > 
> > Well, the x86-centric name of course.  Thats why the machine option is
> > named 'firmware' instead.
> > 
> > It also doesn't use QemuOpts, which is fixed by this patch.
> > 
> > Anything else?
> 
> The basic assumption that there is only one piece of firmware. Just like
> -bios, -machine firmware= will allow only one entry. sPAPR has two.

--verbose please.  What they are needed for?

Strictly speaking we have multiple firmwares on x86 too.  Everything but
seabios is device-specific though and gets passed to the guest via pci
rom bar.

cheers,
  Gerd