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Re: [qemu-s390x] [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v1 3/5] s390-ccw: parse and set boo
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David Hildenbrand |
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Re: [qemu-s390x] [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v1 3/5] s390-ccw: parse and set boot menu options |
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Thu, 30 Nov 2017 16:52:37 +0100 |
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On 29.11.2017 23:33, Collin L. Walling wrote:
> On 11/29/2017 05:28 PM, David Hildenbrand wrote:
>> On 27.11.2017 21:55, Collin L. Walling wrote:
>>> Set boot menu options for an s390 guest and store them in
>>> the iplb. These options are set via the QEMU command line
>>> option:
>>>
>>> -boot menu=on|off[,splash-time=X]
>>>
>>> or via the libvirt domain xml:
>>>
>>> <os>
>>> <bootmenu enable='yes|no' timeout='X'/>
>>> </os>
>>>
>>> Where X represents some positive integer representing
>>> milliseconds.
>> Aren't this properties usually contained in the zIPL block? (e.g.
>> written and configured by zipl)
>>
> I believe the timeout value is nestled in there somewhere, yes.
> However it was requested that we control the boot menu timeout value
> via the Qemu command line instead. :)
>
Wonder if it makes sense to always act like the zIPL loader (display
menu/timeout) but allow to overwrite it via cmd line.
--
Thanks,
David / dhildenb
[qemu-s390x] [PATCH v1 5/5] s390-ccw: interactive boot menu for scsi, Collin L. Walling, 2017/11/27
[qemu-s390x] [PATCH v1 4/5] s390-ccw: interactive boot menu for eckd dasd, Collin L. Walling, 2017/11/27
[qemu-s390x] [PATCH v1 1/5] s390-ccw: update libc.h, Collin L. Walling, 2017/11/27